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Bourbon’s Butterfly: Blue Run’s Brand Evolution

  • Frazier Kentucky History Museum 829 West Main Street Louisville, KY, 40202 United States (map)
Blue Run Butterfly Program

Join us at the Frazier for our first barrel selection of 2024 and snare your own bottle of our Blue Run Spirits Single Barrel Selection! Special guests Bourbon Hall of Famer Jim Rutledge and Trey Wade, VP of Partnerships of the Black Bourbon Society and head of consumer experience at Coors Whiskey Company, will lead the tasting and share their vast knowledge and experience. Participate and discover Blue Run’s “whiskey metamorphosis” and hear the unique brand story that makes Blue Run a true butterfly of Bourbon. Since opening in 2020, Blue Run has become one of Kentucky’s most elusive and exclusive whiskey producers. Their award-winning brand is a nostalgic tribute to Georgetown, Kentucky’s Royal Spring, where many a young Kentuckian devoted their summers to chasing dreams and butterflies along the river.

Food pairings provided by Black Jockey’s Lounge!

Doors Open: 6 pm

Program: 6:30–8:30 pm

Admission: $39 (without bottle) • $34 (Contributor-Level Members & Above without bottle) • $199 (with bottle) click here to purchase a bottle & ticket to the program.

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*Purchase of a bottle gets you a ticket to the program. (Per Kentucky House Bill 415 we cannot ship alcohol.)

**Purchase and/or consumption of alcohol is restricted to individuals 21 years old and older. Please enjoy responsibly. We reserve the right to deny or restrict the service of alcohol to anyone.

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