Kentucky

Thumbelina carrots

What’s in Season

Whether served as a Thanksgiving side or as a crunchy addition to a plate of gameday wings, these globular carrots are a fall delight

prickly pear cactus illustration

What's in Season

This jewel-toned cactus fruit bursts with bold flavor

A woman with glasses stands outside in front of a red drop cloth

Music

Ahead of the launch of her new album, the singer-songwriter sits down with a fellow Kentucky writer and chats words, gardening, and evolving with the seasons of life

A hotel lobby with a polished interior and copper still

Travel

With five bars, a Bourbon Butler service, its own private-label whiskey, and even IV drips, the Trail Hotel aims to be a bourbon country headquarters

A bottle of whiskey in a wheat field on a red stand

Food & Drink

With Star Hill Farm Whisky, the distillery leans deep into the grain for its first new mash bill in seventy years

Portraits of three bartenders

Distilled

Six pros from top bourbon bars across the Bluegrass State give their picks for “everyday” bottles that offer value and versatility

A chef preparing a dish in a kitchen

Recipe

An easy-breezy Louisiana favorite

A racetrack for horses

Arts & Culture

A look back at Lexington’s Calumet Farm and its storied cast of Thoroughbreds

A bottle of bourbon

Arts & Culture

Derby season is here, and we’re looking back at our own winner’s circle

A jockey in a red and white silk raises his arms to the sky

Sporting

The Hall-of-Fame jockey on his mission to help behind-the-scenes workers at Churchill Downs and beyond—and the unbridled joy of a Derby victory

A beige hat with coral and light pink accents

Arts & Culture

Madam Foo Foo, the hat designer at Louisville’s iconic Brown Hotel, shares her wisdom on creating—and wearing—the perfect headpiece

A cocktail garnished with mint and a lemon slice

Recipe

Louisville’s bar Vetti captures the spirit of the Bluegrass State in this refreshing cocktail

A bowl of Kentucky burgoo

Recipe

The odds-on Derby favorite gets a little kick courtesy of the Delegate Hotel

A rooftop bar filled with seating and plants

Travel

Enjoy warming temps at these eclectic, elevated perches that go above and beyond

Recipe

From the Garden & Gun Club at Stitzel-Weller Distillery, a drink that amps up the tropical flavor

Recipe

A secret ingredient lends zip to a timeless libation

Inside a historic hotel

2025 BUCKET LIST

Long live the Hot Brown, a sandwich with grand beginnings

A white temple structure in a garden

2025 Bucket List

A new trail plots verdant points of interest

Inside a bourbon museum with shelves of bottles

2025 BUCKET LIST

The Samuels House is steeped in two hundred years of whiskey history

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G&G Party Pics

Cocktails, live music, and shopping on the lawn of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery