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TRAVEL: Louisville’s “Barrels & Billets” Joins The Kentucky Bourbon Trail

{Louisville, KY} Barrels & Billets, Hillerich & Bradsby Co.’s (H&B) unique experience where guests blend, create and bottle their very own bourbon, is now an official member of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, run by the Kentucky Distillers’ Association. Located at H&B’s downtown Louisville campus at 8th & Main Street, the bourbon experiences enjoyed by locals […]

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Located at H&B’s downtown Louisville campus at 8th & Main Street, the bourbon experiences enjoyed by locals and tourists alike opened in February 2022 and has seen more than 13,000 guests in its first year.

More than just a tasting, guests at Barrels & Billets blend with six award-winning WoodCraft finished bourbons including a 200 Year Oak, European Oak, American Oak, Cherry Wood, Maple Wood, and Smoked Oak. During the experience, guests learn the art of bourbon blending before the chance to test their skill at blending to their own preferred flavor profile. Once the blending experience is complete, guests are able to have their unique recipe bottled onsite in a personalized, commemorative package.

“The entire Barrels & Billets team is ecstatic to join KDA and play a role in such an incredible Kentucky industry,” said Patrick Shortridge, Director of Guest Experience at Hillerich & Bradsby Co. “This is a big milestone for us and we look forward to building onto Barrels & Billets’ fun and unique take on what people can experience in downtown bourbon.”

“Home Plate Series” Bourbons Celebrate Baseball Heritage

Along with the position on the bourbon trail, Barrels & Billets will also release a suite of three new bourbons. The Home Plate Series featuring baseball iconography includes Lucky Lumber Easy Drinking Bourbon, Lead Off Rich & Complex Bourbon and Smokin’ Fastball Smoked Bourbon. Available exclusively in the Barrels & Billets shop, each bourbon is offered for a retail price of $40 and is presented at 90 proof/45% ABV.

Lucky Lumber shows a lithe and lively bouquet of Bing cherry, dried flower, white chocolate, and raw honey. On the palate, sweet maple flavors arise with notes of baked molasses and a lingering impression of ripe berry fruit.
Lead Off offers a bold yet inviting nose that carries hints of freshly baked snickerdoodles, cigar smoke, and saddle leather. It’s remarkably soft on the palate from start to finish, bringing flavors of stewed maraschino cherries, baked orchard fruit, and candied pecans before clove spice kiss the finish.
Smokin’ Fastball’s complex nose showcases a medley of young leather and cigar box aromas with muddled orange peel and bran muffin. Comforting flavors of ripe stone fruit, baked apricots, and vanilla custard come through, rounding out and creating a pleasingly smooth profile that lingers through a smooth finish.

“We entered the tourism and entertainment industry more than 25 years ago when we opened the doors of Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory right here on West Main,” said John Hillerich, President & CEO of Hillerich & Bradsby Co. “We’re excited to join KDA with a one-of-a-kind, fun experience that not only adds to the excitement of historic Main Street, but also complements Louisville’s flourishing bourbon tourism industry. ”

Barrels & Billets is one of 3 venues at H&B’s campus located at 800 W Main St. in downtown Louisville, including the award-winning Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory and The Skybox, a 5,000 sq. ft. event space.

FOR TICKETS: Tickets are available at BarrelsAndBillets.com. Custom bourbon experiences are offered for $35 per person and custom blend 750ml bottles can be purchased for $50. Guests can also try the Flight School experience where they can sample 3 bourbons and 3 different cocktails crafted with the Home Plate Series bourbons.

A variety of Barrels & Billets bourbons are available exclusively at the attraction, including its premium bourbon J. Frederick, created in honor of J. Frederick Hillerich who immigrated to America from Germany on October 7, 1842 as a woodworker and made barrels for the burgeoning whiskey business.

