The award-winning “Straight Up: Kentucky Bourbon” documentary is now available for your viewing pleasure in your very own bunker, whiskey den, bourbon cave, man hole or she shed.

Spitting truth from the bottom of the barrel

The award-winning “Straight Up: Kentucky Bourbon” documentary is now available for your viewing pleasure in your very own bunker, whiskey den, bourbon cave, man hole or she shed.

You know what's cooler than buying a bottle of Pappy on the secondary market, bragging about it on Instagram, and then showing it to your friends, unopened, on your shelf? Drinking it with the Van Winkles! You can do just that at the opening night of Bourbon Classic in Louisville, aptly named Top Shelf. Top…

Freddie is pure magic and, if your haven’t toured Buffalo Trace with him, you simply haven’t lived your best life.
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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 fate and safety of the remaining 10,000 barrels and the possible pollution of a nearby…
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Bourbon, true love, and a corsage of roses launched the now iconic Kentucky Bourbon brand Four Roses in 1888. After surviving the ups and downs of Prohibition, World Wars, and 40 years of no domestic distribution, the folks at Four Roses are ready to celebrate. These celebrations will include special tasting events, historically based tours,…
Read More "Four Roses To Celebrate 130th Anniversary in 2018"

Our friends over at Modern Thirst have our group podcast from Bourbon Classic week live! Click here.

Every year around the end of February, I make a little trek up to Kentucky for some sightseeing and quality time with a few of my best bourbon buddies. This year the gang got together for distillery tours, bourbon tastings, podcasts, and, of course, the Bourbon Classic. My partners in crime for this trip included…

Now a staple on the bourbon enthusiast's calendar, Bourbon Classic returns for its sixth year of uniting the bourbon and culinary worlds in Louisville, Kentucky. The 2018 events will take place Feburary 28 - March 3, 2018. This is an event that transcends your run-of-the-mill whiskey tasting and, whether it's your first or fifth…