Suntory Liquors tells BourbonBlog.com that they have became the first Japanese distilling company to win the “Supreme Champion Spirit” title at the 15th International Spirits Challenge (ISC) 2010 with their Suntory Single Malt Whisky YAMAZAKI 1984. At the same time, this company achieved a second remarkable “first” for a Japanese company, as Suntory Liquors was… Read more »

 
William Larue Weller 2010 Review

For BourbonBlog.com‘s Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2010 tasting notes, we begin with the William Larue Weller, which is an uncut, unfiltered wheat recipe bourbon. Last year’s 2009 edition was named the best bourbon in the world by F. Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal. As one of the few wheated Bourbons in the world, we find the… Read more »

 
Firefly Spirits Holiday Recipes

While some might think to only enjoy Firefly Vodka in the warmer month, think again this holiday season! Firefly Spirits of Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina gives BourbonBlog.com recipes for holiday parties “On the Fly” with their Sweet Tea Bourbon and Firefly Tea Vodkas..so serve up that Eggnog `a la Fly! Eggnog `a la Fly Firefly… Read more »

 
Getting “Basted” With Wild Turkey 101 for Thanksgiving

Master Sommelier Fred Dexheimer tells BourbonBlog.com created Turkey cocktails that are so delicious, they will eliminate the need for baking and basting this Thanksgiving. In other words, “Get Basted!” with these new Wild Turkey Thanksgiving cocktails with a side and dessert for the ultimate Turkey Day. Pass the Turkey 1.5 oz Wild Turkey 101 2… Read more »

 
WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey Launch Party

WhistlePig Farm Distillery tells BourbonBlog.com that tonight they will have a launch party tonight at The Royalton Hotel  in New York for their first whiskey, WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey. The whiskey is hand selected by Dave Pickerell  (former Master Distiller of Maker’s Mark Bourbon) and bottled by hand at WhistlePig Farm in Vermont’s Champlain Valley… Read more »

 
Tales of the Cocktail Vancouver

Tales of the Cocktail tells BourbonBlog.com that the world’s premier cocktail festival will be making a stop in Vancouver, Canada for a mini-festival March 13-15, 2011. For eight years Tales of the Cocktail has been bringing cocktail lovers from around the world to New Orleans. It began as a small gathering of cocktail lovers and… Read more »

 
The House of Bourbon

BourbonBlog.com is welcomed back to “Kentucky’s Home For Bourbon,” Chapeze House in Bardstown, Kentucky. There is no Bourbon Bar like Chapeze House and there is no character that stands for Kentucky like Colonel Michael Edward Masters. He is otherwise known as “The Host of Kentucky” and “The Kentucky Bourbon Master.” You will see why watching… Read more »

 
Pepper Mint Julep Nog

Very few cocktails invoke the Norman Rockwell images of the holidays quite like the eggnog. Here, BourbonBlog.com shares our new holiday recipe by Mixologist Stephen Dennison that would make a grandmother proud, yet, you may substitute store-bought eggnog premix if salmonella is a concern. Essential oils were used widely by soda jerks at the turn… Read more »

 
Women and Whiskies

Skyy Spirits tells BourbonBlog.com that in increasing numbers, women are finding and sharing their favorite single malts, blends, bourbons and rye, but all too often, they are ignored by whisk(e)y companies. Skyy Spirits, the wholly owned subsidiary of Gruppo Campari and eighth largest spirits company in the US, has recognized the trend and responded by… Read more »

 
Sexiest Men and Cocktail Pairing, Who Wins In Your Book?

Which of these men below would you vote for as the Sexiest Man Alive? Post your answers as comments below as BourbonBlog.com is told that that in honor of People Magazine’s forthcoming Sexiest Man Alive issue and ABC TV special, five featured celebrities have been paired with a mouth-watering cocktail based on their looks, personality and charm. … Read more »