Need some tips on the best spirits to purchase according to some trade expert that do some of the most tasting? New York International Spirits Competition (“NYISC”) tells BourbonBlog.com they’ve just their 2nd annual event at 3 West Club to taste, evaluate and judge over 300 of the world’s best–distilled spirits – a 65% increase… Read more »
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Glenfiddich 50 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Glenfiddich tells BourbonBlog.com one of the few bottles of the rare Glenfiddich 50 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky available in the U.S has just been sold to an anonymous buyer at Los Angeles International Airport for a price of $17,000. The extremely rare bottle pictured above being held with white gloves is one of… Read more »
Moonshiners on Discovery Channel premieres tonight
× BourbonBlog.com has seen recent increase of legal “moonshine type” with tasty releases like White Dog by Buffalo Trace, Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine, and Original Moonshine from Culpeper Virginia. Now, a new network TV called Moonshiners show will premiere Dec. 6, at 10 pm EST tonight about some real moonshiners in Climax, Virginia. The new Discovery… Read more »
Repeal Day Celebration with Prohibition Cocktails
BourbonBlog.com celebrates today as Repeal Day with the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution on December 5, 1933 to end prohibition. Thus, the U.S. Prohibition Era went from January 16, 1920 through December 5, 1933. To celebrate, we’re sharing a few Prohibition era and classic style cocktails using Bourbons and whiskeys…. Read more »
Warm Negroni
BourbonBlog.com‘s new version of the Negroni is served warm as an aperitif to warm the stomach and soul of the guest when coming in from the winter cold. The warmth also opens up the nuances of the Negroni. Warm Negroni 1 oz. Gin (G’Vine Nouaison Gin recommended ) 1 oz. Aperol 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth… Read more »
Richard Paterson on Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky
BourbonBlog.com interviews Whyte & Mackay Master Blender Richard Paterson during the launch event of Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky at the Explorers Club in Manhattan, New York. Rirchards shows us a small sample of the original whisky which is over 100 years old and explains how he recreated the “Shackleton’s Whisky.” In February 2007,… Read more »
The Whisky Roulette
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 »
Drambuie 15 Year Old Speyside Whisky Liqueur Review
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 »
The Balvenie Tun 1401 and 2011 Balvenie Roadshow
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 »
Wild Turkey 81 Bourbon and Associate Master Distiller Eddie Russell
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 »
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