× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer in the video segment above (filmed and edited by Dan Brown) for the ninth annual Four Roses Julep Contest held at the Kentucky Derby Museum to celebrate Urban Bourbon Exhibit sponsored by Four Roses Bourbon Bartender Kyle Tabler of Louisville’s Village Anchor restaurant claimed the 2012 “Rose Julep” title identifying the… Read more »

 
Backbone Bourbon Review

Currently only available in Indiana, Backbone Bourbon is a barrel strength Indiana bourbon selected by our friends at Crossroad Vintners of Indianapolis  the sole distributor of this bourbon). BourbonBlog.com is pleased to bring you this first bourbon review and a list of where Backbone Bourbon can be found in Indiana below. As the list of… Read more »

 
Kentucky Derby 138 Events, Parties, Galas and more, 2012 where to buy tickets

The biggest, most detailed list of Derby events, galas, and must do’s from your source for Kentucky Derby here on BourbonBlog.com and where to buy tickets.  We will continue to bring you more Kentucky Derby 138 coverage. If you know of an event and would like to see it listed, please email us at [email protected] along with all details,… Read more »

 
Four Roses Julep Contest Winners and Recipe

  BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer attends and covers the ninth annual Four Roses Julep Contest held at the Kentucky Derby Museum to celebrate Urban Bourbon Exhibit sponsored by Four Roses Boubon. Bartender Kyle Tabler of Louisville’s Village Anchor restaurant claimed the 2012 “Rose Julep” title identifying the mixologist creating the city’s best and most unique mint julep…. Read more »

 
Kentucky Derby Museum offers exclusive Four Roses Bourbon Limited Edition bottle for Kentucky Derby 138, 2012

In honor of the Urban Bourbon exhibit and the Derby Museum’s ‘year of bourbon’, the Kentucky Derby Museum tells BourbonBlog.com they have commissioned a unique bottle of Four Roses Bourbon from a private barrel. Hand-selected byJ im Rutledge, Master Distiller of Four Roses, along with a group of museum staff members, this premium Single Barrel… Read more »

 
Four Roses Rose Julep Contest 2012, Louisville

Four Roses Bourbon tells BourbonBlog.com that mixologists from Louisville’s finest restaurant and bar establishments will create their own take on Derby’s Classic Cocktail, the Mint Julep, during Four Roses’ 9th Annual Rose Julep Recipe Contest on Thursday, April 19 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Kentucky Derby Museum in this free event open to the public…. Read more »

 
Tax Day Cocktails

Legendary whiskey aficionado Benjamin Franklin (among his other distinguished titles) once said, “The only things certain in life are death and taxes.” Shouldn’t bourbon be another one of life’s certainties? Wild Turkey Bourbon thinks so and tells BourbonBlog.com in honor of their tagline, “Give ‘Em the Bird,” they want us all to sit back and enjoy what Uncle… Read more »

 
The Moonshiners Cannonball Run Special on Discovery Channel

× The Moonshiners return with Tim Smith, Tickle, J.T and your other favorite characters for the “The Moonshiners Cannonball Run Special” on Discovery Channel. “The Moonshiners Cannonball Run” airs on Wednesday, April 18 at 10:00 pm EST. This appears to be a transition to the upcoming Moonshiners Season 2. Even though it hasn’t officially been… Read more »

 
Woodford Reserve $1,000 and $2,000 Mint Juleps at Kentucky Derby 138

Churchill Downs and Woodford Reserve Bourbon, The Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby tell BourbonBlog.com  today they are doubling the stakes on world’s most exclusive mint julep cup and invite you to sip and savor the glamour and glitz of the Kentucky Derby with the Ultimate Kentucky Derby Luxury – the Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep Cup… Read more »

 
The 2012 Denver International Spirits Competition Winners

BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer was recently invited to judge The 2012 Denver International Spirits Competition at the Omni Interlocken Resort. He was joined by friend associate Mike Manning of Proof Media Mix and ten other prominent spirits professionals in this double-blind tasting. This was the first annual spirits competition of its kind rganized by Christopher J. Davies CEO &… Read more »