Join us as we highlight and celebrate Keith Anderson, the first African-American Artist to have his art work featured on the 2018 and 2019 limited-Edition official Kentucky Derby Bottle. Â A Louisville native as well as a hospitality professional, Anderson makes history because he #gotnvolved and #investedinself.
The contributions of African Americans  who helped shape America's greatest race.  The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuous sporting event in America.  There is a diverse history and tradition that  is much more than fashion and cocktails.  Causing A Stir invites you to celebrate the Chicago Derby Kickoff at Untitled Supper Club.  Get to know Keith Anderson, the man behind the artwork.  Keith created the artwork on the official limited- edition Woodford Reserve Derby bottle.  You will make your own cocktail at the Mint Julep Station. Bourbon education class and an interactive tasting wheel  will be hosted by Johnny Costello, our Chicago Woodford Brand Ambassador.  We will have a surprise for all who attend.  This will be a Derby Kickoff event you will not want to miss as we celebrate the Men and Women who have become hidden figures that shaped America's greatest race. Â
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Samantha Spencer unknowingly started her career 15 years ago in New York City in order to put herself through school and make ends meet. Despite her studies and interests in diverse fields, she eventually began devoting her attention to spirits, the art of craft cocktail making and hospitality. Now based in Chicago, Samantha’s skills, creativity and professionalism behind the bar have led her to other cities throughout the United States and around the world via consulting opportunities and competitions. As a winner of the Woodford Reserve Field Day Experience in 2017, she had the privilege of visiting Kentucky for the first time. Samantha has since returned to revisit Woodford Reserve and various other distilleries on the Bourbon Trail to learn firsthand about whiskey and how it's made. Featured by the Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune, she is enjoying success and recognition thanks in part to her role with Causing A Stir as one of the twelve original members. Samantha is currently the resident bartender in the Whiskey Library at Untitled Supper Club which houses the largest American whiskey collection in the world.
The Kentucky Derby is just as much about the fashion as the race itself. Â Every spring since 1875 Churchill Downs floods with society's most fashionable spectators to watch the Run for the Roses.Â
Wear your fancy hats and enter the best dressed contest. Â We are giving away a prize for the best dressed.Â
