Access Louisville

The Access Louisville podcast is a two-parter this week. First, we focus on bourbon. Louisville Business First Bourbon Reporter Stephen P. Schmidt has been on the road recently visiting some local distilleries, including a trip to Buffalo Trace in Frankfort. This is one of Kentucky's largest distilleries and behind some hugely popular brands like Pappy Van Winkle and Eagle Rare. Schmidt got a chance to take it's all new "hard hat tour," which is partially good marketing, partially a behind-the-scenes look at how one of Kentucky's signature products are made. He also tells us about his recent trip to Heaven Hill's Louisville Distillery and a new project coming to Whiskey Row, called Buzzard's Roost.After that, we switch gears and chat about sustainability — specifically a Kentucky-based program called Canopy. Louisville-based Canopy offers certifications to for-profit companies based on the “good” the company does, including the work they do for their people, community and en