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A bartender prepares an Old Fashioned using 12-year-old reserve bourbon from
the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery. The cocktail was served at a Beard House event that featured top chefs from Kentucky.
To see more photos of the Bluegrass State–themed dinner,
click here.