In my new book, “Barrel Strength Bourbon: The Explosive Growth of America’s Whiskey,” I document the tremendous strides that Louisville has taken over the past five or so years to reclaim and celebrate the city’s place in Kentucky bourbon history….
Read more about the multimillion-dollar investments distilleries are making in Kentucky in my new book, “Barrel Strength Bourbon: The Explosive Growth of America’s Whiskey,” available for pre-order at amazon.com. A crane lifted four fermenters on Thursday and set them into…
There’s another splash along downtown Louisville’s Whiskey Row. Four Roses Bourbon has installed a vintage-inspired art mural at 118 East Main Street, paying tribute to its history in the two-block stretch of Main Street that once housed more than 20…
It’s been a tough week for the bourbon industry here in Kentucky, and it’s only Wednesday. First, a fire that broke out on Monday afternoon and took 85 firefighters to control heavily damaged three of the buildings in the 100…
The city of Louisville and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association announced this morning that the popular “ReSurfaced” initiative, which transformed a vacant lot at 615 W. Main Street in downtown Louisville into a pop-up performance plaza and beer garden last October,…
On this, the last day of National Bourbon Heritage Month, it seems fitting to note that with its plan to create a $30 million Old Forester Distillery and bourbon experience on Louisville’s Main Street by fall 2016, Brown-Forman is returning…
The much-anticipated Evan Williams Bourbon Experience on Louisville’s Whiskey Row opened its doors to the public this morning. This interactive bourbon tourism attraction celebrates Evan Williams, Kentucky’s first commercial distiller and the namesake of Heaven Hill’s flagship brand. It’s located…
For almost as long as I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve been hearing that Angel’s Envy was going to build a distillery somewhere along Louisville’s Whiskey Row. Yesterday, on the blog’s second birthday (cheers!), Louisville Distilling Co., the company that…
Inspired by the storied history and recent resurgence of Louisville’s Whiskey Row, Kevin Yates and Katie Kelty, who met while both were students at Bellarmine University, have started a new line of products that celebrate that heritage: Bourbon Built. Their…
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