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>>> OUR
>>> OUR NEXT GUEST HAS BEEN CALLED THE OPRAH OF WHISKEY
ENTERTAINING.
ENTERTAINING. LAST YEAR SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO
THE BOURBON HALL OF FAME.
SHE'S GOT A BRAND NEW BOOK TO
TALK ABOUT.
TALK ABOUT. AND TOMORROW NIGHT YOU WILL GET
A CHANCE TO SIP BOURBON NEXT TO
THIS PIONEER OF THE INDUSTRY.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING
PEGGY STEVENS TO GREAT DAY.
BEING CALLED THE OPRAH OF
WHISKEY ENTERTAINING IS HIGH
PRAISE BUT IT'S MUCH DESERVED.
PEGGY, CAN WE WALK THROUGH THE
JOURNEY FROM WAY BACK WHEN TO
THEN?
THEN?
THEN? >>
THEN? >> SURE.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. WELL MY CAREER ACTUALLY STARTED
IN THE HOTEL BUSINESS.
AND I WORKED IN FOOD AND
BEVERAGE.
BEVERAGE.
BEVERAGE. AND SO OF COURSE YOU HAD TO
LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT NOT ONLY
BOURBONS BUT WINES AND SPIRITS
AND TASTING PROFILES.
AND THEN LATER I WENT TO WORK
FOR BROWN FOREMAN FOR 17 YEARS.
THAT IS WHERE I WORKED ON
BRANDS, WONDERFUL BRANDS LIKE
WOODFORD RESERVE AND JACK
DANIELS AND BECAME A MASTER
BOURBON TASTER.
BOURBON TASTER. LATER STARTING MY OWN COMPANY.
THAT IS WHAT BROUGHT ME HERE
TODAY WITH BOURBON WOMEN.
>> HOW DOES SOMEONE BECOME A
MASTER BOURBON TASTER.
WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL?
>> A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN
TASTING.
TASTING.
TASTING. WHICH IS NOT A BAD THING.
SO THAT IS A GOOD THING.
BUT ACTUALLY I WAS TRAINED BY A
VERY FAMOUS MASTER DISTILLER.
YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT NAME
FROM ANGELS ENVY.
BECAUSE HE WAS THE CREATOR AND
ORIGINATOR OF THAT BRAND.
SO I FEEL VERY, VERY FORTUNATE
TO BE TRAINED BY HIM.
>> WHAT WILL PEOPLE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE
TOMORROW?
TOMORROW?
TOMORROW? >> WELL, TOMORROW I'M WITH MY
GOOD FRIEND FRED MIMIC.
AND HE BRINGS IN SEVERAL PEOPLE
IN THE INDUSTRY OVER THE COURSE
OF TIME AT THE DERBY MUSEUM.
HE'S DONE THIS FOR YEARS.
AND HE ALSO TAKES KIND OF, NOT
JUST AN INDUSTRY LOOK, BUT MORE
OF A PERSONAL LOOK.
AND FRED AND I HAVE FOLLOWED
EACH OTHER'S AREERS FOR YEARS.
I'M LOOKING PERSONALLY FORWARD
TO SPENDING TIME WITH THE
AUDIENCE AND HIM.
>> NOW IN SPENDING TIME WITH
THE AUDIENCE, ONE OF THE THINGS
I THINK PEOPLE WILL ENJOY THE
MOST IS YOU WILL SHARE SOME
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. WHILE WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE
AWAY TOO MUCH OF WHAT THEY WILL
GET TO ENJOY, CAN YOU SHARE ANY
STORIES WITH US?
I KNOW YOU HAVE HUNDREDS.
>> WELL, I THINK MY BEST
STORIES ARE SOME OF THE
CELEBRITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
BEHIND THE SCENES.
THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONDUCT
TASTINGS FOR.
TASTINGS FOR. YOU KNOW LIKE BOBBY FLAY WHEN I
FIRST STARTED TO COME TO
KENTUCKY.
