Category: <span>Kentucky Spirits</span>

Blue Rook Distillery Danville Kentucky

Blue Rook Distillery Danville Kentucky Come try some award-winning cachaça, a uniquely Brazilian style of rum that, unlike most of its peers, is crafted from pure, unprocessed sugarcane rather than molasses. The Still Restaurant & Cocktail Bar originated as a place to enjoy Blue Rook Cane Spirits in tastefully-crafted specialty cocktails. …

Harkness Edwards Vineyards Winchester KY

Harkness Edwards Vineyards Winchester KY. Only a few miles from the river, On a typically hot, humid summer day in Kentucky, Kyle cools off with some local wine and a stroll through the vineyards with wine expert Nini! Book a private tasting, tour the grounds, attend one of the many …

Wildcat Willy’s Bourbon Distillery Restaurant

Wildcat Willy’s Bourbon Distillery Restaurant Winchester, KY on Downstream Kyle visits this local gem to try some craft bourbon and moonshine, and washes it down with some beer cheese! Watch FULL EPISODE: https://liquidkentucky.com/liquid-kentucky-television-episodes/ Wildcat Willy’s is a craft farm-to-bottle distillery, where we distill seasonal grains, tubers and fruits. These spirits …

Making Homemade Apple Wine

Making homemade apple wine! Take a trip with Kyle to Carrie’s farm and cabin in Elliot Co KY.  Kyle will learn how Carrie bottles and makes “AppleAtCha”, her homemade Apple Wine. Fermenting and bottling your own wine from apples in your own orchard turns out to be a great way …

Hartfield & Co Hand Sanitizer Paris KY

Hartfield & Co Hand Sanitizer Paris KY: Kyle takes a trip to Hartfield & Co Distillery to learn about their distillation process and history. In the midst of the pandemic the Paris, Kentucky Distillery has transformed into a hand sanitizer manufacturer.  Some the hand sanitizer has been shipped all over …

Traveler’s Cellar Winery Bowling Green KY

Traveler’s Cellar Winery Bowling Green KY as featured on Downstream provides a tour of their vineyards, their unique wine cellar and a tasting of some special varieties including something called Sweet Tea. The new owners claim their love for traveling and the fact they bought a house with a great …

Corvette To Preservation Tasting Room Bowling Green KY

Corvette To Preservation Tasting Room Bowling Green KY as featured on Downstream is the nationally recognized wine bar site where we’ll close out the episode and learn the answer to the riddle: “There is no race involved with this “spirited” run through downtown Bowling Green.” Kyle promotes having a designated …

White Squirrel Bowling Green KY

White Squirrel Bowling Green KY as featured on Downstream is the location for some excellent food as well as craft beer. Kyle learns the history behind the famed gastropub as well as the story behind the White Squirrel and how it relates to Western Kentucky University all the while, trying …

Blue Holler Brew Supplies Bowling Green KY

Blue Holler Brew Supplies Bowling Green KY as featured on Downstream where Kyle visits the only home brew store in Southern Kentucky, to learn what it takes to create your own home brew beer including hops, yeast, grains and more. You can also sample beers brewed at Blue Holler. Sponsored …

Buffalo Trace Distillery Frankfort KY

Buffalo Trace Distillery Frankfort KY features a newly discovered “bourbon pompeii, where remains of an older distillery were uncovered during a renovation and expansion. The old area is being converted into a new working portion of the distillery and a historical tour. Buffalo Trace is home to over a dozen …

Castle & Key Distillery Frankfort KY

Castle & Key Distillery Frankfort KY is the site of a unique story featuring history, distilling and of course drinking.  Kyle takes a tour of this newly renovated castle and checks out the gardens, the rick houses, the spring from which the spirits are made and of course the tasting …

Rebecca Ruth Candy Frankfort KY

Carrie takes a tour of the historic Rebecca Ruth Candy Frankfort KY. She visits the factory and speaks with a special family member who carries on the tradition today.  She also figures out the episode riddle while tasting some delicious balls. Sponsored by: Sponsored By: Georgetown / Scott County Tourism, …

Local Feed Restaurant Georgetown KY

Kyle joins head chef and owner Justin Thompson at his premiere dining establishment, Local Feed, in downtown Georgetown, Kentucky. The two discuss the importance of procuring locally sourced food and sample some tasty dishes from the menu; wrapping up with a mixology segment featuring a Fire & Limestone cocktail. Sponsored …

