Adventures in bourbon and sustainability

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 environment.Editor-in-chief Shea Van Hoy is on the show interviewing Scott Koloms, the founder and CEO of Canopy, and Confluent Health CEO Larry Benz, who's company is Canopy certified.They chat about how the process works and how it can benefit companies in various ways.Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's hosted by David A. Mann and Laurel Deppen. It's available on popular podcast services, including Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcasts and more.