Spring is in the air and the one thing popping up more often than tulips is bourbon raffles. This latest bourbon raffle is offered by way of Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Festival in Bardstown, Kentucky. The festival happens Saturday, May 11, 2024, with the raffle drawing taking place at 3pm that afternoon. 100% of the […] The post Bardstown Festival Raffling Off ‘Bourbon Unobtainium Experience’ with Chance to Win 5 Single Barrels of Bourbon appeared first on Distillery Trail ..read more

Buffalo Trace Distillery sits on the banks of the Kentucky River in Frankfort, Kentucky. The distillery gets its name from a section of the river where early pioneers, surveyors, and explorers were making their way through the buffalo trace crossings along the river. Beginning May 6th, 2024 Buffalo Trace will expand from the banks of the […] The post Buffalo Trace Distillery Announces Opening Day for its First International Brand Home and Visitor Experience in London appeared first on Distillery Trail ..read more

On this Earth Day 2024, we celebrate the mighty oak. White oak, Quercus Alba to be exact. You see in order to legally make bourbon, America’s native spirit, it must be matured in a new charred oak barrel. The trees used to make there barrels are often 90+ years old. To put your mind at […] The post Maker’s Mark Partners with the University of Kentucky to Plant 2,000 White Oak (Quercus alba) Trees [Video] appeared first on Distillery Trail ..read more

Spring is in the air, and we are approaching the first Saturday in May which means it’s almost Kentucky Derby time. The Kentucky Derby is known for horses, hats, cigars, Millionaires Row, bourbon and of course the mint julep and this year is no different except it’s a celebration of the 150th running of the […] The post Woodford Reserve Distillery Introduces the 2024 $1,000 & $5,000 Mint Julep Honoring the 150th Kentucky Derby [VIDEO] appeared first on Distillery Trail ..read more

2024 marks the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky. To help celebrate the occasion, Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky is release a $1,000 Mint Julep in a Silver Cup with 44 emeralds and a $5,000 Mint Julep in a Gold Cup featuring 44 crystals. If this sounds expensive, well, it is but, it’s […] The post How to Make the Official Woodford Reserve 2024 $1,000 & $5,000 Kentucky Derby ‘Rose Mint Julep’ Cocktail [VIDEO] appeared first on Distillery Trail ..read more

Knowledgeable, entertaining, and more than a little infatuated with his subject, award-winning food writer and chef Edward Lee gives us his insight into bourbon, telling us everything we should know about the mellow honey-brown treasure that’s put Kentucky on the global map: How bourbon is made. The post Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest [Book] appeared first on Distillery Trail ..read more

25-years ago Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky became the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby. That partnership has continued to flourish over the last quarter century. As we approach this year’s first Saturday an May and the 150th running of the Run for the Roses Churchill Downs and Woodford Reserve have taken their relationship to a […] The post Woodford Reserve Distillery Commemorates Kentucky Derby 150 with 150 Bottles of Thrice Barreled $15k Bourbon [VIDEO] appeared first on Distillery Trail ..read more

Ever since the 2023 Kentucky Bourbon Festival wrapped up an often-asked question is, “When do the tickets for the 2024 Kentucky Bourbon Festival go on sale?” We now have the answer. And we can give you an insider secret on how to order your tickets one day sooner. The 2024 Kentucky Bourbon Festival three-day festival […] The post When Do the 2024 Kentucky Bourbon Festival Tickets Go On Sale? We Have the Answer. appeared first on Distillery Trail ..read more

If you follow bourbon history the name Burks or Burks Spring Distillery may sound familiar. And if you have spent any time traversing the Kentucky Bourbon Trail you may have seen a Kentucky Historical Society marker that mentions the name Burks Spring Distillery. You see today, what originally began as the Burks Spring Distillery in […] The post 2 Centuries Later, Great-Great-Great Grandson of Charles Burks of Burks Spring Distillery Launches ‘Burks Spring Bourbon’ appeared first on Distillery Trail ..read more

American distilling history is full of stories of settlers and second born generations heading west from home, finding new fertile lands, and setting up shop to practice their family’s heritage distillation techniques. In fact, if any one facet of American history is almost entirely disregarded in dusty old history volumes, it is distillation. This art […] The post A Day on the Trail: A Hoosier Born Distiller Travels to Pennsylvania to Collaborate on a Colonial Era 4-Grain Whiskey appeared first on Distillery Trail ..read more