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A Craft Maltster’s Closing Leaves Distillers in the Lurch

The collapse of Washington’s Skagit Valley Malting last month left distillers and brewers alike searching for new suppliers of malted barley. The craft maltster had… Read More

The collapse of Washington’s Skagit Valley Malting last month left distillers and brewers alike searching for new suppliers of malted barley. The craft maltster had more than 270 customers when it closed unexpectedly, including Seattle’s Westland and Copperworks distilleries. We’ll talk with Copperworks co-founders Jason Perkins and Jeff Kanof this week on WhiskyCast In-Depth, along with Kate Bernot, who’s been covering the story for Good Beer Hunting. In the news, the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame gets eight new inductees, while Woodford Reserve is teaming up with Kentucky farmers to develop the state as a rye-producing region. We’ll have all the week’s whisky news, tasting notes for whiskies from the U.S., Japan, and India, and much more on this week’s WhiskyCast.

Episode 1011: July 2, 2023

Eight New Members of Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Announced

Eight people will join the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame this September, including Dr. Jerry Dalton, the subject of an online video titled “Get Jerry… Read More

Eight people will join the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame this September, including Dr. Jerry Dalton, the subject of an online video titled “Get Jerry Dalton in the Hall of Fame.” The honorees also include a women’s rights activist who successfully fought a Kentucky state law banning women from bars, former Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, and the father-and-son team who created Jefferson’s Bourbon.

This year’s inductees in alphabetical order:

Dr. Jerry Dalton spent 22 years in the Bourbon industry, and finished his career as Jim Beam’s master distiller succeeding Booker Noe before retiring early to take care of his wife.

Dixie Sherman Demuth owned Dixie’s Elbow Room in the 1950’s, and persuaded the Kentucky Supreme Court to overturn a 200-year-old state law banning women from working or drinking in public bars.

Greg Fischer is the former three-term mayor of Louisville, and worked tirelessly to promote Bourbon-related tourism in the city.

Pete Kamer spent 45 years in the industry before retiring and creating Distillery Engineering, a consulting firm that has helped numerous craft distillers get off the ground.

Joe Magliocco is the president and CEO of Michter’s Distillery, and helped lead the Whiskey Row renaissance in downtown Louisville with the development of the Michter’s micro-distillery and visitors center on Main Street.

Dean Watts is the former judge-executive of Nelson County, home to Bardstown and its growing number of distilleries.

Chet Zoeller is an author, historian, and co-founder of Jefferson’s Bourbon. After years of research, he wrote the book Bourbon in Kentucky, a comprehensive history of nearly 1,000 distillers and brands in the state’s history.

Trey Zoeller is Chet’s son, and co-founded Jefferson’s Bourbon with his father in 1997.

The induction ceremony will be held in September in conjunction with the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. Honorees are nominated by Kentucky Distillers Association member companies and the Bourbon Festival board, then reviewed by the KDA Board of Directors and a blue-ribbon panel of Hall of Fame members.

Links: Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame

TRAVEL: Louisville’s Hotel Distil Offering New Luxury BOURBON BAR CART In Room Experiences

(LOUISVILLE, KY) Hotel Distil, the social anchor of Whiskey Row, is excited to bring back several of the luxury experiences offered at the hotel pre-pandemic with their newest offering, an in-room bourbon cart experience just in time for Old-Fashioned Fortnight. Every year from June 1-14, the city shines a spotlight on the Old Fashioned with special […]

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(LOUISVILLE, KY) Hotel Distil, the social anchor of Whiskey Row, is excited to bring back several of the luxury experiences offered at the hotel pre-pandemic with their newest offering, an in-room bourbon cart experience just in time for Old-Fashioned Fortnight. Every year from June 1-14, the city shines a spotlight on the Old Fashioned with special events, cocktail classes, dinner and more. Behind the storied façade of the former J.T.S. Brown & Sons barreling warehouse, the hotel’s refined bourbon culture is celebrated nightly as we pay homage to Repeal Day in the year 1933.

