I have a book titled McIlhenny’s Gold, by Jeffrey Rothfeder. It’s the history of the McIlhenny Company and Tabasco. Very interesting how they came to dominance.
More than four decades ago, in college at Tulane University in New Orleans, I attended a small reception for a US Senator at the McIlhenny home. The event was superbly hosted, with Mcllenny and his wife being models of Southern charm and good manners.