ROME (LEX 18) – Father Jim Sichko of Kentucky was invited for a special audience with the Pope. As part of the Papal Missionaries of Mercy, Sichko has visited with the Holy Father previously.
This time, Father Sichko took a 23-year-old prized bottle of Pappy Van Winkle to give to Pope Francis.
Afterward, Sichko posted a photo of the exchange in which he assured the Pope that it was "a very good bourbon."
Pope Francis receiving his 23 yr old Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon as we shared our love of My Ole Kentucky Home! pic.twitter.com/mWereczKs9
— Father Jim Sichko (@JimSichko) April 10, 2018
Sichko also gave the Pope’s security detail some other types of Kentucky bourbon including Four Roses and Woodford Reserve.
