by bourbonv » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:17 am
The two academies that are open to the public are going to be Saturday March 3rd and Saturday March 24th. The cost is $125.00. They are listed from 9:00 to 3:00 but usually go just a little longer. This year Chris Morris and I are going to try charring a barrel with straw. We have never tried this before and it should be interesting to watch. I am also changing my historical talk to discuss the history of the charred barrel, the origin of bourbon and how bourbon as we know it today came about. It should be fun.
These academies have pretty much sold out for the last 4 years, so you should probably get your tickets soon.
Mike Veach
"Our people live almost exclusively on whiskey" - E H Taylor, Jr. 25 April 1873