Fifth Annual Stitzel-Weller Affair

The historic Stitzel-Weller Distillery—home of Blade and Bow and the backdrop for the Derby-eve soiree.

Garden & Gun Club Executive Chef Sam Davis and Gwenivière Green.

Guests enjoy a seated dinner with a gorgeous table arrangement on the lawn in front of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery.

Inside the G&G Club, guests are greeted upon arrival with mint juleps.

Charles Mucker, Shively Fire Chief, and Beverly Chester Burton, Mayor of Shively.

Cocktail hour on the lawn includes live music and specialty drinks served from the custom Blade and Bow Horse Trailer.

A must-have photo from the event: a picture with a retired racehorse.

Cellist and vocalist Ben Sollee entertains the crowd with a lively performance.

Doug Kragel, Diageo North American Whiskey Educator, leads partygoers through a neat tasting of the spirit.

Guests toast the occasion with a neat pour of 22-Year-Old Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

The al fresco dinner setting in front of the historic distillery.

Eric Larsen and Michael Furlong cheers to the Fifth Annual Stitzel-Weller Affair!