Classes & Workshops

Learn on the Job

Like all things Bourbon-related, these classes and workshops are worth waiting for. Roll up your sleeves and learn the ins and outs of making Bourbon, first-hand.

Shaken & Stirred Cocktail Class

Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bardstown

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+.

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Blind Tasting 101

Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bardstown

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+.

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Cocktail Classes

Stitzel-Weller Distillery, Louisville

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.

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Day as a Distillery

Hartfield & Co., Paris

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!

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Cocktail Classes

Angel’s Envy Distillery, Louisville

Immerse yourself in the history of spirits by learning how to craft classic cocktails from talented cocktail specialist at ANGEL’S ENVY. There’s no better place to learn than behind a bar with a talented cocktail specialist. The Behind the Bar Class is offered monthly, as well as the Manhattan and Rye Cocktail Classes.

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Other Classes & Workshops

Step off the beaten path and join these classes and workshops that you won’t find at distilleries.

Executive Bourbon Steward Certification

Moonshine University, Louisville

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.”

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Craft Your Own Cocktail Experience

Frazier Museum, Louisville

Experience how to make the official cocktail of Louisville in the Craft Your Own Old Fashioned, presented by Old Forester, at the Frazier History Museum. Led by our Certified Bourbon Stewards, this unique experience is for Bourbon beginners and aficionados alike. Our team guides you through making a traditional Old Fashioned with your own unique twist while providing some fascinating history about the Old Fashioned.

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Bourbon & Bridles Experience

Kentucky Derby Museum, Louisville

What do you get when you pour a jigger of Bourbon, add a dash of Thoroughbreds and mix in a Mint Julep cup? The complete Bourbon and Bridles Experience. You’ll start with a tour of historic Churchill Downs to learn why horse racing and Bourbon are a perfect pair. Your guide will share stories of distillery owners who have won the Derby and how some enterprising guests imbibed on Derby day during the Prohibition years.

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Classes & Events

Westport Whiskey & Wine, Louisville

Louisville’s premier spirits and wine shop offers regularly scheduled Bourbon classes, workshops and programming with Master Distillers, Bourbon Barons, and so much more.

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Build Your Own Old Fashioned Class

Hermitage Farm, Louisville

Learn to craft your very own signature Old Fashioned as our instructors unfold the tasty tale of the drink’s origin. Use ingredients sourced from our farm to create your own personal spin on the most iconic bourbon cocktail, all served over Kentucky Straight Ice. This is Choose Your Own Adventure Scenario — but the ending is always delicious.

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Guided Bourbon Experiences

Distilled Living

Whether you’re just getting into Bourbon or have started tasting and collecting, our guided Bourbon tasting will take you through the next step on your Bourbon journey. We offer fun, interactive and educational class and conference options where you and your guests will learn how to taste Bourbon and other American whiskeys like Rye from a certified Bourbon Steward professional. Include a cocktail kit for even more fun!

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