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National Bourbon Day Dinner

Hosted at the new Southall Farm & Inn, Garden & Gun and Louisville Tourism celebrated National Bourbon Day in the rolling hills of Franklin, Tennessee. The evening kicked off with a special cocktail hour featuring Heaven Hill Distillery bourbon libations, followed by a tasting of exclusive spirits led by master distiller Conor O’Driscoll, and a multicourse, Kentucky-inspired meal from Louisville chef Matt Johnson of Decade.

Special thanks to:
Louisville Tourism


Guests are welcomed to  Southall Farm & Inn to celebrate National Bourbon Day.

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The Golden Husk and the Garden & Gunpowder cocktails, featuring Heaven Hill Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Whiskey.

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Caroline and Jared Sullivan.

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Michael Fetter, Louisville Tourism director of marketing, and Conor O’Driscoll, Heaven Hill Distillery master distiller.

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Chef Matt Johnson’s hamachi crudo with Calabrian chili, celery, and grapefruit.

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John and Bridgett Garratt.

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The tables are set for a tasting and three-course dinner.

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An exclusive sampling of three unreleased spirits from Heaven Hill Distillery: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey, and Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, from the Grain to Glass collection.

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Heaven Hill Distillery’s Grain to Glass Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey.

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Guests await the first course.

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Jalapeno bucatini with langoustine, celery, lovage, breadcrumbs, and soy lees by Bourbon Barrel Foods.

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Chef Matt Johnson prepares his main course: bourbon-smoked pork chop.

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Rittenhouse Rye poundcake with preserved blueberry, buttermilk ice cream and walnut, paired with a bourbon espresso martini featuring Heaven Hill Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Whiskey.

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Each guest received a gift with Blackberry Jam by Bourbon Barrel Foods, leather coasters by Clayton & Crume, and a cutting board by Bourbon & Biscuits.

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