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A 150-Year-Old Ice Cream Maker Teams Up With America's Most Iconic Horse Race There are certain things that just go together — bourbon and Kentucky, horses and Churchill Downs, springtime and the first Saturday in May. Now there's a new pairing to add to that list: Graeter's Ice Cream and the Kent

Four Branches Bourbon has earned a spot among the top ten finalists in the Fox Business Made in America Small Business Awards — a national competition that puts American-made brands in front of one of the country's largest business audiences. Public voting opened April 13 and runs through Apri

The City That Runs on Bourbon Just Got a Whole Lot Easier to Navigate Louisville has always been a bourbon town. That's not a marketing slogan — it's a fact baked into the city's identity, its economy, and the way locals carry themselves when you ask them where to get a good drink. But for anyone

There are whisky festivals, and then there is Fèis Ìle. For four decades, this celebration on the Scottish island of Islay has been doing something no tasting room or whisky bar can replicate — bringing together the people who actually make the stuff with the people who are passionate enough to tra

September in Bardstown, Kentucky means one thing to serious bourbon drinkers — the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. This year, the event hits a milestone that few festivals of its kind ever reach, marking its 35th anniversary during National Bourbon Heritage Month. For four days, from September 10 throug

A bourbon infused with Madagascar vanilla beat out five other up-and-coming beverages to win the 2026 Brand Battle Tournament at a major industry convention in Las Vegas. The competition, held at Caesars Forum during Access LIVE, marked its tenth anniversary with what organizers called one of the t

When the doors first opened for a high-end whiskey tasting event at a Connecticut casino ten years ago, organizers couldn't have predicted they'd still be going strong a decade later. Now, as the 10th Annual Sun Whiskey Union prepares to mark this milestone, the event has evolved into something mor

Kentucky's legendary bourbon tourism trail just got a whole lot bigger. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail has added ten new destinations for 2026, bringing the total number of stops to an unprecedented 68 locations spread across the state. For anyone planning a bourbon pilgrimage or looking to explore Ken

Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky is rolling out something completely new this February. The historic distillery announced the Charred & Chilled Festival , a month-long celebration that puts bourbon and winter in the spotlight together. The festival runs every Thursday throug

The small town of Carefree is getting ready to welcome back one of its newest traditions. After a successful debut last year, the Carefree Bourbon and Cigar Festival is coming back for round two, scheduled to take over downtown from March 20-22. What started as an idea to bring together people who