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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.

Tastemaker

Balcones head distiller Jared Himstedt on making a pour that captures the spirit of Texas

Food & Drink

Where to find the best pours in Bourbon City

Arts & Culture

The new U.S. Poet Laureate on the power of poetry and finding inspiration in place

Drinks

While scoring a hard-to-find bottle is a thrill, there’s a wealth of flavors to explore

Travel

Go beyond the standard distillery tour with these immersive experiences

Drinks

Freddie Noe, Jim Beam’s newly minted eighth-generation master distiller, looks to carry on his family’s legacy—and broaden bourbon’s horizons

tastemaker

Samara B. Davis, the founder of Black Bourbon Society, on standout sips and setting a welcoming table

Arts & Culture

Bid now on hundreds of unique items and experiences to help Western Kentucky rebuild

The Goods

Thoughtful items for whiskey fans

Travel

Three historic Southern inns where equestrians feel right at home

Drinks

As with bourbon, distillers are furthering the boundaries of one of America’s oldest spirits—with some tasty results

HOME & GARDEN

A Kentucky couple pull out all the stops for the ultimate DIY home bourbon escape

Drinks

The age of the liquid inside the bottle is rivaled only by the provenance of its ownership

Drinks

Like “fingerprints” for bourbon, whiskey webs not only look stunning, they might also contain answers that further the science of whiskey-making and more

Drinks

Distillers explore multiple avenues in broadening bourbon’s boundaries

Arts & Culture

Fans can’t attend this year’s Run for the Roses, but that doesn’t mean you can’t watch the race from home in style

Weekends

America’s native spirit flows along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, where back roads lead to new discoveries.

Southern Heroes

The co-founder of Uncle Nearest, the most-awarded new whiskey brand in the country, keeps an undersung distiller’s legacy alive

Drinks

A century since Prohibition, Hartfield & Co. remains the first and only distillery operating in bourbon’s namesake county

Drinks

Meet Victoria Eady Butler, great-great-granddaughter of the pioneering distiller Nathan “Nearest” Green, who is carrying on her family’s legacy as the newly named master blender for Tennessee’s Uncle Nearest whiskey