Bourbon Block Party

To kick off Spring, Garden & Gun invited guests to gather at the historic Stitzel-Weller Distillery for a party on the lawn. The evening featured festive Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey cocktails by Chall Gray and Millita Gonzalez of Asheville’s famed Little Jumbo Bar, and barbecue from 502Cafe food truck. With cocktails in hand, guests listened to live music from Girl Scruggs and shopped Kentucky-based artisan goods from Sunhouse Craft, Maizie Clarke, Storied Goods, and Derby Balls.

Special thanks to:
Stitzel-Weller Distillery

March 19, 2025

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Originally opened in 1935, Stitzel-Weller Distillery is the home to Blade and Bow, I.W. Harper and Orphan Barrel bourbons.

Photo: Jessie Kriech-Higdon

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Millita Gonzalez and Chall Gray toast in front of the Blade and Bow horse trailer bar.

Photo: Jessie Kriech-Higdon

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Tammye Henderson, Brenda Graves, and Keith Graves.

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A curated collection of handcrafted goods from Sunhouse Craft, a Kentucky-based, small batch artisan led production house with a focus on land based craft.

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Sabrina Dye, Stitzel-Weller Distillery assistant manager, and Doug Kragel, Diageo director of brand homes and hospitality.

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The featured cocktails: the Key Player, comprised of Blade and Bow, herbal-based Italian liqueur, cold brew concentrate, and Big Bear coffee and cocoa bitters; and the Love Minus Zero, comprised of Blade and Bow, vermouth, amaro, bitters, and chili liqueur.

Photo: Jessie Kriech-Higdon