The new in-room offering options include:

Silver Package

$60 a person 4 person minimum +$150 Certified Bourbon Steward Fee
Includes Angel’s Envy, Bulleit, Michter’s US-1 Small Batch and Elijah Craig.

Gold:

$100 a person 4 person minimum +$150 Certified Bourbon Steward Fee
Angel’s Envy Single Barrel – Repeal Private Barrel Pick
Michter’s Sour Mash
Kentucky Owl Confiscated
Old Forester 1920

Platinum:

$150 a person 4 person minimum +$150 Certified Bourbon Steward Fee
Michter’s 10 year rye
Weller Full Proof Repeal Private Barrel Pick
George T Stagg 2022
Willett 10 Year Bourbon Repeal Phoenix Barrel Pick

Any of these packages can be upgraded to add a Signature Old Fashioned built right in front of you using our Angels Envy Private Barrel Bourbon for an additional $20.00 a person. To book one of these luxury experiences email christian.saylor@repeallouisville.com.

HOTEL DISTIL WEBSITE: CLICK HERE

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A Scottish Rye? Rye Not! (Episode 1002: April 30, 2023)

Rye hasn’t been widely used by Scotch whisky distillers for decades, but Inchdairnie Distillery is doing something different for its first release: A Scottish single grain distilled from 53% malted rye and 47% malted barley. The distillery contracted local farmers to grow the rye grain, and released its first batch of RyeLaw this week. Inchdairnie managing director Ian Palmer joins us to explain the reasons for starting with a Scottish rye whisky. In the news, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says no to reconsidering a whisky tax hike set for August, while Diageo is joining the growing list of whisky Read More »

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Bourbon Country’s Louisville Won A Ton of 2022 Travel Destination Awards

2022 was apparently a very good year for Bourbon Country’s Louisville as the Bourbon City racked up a ton of national travel destination awards. A press release from the Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau revealed the following long list of 2022 award wins. And perhaps most important, The Lou has a slew of spots on […]

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2022 was apparently a very good year for Bourbon Country’s Louisville as the Bourbon City racked up a ton of national travel destination awards.

A press release from the Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau revealed the following long list of 2022 award wins. And perhaps most important, The Lou has a slew of spots on our 2022 America’s Best Bourbon Bars list;) We’ll drink to that!

OVERALL CITY ACCOLADES

∙ “The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2022” – Travel + Leisure
∙ “The 22 Best Places to Travel in the US in 2022” – Forbes
∙ “50 US Cities Worth Exploring in 2022” – Travel Pulse
∙ “These Are the Very Best Vacation Spots in the US” – BuzzFeed
∙ “The South’s Best Cities 2022” – Southern Living
∙ “Best Weekend Getaways in the USA” – Jet Setting Fools
∙ “Top 25 Best Places to Live in the Southeast” – Livability
∙ “A guide to the USA’s Best Urban Escapes” – Wanderlust
∙ “Best Places to Visit in May” – The Points Guy
∙ “10 Best Places to Travel in May” – AFAR
∙ “The Best Places to Travel in May” – TravelZoo
∙ “21 Best U.S. Cities for Fall Travel” – Travel + Leisure
∙ “Top 12 US Cities to Visit This Fall” – World Atlas
∙ “10 Small Towns to Spend Halloween in This Spooky Season” – The Travel
∙ “The 12 Most Hauntingly Beautiful Cities in the US” – Fodor’s
∙ “13 Best Places To Go in the Winter” – Travel + Leisure
∙ “22 Best Winter Vacations in the US for 2022” – Jetsetting Fools
∙ “2022’s Best Winter Holiday Destinations” – WalletHub
∙ “These Are the Top 20 Cities in The U.S. To Bring In 2023” – Wallet Hub
∙ “7 Destinations that elevate Black culture year-round” – The Points Guy
∙ “Kentucky’s Most Family-Friendly City” – Travel Pulse
∙ “2022’s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Cities” – LawnStarter
∙ A score of 100 on HRC’s 2022 Municipal Equality Index – Human Rights Campaign
∙ “Best Southern Food Cities” – Restaurant Clicks
∙ “Top 10 Best Foodie Cities for Renters” – Apartment Advisor
∙ “10 Best U.S. Cities to Visit If You Love Old Houses” – Best Life
∙ “50 Best Cities for Biking in the US” – Explore
∙ “2022’s Best Cities for Soccer Fans” – Wallet Hub
∙ “10 Destinations for Horse Lovers in The United States” – Everything Horse
∙ “10 Most Affordable US Cities to Stretch Your Travel Dollar” – World Atlas
∙ “10 Popular Cities in The US That Are Surprisingly Cheap” – The Travel
∙ “Top Destinations to Consider in 2023” – Groups Today
∙ “50 Best Places to Travel in 2023” – Travel Lemming

