Kentucky Bourbon Affair™ Fantasy Camp Postponed
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Distillers’ Affiliation introduced at present that its annual Kentucky Bourbon Affair™ fantasy camp gained’t occur in September 2022, however the prestigious occasion is being reimagined for 2023.
The KDA created the KBA eight years in the past as a world-class celebration that includes day by day behind-the-scenes entry on the nation’s most iconic distilleries, with elite nightcap dinners and fetes in Louisville starring Kentucky’s historic Bourbon tradition and top-shelf culinary scene.
KDA President Eric Gregory mentioned collaborating distillers merely don’t have the bandwidth and workforce to handle the immersive, week-long showcase – and lots of are already booked for months as guests have returned in droves to the Kentucky Bourbon Path® tour.
“These intimate, uncommon, backstage experiences are what make the Kentucky Bourbon Affair such a magical occasion, and we’re involved that it might not dwell as much as the excessive expectations from our devoted followers, lots of whom come again 12 months after 12 months,” Gregory mentioned.
With 50 members now throughout 40 Kentucky counties, Gregory mentioned the KDA is taking the time to reimagine the Kentucky Bourbon Affair™ with plans to return in 2023. It has been postponed since 2020 as a result of COVID pandemic.
“The Bourbon Affair is a bucket checklist journey and the one occasion that’s completely produced by the distilleries themselves,” he mentioned. “We sit up for a recent, new method to the KBA subsequent 12 months and thank all our followers for his or her endurance and understanding.”
Based in 1880, the Kentucky Distillers’ Affiliation is the historic voice for Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits business. Its numerous and rising membership produces 90 % of the world’s Bourbon, from legendary, world manufacturers to rising micro distilleries which might be fostering the subsequent technology of the Commonwealth’s timeless craft and treasured financial engine. Member advantages embody media relations, worldwide commerce improvement, personal sampling occasions, technical help, financial improvement assist, networking, authorized protection, advertising and marketing methods, governmental and regulatory advocacy and revolutionary tourism experiences by way of the KDA’s world-famous Kentucky Bourbon Path® and Kentucky Bourbon Path Craft Tour® adventures. The KDA maintains an open membership coverage, champions a powerful dedication to the accountable and average consumption of spirits, and fights to curb underage ingesting and drunk driving. Be taught extra at www.kybourbon.com and www.kybourbontrail.com.
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