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Buzzard’s Roost Celebrates Prohibition Repeal Day with a Barrel Roll and a New 8-Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon
Barrel Roll Down Whiskey Row with Jazz Band & First Taste of
New Founders 8-Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon
Louisville, KY – Nov. 21, 2024 – Buzzard’s Roost Sipping Whiskey is literally rolling out the barrel to celebrate the 91th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition.
Buzzard’s Roost also is raising a glass to Repeal with the release of a new single-barrel Founders 8-Year-Old Bourbon on Thursday, Dec. 5
When & Thursday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m.
Where Barrel Roll kicks off at Buzzard’s Roost, 624 W. Main Stt at 6th St.
Who Buzzard’s Roost Co-founders Jason Brauner and Judy Hollis Jones and Lead Distiller Ethan Spalding will lead the barrel-roll parade down Main Street.
Hot Sauce Brass Band will lead a second line for all barrel roll participants.
Back at the Buzzard’s Roost Tasting Room & Distillery, tastes of the new Founders 8- Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon will be available and the bar will be open.
Buzzard’s Roost Founders; 8-Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon
· 115.6 Proof
· Available only at the Buzzard’s Roost Tasting Room & Distillery ($150 per bottle)
Visuals Judy and Jason leading the barrel roll down Main Street, followed by the
Hot Sauce Brass Band and bar-towel-waving crowd
The Buzzard’s Roost team will be dressed in 1920s Prohibition-era garb, with plenty of flapper dresses, fringe and bow ties and bowler hats!
Jason Brauner and Ethan Spalding rolling the barrel down the sidewalk and across the street
About Buzzard’s Roost: Buzzard’s Roost Sipping Whiskey is an independent blender and bottler of exceptional whiskies crafted using pioneering techniques. Buzzard’s Roost whiskies stand out for their exceptional flavors, which are created using a combination of break-through techniques for second barrel maturation including 18-month-seasoned oak barrels for intensified flavors and exclusive use of Char #1 over very specific toast levels to coax complex flavors from each barrel, leading to rye whiskeys and bourbons with flavors unlike any other.
Buzzard’s Roost Sipping Whiskeys are currently distributed in 20 markets and Canada, and select products are available online and at the Buzzard’s Roost Tasting Room & Distillery at 624 W. Main Street in downtown Louisville. All Buzzard’s Roost whiskeys are second-barrel aged and bottled at Bardstown Bourbon Company. Buzzard’s Roost is proud to be a woman-led company. Follow @BuzzardsRoostWhiskey on Instagram and Facebook.
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