Kentucky legislature passes cocktail ordinance for bourbon tourists

Tourists in bourbon country may soon be able to slake their thirst on site. The Kentucky Senate passed an alcohol bill that will allow distilleries in wet territories to offer cocktails to visitors. Previously, they had only been allowed to offer samples to the nearly 900,000 visitors to Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail last year. The measure also … [ Read more]

University of Kentucky Threatens to Sue Kentucky Mist Moonshine Over the Word “Kentucky”

The University of Kentucky threatened to sue Kentucky Mist Moonshine for using the word “Kentucky” on its clothing, reports The Lexington Herald-Leader. The University sent the distillery a letter claiming it had trademarked the word “Kentucky” on clothing since 1997. Kentucky Mist Moonshine responded by filing a lawsuit to invalidate the university’s trademark. Read more at … [ Read more]