2024
Location:
Kentucky International Convention Center
Weekend Attendance:
1,700+ (All Time Attendance Record)
Sponsorship:
XX Total
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2024
2023
2023
2021
Location:
Louisville Slugger Field
Weekend Attendance:
1,400+ (SOLD OUT)
Sponsorship:
XX Total
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2021
2020
2020
2019
2019
2018
Location:
The Foundry at Glassworks (Friday), Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts (Saturday)
Weekend Attendance:
1,200+ (Friday SOLD OUT)
Sponsorship:
XX Total
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2018
2017
Location:
Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
Weekend Attendance:
1,150+
Sponsorship:
XX Total
Winners:
- Best Classic Cocktail: Boulevardier featuring Woodford Double Oaked
- Created by: Isaac Fox, La Chasse
- Woodford Reserve
- Best Classic Small Plate: Pork Belly Nachos Featuring Kentucky Proud Pork Belly from Marksberry Farms
- Created by: Chef Alexander Dulaney, La Chasse
- Woodford Reserve
- Best Classic Pairing:
- Woodford Reserve
- Boulevardier featuring Woodford Double Oaked
- Created by: Isaac Fox, La Chasse
- Pork Belly NachosFeaturing Kentucky Proud Pork Belly from Marksberry Farms
- Created by: Chef Alexander Dulaney, La Chasse
- Best Contemporary Cocktail: Fraise de Champs featuring Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select
- Created by: Isaac Fox, La Chasse
- Woodford Reserve
- Best Contemporary Small Plate: Korean BBQ Meatballs with Gochujang, Green Onion, Peanuts & Sesame Seed Featuring Kentucky Proud Ground Beef from Black Hawk Farms
- Created by: Chef Zach Chancey, Rye on Market
- Heaven Hill Distillery
- Best Contemporary Pairing:
- Heaven Hill Distillery
- Pine & Oak featuring Larceny Bourbon
- Created by: Doug Petry, Rye on Market
- Korean BBQ Meatballs with Gochujang, Green Onion, Peanuts & Sesame Seed Featuring Kentucky Proud Ground Beef from Black Hawk Farms
- Created by: Chef Zach Chancey, Rye on Market
2017
2016
Location:
Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
Weekend Attendance:
1,050+ (Friday SOLD OUT)
Sponsorship:
XX Total
Winners:
- Best Classic Cocktail: Deshler featuring Rittenhouse Rye
- Michael Anderson, Butcher and the Rye – Pittsburgh
- Heaven Hill Distilleries
- Best Classic Small Plate: Charred Onion Short Rib
- Chef Mike Wajda, Proof on Main
- Heaven Hill Distilleries
- Best Classic Pairing:
- Barton 1792 Distillery
- Boulevardier featuring 1792 Small Batch, Damien Cooke, Proof on Main
- BBQ pork terrine, celery seed slaw and Harrison Smith House bourbon pickles Chef Josh Smouse, Harrison-Smith House
- Best Contemporary Cocktail: Dr. No’s Bubbly featuring Michter’s Rye
- Beth Burrows, Down One Bourbon Bar
- Michter’s Distillery
- Best Contemporary Small Plate: Smoked Catfish terrine, garlic potato soup, croutons
- Chef Josh Smouse, Harrison-Smith House
- Barton 1792 Distillery
- Best Contemporary Pairing:
- Four Roses Distillery
- Pepper Twister featuring Four Roses Yellow Label, Euan Watson, Bistro 1860
- Sous Vide Beef Short Rib with Black pepper cider glaze and potato pave, Chef Michael Crouch, Bistro 1860
2016
2015
Location:
Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
Weekend Attendance:
1,050
Sponsorship:
XX Total
Winners:
- Best Classic Cocktail: Battle of New Orleans featuring Blanton’s Bourbon
- Marie Zahn, St. Charles Exchange
- Best Classic Small Plate: Smoked oysters, “pixie dust”, fennel, crema
- Chef Levon Wallace, Proof on Main, representing Blanton’s Bourbon
- Best Classic Pairing: Blanton’s Bourbon Team
- Marie Zahn, St. Charles Exchange: Battle of New Orleans
- Chef Levon Wallace, Proof on Main: Smoked oysters, “pixie dust”, fennel, crema
- Best Contemporary Cocktail: The Gershwin featuring Four Roses Bourbon
- Isaac Fox, Volare
- Best Contemporary Small Plate: Beet Salad with Beet Meringue, goat mousse, pecans & bourbon beet powder
- Chef Jacob Coronado, 8-Up Elevated Drinkery & Kitchen, representing Jim Beam
- Best Contemporary Pairing: Jim Beam Team
- Sean Thibodeaux, 8-Up Elevated Drinkery & Kitchen: Noe Foolin
- Chef Jacob Coronado, 8-Up Elevated Drinkery & Kitchen: Beet Salad with Beet Meringue, goat mousse, pecans & bourbon beet powder
2015
2014
Location:
Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
Weekend Attendance:
1,000+
Sponsorship:
XX Total
Winners:
- Classic Cocktail Winner: Chris Wilkins of Proof on Main, representing Blanton’s, serving a “Fancy Free” cocktail
- Contemporary Cocktail Winner: Isaac Fox of Volare, representing Jim Beam, serving a “Pyrenees Cocktail”
- Classic Small Plate: Chef Shawn Ward of Jack Fry’s, serving Bison Short Ribs with Kale and Wild Mushrooms, Grilled green onions, sorghum, Bourbon Barrel BBQ and nutty granola, paired with Michter’s
- Contemporary Small Plate: Chef Bobby Benjamin of La Coop, serving Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad, representing Woodford Reserve
- Classic Pairing: Colin Shearn of El Camino, serving a “Brown Derby” and Chef Jonathan Lundy of Jonathan’s at Gratz Park, serving Popped Sorghum Salad, representing Buffalo Trace
- Contemporary Pairing: Jacquelyn Zykan of La Coop, serving an “Abandoned Luncheonette” and Chef Bobby Benjamin of La Coop, serving Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad prepared with Woodford Reserve
2014
2013
Location:
Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
Weekend Attendance:
1,000+
Sponsorship:
XX Total
Winners:
- Grand Champion: Jared Schubert of Monkey Wrench, representing Four Roses
- Classic Cocktail Winner: Isaac Fox of Volare, representing Maker’s Mark, serving a “Vieux Carre” cocktail
- Contemporary Cocktail Winner: Jared Schubert of Monkey Wrench representing Four Roses, serving a “Dust Bowl Smash”
- People’s Choice Classic Small Plate: Anthony Lamas of Seviche, serving Tuna “Old Fashioned” Seviche, paired with Four Roses
- People’s Choice Contemporary Small Plate: Shawn Ward of Jack Fry’s, serving Seared Scallop and Dried Citrus with Edamame Puree, paired with Michter’s
2013
