Posted on October 7, 2026
by Brian Haara
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Eastern Standard, produced by host Tom Martin for WEKU, NPR’s affiliate in Eastern and Central Kentucky, is a radio magaize of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in Kentucky. Tom is a network radio news veteran (AP Radio, RKO Network… Continue Reading “On the Air: Chatting about Bourbon Justice on WEKU’s Eastern Standard (+ Audio Link)”
Category: Announcements, Book Reviews, Bourbon Events, Bourbon LawTags: Bottled in Bond, bourbon, Bourbon History, Bourbon Justice, Bourbon Law, Buffalo Trace, Colonel E. H. Taylor, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Standard, History, interview, Kentucky, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, NPR, radio, Tom Martin, WEKU, Whiskey
Posted on April 20, 2023
by Brian Haara
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Charitable organizations have held raffles forever, but usually for a low ticket price and for modest items, especially when compared to silent and live auction items. In the bourbon world, though, raffle item value has been increasing, and now 2023 is taking shape as… Continue Reading “The Bourbon Raffle Hits Its Stride.”
Category: Announcements, Bourbon EventsTags: Auction, bourbon, Bourbon Auction, Bourbon Raffle, Brown-Forman, Charity, Educational Justice, Habitat for Humanity, Heaven Hill, Henry McKenna, Kelvin Cooperage, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Raffle, KHS, Old Fitzgerald, Old Forester, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Raffle, Tornado Relief, Woodford Reserve
Posted on January 3, 2022
by Brian Haara
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The massive tornado that ripped through Western Kentucky overnight on December 10, 2021 caused tremendous losses. But, as Kentuckians have shown throughout history, we’re resilient, and as distillers and bourbon fans have also shown, we answer the call. In fact, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association… Continue Reading “The Kentucky Bourbon Benefit Raises $3.5 Million for Tornado Relief.”
Category: Announcements, Bourbon EventsTags: Angel's Envy, Auction, Barrel Selection, Beam, bourbon, Bourbon Crusaders, Brown-Forman, Carr's Steakhouse, Castle & Key, Elijah Craig, Four Roses, Fundraising, Heaven Hill, KDA, Kentucky, KentuckyStrong, Maker's Mark, Mayfield, Minnick, Old Forester, Tornado Relief, Western Kentucky, Westport Whiskey & Wine, Willett, Woodford Reserve
Posted on July 28, 2021
by Brian Haara
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A trip to Kentucky to visit Maker’s Mark and other distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® just got even more enticing with your chance to live inside Kentucky bourbon history dating back to 1820. When it comes to heritage and longevity, the Samuels family… Continue Reading “The Samuels House—Spend a Night at the (Bourbon) Museum.”
Category: Announcements, Bourbon Events, Distillery TripsTags: bourbon, History, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Maker's Mark, Samuels, T.W. Samuels, Whiskey, whisky
Posted on April 27, 2020
by Brian Haara
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Whiskey From Home—a free worldwide virtual event with seminars, tastings, food pairings, and cocktails—is this coming Saturday, May 2, starting at 12 noon eastern. Join us for 5 ½ hours of livestreamed whiskey-soaked entertainment on all of your favorite platforms! I’ll be presenting on… Continue Reading “Whiskey From Home!”
Category: Announcements, Bourbon Events, UncategorizedTags: bourbon, Bourbon & Banter, Bourbon Communit Roundtable, Bourbon Pursuit, Bourbonr, Breaking Bourbon, Cocktails, covid-19, Dads Drinking Bourbon, Fred Minnick, History, It's Bourbon Night, Kentucky, Livestream, Peggy Noe Stevens, Rare Bird 101, social distancing, Subourbia, The Bourbon Enthusiast, The Bourbon Review, Whiskey