Date and Time
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST
Thursday, February 21; 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Location
Kentucky Artisan Distillery
6230 Old LaGrange Road
Crestwood, KY 40014
Fees/Admission
$100/$120 - Yew Dell Members/Non-members
Contact Information
Yew Dell Botanical Gardens - 502-241-4788 or grow@yewdellgardens.org
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Description
The Botany of Bourbon Hosted by Kentucky Artisan Distillery,
the Home of Jefferson’s Reserve Bourbon & Yew Dell
Thursday, February 21; 6:30 – 9:30 pm
$100/$120 - Yew Dell Members/Non-members
Kentucky’s finest native spirit has taken over the planet in recent years. We know about the limestone water, the climate and the heritage that make Kentucky bourbon such an icon in the spirits industry. But what about those grains, the magic kernels that transform branch water to gold? Join us for a wide-ranging dinner lecture by Yew Dell's executive director, Dr. Paul Cappiello, covering the natural history, the botany and the chemistry that make these iconic grains the stuff of myth and magic. Enjoy specialty bourbon cocktails, a luscious dinner and lecture right in the heart of the distillery, a behind the scenes tour, plus a bourbon tasting led by Head Distiller, Jade Peterson of Kentucky Artisan Distillery the home of Jefferson’s Bourbon.