KENTUCKY.
KENTUCKY. I WAS THE FIRST PERSON HE WAS
ABLE TO TASTE BOURBON WITH.
AND PEOPLE LIKE JERRY.
AND OTHERS WHO ALONG THE WAY
FELL IN LOVE WITH BOURBON BUT
REALLY WERE BEHIND THE SCENES.
AND TO ME THAT IS VERY SPECIAL
FOR ME.
FOR ME.
FOR ME. >> NO WONDER YOU ARE THE OPRAH
OF WHISKEY ENTERTAINING.
YOU HAVE A BOOK PEOPLE CAN ME
PREORDER.
PREORDER.
PREORDER. >> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. IT'S WHICH FORK I USE WITH MY
BOURBON.
BOURBON.
BOURBON. I'M A CERTIFIED ETIQUETTE
CONSULTANT AS WELL.
OVER THE COURSE OF TIME WHEN I
CONDUCT ALL OF THESE TASTINGS
ACROSS THE NATION, THE AUDIENCE
WILL COME UP AND SAY HOW DO I
DO THIS IN MY HOME?
HOW CAN I CONDUCT A TASTINGS ON
MY OWN?
MY OWN?
MY OWN? I
MY OWN? I THOUGHT WITH OWL OF THIS
KNOWLEDGE I'VE HAD AND
ALONGSIDE MY GOOD FRIEND SUSAN
WHO IS ALSO A BOURBON EXPERT,
WE SAT DOWN AND THOUGHT HOW CAN
WE TRAIN PEOPLE TO DO THIS IN
THEIR HOME?
THEIR HOME? >> SO WHAT DO YOU -- WHAT
HAPPENED?
HAPPENED?
HAPPENED? IT'S EXPLODED.
IT'S EXPLODED. I WROTE WITH SUSAN AT CAREER
JOURNAL.
JOURNAL.
JOURNAL. SHE WAS AMAZING WRITER.
JUST AN AMAZING PERSON.
BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE SAID OH,
SHE'S GOING TO END UP IN THE
BOURBON INDUSTRY AND TOUTING
BOURBON.
BOURBON.
BOURBON. BUT SOMEBODY LIKE FRED MIMIC
WATCHING HIS CAREER.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT BOURBON?
>> THERE IS JUST SOMETHING
MAGICAL ABOUT THE INDUSTRY AND
PEOPLE TEND TO FALL IN LOVE
WITH THE FLAVORS.
I WAS SAYING IT'S ALMOST
MAGNETIC.
MAGNETIC.
MAGNETIC. THE MORE YOU BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE IN
THE INDUSTRY, THE MORE YOU LOVE
IT ALONGSIDE OF THE WHISKEY YOU
ARE TASTING AND THE MORE
EDUCATION YOU WANT BECAUSE YOU
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.
THAT IS WHY WE STARTED A LONG
TIME AGO.
TIME AGO.
TIME AGO. WHICH WE HAVE TEN BRANCHES
ACROSS THE NATION NOW.
BECAUSE WOMEN WANTED A VOICE IN
WHISKEY.
WHISKEY.
WHISKEY. >> L.A.
>> L.A.
>> L.A. QUESTION, HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR
BOURBON?
BOURBON?
BOURBON? >> THAT IS VERY INTERESTING.
I GET THAT QUESTION A LOT.
I DRINK IT TWO WAYS.
ONE IS A MANHATTAN.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MANHATTANS.
I DON'T KNOW IF AS GLASSWARE OR
FLAVOR OF IT.
AND I ALSO LIKE A BOURBON ON
THE ROCKS.
THE ROCKS. NO WATER.
NO WATER.
NO WATER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU CAN ATTEND THE 2020 LEGENDS
SERIES FEATURING PEGGY STEVENS
TOMORROW AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY
MUSEUM STARTING AT 5:30.
TICKETS AND MORE INFO CAN BE
FOUND ONLINE.
FOUND ONLINE. AND YOU CAN ORDER A COPY