Tom Wilmes
Tom Wilmes is a journalist based in central Kentucky, specializing in bourbon and other spirits. A contributor for Garden & Gun, he has also written for Whiskey Advocate, The Local Palate, Southbound, and various other publications. Follow @kentuckydrinks on Instagram.
Drinks
A pioneer in the industry, Marci Palatella and her Pure Antique took best-of-the-best honors at this year’s massive San Francisco World Spirits Competition. And that’s not all she’s got in store.
Drinks
These bottles proved they can hang with the big boys at this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Food & Drink
Distillers in search of distinctive flavors are experimenting with heirloom and locally grown ingredients in their bourbons and other whiskeys. These recent releases bring a taste of place.
Food & Drink
Meet Star, a new face around the Maker’s Mark farm in Loretto, Kentucky
Food & Drink
The author and restaurateur on his new bourbon-centered cookbook, Kentucky’s whiskey landscape, and why labels aren’t everything
Arts & Culture
Aaron Goldfarb, the author of the new book Dusty Booze, on an impossible-to-find rum, the search for Howard Hughes’ stash, and why vintage bourbons are better
Travel
Bourbon and music, bourbon in the Big Easy, bourbon meets Kevin Bacon—see what’s flowing at these upcoming events
Food & Drink
These recently released bottles offer value and versatility for bourbon fans
Travel
A spirited jaunt through the heart of Bluegrass State reveals its growing whiskey landscape
Food & Drink
Master taster Melissa Rift on getting to know a new bourbon: “Meet yourself where you are”
Food & Drink
A few thoughts—and some science—on the proper care and handling of good bourbon
Travel
Race days are great, but the real magic happens off the track
Food & Drink
After the terrorist attacks upended his life, Georgia native Michael Myers poured his passion into creating Distillery 291
Travel
What to do and see in Central Kentucky’s defining city
Food & Drink
The young Augusta Distillery notched a huge win at this year’s prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and it’s helping to revitalize this small Kentucky river town
Food & Drink
A new line from Weller, a honey-infused sipper from Texas, and more bottles that explore bourbon’s softer side
Food & Drink
New Butchertown restaurant arrives from the team behind a sorely missed mainstay
Travel
As the bourbon boom surges on, Louisville buzzes with new energy
Travel
Bourbon is booming, and nowhere more so than in Kentucky’s second-oldest city, a small town that pours on the hospitality
Food & Drink
The category is growing fast across the South and beyond, with some tasty results