Calling all bourbon lovers! Join the celebration of Lexington’s 250th anniversary at the “Big Ass Bourbon Tasting,” happening Wednesday, June 11, at LexLive.
“Lexington is located right in the heart of bourbon country, and we can’t celebrate our 250th anniversary without bourbon,” Mayor Linda Gorton said today. “Bourbon is more than a drink here in the Commonwealth – it’s a part of our history, woven throughout Lexington’s 250-year-old story.”
The Big Ass Bourbon Tasting will feature a bourbon flight for participants, food, live music by Honeychild, giveaways, 250Lex specialty cocktails, and much more.
Big Ass Fans spokesperson Michelle Moore said, “At Big Ass Fans we do everything BIG and bold, which is why we decided to be the title sponsor of The Big Ass bourbon tasting event! We are even prouder to celebrate Lexington’s 250th anniversary, where we have accomplished so much in a small amount of time. In just 10 generations, Lexington has become known for the world’s best bourbon, the world’s best horses, the world’s best athletes and the world’s best ceiling fans! Cheers to many more years of growth and success!” The Big Ass Bourbon Tasting is sponsored by Big Ass Fans.
The Big Ass Bourbon tasting will feature four bourbons: LF Heritage Distilling, Bespoken Spirits, Maker’s Mark, and RD One Spirits.
Tickets are required for entry. They may be purchased here. Free parking will be available in the attached parking garage at LexLive, 301 South Broadway.
All month long, 250Lex will celebrate “Come Home Month,” 30 days of special events that celebrate the very best of Lexington. For a full list of programming, visit www.250Lex.com.
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ABOUT THE BOURBONS:
LF Heritage Distilling Company: Honoring Family Heritage. Tradition, passing down a legacy as well as honoring generations that have travelled the path before, Limestone Farms is centered on family values. As the limestone rock filters as well as adds classic notes to our bourbon, we honor our heritage and values, bringing you prestige flavors and notes you can only find with years of dedication and a tenacious spirit. Limestone Farm’s Brand Mission: Enhancing your social time by delivering a Kentucky Whiskey Experience.
Bespoken Spirits: Founded in Silicon Valley, Bespoken Spirits is a groundbreaking spirits company, revolutionizing the industry through its finishing process, using all-natural elements of wood, toast and char. Now located in Lexington, Kentucky, its experts have created over 5,000 unique whiskey trials, all using less wood, water and energy than a more traditional approach.
Maker’s Mark: Maker’s Mark® is the iconic handmade Kentucky bourbon driven by a vision for better flavor and a better world. Maker’s Mark began with the innovative spirit of Margie and Bill Samuels, Sr., who in 1953, fulfilled their dream to create a delicious bourbon without the bite, using soft red winter wheat instead of rye to enhance the softness, sweetness and signature creaminess. Highly desired around the world, Maker’s Mark is handmade, hand-dipped in its signature red wax, and every barrel continues to be rotated by hand and is aged to taste, not time.
RD One Distillery: Based in Lexington, Kentucky, RD1 Spirits exists to explore the bourbon frontier. Lexington entrepreneurs founded the company in 2020 to help give life to the stories of Lexington’s bourbon firsts, namely its first federally registered distillery, established in 1865. RD1 is paving its own path, focusing on Kentucky Straight Bourbon and its interaction with various wood finishings in the barrel.
