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Edibles & Potables: Pour some rye whiskey on me

Either Def Leppard is a familiar name for our readers, or this venerable rock band from Sheffield in England is not, but one needn't be a fan (as I am) or even care all...

Heaven Hill Springs Distillery begins construction in Bardstown

On Monday in Bardstown ground was broken on Heaven Hill's much anticipated new $135 million distillery, which will be called Heaven Hill Springs Distillery. “We’re honored to celebrate this homecoming with a return to distilling...

Kentucky Bourbon Festival tickets (Sept. 16-18, 2022) are on sale now

Tickets for the 2022 Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, Kentucky (Sept. 16-18, 2022) have gone on sale. The festival returns for its 31st year during National Bourbon Heritage Month. According to Randy Prasse, president and...

The mint julep is legendary. Just don’t overthink it

The great thing about mint juleps? Very little about them changes. Following are three items of interest to the mint julep set. Hey, Mint Julep. Your One-Day-a-Year Is Here, at The Chuck Cowdery Blog (2016) Many...

Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillery Invitational is June 10-11

The inaugural Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillery Invitational will take place June 10-11 at the 300-acre Dant Crossing bourbon destination campus in Gethsemane. Tickets go on sale March 15. The event is presented...

IUS presents “Bourbon — An Introduction for the Inquisitive Drinker,” with Susan Reigler

I received this notice from IU Southeast's new Lifelong Learning program, which seems to be picking up where the university's defunct Continuing Education department left off when it was decommissioned a decade or so...
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Bourbon: Top moments from 2021 for a $9 billion industry

In our most recent quarterly print edition (Winter 2021, Vol. 72; copies still available at their usual locations) Sara "The Bar Belle" Havens trekked across town to survey Louisville's best Bloody Marys. https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/winter_2021_vol._72_/14 As befits The...

Coming in May: “Bourbon Is My Comfort Food,” a book by Heather Wibbels (The...

In an article from 2020, our bourbon columnist Susan Reigler provides this introduction to Heather Wibbels. The Cocktail Contessa If you are looking to upgrade your at-home mixology skills, you’ll not have a better guide that...

Amazing and unprecedented, the “Kentucky Bourbon Benefit Raises Over $3 Million for Tornado Relief”

“The outpouring of support, care and love for Western Kentuckians is truly unparalleled in the history of Bourbon. We are forever grateful for the generosity of distillers, donors and bidders.” -- Eric Gregory, president of...

The Bar Belle: “How Bourbon Distilleries Unite to Help in Times of Need”

Our print columnist Sara Havens, a.k.a. The Bar Belle, is an award-winning journalist and author who has championed for Louisville's nightlife scene for more than 20 years. Her work first appeared in LEO Weekly...