BY YOLANDA EVANS, PUNCH DRINK A WAVE OF BLACK-LED GROUPS IS CHALLENGING THE ARCHETYPAL IMAGE OF THE BOURBON ENTHUSIAST, AND CHARTING A NEW FUTURE FOR THE CATEGORY ALONG THE WAY. OURBON IS A TRULY AMERICAN SPIRIT. IT IS A STAPLE OF SOUTHERN CULTURE, A CULT COLLECTIBLE, A DRINK TOURISM ATTRACTION. WHAT IT IS NOT, HOWEVER, IS […]

Kayla Bush is one of the most tenacious individuals you’ll ever meet, according to Rob Beatty, the founder of the Kentucky Black Bourbon Guild. And she’s the perfect example of why his organization exists. Bush is a full-time student at Kentucky State University majoring in journalism and mass communications with a certificate in distillation and fermentation. She’s […]

BY RENA BAER, SMILEY PETE PUBLISHING WHEN LEXINGTON BUSINESS OWNER ROBERT BEATTY WAS THINKING OF ALSO BECOMING A PRIVATE TOUR GUIDE FOR THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, HE GAVE IT A TRIAL RUN BY TAKING A GROUP TO BARDSTOWN FOR THE DAY TO VISIT DISTILLERIES AND ENJOY SOME BOURBON TASTING. THE GROUP ALSO STOPPED BY THE OSCAR GETZ […]

BY LOUGIRL502 ONE OF THE BEST THINGS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN BOURBON IS THE PUSH TOWARD INCLUSIVITY. HISTORY OF WOMEN AND NONWHITE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE AN IMPACT ON THE BOURBON INDUSTRY IS STARTING TO BE UNCOVERED THANKS TO BRANDS LIKE UNCLE NEAREST 1856, AS WELL AS HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL BOURBON […]