A gala and Bourbon tasting like none other as Kentucky Bourbon Festival guests meet the Master Distillers and at dine The Great Kentucky Bourbon Tasting & Gala at Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2010 in Bardstown, Kentucky. Watch this BourbonBlog.com video.
We sip some Blanton’s Bourbon with John Shutt and enjoy the Gala and a special ceremony with Kentucky Distillers’ Association President Eric Gregory and all Master Distillers honoring First Lieutenant Clint Hooker.
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Large keg of Four Roses Bourbon is ready to be tapped. Watch how we tap this keg of Bourbon on BourbonBlog.com. Much better than tapping a keg of beer.
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Left to Right: Ronnie Eddins, Mrs. Charles L. Beam and Eddie Russell
Don’t you wish YOU were in this Hall of Fame? One of the highlights during the Kentucky Bourbon Festival week is the annual inductions into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame – the highest honor within the Bourbon industry a person or organization may receive. In conjunction with the Kentucky Distillers’ Association, the Kentucky Bourbon Festival announced the 2010 inductees at a reception for domestic and international Press and Media attending the festival. BourbonBlog.com attended the induction ceremony and reception as Charles L. Beam, Ronnie Eddins, Eddie Russell were honored in 2010.
Charles L. Beam (1922 to 2007) worked at several distilleries and was widely known as a “Master” of distillers before the title Master Distiller was widely used. He retired from the Four Roses Distillery in 1984 after 22 years as distiller, and during this tenure, he was responsible for several Bourbon brands and created the Eagle Rare brand. His widow, Mary Lee Beam, proudly accepted the award.
Ronnie Eddins began his career in the Bourbon business with Buffalo Trace Distillery in 1962. Ronnie manages greater than 300,000 barrels of aging inventory and under his tutorship hundreds of awards have been bestowed upon Buffalo Trace Bourbon brands.
Eddie Russell is the fourth generation of the famed Russell family to work at the Wild Turkey Distillery. He overseas Warehouse Operations, works hand-in-hand with his father Jimmy as an Associate Distiller, and travels extensively throughout North America as an ambassador of Wild Turkey Bourbon and the Kentucky Bourbon industry.
The seventy members of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame have their names permanently etched on a still that resides in the Oscar Getz Whiskey Museum in Bardstown, and all have made significant contributions to the awareness of Bourbon as
a major whiskey, growth of Bourbon sales, and elevated the stature of Bourbon Whiskey on a global basis.
BourbonBlog.com congratulates Charlie, Ronnie and Eddie – the newest inductees to this elite group of Bourbon distillers and ambassadors!
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Greg Davis, the youngest Master Distiller ever in the Bourbon industry, becomes the new Maker’s Mark Bourbon Master Distiller. BourbonBlog.com interviews Greg during a Maker’s Mark Ambassador reception at Kentucky Bourbon Fest 2010.
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Maker’s Mark Bourbon’s Kevin Smith passes the Bourbon Torch to the new Maker’s Mark Master Distiller Greg Davis. We interview Kevin during an Maker’s Mark Ambassador reception at Kentucky Bourbon Fest 2010. Kevin tells BourbonBlog.com that he will become the Beam Global Spirits and Wine Director of Bourbon and Distillery Operations.
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BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer searches for a cigar at the Bourbon, Cigars and Jazz event at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2010 in Bardstown, Kentucky. We drink Bourbons from Heaven Hill Distilleries and enjoy some Camacho Cigars.
Bourbons enjoyed on this night included Elijah Craig 12 year, Elijah Craig 18 year, Evan Williams Single Barrel, Evan Williams Honey Reserve, Evan Williams Cherry Reserve, Old Fitzgerald, Parker’s Heritage 27 year, Fighting Cock and more.
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Nothing like having a Bourbon during a radio interview in the heart of Bourbon country. Special thanks to WBRT of Bardstown, Kentucky and Roth Stratton for interviewing BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer.
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Filmed at the Four Roses Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky during BourbonBlog.com‘s Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2010 coverage.
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Four Wild Turkey American Honey Girls ride a mechanical bull together at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival on BourbonBlog.com.
Watch our video from last year where we filmed three girls on a bull below..
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The Mixed Drink Challenge at Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2010 where regional restaurant, bars and distillery mixologists prepare their take on a “Bourbon Martini.” BourbonBlog.com‘s coverage below.
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