Louisville’s Levee at the River House had just as rough a 2020 as many small businesses, so it will re-emerge Jan. 29 as Levee Bourbon Lounge. What once was a laid back place for happy hour specials and live music has been transformed into a … Continue readingLevee at the River House Transforms to Bourbon Lounge
Service industry workers across the country have faced lost wages and health risks throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. Brown-Forman Corporation and Republic National Distributing Company is partnering up to help those workers in Kentucky. The two Kentucky-based companies announced a plan to partner with APRON, Inc., … Continue readingBrown-Forman Partners with Republic National to Donate $100k to Apron, Inc.
By Kevin Gibson A few weeks back, I shared a new bourbon with a friend. His bourbon journey is still getting out of the gate, but mine is into probably the second furlong and I wanted to give his a boost. What I wasn’t expecting … Continue readingPaying Bourbon Forward: The Stranger, Mom and the Wilderness Trail Story
NOTE: I wrote this story in 2015, but the magazine I wrote it for wanted to go in another direction. So, I rewrote the story and it honestly was a better story for that publication. However, I rediscovered this unpublished piece the other day and … Continue readingWheated Bourbon Challenge: That One Time Old Rip Lost to An Everyday Bourbon
I am so excited about the return of Bourbon & Beyond. Below is the full press release and you can find my bourbon workshops here, including a panel on Slavery in American Whiskey and Bourbon Storytime with Bill Samuels Jr., Jimmy Russell and Mike Sherman … Continue readingBourbon & Beyond is Back! Foo Fighters, Robert Plant, Zac Brown Brand and More
Want a signed copy of #BourbonRebirth? Come to an upcoming book signing in Orlando, Louisville, Lexington, Frankfurt, Cincinnati, Toronto and Oklahoma City. I will be adding events for New York, D.C. and Louisville. September 21: Orlando, Sept. 21, 5 p.m. at Soco Restaurant This isn’t … Continue readingBourbon Rebirth Book Tour