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Known as the Bourbon Capital of the World, Bardstown's 15-mile radius is home to nearly a dozen distilleries and counting. Discerning whiskey drinkers from around the globe travel here for tours ...
Tickets for the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown go on sale April 17, with pre-sale April 16. The festival offers three-day general admission, VIP packages and more.
'We've done this before' For Kentucky, where bourbon is a $9-billion-a-year industry, the tariff consequences extend beyond the bottles on the shelves. "Trump's trade war is hurting the farmers ...
With a new distillery set to open soon, the makers of Brough Brothers bourbon in Kentucky were ready to put their business plan into action AP “It’s extremely frustrating,” said Yarbrough ...
Kentucky's bourbon makers are not happy with Canada's response to Donald Trump's 25% tariffs. Some provinces have pulled US-made alcohol off their stores' shelves and stopped buying new products.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear wants Canadian leaders to reconsider their retaliatory tariffs on American liquor, including the state’s signature bourbon.
Kentucky distillers produce 95% of the global bourbon supply, are responsible for more than 23,000 jobs and $2.2 billion in salaries and benefits, according to the Kentucky Distillers' Association ...
Kentucky has a strong trade relationship with Canada, having exported over $9.3 billion in products, including bourbon and other American whiskey products, to the northern country in 2024 ...
His unconventional idea raised about $30,000 when Sotheby’s auctioned off two bottles signed by the pope, plus another bourbon bottle autographed by former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady.
The added locations bring the Kentucky Bourbon Trail to 60 total destinations. The new stops include craft distilleries and tasting rooms in Louisville, Bardstown and other parts of the state.
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — In the rolling hills of Kentucky where most of the world's bourbon supply is crafted, the prospect of a new trade war feels like an aching hangover that won't go away.