You’ve got your downtown hotel booked, right? Maybe you laid in a stash just for cab fare (if you can find one) Why the need? Simple. Forecastle Fest is extending the Kentucky Bourbon Trail into the Festival with a lineup of Bourbon offerings, featuring an expanded Bourbon Lodge, bourbon-inspired culinary experience and much more.
The 2013 Bourbon Lodge will feature over 12 Kentucky Bourbon brands joining to offer over 30 Bourbon selections, including Four Roses, Maker’s Mark, Woodford Reserve, Old Forrester, Early Times, Willet, Old Pogue, Heaven Hill, Corsair Distillery, Wild Turkey, Town Branch and Jim Beam, among others.
Here’s what else the Festival will offer:
“This year, we are partnering with Kentucky Distiller’s Association to make our bourbon lodge a more immersive experience, with additional bourbon bars, activations, and the new bourbon-inspired culinary experience SMOKED by Jim ‘N Nick’s and MilkWood!

Jim ‘N Nick’s is all about making the best BBQ possible with a guiding principle of “low and slow.” Combine that with Chef Edward Lee of MilkWood who says, “I’ve never met a bourbon I didn’t like,” and you have SMOKED. We are upping the game of the Bourbon Lodge this year with an amazing menu from local Louisvillian and former Top Chef contestant Chef Lee’s hot new restaurant, Milkwood, and the South’s best BBQ, Jim ‘N Nicks. Neither of these restaurants are known for taking shortcuts, so prepare yourself for an exciting and passionate menu, available exclusively at the Bourbon Lodge.

Master distillers and bourbon experts will also be on hand to discuss all things bourbon, including the fermentation and distillation process, unique history and historical figures, flavor profiles and more, direct from those who know it best.

Here are the cost details:
Option 1:
• For $5.00, fans will gain entry into the Lodge and receive 5 tickets.
• Each ticket is worth $1.00 and will be used to purchase food and drink inside the Lodge.
• Fans can re-enter the Lodge by showing a ticket.
• If fans are out of tickets, a minimum purchase of 5 tickets is required to re-enter the Lodge.

Option 2:
• Become an official member of the Bourbon Lodge.
• For $10.00, fans will gain entry into the Lodge and receive 5 tickets.
• Each ticket is worth $1.00 and will be used to purchase food and drink inside the Lodge.
• Official members will also receive a commemorative Bourbon Lodge double walled, steel mug from Eco Vessel. While supplies last!
• This mug will allow official members to re-enter the Bourbon Lodge at any time throughout the weekend, with or without having tickets on hand.

Stay sober, my friend.