May 2015
Features
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Bourbon Bonanza: Cask Appeal
Where the special blends and private casks are kept.
One Bottle To Rule Them All
If you’re looking to taste the true spirit of bourbon, you’re liable to hear tell of some legendary bottles. But if it’s A. H. Hirsch Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey you’re after, you might have better luck finding the Holy Grail.
Anchorwomen
Breaking the glass news desk: The first ladies of local news look back at 30-plus years in the biz and what has—and hasn’t—changed.
The Sort-Of-Great Escape
Meet Cleary Wolters, daughter of Anderson Township, international drug smuggler, ex-con, and inspiration for a hot TV show. It’s hard to believe one person could live all those lives, let alone survive them. But as her new book Out of Orange reveals, she’s always been good at defying the odds.
Bourbon Bonanza: The Evan Williams Experience
The $10.5 million visitors’ center opened in fall 2013 and has since been plenty busy living up to its self-described “Disneyland of Bourbon” moniker—a tone set by the Paul Bunyan-sized tumbler-full-of-bourbon that confronts you the moment you walk in the door.
Will Drive For Bourbon: Buffalo Trace
They’ve been making fine whiskey here since approximately forever
Small Batch: Flasks With Class
Classic, preppy, and downright cheeky: Take your bourbon to go (and always be party-ready) with one of these stylish flasks.
Hooch Mamas
Women have been part of the bourbon biz since the very beginning. Fred Minnick’s book tells their stories.
Will Drive For Bourbon: Maker’s Mark Distillery
Pristine tasting rooms and a breathtaking Chihuly glass ceiling installation conclude the hour-long tour that juxtaposes bourbon tradition with finely tuned modern marketing.
Will Drive For Bourbon: Willett Distillery
Family-owned and operated since its inception on St. Patrick’s Day, 1937, by Aloysius Lambert “Thompson” Willett, who produced 30 barrels on that first lucky run, Willett Distillery occupies a patch of prime Kentucky real estate (lush, verdant, and spring-fed) just outside of Bardstown.
Will Drive For Bourbon: Wild Turkey
The distillery’s new $4 million visitor center pays tribute to Kentucky’s agricultural and distilling past, evoking both tobacco barns and rickhouses.
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Frontlines
Human-Altered Landscapes: A Revolution in Landscape Photography
The natural artistry of earth, as seen from above.
Hot Ticket: The Antlers at Woodward Theater
The Antlers bring their own brand of melancholy rock to Woodward Theater.
The Butterfly Exhibit, By The Numbers
Live and let fly.
Speak Easy: Cecil Baldwin
Welcome to Night Vale unveiled.
Dr. Know: May 2015
Welcome to the Doctor’s first all-animal column.
Stay Classy Cincinnati
Better schedule your botox treatment soon, because we are currenty the center of reality television’s often cringe-worthy, always entertaining universe.
All of the Lights
Lightborne increases the wattage of pop’s biggest stars.
Artifact: A Rare Native American Gorget
Archaeologists estimate that the artifact, found in Newtown, is between 1,500 and 1,600 years old.
Radar
How To Build An Ivaldi
Handmade Ivaldi guitars will amp up your expectations.
Necessities: Sculptural Pendant Lights
Bold or delicate, alone or in multiples, these pendants double as functional task lighting and cool contemporary art.
Style Counsel: Hannah Peacock
Occupation: Bartender, The Anchor OTR; Her Style: Urban Amazon
HighStreet’s New Second Floor is Fully Devoted to Furniture
And the shop hopes another expansion is in the cards.
On The Market: Stony Run Farm
Keeping the homestead together in Liberty Township.
Block Party: Farms For Sale
Welcome to the new rustic.
Long Weekend: Bloom Towns
Three regions that are going wild with seasonal flora.
Columns
The Children’s Crusade
Turning research into treatments for patients with “orphan diseases.”
Many Happy Returns
Merrill Glos and his motorcycles have wandered farther from home and encountered more than most people on Earth.
Dine
A Moroccan Master Comes to Clifton
Marrakech rachets up the cachet of Clifton’s eclectic cuisine.
Fine Diving: Bamboo Kitchen
Restaurant resurrection seldom succeeds, but when it does, it’s a story worth telling.
Pontiac Is An Instant Classic
(And the BBQ shack of your dreams.)
Tableside With Ryan Santos
His pop-up restaurant, Please, put him on our food map.
Ingredient: Watermelon Radish
Plus: A recipe for Scallop and Watermelon Radish Ceviche
Tour de Chef
A team of chefs trade spatulas for Schwinns.
Flour Power in Bloomington
Sign up for the day-long croissant-making workshop.