Celebrating Tennessee Whiskey Day: Bourbon’s Precocious Cousin Still Has a Lot to Say

Cary Ann's avatar May 21, 2026

The Tennessee Whiskey revival is real, the standards are strict, and the next chapter is already underway.

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WORLDWIDE ALLIANCE OF WHISKY FESTIVALS APPOINTS STRAIGHT UP 615 FOUNDER TO FIX LINEUPS AFTER DECADES OF “BEST AND BRIGHTEST” ALL LOOKING ALIKE

Cary Ann's avatar April 1, 2026

Women in whiskey take center stage. Straight Up 615 founder Cary Ann Fuller appointed Global Head of Panel Balancing Act after her viral 31 Days of Women’s History Month series exposed decades of identical “best and brightest” whiskey festival panels—all men named Chad, Steve, or Nate.

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Discovering Harrodsburg: A Hidden Gem in Kentucky

Unknown's avatar October 1, 2025

Just up the street from Danville and about an hour from Bardstown, Frankfort, Lexington, and Louisville, Harrodsburg offers respite from the Bourbon Trail and quite a few surprises Sometimes the best adventures don’t come from grand plans but from unchecked impulses. For me, it was a fiddle leaf fig on Facebook Marketplace that sparked an…

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Unity in a Glass: Inside the New Heaven Hill Springs

Cary Ann's avatar September 19, 2025

Bardstown, Kentucky is no stranger to ribbon-cuttings, but the grand opening of the new Heaven Hill Springs Distillery wasn’t just another “Welcome to the neighborhood” moment. It was the return of a legacy—homecoming and rebirth wrapped up in one, with a toast that carried the weight of 90 years of history. As Kate Latts proclaimed,…

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BREAKING: Cowdery’s Astonishing Return to Kentucky Bourbon Festival Has Whiskey Fans Sanguine— Forgotten Fiancée Fuller to Finally Fulfill Fate?

Unknown's avatar September 2, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Will 2025 At Last Hold the Fuller-Cowdery Union? BARDSTOWN, KY — September 2, 2025 — After an eight-year absence, renowned whiskey writer Chuck Cowdery is set to return to the Kentucky Bourbon Festival this week. His arrival coincides with the relocation of his longtime social media sweetheart, Whiskey Wanderer Cary Ann Fuller,…

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