Bourbonism Explained

Bourbonism can be a form of traditionalist conservatism, likely tied to French monarchism, or tourism focused on Bourbon whiskey production. Specifically, Bourbonism may refer to:

Politics

• Supporters of the royal House of Bourbon:
  • Ultra-royalist, supporters of the Bourbon Restoration
  • Legitimists, adherents of the elder branch of the Bourbon dynasty
  • Orléanist, adherents of the Orléans branch of the House of Bourbon
  • Neo-Bourbonism, nostalgia for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
• Bourbon Democrat (1876–1904), a conservative or classical liberal member of the U.S. Democratic Party; initially used as a pejorative

Other uses

• Kentucky Bourbon Trail, a program sponsored by the Kentucky Distillers' Association, U.S.