Posted on December 2, 2018 by Brian Haara
With the holidays upon us, avoid the awkwardness of lame host gifts and never knowing what to get for bosses, co-workers, and other hard-to-shop-for friends and family. Brian’s Book and a Bottle™ has the right suggestion for everyone on your list: For your business…
Posted on November 5, 2018 by Brian Haara
BREAKING NEWS: The Bourbon Crusaders proved last Saturday something that true bourbon enthusiasts have known all along—the generosity of the bourbon community is limitless. It’s not just about the bourbon. In the third year of its annual charity event, The Bourbon Crusaders named Willett…
Category: Bourbon EventsTags: Bourbon Crusaders, Willett
Posted on July 5, 2018 by Brian Haara
Another Kentucky Bourbon Affair—sponsored by the Kentucky Distillers’ Association—wrapped up last month in tremendous fashion and for the second year it included the “Higher Proof Expo” as the final daytime event after a full week of bourbon fantasy camp. During the week the events…
Category: Bourbon EventsTags: Bourbon Affair, Fred Minnick, KDA, Wilderness Trail
Posted on April 18, 2018 by Brian Haara
Bourbon & Beyond returns to Louisville this fall with an amazing musical lineup, incredible food, and bourbon galore. Fred Minnick really puts the bourbon into Bourbon & Beyond because he curated a bourbon lineup to equal the musical and culinary lineups. The festival will…
Category: Bourbon EventsTags: Fred Minnick
Posted on April 12, 2018 by Brian Haara
I’ve followed family-owned Luxco, Inc. closely from the groundbreaking of its Bardstown, Kentucky distillery in 2016, through a hard-hat tour once their 43-foot Vendome column still was installed along with most other equipment and guts (see The Finish Line is in Sight for Lux…
Category: Bourbon Events, Distillery TripsTags: Lux Row, Luxco