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KSR Podcast Live from RD1 Tasting Room/Gift Shop

KSR Podcast Live from RD1 Tasting Room/Gift Shop

Kentucky's best podcast feature Matt Jones will have a live show from RD1 Spirits Tasting Room/Gift Shop on Friday September 9th from 9:00am - Noon. The show is open to the public. Come out and see the show live the day before UK travels to Florida.  1170 Manchester St, Lexington, KY. The following day, RD1 is launching 2 new bottles, a Kentucky Straight Bourbon and a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Finished with French Oak at 5pm on Saturday September 10th. Come be one of the first to get your bottle and stay and watch the UK game at the bar and...

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RD1 Bottle Launch - September 10th

RD1 Bottle Launch - September 10th

RD1 Launches New Bourbon and French Oak Finished Bourbon - September 10th.

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RD1 Spirits Teams Up With The Les Masters Band

RD1 Spirits Teams Up With The Les Masters Band

The new partnership brings together award-winning Kentucky whiskey and  music   July 14, 2022 (Lexington, KY.)  -- Lexington-based RD1 Spirits is excited to officially announce and welcome The Les Masters Band from Louisville as their newest partner and Brand Ambassador. RD1 Spirits will have a unique, specialty cocktail at each of the band's performances, along with promotional posters.    “We are excited to team up with another Kentucky great,” said Vice President of Marketing for RD1 Spirits Chris Tetterton.  “We like to say we are Kentucky born and raised, and we take pride in our roots. It means a lot...

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No, it's not Photoshopped. The Pope Gifted a Bottle of William Tarr

No, it's not Photoshopped. The Pope Gifted a Bottle of William Tarr

Father Jim Sichko visited Rome and gifted Pope Francis with a limited release of RD1 Spirits' WM. Tarr. The bottle was signed by RD1 Owner, Mark Stoops, the previous night. Word spread like a wildfire through Kentucky as local media and Bluegrass sports fans shared their surprise and excitement toward the news.

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