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Theodore Talk: Bottoms Up! A History and Revitalization of a Cocksure Era Spirit
June 23 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
From its earliest days as a settlement of French trappers and traders, Kansas City’s West Bottoms grew more than a century ago into a bustling railroad hub and agricultural and livestock center. Ingrained in that rich history is the distillation, distribution, and consumption of liquor. Prior to Prohibition, dozens of West Bottoms saloons served locally produced spirits to a thirsty clientele of workers from nearby stockyards and packinghouses. When master distiller Alex Lindsey founded the West Bottoms Whiskey Co. in 2021, he embraced the Bottoms’ legacy of industrialization and entrepreneurism by bringing a whiskey spirit and culture back that ignites a passion for innovating whiskeys thru the appreciation and embodiment of a truly optimistic era in the United States. This presentation will highlight the unique spirit and history of the area and encourage participants to explore the people and places in Kansas City that are doing the same.
The West Bottom Whiskey Company, located near the AG site, won a Double Gold Medal at the 2021 Denver International Spirits Competition and was named the Top Ranked American Blended Whiskey at the 2022 Las Vegas Global Spirit Awards.
Theodore Talks take place on Zoom the fourth Sunday of each month at 2:30 p.m. Central Time (3:30 Eastern, 12:30 Pacific, 8:30 GMT).
Register for this presentation here. Registration rates are free for all members.
You must register for each lecture with an email address associated with your Zoom account. If you don’t have one, you can sign up for a free Zoom account.
Even if you can’t attend the live Theodore Talk, as long as you register you will receive a link to a recording of the event. All Theodore Talks have Closed Captioning enabled.
For more information, contact Brad Lucht.