See below for a list of more Louisville-based accolades received in 2022, including those for hotels, restaurants, and festivals.

EAT

∙ “Airport Bars Worth a Layover” (Book & Bourbon) – Imbibe
∙ “Yelp’s top 100 US restaurants 2022” (Bully BBQ, Cask, and Cultured) – Yelp
∙ “The Best Fried Chicken in America” (Chik’n & Mi) – Eater
∙ “America’s best regional desserts: 15 sweet treats to try” (Derby-Pie®) – CNN Travel
∙ “The Best Sandwich in Every State” (Hot Brown) – Reader’s Digest
∙ “The Best Burger in Every State 2022” (Mussel & Burger Bar) – Reader’s Digest
∙ “7 Iconic BBQ Sports in the Southeast” (Mark’s Feed Store) – StyleBlueprint
∙ “The Best Wing Spot In Every State” (Mark’s Feed Store) – Esquire
∙ “25 Outstanding Restaurants Worth the Drive” (North of Bourbon) – Garden & Gun
∙ “13 Beautiful + Instagrammable Bars in the South” (Old Seelbach Bar) – Style Blueprint
∙ “The Best Coffee Shops in Every State” (Please & Thank You) – Food & Wine
∙ “The Best Coffee Roasters in America” (Quills) – Food & Wine
∙ “Where to Order the Most Extreme Hot Dogs Across the Country” (Red Top) – Cheapism
∙ “The Best Chicken Sandwich in Kentucky” (Royals Hot Chicken) – Eat This! Not That!
∙ “15 Black-Owned Restaurants To Check Out In The South” (Six Forks Burger Co.) – Atlanta Daily World
∙ “America’s Very Best Cities for Coffee Lovers” – Mandoe Media

