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Travelers Happily Break Up Their Kentucky Drive For The Texas-Style Brisket At This Beloved Richmond Spot

Long drives through Kentucky have a way of turning lunch into a gamble. One wrong exit and the meal ends up being a sad sandwich from a gas station cooler. In Richmond, though, a lot of road-trippers have figured out a much better plan, and it starts with spotting a row of smokers on the side of the road. Tucked just off the main drag sits a small barbecue joint that brings Texas pit-style cooking to the Bluegrass State.

Richmond, KY · 16d
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Quick Bites: The Rail taking reservations for up to 2,000; local restaurant palate adds new tastes

The Rail, a flex-capacity entertainment venue aiming to bring top national acts to town, has its first five shows scheduled for January, officials say, and is ready to book private events like holiday gatherings and Christmas parties. Co-owned and operated by concert promoter Peachtree Entertainment, The Rail can set up...

Lexington, KY · 6d
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This Mennonite-Owned Kentucky Sausage Kitchen Is A Meat Lover’s Dream With Old-School Custom Butchering

Blueberry Maple Bratwurst exists, and it comes from a family butcher shop in the hills of South Central Kentucky. That flavor sits beside Apple-Cinnamon brats, Scorpion pepper cheese, and a sugar-free bacon line called Cave Man. The family behind it has handled its own butchering since moving to the area...

Windsor, KY · 8d
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This Kentucky Soda Company Has Made The Same Ginger Soda Since 1926 And Offers Free Tours

Only a handful of family members know the secret recipe behind this Kentucky soda. It has been passed down for a century, while most of us can’t keep a New Year’s resolution past January. The drink first hit bottles in 1926 in a small town, and the same...

Winchester, KY · 8d
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The Best Apple Cider Donuts In Kentucky Are Hiding At This Beloved Family Farm

There is a little patch of Shelbyville, Kentucky where the air smells like cinnamon and fresh cut grass at the same time. That smell belongs to Mulberry Orchard, and once it hits your nose, you are basically powerless to resist it. You know those donuts you see people raving about...

Shelbyville, KY · 8d

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Larrikin Bourbon Unveils Foxtrot Series, a Nine-Year-Old Single Barrel Release Available in 18 U.S. Markets

Larrikin Bourbon Company has announced the launch of its Foxtrot Single Barrel Series, starting with a nine-year-old, cask-strength bourbon blended from multiple casks. The release follows the distillery's award-winning Echo Single Barrel Series and continues its approach of combining Kentucky bourbon tradition with its Australian heritage. Foxtrot carries a suggested...

Lawrenceburg, KY · 6d

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TOP5 Dining: Restaurants with Cozy Fireplaces

November marks the start of the busy holiday season. Whether you’re making plans for a pre-Thanksgiving meetup with friends or seeking a cozy weeknight dinner, these restaurants will set your heart aglow. Each is beloved for its convivial fireplace as much as its cuisine. Obviously, this is just a...

Lexington, KY · 6d

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Catching a Buzz: Beeserker Meadery Has Hit a Sweet Spot

The first new winery in Bourbon County for 50 years is gaining fans across the Bluegrass, including Lexington, and is helping veteran beekeepers in the process. Not a traditional grape vintner but a honey fermenter, Beeserker Meadery began as a hobby between friends that has taken off faster than owner Zack Gregory ever dreamed.

Bourbon County, KY · 6d

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This Underrated Kentucky Seafood Shack Serves Up The Most Delicious Fried Fish Around

Kentucky isn’t exactly the first place that comes to mind when you’re craving seriously good seafood, but Smithtown Seafood in Lexington is about to change everything you thought you knew. This little brick-front gem has earned the title of Lexington’s Favorite Seafood, and once you taste what’s coming...

Lexington, KY · 12d

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Treat Your Taste Buds To The Best Homemade Food At This Enchanting Amish Town In Kentucky

Your GPS has never once suggested Flemingsburg, Kentucky, and that is honestly one of the great failures of modern technology. This Fleming County gem sits quietly in the rolling hills of northeastern Kentucky, serving up homemade food and genuine small-town charm that most people drive right past without ever knowing what they missed.

