Friday, April 26, 2024

July Tasting Schedule at Westport Whiskey & Wine

Westport Whiskey & Wine has plenty of opportunities to up your cocktail skills or enjoy tastings with a variety of spirits brands in a beautiful air conditioned setting this month.  Read More for the...

Locust Grove’s fascinating Farm Distillery Project

The noted spirits writer Lew Bryson once pondered whether it was something in Kentucky's water that caused distillers to put down roots in the vicinity. Bryson spoke to Denny Potter, distiller at Heaven Hill. Potter,...

Woodford Reserve Announces Small Batch

Woodford Reserve has released its annual limited-edition, high-proof expression, Woodford Reserve Batch Proof. First introduced in 2018, Batch Proof is part of the annual Master's Collection series and celebrates Woodford Reserve's proprietary batching process of...

Kentucky’s distillers, wineries and breweries may now ship directly to consumers

The Kentucky Distillers' Association (KDA) shares encouraging news from the Kentucky General Assembly last week: the successful passage of House Bill 415, the producer-only direct-to-consumer shipping bill. KDA APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF HB 415 SHIPPING BILL...

Wrestler Matt Rehwoldt Chronicles His Journey With Bourbon on New YouTube Channel

“I’m home thankfully. I’m in Chicago on one of my few days off,” Matt Rehwoldt explained at the beginning of our phone call. We had met recently in passing in Bardstown at Bottle &...

Gin made The Bar Belle say that? Find out in the Summer 2022 edition...

https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/summer_2022_vol._74_/14 (Hip Hops will return next Wednesday) Sara "The Bar Belle" Havens experienced Darling's, the only gin bar in Bourbon Country, and rekindled her romance with the botanical spirit. Her column is "The Wonderfully Weird Ways of...

2018 Master Sommeliers Stripped Of Their Title

Only 274 people have passed the test to become a Master Sommelier since it was established in 1969, and 24 passed it in 2018. However, 23 of them have been stripped of their titles...

Hell or High Water Speakeasy Updates Menu, Adds Large Format Beer Program

Hell or High Water, the discreet bar located at 112 Washington St led by brother-sister Louisville natives Stirling and Maude Welch, regularly updates their cocktail menu and has debuted a new cocktail menu, including...

Coffee & Spirits

As summer approaches and with it the heat and humidity starts climbing, everyone looks for ways to stay cool and still enjoy the increased entertainment and festivities that warmer temperatures bring. Cocktails have become more...

Bottle Signing of Jeptha Creed’s First Straight Bourbon Friday

Earlier this month Jeptha Creed Distillery launched their first straight bourbon, a release six years in the making. To celebrate the release of Jeptha Creed Straight 4-Grain Bourbon, Master Distiller Joyce Nethery will be...