Videos - Distillery Trail

The Trail Hotel - What is the Trail Hotel

What is ‘The Trail Hotel’? Hear the Answer Directly from the Owners [VIDEO]

A common question for bourbon sippers is, ‘Where can I stay while touring the Kentucky Bourbon Trail?’ There is now a new answer that will help bourbon fans immerse themselves in their amber spirit tasting adventure.

Whiskey Thief Distilling Owner Shares Details of New NULU Location on Nanny Goat Strut Alley [VIDEO]

Whiskey Thief Distilling Co.

Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. in Frankfort, Kentucky offers bourbon and rye whiskey fans an opportunity to taste bourbon and rye whiskey straight from the barrel, uncut, and unfiltered the way nature intended.

Potter Jane Distilling Co. - Delivery Day for Vendome Copper & Brass Works 39 Foot Tall Column Still

Watch Potter Jane Distilling Co. 39’ Tall Still Goes from Flatbed to its New Home in this Time-lapse Video

Buzick Construction, Joseph & Joseph Architects, Potter Jane Distilling Co., Vendome Copper & Brass Works

In September 2023 Potter Jane Distilling founders celebrated a groundbreaking for this new distillery. One year later they took delivery of their 36” diameter x 39’ tall Vendome Copper & Brass Works column still. The installation crews were on hand waiting for the flatbed to arrive. Once there they immediately jumped into action and in just a few hours the still, wrapped in shrink wrap was standing in it forever home in Springfield, Kentucky.

Watch as CEO David Mandell Details the ‘Whiskey House’ Contract Whiskey Production Model [VIDEO]

Whiskey House of Kentucky

Sneak Peak: Kentucky Bourbon Trail Celebrates 25 Years with a Completely Re-Imagined Bourbon Trail [Video]

Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers' Association

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is celebrating is silver anniversary. Get a sneak peak at the all new Kentucky Bourbon Trail logo and learn about some big changes coming in 2024.

Woodford Reserve Distillery - 2024 Kentucky Derby $1,000 Mint Julep

How to Make the Official Woodford Reserve 2024 $1,000 & $5,000 Kentucky Derby ‘Rose Mint Julep’ Cocktail [VIDEO]

Kentucky Derby, Mint Julep, Woodford Reserve

Kentucky Distillers' Association - 2024 Biennial State of the Bourbon Industry Report

Watch the Entire 2024 ‘Bourbon Economic Impact Report’ Presentation [VIDEO]

Kentucky Distillers' Association, Law

Watch Master Blender Jane Bowie and Master Distiller Denny Potter as they introduce their new Potter Jane Distilling Company, a $50 million startup distillery.

Zella May Band - Featuring Dr. Patrick Heist

Wilderness Trail Distillery’s Dr. Pat Heist is Keepin’ it Real with His Rock Band ‘Zella May’ [VIDEOS]

Wilderness Trail Distillery

Long before Dr. Pat Heist and Shane Baker were the 'Science Guys of Whiskey' they were rock stars in their own band.

Maker's Mark Distillery - Maker's Mark Celebrates the World's First Distillate Made with Certified Regenified Corn and Wheat

Watch as Maker’s Mark 8th Generation Distiller Rob Samuels Introduces Certified Regenified Bourbon [VIDEO]

Maker's Mark, Sustainability

Maker’s Mark 8th Generation Distiller and Grandson of the Founders Rob Samuels is making his own mark on the whiskey company as he leans into sustainability and regenified agriculture.

Bardstown Bourbon Co. - CEO Mark Erwin and VP of New Product Development and Hospitality Dan Callaway

Watch Bardstown Bourbon Co’s Mark Erwin and Dan Callaway Introduce their New Tasting Experience on Whiskey Row [VIDEO]

Bardstown Bourbon Company

Watch as Bardstown Bourbon Co. CEO Mark Erwin and VP of Hospitality Dan Callaway introduce the world to their new Whiskey Row Homeplace.

Potter Jane Distilling Co. - Break'n Ground Taking Names

Watch Jane Bowie and Denny Potter Share the Inside Scoop of the New ‘Potter Jane Distilling Company’ [VIDEO]

Buzick Construction, Joseph & Joseph Architects, Potter Jane Distilling Co., Vendome Copper & Brass Works

Watch Master Blender Jane Bowie and Master Distiller Denny Potter as they introduce their new Potter Jane Distilling Company, a $50 million startup distillery.