PLAY

∙ “9 totally amazing, one-of-a-kind fall festivals in the US (Bourbon & Beyond) – TripAdvisor
∙ “2022 Festival Preview: The Best Country and Americana Festivals to See This Fall” (Bourbon & Beyond) – Wide Open Country
∙ “Top Drag Brunches Across the U.S. 2022” (CC’s Kitchen, The Hub, Le Moo) – Yelp
∙ “10 best LGBT+ bars across the United States” (Chill Bar) – Budget Travel
∙ “America’s 12 Scariest Corn Mazes” (Field of Screams) – Fodor’s
∙ “Music Festivals You Should Check Out In 2022” (Forecastle) – The Hype Magazine
∙ “Can’t-Miss Music Festivals of Summer 2022” (Forecastle) – Her Campus
∙ “American’s Largest City Parks” (Jefferson Memorial Forest) – 24/7 Wall St.
∙ “7 Biggest Horse Races in the US” (Kentucky Derby) – Casino News
∙ “The Best VIP Sporting Experiences To Enjoy In 2023” (Kentucky Derby) – Luxury Lifestyle Magazine
∙ “The Best Amusement Park in Kentucky” (Kentucky Kingdom) – Wealth of Geeks
∙ “25 over-the-top Christmas displays from across America” (Lights Under Louisville) – Stacker
∙ “10 Creepy, Kid-Friendly Ghost Tours In Top U.S. Cities” (Louisville Historic Tours) – Families Go Travel
∙ “25 Best Factory Tours in America” (Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory) – Good Housekeeping
∙ “8 of the Best Factory Tours Across America” (Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory) – Never Stop Traveling
∙ “The South’s Best Museums 2022” (Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory) – Southern Living
∙ “Best Thrill-Seeking Activities for Adrenaline Junkies” (Louisville Mega Cavern) – Men’s Journal
∙ “10 Best Riverwalks in the United States” (Waterfront Park) – USA Today 10Best
∙ “21 Best Urban Parks and Trails for City-Dwellers Seeking Green Spaces” (Waterfront Park) – Men’s Journal
∙ “25 Abandoned Places You Can Still Visit” (Waverly Hills) – U.S. News
∙ “10 Best Haunted Destinations in the US” (Waverly Hills) – USA Today 10Best
∙ “Explore these 8 ‘haunted’ places in the USA” (Waverly Hills) – Lonely Planet
∙ “11 Epic Southern Ghost Tours” (Waverly Hills) – StyleBlueprint

OVERALL CITY ACCOLADES

∙ “2022 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Magnificent Art Collections” (21c Louisville) – Historic Hotels of America
∙ “9 of The Best Art Hotels Around the World (21c Louisville) – Prestige
∙ “2022 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Unique Culinary Heritage and Culinary Traditions” (Brown Hotel) – Historic Hotels of America
∙ “Most Iconic Hotel in Every State” (Galt House) – Fifty Grande
∙ “The South’s Best New Hotels” (Grady Hotel) – Atlanta Magazine
∙ “10 Incredible Urban Camping Retreats to Book Now” (Progress Park) – Men’s Journal
∙ “America’s Most Haunted Hotels You can Stay in for Spookier Halloween” (Seelbach Hotel) – Homecrux
∙ “16 most haunted hotels in the United States” (Seelbach Hotel) – Yahoo!
∙ “The 27 Most Haunted Hotels in America” (Seelbach Hotel) – U.S. News
∙ “Our Favorite Hotels Said to Be Haunted” (Seelbach Hotel) – AAA

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Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond Fall 2022 Decanter.

The spring edition of Old Fitzgerald was a surprising 17 years old. People went nuts. Then Heaven Hill followed it up with a 19-year old release and enthusiasts clamored for it like no Old Fitzgerald before. For the smart few who open their bottle, will it be worth the $240 price tag? Plus, now with two extra-aged releases, are the days of 8 and 9-year Old Fitzgerald a thing of the past? Heaven Hill certainly keeps us on our toes for each Spring and Fall release.

Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond Fall 2022
Bourbon:        Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond Decanter Series
Edition:          Fall 2022
Distillery:        Heaven Hill
Age:                19 years
ABV:              50% (100 proof)
Cost:               $240.00

Tasting Notes

Appearance:
Copper penny with a red hue.

Nose:
I expected more oak with the gaudy age statement. It’s still deep with mature oak and leather, but it’s also nutty with butterscotch candy sweetness, rounded out with black tea and a heady, nectarous honeysuckle.

Taste:
The balance is remarkable. With a creamy, buttery texture, the spicy oak coats your mouth as it shifts to vanilla, toffee, and pralines, and then turns back to oak with the full array of baking spices.

Finish:
The finish has a gear shift that I love, but at first, I mistook it as a short, flat finish. After a quick burst it faded but then it rebounded with sustained warmth. It’s oak-driven and dry, still with a touch of cocoa as it fades.

Bottom Line
Pair this with the Spring 2022 release of Old Fitzgerald and you have two of the top ten bourbons of the year, easily. These are remarkable bourbons and strong buys.

