Video Preview of New Wild Turkey Visitor Center

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Eddie Russell Wild Turkey

× As BourbonBlog.com follows the story of new Wild Turkey Visitors Center, we join Associate Master Distiller Eddie Russell and Master Distiller Jimmy Russell at the distillery for a preview in the video above. We walk through the incredible plans and take a ride through the grounds where this impressive new Wild Turkey Vistor Center is being built in Lawrenceburg,… Read more »

Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy Russell Celebrates 58 Years

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Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy Russell Celebrates 58 Years

× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer joins Wild Turkey Bourbon Master Distiller Jimmy Russell in a very special toast… This week, Jimmy celebrates 58 years with Wild Turkey Bourbon! Jimmy also gives us a special welcome and all of YOU a invitation to Kentucky Bourbon Festival. Master Distiller James C. Russell has been making bourbon in Lawrenceburg,… Read more »

NFL 2012 Season Starts with Whiskey Cocktail Recipes

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NFL 2012 Season Starts with Whiskey Cocktail Recipes

  As the NFL 2012 Season starts on September 5th and goes though December 30th and with Super Bowl XLVII scheduled for February 3, 2012, we’re doing the obvious thing at BourbonBlog.com: Preparing for the season with whiskey in hand! New football themed recipes below using whiskey not only in the glass, but also used in a chicken… Read more »

Maker’s Mark Bourbon Ice Cream, BBQ Ribs and more !

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Maker's Mark Bourbon

No say it isn’t so, Summer 20012 ain’t gone yet, is it? BourbonBlog.com and Maker’s Mark give you another chance to revisit summer Fridays, long days and hot weather are nearly over with some bourbon-based recipes for Labor Day! Celebrate the American work force today with American Classic!              … Read more »

Back in the Day and Hit and Run, Interview with Producer Kim Waltrip

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Kim Waltrip

CLICK BELOW TO STEAM OUR PODCAST INTERVIEW WITH PRODUCER KIM WALTRIP  Recently, BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer had a small role in the forthcoming film Back in the Day, directed and written by actor Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor in the 10 seasons of Smallville) and produced by Kim Waltrip. The film also stars Morena Baccarin, Michael Rosenbaum, Nick… Read more »

September 2012 procliamed “Bourbon Heritage Month” in Kentucky by Gov. Steve Beshaer

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Bourbon Bottle

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has proclaimed September  2012 “Bourbon Heritage Month” in Kentucky, praising the legendary industry for its unparalleled resurgence and tremendous economic and tourism benefit to the Commonwealth. September is also “National Bourbon Heritage Month” across the U.S.A. as the US Senate declared September as “National Bourbon Heritage Month” back in 2007. With the popularity… Read more »

Kentucky Colonel Michael Masters on Travel Channel’s Best of the Road and Mint Julep Recipe

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Colonel Michael Masters

  BourbonBlog.com‘s friend Kentucky Colonel Michael Masters of the Kentucky Bourbon House in Bardstown was recently featured on the Travel Channel’s Small Town America as he demonstrated how to make his recipe for best mint julep we’ve ever drank! Watch the Colonel’s recent appearance on Travel Channel below and we’re also including the first two… Read more »