Spirit tastings are usually quite the banal affairs. BourbonBlog.com‘s Stephen Dennison, in conjunction with louisvillehotbytes.com and Majid’s Restaurant of St Matthews have decided to up the ante for this style of experiencing brown spirits. We invite our friends from Louisville and the surrounding area to attend as we have adapted a number of common wine and… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com became the first to bring you the video segment below about the new Drambuie 15 months ago when we tasted it at the launch at Tales of the Cocktail. For whisky and Scotch fans, we recommend trying the new expression, Drambuie 15 as it brings the whisky cues to the forefront as compared to… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com caught up with The Balvenie during the 2011 Balvenie Roadshow as it came to a close in NYC. This was an epic cross-country journey through 20 states and 30 cities, which sought out the best artisans the country has to offer. The Balvenie Ambassadors Andrew Weir and Nicholas Pollacchi traveled in a hand-made Morgan… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com interviews Wild Turkey Associate Master Distiller Eddie Russell about his new Wild Turkey 81 Bourbon. Except for limited edition releases, this is one of the first new Bourbons released by Wild Turkey since Russell’s Reserve around 2000. Wild Turkey 81 won Gold Medal and named Best in Class at the International Wine and Spirit… Read more »
There is a lot more to be thankful for thank cocktails, we know that. We certainly wouldn’t want the title of this story to mislead you. The following honor of Thanksgiving, here are some thankful themed cocktails using Russian Standard Vodka, Frangelico and Flor de Cana 7yr old Rum that we’re proud to share on… Read more »
Renee Ferguson, Cookbook author of “Talk Turkey to Me” is the Turky Diva!” She joins BourbonBlog.com with Turkey cooking suggestions and advice for holidays in the podcasts and recipe below. As a former Butterball expert, Renee has appeared on the Food Network’s “Throwdown! with Bobby Flay“, which you can watch via “On Demand” this year… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com shares some Wild Turkey Bourbon 101 cocktails that are so delicious, they will eliminate the need for baking and basting this Thanksgiving. And this year, the “Turkey” is looking different in the new Wild Turkey Bourbon bottle design. So here’s to “Getting Basted!” with these Wild Turkey Thanksgiving cocktails with a side and dessert… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com reviews Rums from the collection of Ron Brugal. Ron Brugal tell us that are the #1 selling Rum in the Caribbean and the top seller in the Dominican Republic. We recently attended the launch of Brugal 1888 at Tales of the Cocktail and interviewed Gustavo Ortega Zeller (5th generation Rum Master of the Brugal… Read more »
× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer recently became the first to ever taste the complete Blanton’s collection in Warehouse H on cammera (in the video below). We now meet the man and company responsible for making a line of Blanton’s Cigars to compliment each of these Blanton’s labels. Meet William A. Mobley of Kentucky Gentlemen Cigar Company… Read more »
Maker’s Mark and Woodford Reserve bourbon whiskeys have come together for the first time to celebrate a Kentucky champion. The two bottles sit side-by-side in a distinctive wooden case that pays tribute to the Bellarmine University Knights, who won the NCAA Division II national basketball championship earlier this year. The limited-edition bottles, available for $200 on… Read more »
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