× BourbonBlog.cominterviews Melissa Cookston is one of the Country’s preeminent Pitmasters, and is the most successful female competitive Pitmaster in BBQ history. She says she is often referred to as “The Queen of BBQ.” However, she doesn’t eat BBQ very often, but she loves to cook it! In addition to many trophies and championships over… Read more »

 
Moe Cason Ponderosa BBQ

× Ponderosa BBQ Team is the name of Moe Cason’s 1 man championship barbecue team out of Des Moines, Iowa. Moe has participated in 20 contests every year since 2006. Moe Cason was a finalist on last year’s BBQ Pitmasters show on The Learning Channel (TLC) and now we’re interviewing him on BourbonBlog.com during the Kentucky… Read more »

 
Kentucky State BBQ Festival 2011

× Watch our video above of this first ever Kentucky State BBQ Festival in Danville, Kentucky. BourbonBlog.com brings you the most extensive of the festival. When we first hear about the inaugural Kentucky State BBQ Festival, we were beyond amazed that Brad and Cindy Simmons had organized it in around 8 or so weeks. You… Read more »

 
Carey Bringle and Peg Leg Porker BBQ

× It came as no surprise that Carey Bringle with his Peg Leg Porker BBQ Team and BourbonBlog.com shared something in common and became good friends at Kentucky State BBQ Festival. They have award winning BBQ and add to that they are sponsored by Jim Beam Black Bourbon. Watch our interview with Carey above along… Read more »

 
FireHouse BBQ

× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer is in the FireHouse…there ain’t no fire here, but there is a whole lotta BBQ as cooked by these firemen. FireHouse BBQ of Florida has been catering up some of the tenderest, tastiest barbecue in Orlando and Central Florida area for nearly 12 years. Pitmaster Craig Kimmel of FireHouse BBQ is… Read more »

 
Ray Lampe “Dr. BBQ” at Kentucky State BBQ Festival

× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interview pitmaster Ray Lampe “Dr. BBQ” at the first annual Kentucky State BBQ Festival in Danville, Kentucky. You’ve probably seen Dr. BBQ on Food Network’s “Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri” or “Best Thing I Ever Ate.” Perhaps you’ve watched his presentations as he travels the country at BBQ festivals nationwide showcasing… Read more »

 
Apple Kicking Cider

Cooking with Books tells BourbonBlog.com that hits the right notes perfect fall Gin cocktail by Francys Sandoval of La Cocina Kitchen. Who says Gin has to stay in the spring and summer months when the autumnal flavors can bring something new? Apple Kicking Cider Recipe 2 oz. Gin (BourbonBlog.com recommends G’Vine Nouaison Gin) 2 oz. Apple… Read more »

 
Kentucky State BBQ Festival, Danville, Kentucky

This weekend, November 5th and 6th 2011 in Danville, Kentucky BourbonBlog.com invites you to the sounds and smells of the 1st Annual Kentucky BBQ Festival, benefiting Heart of Kentucky United Way! Mystical blue smoke will fill the air and Pulled Pork Shoulder, Texas Beef Brisket, Whole Hog and more will fill your soul. The big… Read more »

 
Bloody Sunday Cocktail

And it sounds like a U2 song but here BourbonBlog.com presents a Basil Hayden’s Bourbon cocktail which brings zesty orange juice together with floral aromas of creme de violette and Basil Hayden’s for cocktail to bewitch your senses. Basil Hayden’s teamed up with Daniel Hyatt, one of San Francisco’s top mixologists, to create the ultimate… Read more »

 
Moonshine Halloween Cocktail Recipes

Loosing your eyesight could be a scary thing during Halloween, but you have nothing to fear with Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshines of Gatlinburg, which they tell us is the first legal distillery in Tennessee. Spook your guests with stories of moonshiners past while sipping on the frightfully delicious spirit. BourbonBlog.com brings you Ole Smoky Moonshine… Read more »