BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviews author Hans Offringa as he released his new book Bourbon and Blues, at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2011. Four Roses Master Distiller Jim Rutledge contributed as both an editor and also provided the foreword for the book. Hans is from the Netherlands and his wife Becky is from South Carolina. They… Read more »
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Four Roses Small Batch 2011 Limited Edition Review
The Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition Small Batch 2011 Bourbon review. It has been been released and BourbonBlog.com brings you our tasting notes and review below. During Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2011 week, BourbonBlog.com attended a special tasting with Four Roses Mellow Moments Club members at the distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Members of the Four… Read more »
The Great Kentucky Bourbon Tasting and Gala 2011
We’re all dressed up with someplace to go and to drink Bourbon during Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2011 in Bardstown Kentucky. BourbonBlog.com joins our friends from Barton 1792 Distillery, Blanton’s, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Four Roses, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Michter’s American Whiskey, Wild Turkey and Woodford Reserve. They’re all sharing their finest Bourbons… Read more »
Poker Face with Bourbon, Robert Williamson III and Bernie Lubbers
× How good is YOUR poker face? Professional poker player Robert Williamson III and Jim Beam Whiskey Professor Bernie Lubbers join BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer during Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2011. Bernie tests Robert’s lie detecting skills as Robert gives us suggestions on how to lie better. One bet worth making with no gambles is drinking some… Read more »
Bourbon Pizza with a Four Roses BBQ Sauce at Impellizzeri’s Pizza
Four Roses tells BourbonBlog.com that the annual Bourbon Pizza made with Four Roses Bourbon has a smoked pulled pork theme. During the fall, Louisville residents and visitors can enjoy a Four Roses Kentucky Bourbon Pizza at Impellizzeri’s Pizza, all Louisville locations. Four Roses Distillery and The Original Impellizzeri’s Pizza, have partnered for the second year… Read more »
Devil’s Cut Bourbon Tasting in Fred Noe’s Smokehouse
× Was it the Devil who went down to Kentucky or could it be BourbonBlog.com in the smokehouse? We join Jim Beam’s 7th generation distiller Fred Noe for a tasting of Devil’s cut and Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve. Fred invites us to the historic family home on “Distillers Row” in Bardstown. Fred tells stories… Read more »
Brugal 1888 Rum Release and Poolside Party
BourbonBlog.com joins our friends from Brugal Rum, which is the #1 Rum in the Caribbean, poolside at Tales of the Cocktail. At this event, Brugal releases Brugal 1888, a world class rum and first of its kind expression! Brugal 1888’s artisanal crafting starts with a double distillation, followed by a careful selection of the best… Read more »
Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2011 Release
The annual wait is over as Buffalo Trace Distillery will release their 2011 Antique Collection this month in September 2011. The anticipated collection will once again feature five limited-release whiskeys of various ages, recipes and proofs and we’ll be bringing you reviews of each here on BourbonBlog.com. Each bottle will be around $70..if you can find… Read more »
September is National Bourbon Heritage Month
Did you know there are more barrels of Bourbon aging in the Commonwealth of Kentucky than there are people living in Kentucky? – 4.7 million barrels in 2010 vs. 4.3 million, according to the latest U.S. Census figures says Eric Gregory, president of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association Much like you, the staff at BourbonBlog.com celebrates… Read more »
Single Oak Project Bourbon by Buffalo Trace Distillery
Buffalo Trace Distillery tells BourbonBlog.com that round two of the critically acclaimed Single Oak Project is being released from as part of what is being called the Distillery’s “Holy Grail” project. Have you tasted a Single Oak Project Bourbon from either release? We’d like to hear your reviews and thoughts so please leave them under… Read more »
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