Of course, it could be that Spring is Kentucky Derby season, which arrives with a current of excitement that builds like the signature pounding of the hooves we are waiting to hear on the first Saturday in May.  

 With irrefutable ties to Kentucky history, the Derby and bourbon both play an undeniable role in the identity, culture and chronicle of our home state. From the serendipity of Stitzel-Weller opening their doors on Derby Day in 1935, to a signature cocktail that relies on the flavor of bourbon, that is equally as representative of the iconic nature of this intertwined legacy, these connections run deep. 

So of course, the Kentucky Derby season holds significant meaning to us as native Louisvillans and fourth-generation members of a bourbon family.  Whether intentionally or by some sort of innately instinctive tendency towards the kind of hospitality the derby requires, our Pappy & Company entertaining and gourmet essentials are simply destined to be ideal Kentucky derby provisions.  

Pappy & Company's Guide to the Kentucky Derby

Pappy & Company's Guide to Hosting a Kentucky Derby Party Pappy Mint Julep

We embrace Spring as it ushers in this season of hospitality. It calls for quintessentially Southern recipes, nods to tradition, and an exciting new array of Pappy & Company collections that encourage celebration.  

 While new Pappy & Company products are always in the works, and our product development team has a near constant array of products in the pipeline (along with a dream list of future products), it does often seem as if new products align with their season of arrival. 

The genesis for everything in our entire Pappy & Company collection is very organic. Either a product is so wholly connected to our heritage and representative of our great-grandfather’s bourbon legacy, inspired by a family heirloom, or simply something we would desire to use in our own lives. Often, it is a combination of all of those factors. Reflective not only of nature’s current season, but the season of life we find ourselves in, our newest offerings are a cumulative representation of all three.  

 Inspired by legendary hospitality, crafted to honor a legacy, and designed to invite effortless and elevated entertaining, we are excited to introduce our newest collection of offerings that are poised to welcome and enjoy a season full of spring’s best. 

Perhaps the most indicative nature of their degree of hospitality, is their infinite usability and giftability. Honed with significant southern style, dedicated craftsmanship, modern livability, and retro charm, they are as ideal for all of spring’s gifting needs (hostess gifts, mother’s day gifts, graduation gifts, wedding shower gifts) as they are for your own home bar. 

 Entertaining essentials: joining our line-up of everyday heirlooms, bar accessories, glassware and gourmet necessities for exquisite craft cocktails, we round-out these bar musts with our newest Bourbon Barrel Muddler and Embroidered Cocktail Napkins.

Honoring rituals: Whole slow roasted single origin Guatemalan coffeebeans, with their unique and earthy flavor, are aged in retired Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon Barrels, borrowing that unmistakable flavor that mixes so beautifully with the inherently rich notes of coffee. This level of dedication to the craft of coffee roasting and bourbon again demands an equally rigorous adherence to the routine of partaking of it. That's where our new Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Mug steps up to the plate. Settle in and enjoy.