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I have learned more about bourbon in the first 20 minutes of Maggie's interview than I had in 20 years due to the extensive information Maggie knows about Louisville (Luhvul), KY & bourbon's extensive historical background.
She sprinkles more and more history throughout as well as her journey and how she became one of America's most respected bourbon writers.
Maggie has had an amazing year being named Spirits Writer of the Year at the Bourbon Women WOW Awards for 2024. Congratulations Maggie!
The original audio was published on May 31st, 2023. Now on YouTube!
📢I talk🎙️with Maggie Kimberl, content editor of American Whiskey Magazine and co-chair of the World Whiskies Awards among others. Maggie lives and is from Louisville, (Luhvul) Kentucky, and feels blessed to be right in the epicenter of the bourbon world. 👏🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏 🥂 😁

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Words of Wisdom: Drink Responsibly and "If you Shoot it, You Only Get to Drink it Once!"
As past president of the Bourbon Women Association, she started a blog series called “Meet the Makers” in which she featured a different woman in the global brown-water industry.
She has and still does write and contribute as a freelance spirits journalist who focuses on whiskey culture in the United States. If there’s a whiskey fest going on in the US you can be rest assured, she will be there to write about all that you missed, so you don’t miss a beat.
One aspect I love about this interview is Maggie’s dream of being a travel writer came full circle for her as she writes a travel blog and writes about all the great opportunities there are for family fun in the Louisville metro area.
I’ve met a lot of people in our industry including bourbon distillers and aficionados alike but no one tops Maggie’s all-in approach to bourbon and her extensive knowledge and passion of all bourbons.
Natchez Trace Trail - Where Bourbon and Thoroughbreds Meet
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You can reach Maggie on Twitter @LouGirl502
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1. Start (00:00:00)

2. Subscribe to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST (00:00:22)

3. Where Maggie is Calling From (00:01:12)

4. How to Pronounce Louisville (Luhvul) (00:01:18)

5. History of Luhvul Pronounciation (00:02:47)

6. Interesting Fact about Luhvul Water (00:04:02)

7. Luhvul is a Beverage Town (00:05:26)

8. History of the Word Bourbon (00:07:05)

9. History of Flat Boats from KY To NOLA (00:08:43)

10. How KY Thoroughbreds Started & Natchez Trace (00:09:33)

11. People Requested that Bourbon Street Whiskey (00:09:44)

12. The Word Bourbon Started in mid to Late 1800's (00:10:51)

13. What BOAT Stands For (00:18:42)

14. Where Maggie is From (00:19:26)

15. Bourbon Trail (00:20:03)

16. TX & CO Growing # of Bourbon Distilleries & How Distillers Work Together (00:22:41)

17. More Bourbon History (00:23:40)

18. How Maggie Started in the Bourbon Industry (00:24:35)

19. Maggie Wanted to be a Writer (00:29:24)

20. Accidentally Became a Travel Writer (00:31:10)

21. How She Dove Head First (00:31:43)

22. Meeting all Master Distillers (00:33:32)

23. Starting Writing for the Whiskey Wash (00:33:55)

24. Started Writing for the Alcohol Professor (00:33:58)

25. Colleague & Mentor Fred Minnick offered to Work for Whisky Magazine (00:34:04)

26. Launched American Whiskey Magazine (00:34:24)

27. Contribute to Imbibe (00:34:46)

28. Mentor Michael Veech (00:35:02)

29. More Mentors (00:37:48)

30. Mentors Kyle Swartz @kswartzz (00:38:00)

31. Mentor @lewbryson (00:38:47)

32. Mentor Albert Schmid (00:38:51)

33. Kentucky Colonel Status (00:39:00)

34. Economic Impact of Bourbon in Kentucky (00:40:50)

35. Bourbon Industry Very Friendly (00:41:33)

36. Booker Contributed Small Batch Specialty Bourbon in early 90's (00:44:42)

37. Batching vs Blending Barrels (00:46:56)

38. Little Book (Freddy Noe) (00:47:30)

39. Pain Points - Oak Trees at Risk & Big Glass Mnfture is in Ukraine (00:52:45)

40. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) (00:54:09)

41. Talk about Not Requiring New Oak (00:55:28)

42. Tobasco Sauce made with Bourbon Barrels (00:56:02)

43. New Barrel Requirement Came from WPA (FDR New Deal) (00:56:29)

44. Trends (00:58:40)

45. Following Pedigree & Heirloom Grains Trends (01:01:50)

46. Experimentation with Small Grains (01:03:16)

47. Mammoth Distillery & Rosen Rye Grains (01:03:52)

48. Words of Wisdom (01:11:50)

49. Bonus Question: What would you do if You Won the Lotto! (01:14:05)

50. Jimmy Russel Master Distiller and Legend (01:17:00)

51. Produced by Fedora J Productions (01:18:33)