Organizers said Thursday's event is a great way to kick off Derby season.
The 2022 unionization effort failed.
Guests could also speak with master distillers and enjoy some bourbon-inspired menu items.
The competition will be from 5:30 pm. to 7 p.m. on March 16 at the Mellwood Arts Center.
The visitors’ center is designed to educate guests about the brand’s different bourbons and history.
Organizers say with so many different twists on the cocktail from bartenders over the years, they want to find out who has the best.
The updates include a bottling facility finished in 2017 and another warehouse completed in 2018.
Kroger is selling exclusive bourbons including Pappy Van winkle and Mitchter's.
Brent Elliott, a native of Owensboro, Kentucky, was named the Master Distiller/Blender of the Year at the international publication's Icons of Whisky America Award ceremony earlier this week in New York City.
Young died Christmas Day after more than 50 years with the distillery.