Bourbon 30 Whisky Blending Georgetown Kentucky

Bourbon 30 Whisky Blending Georgetown Kentucky Kyle meets up with Jeff Mattingly at Bourbon 30 in Georgetown KY and uses some special water from Royal Spring to blend a limited edition 94 proof Downstream Bourbon from an 11 year old whisky and two 4 year old bourbons. Sponsored by: Georgetown/Scott …

Four Roses Distillery Tour Anderson County Kentucky

Four Roses Distillery Tour Anderson County Kentucky Four Roses Distillery Tour Anderson County Kentucky. Kyle gets a behind the scenes look in the lab at Four Roses and samples some bourbon with master distiller Brent Elliott. Be sure to watch the full episode, online NOW.  Sponsored by: Lawrenceburg/Anderson Co. Tourism, Four Roses …

Lovers Leap Vineyard Winery Anderson County Kentucky

Lovers Leap Vineyard Winery Anderson County Kentucky Lover’s Leap Vineyard Winery Anderson County Kentucky as featured on Downstream. Kyle tours the vineyard at Lover’s Leap, and talks to the head winemaker about the effects of oxygen on wine whether or not he should drink the entire bottle as soon as …

BOURBON, CIGARS, & JAZZ BARDSTOWN KY

BOURBON, CIGARS, & JAZZ BARDSTOWN KY Bourbon Cigars & Jazz- History of the Festival as Featured on Downstream [HD]: Kyle and Jill relax at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival Bourbon, Cigars & Jazz event at My Old Kentucky Home with a drink in hand and Jazz in the air. A discussion …

HAMMING IT UP PAIRING BOURBON BARDSTOWN KY

HAMMING IT UP PAIRING BOURBON BARDSTOWN KY Hamming It Up Pairing Bourbon Bardstown KY as Featured on Downstream [HD]: Kyle talks to author Steve Coomes about the merits of cured meats and its relationship with Bourbon at the Bourbon Festival. Beth waxes something fierce about her love for the combination …

BOURBON DISTILLING GRAINS BARDSTOWN KY

BOURBON DISTILLING GRAINS BARDSTOWN KY Bourbon Distilling Grains Bardstown KY as Featured on Downstream [HD]: Kyle takes a class a the Kentucky Bourbon Festival and then talks with Tyler from Moonshine University about the blends of grains that go into making a world-class bourbon and how they are all uniquely …

BOURBON COCKTAILS BARDSTOWN KY

BOURBON COCKTAILS BARDSTOWN KY Bourbon Cocktails in Bardstown KY as Featured on Downstream [HD] Kyle and Bourbon Hall of Famer, Joy sit in the VIP Loft at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival to discuss Joy’s Career and the history of the Bourbon Cocktail in Kentucky and the World. Be sure to …

MIXING CLASSIC MINT JULEP BARDSTOWN KY

MIXING CLASSIC MINT JULEP BARDSTOWN KY  Mixing Classic Mint Julep BARDSTOWN KY as Featured on Downstream [HD]:  Kyle makes a pit stop at the Oscar Getz Museum with Linda, who is by the way, a Bourbon Badass, for a quick drink and ends up sharing a conversation about the Kentucky …

KENTUCKY CRAFT BASH LOUISVILLE KY

KENTUCKY CRAFT BASH LOUISVILLE KY After a long day of kayaking (Carrie) and drinking water (Kyle) the hosts meet up at the Kentucky Craft Bash organized by the Kentucky Guild of Brewers. The first of it’s kind, though open to the public, this is a beer fest FOR THE BREWERS, …

STITZEL WELLER LOUISVILLE KY

STITZEL WELLER LOUISVILLE KY After learning A LOT about where Pure Tap water comes from, Kyle finally makes it to a distillery to see how it is used for a darker liquid. Chats with Kevin at Stitzel Weller reveal some interesting history about the old distillery. A sit down “parlour …

AGAINST THE GRAIN LOUISVILLE KY

AGAINST THE GRAIN LOUISVILLE KY Have you ever met HOP, SMOKE, DARK, MALT, SESSION, or WHIM? If not, then you probably haven’t visited Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, KY. Well we have and we met them all! (Some would even say we’re close friends now.)  Having produced dozens and dozens and dozens of different beer flavor …