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 …
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Bourbon Isn’t Bitter- Sweetening My Life in Bardstown
It’s taken me a while to say this out loud, to step fully out of the quiet and into the light: I’ve moved. After more than twenty years in Nashville — a city that gave me friendships, purpose, and a …
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2020 Kentucky Bourbon Festival From Home, Not Bardstown
In the latest cancellation, or “pivot,” the Kentucky Bourbon Festival is moving online. 2020 has no shame in stealing our hopes and dreams. BARDSTOWN, KY (August 7, 2020) – Out of an abundance of concern for the health and safety …
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Barton to Release “Great Collapse” Limited Edition
Well, maybe. According to local news source The Kentucky Standard, approximately 10,000 barrels of bourbon occupying half of a warehouse at Barton 1792 Distillery spilled out of the collapsed structure this morning. No one was hurt. Immediate concerns include the …
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Willett Distillery Promotes Britt Kulsveen to President
Today is National Bourbon Day, Flag Day, and the 39th birthday of newly-promoted Britt Kulsveen. Five generations ago, the Willett family began distilling in Bardstown, Kentucky. John David Willett died shortly before Prohibition after stints with at least five Kentucky …
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