Where is the Kentucky Bourbon Festival?
Bardstown, Kentucky
Bardstown, Kentucky is the Bourbon Capital of the World® and the home of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival®, which draws people to our quaint little town for a week of celebrating the storied history and art of distilling America’s native spirit.
How much are Kentucky Bourbon Festival tickets?
KBF 2021 has been reimagined for bourbon fans ages 21 and older. The purchase of $10 daily or $20 three-day general admission tickets will provide attendees a Glencairn sampling glass, a limited-edition 30th Anniversary challenge coin and access to multiple activities and events.
How many people attend the Kentucky Bourbon Festival?
50,000 visitors
The event now draws more than 50,000 visitors each year from more than a dozen countries including Japan and the U.K. The festival also is almost always a sold-out event, with over 10,000 tickets available and sold between both distilleries and attendees. This makes it one of Kentucky’s largest events.
Is there any whiskey made in Kentucky?
Only whiskey produced in the State of Kentucky can be called labeled Kentucky Straight Whiskey.
How many tickets were sold for the Bourbon Festival?
In all, 9,000 tickets were sold, most months in advance, for the four-day event.
Why is bourbon only from Kentucky?
Kentucky boasts some of the richest, most fertile soil in the country, ideal for growing the major ingredient in bourbon: corn. Bourbon must contain at least 51 percent corn, and Kentucky is up to the task. It’s so committed to the golden kernel that it grows corn in every county.
Is Crown Royal a bourbon?
Though the TTB originally approved the label, they reversed their decision and forced the brand to stop using the name ‘Bourbon Mash’. Specifically, Crown Royal is a Canadian whisky, and even though this technically uses a bourbon mashbill (64% corn, 31.5% rye, 4.5% malted barley), bourbon can only be made in America.
What whiskey do they drink on Yellowstone?
BOURBON
YELLOWSTONE ’93’ BOURBON: Limestone Branch has called Kentucky home since it became a state synonymous with the business of making bourbon.
Why Jack Daniels is not a bourbon?
Jack Daniel’s is not a bourbon – it’s a Tennessee Whiskey. Jack Daniel’s is dripped slowly – drop-by-drop – through ten feet of firmly packed charcoal (made from hard sugar maple) before going into new charred oak barrels for maturing. This special process gives Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey its rare smoothness.