One of the nice things about living in Louisville is that you can meet a different member of the bourbon business just about every week. Friday night at Match Cigar Bar [4] and Riverside Cigars [5] in Jeffersonville (come on, you know we’ve annexed Southern Indiana), Kyle Henderson [6], Production Manager of Angel’s Envy [7], will join forces with Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate Cigars [8] to create an event that is sure to please bourbon and cigar connoisseurs from all around.
Angel’s Envy and Drew Estate have a mutual status as relative new kids on the block in their respective fields. Lincoln Henderson, former Master Distiller of Brown-Forman, launched [9]Angel’s Envy in 2011. Since then, the port barrel-finished bourbon has been wildly popular, with their Rye and Cask-Strength offerings flying off the shelves and currently unavailable.
Similarly, Drew Estate is a relative newcomer to the cigar world. Started in 1998, the brand has grown to include two of my personal favorites- My Uzi Weighs a Ton and Liga Undercrown. Those familiar with the Liga offerings may wonder why I’m not obsessed with a Liga Privada Ferrel Flying Pig or Rat Tail. The answer is simple-they’re above my pay grade. For that matter, so is MUWAT, which is why Liga Undercrown is my current go-to.
Friday night, May 23, at 7 p.m., join the crew at Match Cigar Bar for a lovely meal catered by Dean Corbett of Corbett’s Restaurant [10]. The $300 ticket also includes a bottle of Match Cigar Bar’s private label Angel’s Envy, 3 rare Drew Estate cigars, and a Liga #9 sampler pack, a $500 value. As an added bonus, boxes of the Flying Pig will be available for sale, which is unheard of (there’s a limit of 2 sticks per customer at my nearest smoke shop).
Tickets to this event are extremely limited. Click here to purchase. [11] Be sure to Tweet me @LouGirl502 [12] if you’re planning to go.
Photos Courtesy of Match's Website, Riverside's Facebook, and Angel's Envy's Facebook