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As the U.S. remains embattled in an ever-changing trade war with Canada and tariffs from the European Union loom, bourbon makers in Kentucky are trying to find their footing and plan a path forward.

An escalating trade war between the U.S. and Canada saw American-made spirits banned from sale in Ontario. Distilleries in Kentucky are bracing for the fallout.

The first LGBTQ+ inclusive bourbon festival in the United States is taking place this week throughout several regions across the Commonwealth. Events are taking place in northern Kentucky, Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Winchester, Bardstown, Bullitt County and Paducah from Oct. 2 through Oct. 6.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A new-look Bourbon Trail was unveiled Thursday. It will lead visitors to large and small distilleries alike, linking relative newcomers and age-old brands in a collective strategy to build on bourbon tourism’s popularity.

Bourbon is traditionally considered Kentucky’s signature spirit. But a group of distillers are looking to get more eyes on eastern Kentucky by focusing on the cultural and historical value of moonshine.

It’s part of a larger plan to create a 20-acre complex along Kentucky Highway 292. That will include a distillery, rickhouse, welcome center, museum and restaurant. Lodging and tours of the rehabilitated mine are planned for the future.

Louisville-based Brown Forman, makers of Woodford Reserve and Jack Daniels, recently revised its sustainability goals to be more in line with the latest science on climate change.

Kentucky bourbon makers are celebrating after the European Union lifted tariffs on bourbon and whiskey that were imposed during former President Donald Trump’s administration.

A strike at one of the world’s largest bourbon producers is entering its fourth week. The stalemate is over a proposed contract at Heaven Hill...

Governor Beshear is drawing attention to the Commonwealth’s booming bourbon business. The governor announced Monday that Kentucky is the nation’s leading…