Whiskies and Distilleries

Should we call this "The Freddie & Eddie Show" - caught up with Freddie Noe and Eddie Russell the other night at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival!

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On this week's show, we're first with the news that Heaven Hill's Artisan Master Distiller Charlie Downs is retiring at the end of the month! Ran into him the other night at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival with Master Distiller Denny Potter. Charlie's been with Heaven Hill for 41 years, and he's been responsible for the microdistillery inside the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience since it opened four years ago. He shares the reasons behind his decision to step down now during our coverage of the Bourbon Festival. Also, you can see Charlie at work in the microdistillery in our WhiskyCast HD episode shot in 2015 at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience... Congratulations on a long and successful career, Charlie, and thanks for all of the Bourbon! ;)

After decades of Bourbon history, Whiskey Row along Main Street in downtown Louisville finally has its first distillery. Heaven Hill's Evan Williams Bourbon ...

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