A not-so-fun fact about the production of bourbon/whisky is the fungus it feeds in regions with distilleries, due to the evaporation of alcohol from barrels (the "angel's share"). I thought that the article might end up mentioning that, but it didn't.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-whiskey-fungus
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/us/whiskey-fungus-jack-da...