New Orleans' first ever Bourbon Festival is coming up this weekend! Most of the events will be on Friday and Saturday March 24th and 25th. Each day will culminate with a grand tasting featuring close to 90 different offerings from the top names in whiskey. Saturday will feature seminars from the top names in the industry discussing all sorts of topics. 

There will also be dinners sponsored by these companies at various restaurants around the city on Thursday night. And the weekend concludes with an awards brunch on Sunday. For all the information on the festival check out http://www.neworleansbourbonfestival.com/main.html

And for a list of bourbons in the tastings go to http://www.neworleansbourbonfestival.com/bourbonlist.html

Plus check out our interview with the founder of New Orleans Bourbon Festival Tracy Napolitano!