by bourbonv » Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:46 pm
I have been in contact with Mike and have made some plans for the week of the festival with him. I thought I would make my plans public here, should anybody want join in on the fun.
Monday September 11: Julian Van Winkle and Preston Van Winkle are doing a bourbon dinner at the Bourbon's Bistro. It was almost sold out last week and may be so by now. There was some thought about the date, but the decision was to get on with our lives while still respecting the event. I am sure Julian and Preston handle it with style and taste.
Tuesday 12: Mike gets into Louisville around 1:30 and I thought a trip to the distilleries in Shively would be a good start. I hope Chris Morris is free to give us a tour of Early Times that afternoon. After distillery tours, a trip to Jockey Silks with maybe trips to Maker's Mark Lounge and the Seelbach would round out the day.
Wednesday 13: We may flip flop the tours of Wednesday and Thursday should the need arise, but Mike needs to get to the Lawrenceburg/Frankfort area so an early start and tours of Four Roses, Woodford Reserve, Wild Turkey and Bufallo Trace are planned. The evening would include dinner and drinks at the Bourbon's Bistro. I hope we can get a party of other members of the forum there on Wednesday night. Last year it was a very good time and it was followed by a very good time the Wednesday before the Sampler. I hope John and Linda will be tempted to come down for this even though they are leaving for Hawaii on Friday.
Thursday 14: Mike needs to get to the Oscar Getz Museum so I thought a trip down to Bardstown for the Getz Museum and Heaven Hill are definite trips. If time allows we can stop at Beam (a very short stop since there really is not much to see) and on down to Maker's Mark can be worked in as well. Dinner in Bardstown and then back to Louisville so that he can get home the next day.
Friday 15: The Bourbon Hall of Fame at Bufallo Trace is the big thing for me that day. I may start with the Four Roses "Let's talk Bourbon" event in the morning. I am sure there will be some celebration after the event as well, but I am not sure where at this point. Maybe back at the Bourbon's Bistro.
Saturday 16: The Master Distiller's Auction at the Getz Museum at 2:00 is my first order of business. After the auction there is a party / bar-b-que at Pen Bogert's house in Bardstown. He has a lovely old house built in the early-mid 1800's at First Street and Fitch. His backyard is huge and looks out towards My Old Kentucky Home. He is going to have some grills set up and I am making bourbon baked beans. He is a blues musician and his band is coming down to play as well. You all are invited to come and enjoy. Just bring some bourbon, soft drinks, chips or some other contribution to the pot and have fun.
That is my plans, so if you want to join in anything, let me know.
Mike Veach
Mike Veach
"Our people live almost exclusively on whiskey" - E H Taylor, Jr. 25 April 1873