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Father Jim Sichko, a catholic priest in the diocese of Lexington, KY, made a recent trip to Rome where he was able to meet with Pope Francis, delivering many gifts to the head of the Catholic Church. A couple of the items Father Jim presented to Pope Francis were two bottles of bourbon, one of them signed by Mark Stoops.
The bourbon was a limited Citrus Bowl edition of Wm. Tarr whiskey, which Stoops released back in March. Father Jim also gifted Pope Francis a bottle of some classic Bulleit bourbon.