Celebrating the People Behind Bardstown Hospitality: The STAVE Awards Each May, the Bardstown/Nelson County Hospitality Association hosts the annual STAVE Awards — a celebration dedicated to recognizing the people who help make Bardstown and Nelson County such a memorable place to visit. Sponsored…
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There’s something about Bardstown that just feels like it was made for gatherings. Maybe it’s the brick-lined downtown glowing under string lights. Maybe it’s the Kentucky countryside turning golden right before sunset. Or maybe it’s the way people here greet you like you’re a familiar face that’s…
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Bardstown has long been known as the Bourbon Capitol of Kentucky (and the World). But could it now be aiming for the title of Kentucky’s Capital of Christmas? It could, according to Stacey Phelps, President of Visit Bardstown, who says, “there’s a special kind of magic that settles over Bardstown…
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Bardstown is known for a lot of things – beauty, charm, history, heritage – but nothing more so than bourbon. The amber liquid in large part defines Bardstown – so much so that it has become known as “the Bourbon Capital of the World.” Come see for yourself bourbon’s importance to Bardstown when…
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Five Brothers Bar & Kitchen on the second floor of the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience will open as a full-fledged dining and drinking spot this fall. Until it does, however, the beautifully renovated, industrial chic space is available for craft cocktails and a limited menu, making it the most…
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For half-a-century, the weekend of Kentucky Derby was capped off with a festive barbecue on the lawn at Wickland Estate, the 209-year-old Georgian mansion that was home to three governors (two in Kentucky and one in Louisiana). The barbecue became a “must-do” event of Derby weekend, attracting…
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