Louisville is famous for its bourbon distillers, but what about the folks mixing cocktails behind the bar?
With Christmas and New Year's Day approaching, we thought now might be a good time to check in with one person who does just that each day. Randi Densford, beverage director for Barn8 Farm Restaurant & Bourbon Bar.
Densford tells us about how each season on the farm influences the cocktails, upcoming flavor trends and gives us some insight into how to make a career out of being a beverage director.
Barn8 Farm Restaurant & Bourbon Bar is located at Hermitage Farm in Oldham County. In addition to being a restaurant, it's an attraction that showcases a bit of Kentucky's agricultural roots.
Densford has 11 years of restaurant and bartending experience. She's a Louisville native and a graduate of Sullivan University with a bachelor's degree in culinary arts.
She previously worked at Decca, a former NuLu restaurant and Bardstown Bourbon Co., a distillery with its own restaurant on campus. She's been with Barn8 at Hermitage Farm since late 2019, ahead of its opening in early 2020.
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