This is what it looks like when 18,000 barrels of booze comes crashing down…

Pin Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown to your map next time you find yourself on the Bourbon Trail. Established in 1879, the historic Distillery grounds are home to the world’s largest whiskey barrel and carved bourbon bottle.

The words “Kentucky” and “Bourbon” are just one of those natural pairings. 95 % of bourbons are made in the Bluegrass State, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, making it the bourbon capital of the world.

It’s been 50 years since Jockey Diane Crump became the first female to ride in The Kentucky Derby — and this year’s Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep Cup program celebrates that milestone.

A bar at home might be the perfect project for anybody looking to spend some time on home improvements. It’s not too difficult to make – the essentials of it are a bar surface, a seating area, and some drinks – and the rest is up to you. You can take time designing your perfect bar, creating an atmosphere that’s just the way you like it, but the choices will seem endless. Here are some tips to help you cover the essentials if you feel overwhelmed by possibility. 

n the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, with its bar and restaurant closures and stay-at-home orders, people continue to drink—but in vastly different ways than they did before. Despite an overall increase in liquor sales in the month following most regions’ shutdowns, many smaller distilleries across the U.S. are hanging on by a bare thread. 

As the James B. Beam Distilling Co. prepares to celebrate their 225th anniversary this year, they’ve already hit another distilling milestone. Today, the distillery filled its sixteen millionth barrel since Prohibition.

Three brothers from Louisville, Kentucky are planning to manufacturer their own bourbon via their company called Brough Brothers Distillery. It will be one of the only Black-owned distilleries in the country and the first Black-owned business of its kind in the state of Kentucky.

Crunch cakes are morish desserts that are super easy to make. This frozen treat has a crunchy granola bar crust and creamy cheesecake-style center, speckled with brown sugar bourbon bacon.

Chicago-based distillery Few Spirits has partnered with American rock band Alice in Chains on a new Bourbon finished in ex-Tequila barrels, called All Secrets Known.