Flemingsburg, KY · 7d

WhiskeyPulse

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New Era Distillery's Community-Driven Small Batch Bourbon

Nine Minds, Eleven Barrels, One Bottle: Inside New Era Distillery's Marquee Small Batch Bourbon The bourbon industry has always celebrated the solitary genius — the master distiller who pulls a thie

Lexington, KY · 7d

The Courier Journal

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Whiskey Thief to open new event space in NuLu called The Guild House

A new whiskey event space is coming to NuLu , expanding upon Whiskey Thief 's popular Louisville tasting room. The Franklin County craft bourbon distillery opened its original Louisville tasting room on Nanny Goat Strut in 2024. Now it is expanding operations with The Guild House . On Nov. 5, The Guild House, 612 E. Market St., in NuLu, will open to the public, bringing a new private event space and tasting room to Whiskey Thief as the brand continues to grow. The new 4,000-square-foot space will allow Whiskey Thief to move its events, buyouts, VIP receptions and private tastings to a separate space, leaving the original tasting room open to brand enthusiasts and walk-in guests. "Doing this is saying let's put people in the center of the of the experience and really make them a part of it, make them a part of Kentucky bourbon," Walter Zausch, CEO and founder of Whiskey Thief Distilling Co., told The Courier Journal. "I think the industry is showing that experiences right now are where the growth is." Additionally on Nov. 5, the bourbon company will launch The Guild by Whiskey Thief , a membership community for Whiskey Thief fans. The Guild by

Louisville, KY · 9d

WhiskeyPulse

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Maven Distillery's Decade-Long Kentucky Bourbon Debut

A Decade in the Making: The Maven Distillery Steps Into the Light With Its Landmark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Shelbyville, Kentucky has long occupied a quiet but consequential corner of bourbon coun

Shelbyville, KY · 8d

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Old Train Depots And Main Street Storefronts Now House These 7 Kentucky Restaurants

Kentucky’s small towns were built around rail lines and busy Main Streets, and many of those old buildings never stopped working. They just changed jobs. Today you can order shrimp and grits inside a former railroad depot or sit outside while a train rolls right down the middle of the street. This list covers seven restaurants in Paducah, Paris, La Grange, Glendale, Midway, Stanford, and Corbin that live in depots and historic storefronts.

Kentucky · 7d

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Seven Kentucky Ice Cream Stands That Keep Scooping Even After The Leaves Fall

Plenty of Kentucky ice cream stands lock up when the first cold snap hits, but a stubborn few keep the freezers full all year. These seven spots still serve scoops, shakes, and cones well after the trees go bare. Some sit on working farms, some line small-town main streets, and...

Kentucky · 7d

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10 Kentucky Restaurants That Feel Like A Trip Abroad, No Passport Needed

A French restaurant sits inside a historic 1920s-era airport, wrapped in art deco style. That one detail sold me on this whole idea. I mean, dinner where planes once ruled the day? Yes, please. Then I learned a family Italian spot in the same state had scenes from Rain Man...

Louisville, KY · 11d

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Escape To A Charming Amish Town In Kentucky That Serves Up Homemade Food On Every Corner

Somewhere between your overflowing inbox and your third cup of lukewarm coffee, you forgot that places like Flemingsburg, Kentucky actually exist. This small Fleming County seat is the kind of town that makes you slow down, look around, and wonder why you ever thought a crowded city was the only place worth visiting.

Flemingsburg, KY · 21d

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Fans Swear Kentucky’s Best Chicken Wings Are Made Fresh At This Lexington Wing Shop

Some people drive across town for a good burger. Others will cross a whole city, or even fly in from another state, for a box of chicken wings done right. In Lexington, a small shop with a garage-style dining room has quietly built that kind of following, and fans keep calling its wings the best in Kentucky. The secret is not a fancy dining room or a giant ad budget.

Lexington, KY · 11d

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Town Branch 17-Year Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Single Malt Whiskey - Archive Series Volume 3

Town Branch Distillery Marks a Rare Chapter in Kentucky Whiskey History. 17-Year Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Single Malt Whiskey - Archive Series Volume 3. LEXINGTON, Ky, October 28, 2026— Town Branch Distillery, the 7th member of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® and the first new distillery built in Lexington since prohibition—releases a 17yr Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Single Malt Whiskey as Vol. 3 of its Archive Series, marking a rare chapter in Kentucky’s whiskey history for malt whiskey. This 100 proof, non-chilled filtered, single barrel expression was distilled and bottled by Town Branch Distillery and has a suggested retail price of $399.99 for a 750ml bottle.

Lexington, KY · 9d

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Casey County restaurant works to conserve water

As water levels remain low in Casey County, one longtime Liberty restaurant is changing the way it operates to help conserve water.

Casey County, KY · 10d