The wait is over…the perfect Manhattan Cocktail recipe has been found! Woodford Reserve tells BourbonBlog.com that after searching the country for the nation’s ultimate well-crafted Manhattans, Woodford Reserve bourbon and Esquire magazine have crowned Marcelo Nascimento from Austin, Texas and his “Voodoo Manhattan” as the “Master of the Manhattan” for 2011. Winning recipe below. For more of… Read more »
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Early Times 354 Bourbon Launch Party and Review
Early Times 354 Bourbon official launch party with BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviewing Master Distiller Chris Morris of Brown-Forman about this new release. Also, an on-camera review of Early Times 354 Bourbon review. As Chris Morris explains, Early Times was once a Bourbon whiskey before Brown-Forman’s decision in 1985 to make in a Kentucky Whisky due… Read more »
Woodford Reserve and Esquire Magazine to Showcase Nation’s Ultimate Manhattans
Woodford Reserve tells BourbonBlog.com that with the recent resurgence of pre-Prohibition bourbon cocktails, the classic Manhattan is making a comeback across the country. Woodford Reserve bourbon and Esquire magazine have searched the country for the nation’s ultimate well-crafted Manhattans and will feature 11 “Masters of the Manhattan” on January 10 during The Manhattan Experience Finals… Read more »
Kentucky Distillers’ Association Announces New Board Officers, Directors
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) tells BourbonBlog.com today that John Rhea of Four Roses Distillery has been named Chairman of the historic group that promotes and protects the Commonwealth’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry, including the world-famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour. BourbonBlog.com is proud to do great work with KDA for the Bourbon industry… Read more »
Top 21 Spirits
BourbonBlog.com suggests the following spirits for your holiday gift, celebration to begin 2011 and beyond. We’ve drank a lot that we’ve enjoyed in 2010, but these particularly impressed us and we’re including some video below too for you to enjoy in this year in review as we review the spirits and whiskeys Four Roses The… Read more »
Four Roses: The Return of a Whiskey Legend Book Interview
BourbonBlog.com Tom Fischer interviews author and Four Rose Brand Ambassador Al Young about his new book Four Roses: The Return of a Whiskey Legend at the official Filson Society book launch event in Louisville, Kentucky. The book details the history and the people behind the long-time international bourbon brand that vanished from U.S. shelves for… Read more »
3.5 Million Dollar Tequila Bottle
Tequila LEY 925 tells BourbonBlog.com that there is one gift you probably be buying anyone this Christmas – a $3.5 MILLION DOLLAR BOTTLE OF TEQUILA. This was exclusively made by the “Diamond District’s” main man, GM diamond creator, Ami Mesika. Made of 3.6 kilos of pure platinum and 6,400 diamonds, for a total weight of… Read more »
Maker’s Mark Winter Art
The scene on the new frosted Maker’s Mark Holiday Collector’s bottle is from an original oil painting by Mary Hagy as part of her four seasons at Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky. These paintings were released as limited Edition prints. Mary tells BourbonBlog.com she has a gallery in Bardstown and as been very busy… Read more »
Maker’s Mark Ice Ball Maker Mold “Bourbon Balls” Gift
BourbonBlog.com has noticed the recent trend of designer spherical “ice balls” made for cocktails and mixology. With a perfect sphere giving less surface area, your cocktail or Bourbon stays cold without the ice melting so quickly. Maker’s Mark recognized the trend and created their own plastic signature ice ball maker mold as the 2010 holiday… Read more »
Original MOONSHINE Holiday Cocktails
The Stillhouse Distillery of Culpeper Virginia tells BourbonBlog.com the new clear whiskey hitting the market in the US this Fall. Original MOONSHINE is a versatile new spirit, enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or in a variety of mixed cocktails, including these holiday cocktails we are including below. Original MOONSHINE is 80 proof, all-natural, gluten-free, charcoal-filtered… Read more »
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