Sometimes you get lucky. After a long day of meetings in western Pennsylvania, I found myself in Pittsburgh – tired, thirsty, and badly in need of a pick-me-up. I Googled “bourbon bars near me” and

Danville, KY – Well, maybe not quite rock stars. But the partnership between founders Shane Baker and Pat Heist started in a rock band. While their rock and roll careers didn’t take off, their bourbon-making

How do you make the drive from Chicago to Des Moines suck less? You stop in LeClaire, IA, and visit a great little distillery. And while you’re there, make an afternoon of it and enjoy

Lexington, KY – Bluegrass Distillers is what a craft distillery should be. They create their own recipes, distill their bourbon in an old-timey 250-gallon pot still, and age and bottle on site. Even their labels are hand-applied.   And they keep things local too. All of

Newport, KY – There is nothing new under the sun.¹  Or is there?  The folks at New Riff say there is.   So what makes them different? After all, they talk at length about adhering to strict Kentucky sour mash traditions and

“This place is like the Napa Valley of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.“  That’s the comment I made to my wife when we sat down for lunch during our first visit a few years ago. It turns out that’s what they had in mind when they built it.¹   For starters, this place