You are invited to join us on the Bourbon Trail to learn from numerous industry professionals. Seminars will be held on the half hour of every hour with 30-minute breaks between sessions. 2:30-3 p.m., 3:30-4 p.m., 4:30-5 p.m., 5:30-6 p.m. Stay tuned for more information.
1:30-2 p.m. and 3:30-4 p.m. Distilling Down with Stephen Beam
America’s Native Spirit has strict standards which must be adhered to in order to be called Bourbon. And while the TTB regulations dictate the regulations, master distillers have the ability to craft bourbon spirits that make the bourbons they create unique to their distillery. Stephen Beam will demonstrate how grain selection, proof, yeast and variations of charred oak barrels can influence the final product while tasting participants through unique DISTILLERY ONLY pours during the seminar. Stephen Beam – a seventh-generation descendent from the family that created Jim Beam – is co-founder and master distiller at Limestone Branch Distillery in Lebanon, KY. Limestone Branch Distillery is home to whiskey brands Yellowstone Bourbon and Minor Case Rye along with Bowling & Burch Gin. Stephen along with brother Paul have carried on the family tradition by becoming Kentucky bourbon distillers and put down roots in Lebanon, just a whiskey stone’s throw from the distilleries of their ancestors and where local grain and limestone waters are readily available.
2:30-3 p.m. and 4:30-5 p.m. Rye and I with Ian Stirsman
Ross & Squibb Distillery is the recently renamed 174 year old Lawrenceburg, Indiana distillery that transformed the town into “Whiskey City USA” and helped make Indiana the rye capital of the world. Master Distiller Ian Stirsman will provide participants with an overview and history on the role of rye in whiskey/bourbon and taste through a variety of DISTILLERY ONLY ryed bourbon mashbills. Ian Stirsman was recently named the first master distiller at Lawrenceburg, IN-based Ross & Squibb Distillery. Ross & Squibb is home to the brands George Remus Bourbon and Rossville Union Rye Whiskey. Stirsman has worked in a variety of roles in MGP’s distilling operations before earning his Master Distiller certification in 2019. Prior to joining MGP, he worked as a process engineer and shift manager for PH Glatfelter Co., a global manufacturer of engineered materials. He graduated in 2010 from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering with a minor in biological sciences.
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