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Virtual Experiences with the Trace

Adventure is out there, but if you can’t come to us we’ll bring the spirit of the Buffalo to your home with a wide range of virtual events.

  1. Cocktails with the Trace

Recent Cocktail Events

A Buffalo Trace Distillery Love Story featuring a Cocktail with Master Blender, Drew Mayville

Please join us as we mix up a festive Valentine’s Day Cocktail, paired with a Buffalo Trace love story to kick off your Valentine’s Day weekend!

Cocktails with the Distillery Team

Please join us for an exciting cocktail demonstration as some of our very own Distillery Supervisors, Nick Eimers and Will Davis, share some cocktail concoctions they have created especially for you!

Cocktails with the Lab Team

Please join us for an exciting cocktail demonstration as our very own Product Development Scientist, Ford Childs & Product Development Technologist,  Drew Hirsch, share some cocktail concoctions they have created especially for you! 

Summer Cocktails with the Trace

Please join us as we bring our favorite summer cocktails to you! Talented mixologist, Bill Whitlow of Rich’s Proper Food & Drink, demonstrates some of his most festive cocktails for summer! Bill offers step-by-step directions on how to mix up your own Kentucky 75Thundering Herd, and Freddie's Float.

Derby Cocktails with the Trace

Please join us as we bring our favorite Derby cocktails to you! Talented mixologist, Jason Curtsinger of Belles Cocktail House, located in Lexington, KY, will demonstrate some traditional Derby cocktails with a Buffalo Trace twist!

Spring Cocktails with the Trace

Please join us as we mix up some bright and cheery spring cocktails that you don’t want to miss! We will be mixing up two spring-crafted cocktails here at the Distillery. Oliver Griffen, Assistant Beverage Manager at Keeneland Hospitality, located in Lexington KY, will dazzle our senses with the Bourbon Smash and Sparkling Salty Dog, which will feature Buffalo Trace Bourbon and Wheatley Vodka.

Winter Cocktails with the Trace

Please join us as we craft some winter cocktails that are sure to keep you cozy! We will be mixing up a Valentine’s Day Cocktail, the Buffalo Sour, here at the Distillery. Then, we will send it down to our sister property, The Sazerac House, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, to mix up a Mardi Gras tradition, Bourbon Milk Punch.

Fall Cocktails with the Trace

Please join us as we put a Kentucky twist on a traditional Mule cocktail! Talented mixologist, Bobby Neal of Local Feed, located in Georgetown, KY, demonstrates a Kentucky Mule served two ways – one with vodka & one with bourbon! Bobby offers step-by-step directions so you can mix up the perfect mule YOUR way!

Whiskey Wednesday - LIVE - A Day in the Life of a National Historic Landmark

Homeplace Manager Dennis Walsh and Bourbon Hall of Famer Freddie Johnson discuss what it means to be a National Historic Landmark, and the challenges and opportunities that come with that title.

Coming Up Next Week

Whiskey Wednesday - LIVE - Visitor Center Expansion

August 18, 2021

Visitor Center General Manager Mat Higgins and Distillery Events Associate Rebecca Hobbs update you on the various expansion projects taking place in the Distillery Visitor Center.

Buffalo Trace Distillery Barware

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