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Line 1: {{Short description\|American whiskey-tasting event in Bardstown}} [[Image:~~Kentucky_Bourbon_Festival~~Kentucky Bourbon Festival.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Lawn of the festival]] The '''Kentucky Bourbon Festival''' is a weeklong ~~event~~activity consisting of more than thirty events in [[Bardstown, Kentucky]], [[United States]], dedicated to celebrating the history and art of [[distilling]] [[bourbon whiskey]]. The ~~town~~organizers of the festival promote the strong association between bourbon and the city of Bardstown, ~~known~~and have astrademarked the phrase "Bourbon Capital of the World", to apply specifically to Bardstown.<ref>[http://www.kybourbonfestival.com/ Kentucky Bourbon Festival] web site.</ref><ref>[http://www.visitbardstown.com/tourism/ Bardstown Tourism Commission] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427130459/http://www.visitbardstown.com/tourism/ \|date=2007-04-27 }} web site.</ref> Bardstown has been the site of bourbon distilleries since 1776.{{Citation needed\|date = December 2010}} The event started in 1991 as a dinner and bourbon tasting for 250 people. The event now draws more than 50,000 visitors each year from more than a dozen countries including Japan and the U.K. The festival also is almost always a sold-out event, with over 10,000 tickets available and sold between both distilleries and attendees. This makes it one of Kentucky's largest events. <ref name="Whiskey Galore">[http://www.american.com/archive/2008/october-10-08/whiskey-galore Whiskey Galore!], TheAmerican,.com, October 2008.</ref> Along with concerts with names like the [[Kentucky Headhunters]], several local distilleries have commemorative displays on the lawn, as well as food and craft vendors. The event is home to the world championship [[Competitive Barrel Rolling\|bourbon barrel relay]], a barrel rolling race between many of the Kentucky distilleries. On the property of [[Spalding Hall]], the [[Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey]] is often visited during the festival. Besides concerts by such famous names as the [[Kentucky Headhunters]], many local distilleries have impressive displays on the lawn, as well as craftsmen such as Bardstown's own [[Kentucky State Fair]] blue ribbon Bourbon Baskets. By being on the property of [[Spalding Hall]], the [[Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey]] is extremely popular during the festival. In 2006, 52,000 people from 37 U.S. states and 13 foreign countries attend the annual festival, making it one of the top three events in Kentucky.<ref>[http://www.kybourbonfestival.com/history.htm Kentucky Bourbon Festival<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. [[1792 (bourbon)\|1792 bourbon]] whiskey is, according to the producer, the ''official toasting bourbon'' of the festival (in 2004)<ref>[http://www.bourbonenthusiast.com/forum/DBvd.php?id=56&task=displaybottling Bourbon Enthusiasts Review]</ref>. Along with these activities includes tasting events, cooking demonstrations, competitions, and historic tours on bourbon and Kentucky. Before 2021, the festival was open to anyone, kids and adults, alike. But, in 2021, some things were changed. It is now only a 21+ event. The Kentucky Bourbon Festival states that their festival has been "reimagined" for this. This is a new change made to the festival, as children and families won't be able to get in. The festival moved online in 2020 as the physical part was scrapped on grounds of [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The festival, since 2021, has been moved back to an in-person event in its original place of Bardstown, Kentucky. ==See also== [[American Whiskey Trail]] [[Kentucky Bourbon Trail]] "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/26/AR2008092601862.html?sub=AR Washington Post article on the Kentucky Bourbon Festival]" ▼ [[List of attractions and events in the Louisville metropolitan area]]▼ [[http://www.alcoholreviews.com/2008/10/102008-kentucky-bourbon-festival.html AlcoholReviews.com article on the Kentcuky Bourbon Festival]" ▲[[List of attractions and events in Louisville]] [[Whiskey]] [[Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History]] Line 20 ⟶ 28: ==External links== [http://www.kybourbonfestival.com/ Kentucky Bourbon Festival website] ▲"[~~http~~https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/26/AR2008092601862.html?sub=AR Washington Post article on the Kentucky Bourbon Festival]" {{coord\|37.8110\|-85.4707\|type:event\|display=title}} {{Louisville-stub}}▼ [[Category:Bardstown, Kentucky]] [[Category:Festivals in Kentucky]] [[Category:~~Louisville~~Festivals ~~events~~established in 1992]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Nelson County, Kentucky]] [[Category:1992 establishments in Kentucky]] [[Category:September events]] [[Category:Bourbon whiskey]] ▲{{~~Louisville~~LouisvilleMSA-stub}}