Disclaimer: The brand managers kindly
sent me a sample for this review,
without any strings attached.
Thank you.

Jack Bourbon? – Bourbon & Banter Podcast #28

The 28th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Jack Bourbon? – is now available for your listening and drinking pleasure. As you can tell from the title, this podcast addresses the most often-asked question in American whiskey. Bourbon Heritage…

The 28th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Jack Bourbon? - is now available for your listening and drinking pleasure. As you can tell from the title, this podcast addresses the most often-asked question in American whiskey. Bourbon Heritage Month has come to a close, and we’re thrilled with the response we received during the best damn month of the year. We recap BHM22, and Pops wonders: “should we do the Twelve Days of Bourbon Cream in December?” Bob isn’t convinced this is worth doing, though.

Bourbon Classic’s “TOP SHELF” Pappy Event Has Big Announcement for Ticket Launch

The 2023 Bourbon Classic (Louisville, KY) has announced that tickets to its “TOP SHELF” Pappy event will go on sale Tuesday, Oct 4th of next week. Tickets will be limited. The 2021 TOP SHELF sold out quickly. Hosted Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023, TOP SHELF is the kick-off to Bourbon Classic week. And what a way […]

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Hosted Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023, TOP SHELF is the kick-off to Bourbon Classic week. And what a way to do it. The event will feature a Van Winkle tasting of 10yr, 12yr, 15yr, and 20yr Old Rip Van Winkle products. All in the setting of Louisville’s eclectic and modern 21c Museum.

Drum roll…..SPECIAL GUESTS Julian Van Winkle III and his son Preston Van Winkle are scheduled to attend and serve their highly coveted juice.

L: Preston Van Winkle R: Julian Van Winkle III (Photo copyrighted by Bourbon Classic)

The event is more social in nature in that it is not sit down dinner style. There will be delicious food stations prepared by Proof On Main. Classic organizers prefer this style is it is casual and friendly, allowing more opportunity to mingle with the boutique crowd.

Celebrating its 10th Year Anniversary, Bourbon Classic weekend begins Friday, Feb 24, with its “Chef & Mixologist Pairing Competition”. Saturday starts with “Bourbon University” followed by the grand finale “TASTE”.

For more information, please visit www.bourbonclassic.com.

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Sign Up for New Bourbon Club by the Kentucky Derby Museum. Special Picks, Events, and More.

Bourbon and horses. Oh, that sweet sensational Kentucky Exacta. An enchanting powerhouse of pairings…Louisville’s Kentucky Derby Museum (KDM) rests on the hallowed grounds of Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. Good news, they have just launched their very own Bourbon Club, of which anyone can sign up for. But unlike the races where the […]

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Perks of The Club (Why Join?)

Specialty bourbon offerings in the Derby Museum Store
Exclusive lotteries of rare bourbons for purchase
Meet-and-greets with bourbon legends
One-of-a-kind experiences and tastings
No sign up fees or strings attached

How to Get In The Club

It’s easy. To join, simply CLICK HERE where it asks for Name, Email, and Date of Birth. Following, be on the lookout for an incoming email from the KDM. That’s it. Do that, you in!

Rare Bourbon Lottery, Sept 23 – 25

Galloping right in, the KDM is offering Club Members the opportunity to enter the chance to purchase this Limited Ed Woodford Reserve Commemorative 148th (2022) Derby Bottle, signed by the 2012 KY Derby winner I’ll Have Another trainer and jockey, Dough O’Neill and Mario Gutierrez. Hurry, the window is tight on this. You will enter a lottery and will be emailed by Sept 25th if chosen. Having until Sept 30th to purchase.

Having nothing to lose by joining and potential Bourbon goodness to gain, we certainly recommend giving this Club a go! And if you haven’t visited the Kentucky Derby Museum, it’s definitely an experience worth checking out.

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