Close your eyes and picture a Ken Burns documentary on bourbon brought to life through live bluegrass music. Then all throughout the performance, you actually experience the evolution of bourbon by tasting the different whiskies and bourbon that folks were drinking starting back in the 1700’s; then move to what they were drinking throughout the 1800’s, all the way up through present day, and you have Bourbon Through Bluegrass. This self-contained performance will include five different bourbon tastings, music, and hors d’oeurves, stimulating all the senses as you see, hear, smell, feel, and taste the history of America’s native spirit.

Bernie Lubbers is the global whiskey ambassador for Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, KY and is known as the Whiskey Professor. He is a two time recipient of the Icons of Whiskey – Ambassador of the Year Award from Whiskey Magazine. Hickory Vaught is the face on the passports and advertisements for the Urban Bourbon Trail Account at the Blu Bar in the Louisville Marriott Hotel.