The Kentucky Hug

11/11/2024

📚✨ Ready to Deepen Your Bourbon Knowledge? ✨📚

One of the most fascinating experiences on The Kentucky Hug’s platform, Bourbon in Bardstown by Bourbon Capital Academy, dives into the history and craftsmanship of bourbon like no other! Join this exclusive class to explore how Bardstown earned its title as the Bourbon Capital of the World.

Held in the beautiful Brindiamo Penthouse, you’ll enjoy an in-depth curriculum on Bardstown’s rich bourbon legacy—complete with tastings from iconic local distilleries that bring the story to life with each sip.

🗓 Next Class: November 23rd at 10:30 AM
📍 Location: Brindiamo Penthouse, Downtown Bardstown

Spaces fill quickly, so reserve your spot now through The Kentucky Hug and experience Bardstown’s incredible bourbon heritage first hand. Cheers to the journey! 🥃 https://www.kyhug.com/experience/71/bourbon-in-bardstown/bourbon-capital-academy/tasting

10/10/2024

🥃 Straight From the Barrel at ! 🥃

Ready to taste bourbon straight from the source? Watch Hill Proper in Norton Commons is offering a unique Straight From the Barrel experience where you can sample up to four different whiskeys directly from the barrel in their exclusive Fermenter Bar.

Guided by one of their whiskey experts, you’ll learn the stories behind each pour, dive into the rich history of Kentucky bourbon, and even have the chance to purchase a pre-filled bottle of your favorite. This hands-on experience is perfect for bourbon enthusiasts, whether you’re coming alone or bringing a group. 🍂

🗓 Available Tuesday through Saturday, this is a must-book experience for anyone looking to connect deeper with Kentucky’s bourbon heritage. Reserve your spot now on The Kentucky Hug marketplace!

Book here: https://www.kyhug.com/experience/8/straight-from-the-barrel/watch-hill-proper/tasting

25/09/2024

🍽️✨ Discover Bardstown’s Story—One Bite at a Time! ✨🍽️

https://www.kyhug.com/experience/67/taste-of-bardstown-tour/taste-of-bardstown/tour

At The Kentucky Hug, we’re all about celebrating local experiences, and Bardstown’s Story: Unfolding Bite by Bite” tour is an incredible way to dive into the heart of community! This walking tour brings you face-to-face with the rich history, unforgettable flavors, and incredible stories of Bardstown, KY.

🗺️ Your journey includes: 🥃 Oscar Getz Whiskey Museum: A mini tour & buttery ham biscuits from Lisa’s Creations 👟 A stroll through Bardstown’s most historic neighborhood 🍺 Scout & Scholar Brewery: Hot pretzels, nachos with Jake’s Country Sausage & a sample of the Ol’ Buddy beer 🍹 The Volstead Bourbon Lounge: Bourbon ball dessert & a Peach Bourbon Slushie or The Game Changer cocktail 🐴 The Old Talbott Tavern: Fried green tomatoes & a pour of Barton’s Distillery 1792 Small Batch 🥃 Mr. Tubs Cocktail Bar: Bourbon fruit cake & Monk’s Road Wheated Bourbon from Log Still Distillery

📅 Join us in celebrating the incredible local leaders and businesses that make Bardstown shine. Whether you’re a local or visiting, this is the perfect way to connect with Bardstown’s history and hospitality lead by some it’s communities best hosts!

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18/09/2024

📍In Louisville for Bourbon & Beyond or one of our city's many September festivals? 🎶🥃

While you’re enjoying the festival, why not take a step back in time and experience Kentucky’s bourbon history?

✨ Evan Williams Bourbon Experience: Traditional Tour & Tasting

Journey through the story of Kentucky’s first licensed distillery, Evan Williams, and visit recreations of Louisville’s 18th-century wharf and Whiskey Row from the 1890s. Witness a modern, state-of-the-art distillery in action, utilizing the same pot stills as in the early bourbon-making days.

To top it all off, you’ll enjoy a guided tasting of four distinct bourbons, bringing the rich heritage and flavors of Evan Williams to life.

🎟️ Book your Traditional Tour & Tasting now through The Kentucky Hug Marketplace and make your Bourbon & Beyond weekend an unforgettable adventure into bourbon history.

🔗 https://www.kyhug.com/experiences?skip=0&take=24&sortingOrder=tickets.desc&distilleryIds%5B0%5D=2

11/09/2024

🚀 We're Back & Excited to Reconnect! 🚀

It’s been a while, but we’re back with fresh energy and exciting content! Over the next few weeks, we’ll be shining the spotlight on our incredible partners who make what we do possible.

🔗 What to Expect: Each week, we'll introduce you to one of our amazing partners, sharing their stories, innovations, and the value they bring to the community. We can’t wait to show you how they’re shaping the spirits tourism industry and beyond!

👥 Stay Tuned: Follow along for inspiring features, industry insights, and updates from The Kentucky Hug. Whether you’ve been with us since the start or just joining the journey, we’re thrilled to have you in our community.

11/01/2024

The Kentucky Hug is gearing up for an incredible 2024 season. First and foremost our Wefunder: wefunder.com/thekyhug has raised an incredible $90,500 and the campaign will be closing out tomorrow--if you or someone you know would like to be a part of our journey please act fast as we only have a few more hours left to invest. We are so grateful to all the folks who chose to invest in us.

We wanted to give you all a few additional updates as well for the start of the year. Our booking system is now available for distilleries and tourism partners throughout the state. We began demos of this brand new system built for and by Kentucky distilleries in late November. We have also been added as a Industry Champion for the Kentucky Distillers Association and we are honored to be a part of such an integral piece of the Kentucky Bourbon Industry. We have several partners who we hope to have onboarded to our new booking system in the next few weeks. This will begin to diversify our marketplace which we launched in August of last year.

We were also just chosen as the featured start up for Venture Connectors yesterday and were honored to present to such an amazing group here in the start up community. We have also been nominated as one of the 2024 Kentucky Inno Startups to watch. We are looking forward to the event later this month on January 30th.

We are hope to have many exciting announcements over the coming weeks for everyone. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about what we have coming up please reach out.

Cheers!
Eddie Fieldhouse CEO and Co-founder

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