by There are several very active groups of bourbon enthusiasts in the Louisville area that have scheduled events in the coming two months. Mark your calendars!
Bourbon Brotherhood hosting “Bourbon Through Bluegrass” musical event with Heaven Hill’s Bernie Lubbers December 18
The Bourbon Brotherhood group will host an evening of live Bluegrass music that brings the story of bourbon to life on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. In describing the event, the Bourbon Brotherhood website says, “Picture a Ken Burns style documentary about bourbon whiskey brought to life with live Bluegrass music.”
The evening will include tastings of bourbons and whiskeys chosen to help tell the stories, appetizers from the Bristol, and dessert by Hershey’s Ice Cream. Mirazon at 1640 Lyndon Farm Ct will host the event. For more information and tickets, go here.
Bernie Lubbers is the Global Whiskey Ambassador for Heaven Hill Distillery and is known as the Whiskey Professor.
Whisky Chicks slate ugly sweater party hosted by Old Forester December 18
The Whisky Chicks group is celebrating the holidays at Old Forester Distillery on Whiskey Row in Louisville on Wednesday, December 18 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. The evening will include a distillery tour, cocktail demonstrations, a variety of activities to help you include Kentucky bourbon in your holiday celebrations, and a special gift.
Tickets are $28 for Whisky Chicks members and $35 for non-members. Get registration information here. Ugly holiday sweaters are encouraged.
Bourbon Brotherhood and Whisky Chicks will team up to commemorate 100th anniversary of Prohibition on January 17 at Seelbach Hotel’s Rathskeller
Save the date: January 17, 2020, is the 100th anniversary of Prohibition, America’s “noble experiment” that made alcohol illegal and bootleggers and speakeasies a part of the national landscape. Two local groups, the Bourbon Brotherhood and the Whisky Chicks, are teaming up to host a party celebrating Prohibition’s anniversary at the Rathskeller in Louisville’s historic Seelbach Hotel. More information will be announced by the groups soon.
The Bourbon Society to meet January 20 at a new location: Frazier History Museum
The Bourbon Society will begin the new year in a new home on January 20 when it moves its monthly meetings to the Frazier History Museum on Whiskey Row in Louisville. Amir Peay, the owner/operator of the James E. Pepper Distillery in Lexington will be the speaker. Peay relaunched the iconic James E. Pepper “1776” bourbon brand and began distilling at the Lexington site in 2017 after a 58-year hiatus.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. The Bourbon Society is a membership organization, but non-members are welcome to attend this event. For registration information, go here.
The Frazier History Museum is the official welcome center for the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and will be home for the Bourbon Society meetings when they are not held on location at a distillery.
