Listen "Loads of Bourbon History Facts You Never Knew in the first 20 Minutes!"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textWelcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! 👏 Let's celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month! I have learned more about bourbon in the first 20 minutes of Maggie's interview than I had in 20 years due to the extensive information Maggie knows about Louisville (Luhvul), KY & bourbon's extensive historical background. She sprinkles more and more history throughout as well as her journey and how she became one of America's most respected bourbon writers. Maggie has had an amazing year being named Spirits Writer of the Year at the Bourbon Women WOW Awards for 2024. Congratulations Maggie! The original audio was published on May 31st, 2023. Now on YouTube!📢I talk🎙️with Maggie Kimberl, content editor of American Whiskey Magazine and co-chair of the World Whiskies Awards among others. Maggie lives and is from Louisville, (Luhvul) Kentucky, and feels blessed to be right in the epicenter of the bourbon world. 👏🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏 🥂 😁Watch On YouTube!https://youtu.be/O5SGciu9LEUWords of Wisdom: Drink Responsibly and "If you Shoot it, You Only Get to Drink it Once!" As past president of the Bourbon Women Association, she started a blog series called “Meet the Makers” in which she featured a different woman in the global brown-water industry.She has and still does write and contribute as a freelance spirits journalist who focuses on whiskey culture in the United States. If there’s a whiskey fest going on in the US you can be rest assured, she will be there to write about all that you missed, so you don’t miss a beat.One aspect I love about this interview is Maggie’s dream of being a travel writer came full circle for her as she writes a travel blog and writes about all the great opportunities there are for family fun in the Louisville metro area.I’ve met a lot of people in our industry including bourbon distillers and aficionados alike but no one tops Maggie’s all-in approach to bourbon and her extensive knowledge and passion of all bourbons.Natchez Trace Trail - Where Bourbon and Thoroughbreds Meethttps://www.nps.gov/natr/learn/historyculture/index.htmYou can reach Maggie on Twitter @LouGirl502 Thank you for listening and be sure to subscribe to be notified of all new episodes! NOW ON YOUTUBE!!! Thank you for Listening! Join us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter! Host Jessie Ott's Profile on LinkedIn
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