Old Forester Distillery - Master Taster Melissa Rift and Master Distiller Emeritus Chris Morris Celebrate the Return to Whiskey Row

Old Forester Distillery Celebrates their 5 Year Anniversary Return to Whiskey Row with Secret Bottle Drops [VIDEO]

Brown-Forman, Old Forester

After nearly a century gap, Old Forester returned to Whiskey Row in Louisville, Kentucky. They're now celebrating their Wood Anniversary with some surprise bottle drops.

Watch as Jeptha Creed and Cruise Flags Debut a 12’x7′ Bourbon Barrel Stave U.S. Flag [VIDEO]

Jeptha Creed Distillery

Jeptha Creed Distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky celebrated National Bourbon Day and Flag Day 2023 with the introduction of their custom made 12-foot by 7-foot bourbon barrel stave American flag.

Seth DeBolt Director James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits Interview

10 Questions: A Q&A with ‘James B. Beam Institute of Kentucky Spirits’ Program Director Seth DeBolt [VIDEO]

James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits, University of Kentucky

Watch as Professor Seth DeBolt explains what will make the new James B. Beam Institute of Kentucky Spirits unique in spirits education.

Learn How ‘Buzzard’s Roost’ Got its Name & What to Expect at Buzzard’s Roost ‘Whiskey Row Experience’ [VIDEO]

Buzzard's Roost Whiskey

We traveled around for about 18 months, looking at properties and getting more immersed in the whiskey industry. We would see rickhouses and we would seem to see buzzards roosting on the top.

James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits - Distillery, Vendome Copper & Brass, Joseph & Joseph + Bravura Architects, Dr. Seth DeBolt

Watch as the ‘James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits’ 30′ Still is Installed in 60 Seconds (Time-lapse Video)

Independent Stave Company, James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits, University of Kentucky, Vendome Copper & Brass Works

Watch the video as Vendome Copper & Brass Works air lifts the still using a 80 crane to drop it in as smooth as a good pour of whiskey.

Woodford Reserve Distillery - Woodford Reserve Bourbon 2023 $1,000 and $3,500 Mint Julep

How to Make Woodford Reserve’s Kentucky Derby ‘Secretariat’s Mint Julep’ Cocktail [VIDEO]

Kentucky Derby, Woodford Reserve

Watch and learn how to make the 2023 $3,500 Kentucky Derby Mint Julep. Gold cup and sapphires are optional (or are they?).

Evan Williams Bourbon Experience - Master Distiller Jodie Filiatreau Fills the 2,000 Barrel

Watch as Evan Williams Artisanal Distiller Jodie Filiatreau Fills the 2,000th Barrel [VIDEO]

Evan WIlliams, Heaven Hill

Watch as Evan Williams Bourbon Experience Artisanal Distillery Jodie Filiatreau fills the 2,000th barrel at this barrel a day distillery.

Woodford Reserve Distillery - Master Distiller Emeritus Chris Morris and Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall, Her 1st Toast

Watch as Elizabeth McCall Gives Her 1st Public Toast as the New Woodford Reserve Master Distiller [VIDEO]

Kentucky Derby, Woodford Reserve

Woodford Reserve Distillery's Elizabeth McCall gives her first public toast as Woodford Reserve's Master Distiller.

Buffalo Trace Distillery - Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate Doubling of Bourbon and Rye Whiskey Production

Watch as Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley & Freddie Johnson Cut the Ribbon to Celebrate 2x Whiskey Production [VIDEO]

Buffalo Trace Distillery, Thermaltech Engineering, Vendome Copper & Brass Works

Ten Nights in a Bar-Room - A 1931 Movie about Drunkenness

Ten Nights in a Bar-Room, A Film about Overindulgence – “I’m A Man, I Can Stop Anytime I Please.” [Full 1931 Movie]

This movie is based on a book published In 1854 by Timothy Shay (T. S.) Arthur (1809 –1885). ‘Ten Nights in a Bar-Room’, became a best-selling novel that dramatizes the evils of alcohol.