CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Shaken & Stirred Cocktail Class at Bardstown Bourbon Company

The perfect complement to our tours and a guaranteed good time. Join our Spirits Specialists in this fun, hands-on experience of crafting two iconic bourbon cocktails. This experience is open to guests 21+.

Blind Tasting 101 at Bardstown Bourbon Company

Tips, tricks, and a good time! From grain to glass, this class will teach how to identify the key characteristics of aroma, palate, and finish. Learn the nuances of grains, aging, and proof then apply your skills to your next tasting exercise. Filled with immersive flavor exercises, this class is not to be missed on your Bourbon Trail adventure! This experience is open to guests 21+.

Stitzel-Weller Cocktail Classes

Create your very own festive cocktail using mixology techniques and hand-crafted syrups designed by Garden & Gun Bar Lead, Greg Hojnacki. Learn about the history of Stitzel-Weller and the cocktail itself! After class, meet us at the Garden & Gun Club where we have a full cocktail menu of craft cocktails and small plates.

Day As A Distiller at Hartfield & Co.

Ever wondered what it would be like to work at a distillery? What is it like to taste barrel samples and still have to move grain? What temperature do you add malted barley? Bottle and label a batch of Bourbon from Bourbon County? This is your chance for you to experience the world of craft distilling! Work alongside one of us for the day mashing, distilling, bottling, tasting or whatever else is going on that day!

Stave & Thief

Stave & Thief Society was founded in 2014, and is the first Bourbon certification program recognized by the Bourbon industry and the only to be recognized by the Kentucky Distillers Association as its “Official Bourbon Education Course.”

Angel’s Envy Cocktail Classes

Classes paused due to COVID

Nothing impresses guests more than being served a delicious and beautifully crafted cocktail. Angel’s Envy offers three classes to help you learn the basics of cocktail creation, such as proper proportioning, syrup-making, and garnishing. Take the Henderson Cocktail Class to master our signature cocktail, The Henderson. Opt for our Rye Cocktail Class, where you’ll learn special techniques to complement the subtle, sweet and spicy flavor of Angel’s Envy Rye. Or choose Behind the Bar, where one of our Whiskey Guardians will help you build various great cocktails with fine Angel’s Envy spirits.