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November 16, 2023
It’s easy to think that all glasses are created equal when enjoying your favorite spirit. While any glass will undoubtedly do in a pinch, there’s a lot more science involved in glassware than you may realize — and choosing the right glasses can make your drinking experience much more enjoyable. Read on to learn how to choose the proper whiskey and spirit glasses, and get ready to start drinking like a pro.
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October 24, 2023
Most whiskey drinkers know their favorite spirit ages in barrels before it’s bottled and ready to be enjoyed. However, most people might not realize that choosing which barrels go into each bottle is a big decision that usually requires the expertise of a Master Distiller.
If you’re curious about how Lux Row’s Master Distiller, John Rempe, selects each barrel for bottling, you’ve come to the right place.
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September 5, 2023
Creative costumes, horror flicks, thrills and chills — there’s a lot to love about Halloween. However, when it comes to spirits, we know where to find the good stuff, and, no, it’s not in your neighborhood cemetery. Instead, head to your bar cart this holiday and host not just any old Halloween party but a Halloween spirits-tasting party.
Keep reading for a little spooky inspiration, tips on how to pair your favorite Halloween candy with your favorite bourbons, and more.
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November 6, 2017
Experience Lux Row Distillers before its doors officially open by taking a virtual tour. Make your way up the tree-lined driveway to Lux Row’s sprawling 90-acre site. Take a step inside the Visitor Center and tasting room, home to the distillery’s retail experience and where you’ll sip award-winning brands alongside your fellow bourbon-lovers. Then tour where the fermenting, cooking and distilling will take place before heading out to see the distillery’s 6-story barrel warehouse, where 20,000 barrels of Kentucky Straight Bourbon will be housed and aged.
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July 22, 2018
Established in 1999, the Kentucky Bourbon Trail is a must for anyone who’s curious about spirits or who just plain loves whiskey. Tourists from around the world make their way to bourbon country to cruise the scenic 70-mile span between Lexington and Louisville, where more than two dozen distilleries, including the newly opened Lux Row Distillers in Bardstown, reside.
This road trip calls for a soundtrack. A backdrop of well-chosen tunes that will give the journey grandness, transforming what will already be a spectacular adventure into the stuff of legend.
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September 21, 2018
Job: Lux Row Brand Ambassador
Duties: To educate guests about the Lux Row brands, starting with a brief history of the Lux family and its roots, followed by a distillery tour and tasting
Education: Graduated with a degree in hospitality management and event planning from Western Kentucky University in 2017
Kelsey was born and raised in Bardstown, Kentucky, so we can’t think of a better person to make suggestions about what to see and do when visiting the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. First on your list will be touring Lux Row Distillers (of course). But after that, we suggest you take Kelsey’s advice — from where to find the best cup of coffee to the best hike in Bardstown.
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November 13, 2018
Besides mistletoe, one of the best things about the holidays is the holiday party. If you really want to spread some cheer, give your party a twist and make it a whiskey tasting.
This would be an intimate party — a dozen friends or less — so you can share the experience of walking through the whiskeys together.
As the host, you’ll want to take a few steps to set up a successful tasting, and here to guide us is Philip Lux, Lux Row Distillers ambassador and lead brand representative.
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December 13, 2018
Finding a gift for the whiskey lover in your life is easy: As long as your gift has a whiskey theme, it’s a winner. Our list rolls high to low, ranging from a fine bar cart to a package you can put together yourself with a dose of TLC.
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February 1, 2019
Like any right-thinking person, you’ve made the decision to visit Bardstown, Kentucky, the Bourbon Capital of the World and winner of the title “most beautiful small town in America.”
Obviously, a tour Lux Row Distillers is at the top of your list. But where do you go from there?
Here are five things you need to know before bopping into Bardstown.
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February 28, 2019
Plenty of entrepreneurial dreams have been hatched in a college dorm room, but few actually end up maturing into fully fledged businesses. Clayton & Crume, however, is one of the success stories.
Western Kentucky University graduates Clay Simpson and Tyler Jury started out making belts for friends and fraternity brothers in a makeshift dorm studio. Now they run a thriving leather goods company in the heart of bourbon country: Louisville, Kentucky.
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May 29, 2019
Since first writing about bourbon in 2006, Fred Minnick has become the foremost author, critic, editor (of Bourbon + Magazine), and, with the founding of the Bourbon & Beyond festival, impresario of the bourbon world. He has also written about rum, mead, and his military tour in Iraq, but his three books on bourbon have set a high mark: Whiskey Women, Bourbon Curious, and Bourbon: The Rise, Fall & Rebirth of An American Whiskey.
Lucky for us, he had some free time for a chat.
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