Last year during the Kentucky Derb 135, BourbonBlog.com met Australia’s Master Milliner Paris Kyne in this video who designed many Kentucky Derby Hats. His hats were worn by fashionable Kentucky Derby attendees and also on exhibit and 21c Museum Hotel, which we showed you in this video we did on 21c. Paris is giving BourbonBlog.com… Read more »

 
The History of American Whiskey by Gary Regan

Gary “Gaz” Regan is self proclaimed cocktail freak and author, cocktail journalist, who we were familiar with and officially met during BourbonBlog.com’s coverage of the Evan Williams Single Barrel Unveiling. Gaz recently authored the bartender’s GIN compendium. His Bourbon books include The Book of Bourbon and The Bourbon Companion. We are glad that Gaz has… Read more »

 
Jim Beam, ESPN and Scoop Jackson with “The Next Round” new web show on ESPN.com

BourbonBlog.com congratulates Jim Beam Bourbon and ESPN as they launch a new web series called The Next Round – Served Up By Jim Beam, to be hosted by ESPN personality and award-winning journalist Scoop Jackson. The series will feature famous guests discussing the news with a focus on sports and pop culture. BourbonBlog.com is happy… Read more »

 
Irish Beer Reviews for St. Patrick’s Day

Irish beer reviews in this video episode for St. Patrick’s Day along with Irish Car Bomb demonstration. Reviews of  Guinness Pub Draught, Brian Boru Old Irish Red, Murphy’s Irish Stout, and Smithwick’s and tasting notes below. Brian Boru Old Irish Red by Tree Floyds Brewing, Indiana, 5.90% ABV Gorgeous malt fruity nose. Quite a bit… Read more »

 
Pocket Shots

BourbonBlog.com discovers “Pocket Shots,” a flexible, rugged plastic pouch of Kentucky Bourbon whiskey. The Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey Pocket Shots come from a 4 year old Bourbon that is surprisingly decent in flavor to have just come out of this little pouch. In this video, we take a shot in Bardstown, Kentucky,  miles away from where… Read more »

 
Cocktail Prep and Blogger’s Panel at Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival

Watch BourbonBlog.com behind the scenes in the kitchen as we prepare the Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Cocktail to be introduced at the Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival during the Blogger’s Panel. We are joined by Artofthedrink.com’s Anthony Caporale and  Thrillist.com’s Hayden Lynch on the Panel and everyone enjoys our new creation. × Special thanks to… Read more »

 
Char No. 4, Brooklyn, New York Video Episode

BourbonBlog.com drinks at Char No. 4 in Brooklyn, New York on this video episode. This whiskey bar and restaurant features over 150 American whiskeys, including rare finds like Maker’s Mark Black and Blanton’s Japanese Exports. BourbonBlog.com interviews Brad Danler Char. No. 4 General Manager. ×

 
The Bourbon Chase Sells Out for the 2010 Relay Along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail

The Bourbon Chase Race Organizer Mike Kuntz tells BourbonBlog.com today that the 2010 race is sold out, nearly eight months prior to the event. The total number of registered teams for 2010 is 200, a 33 percent increase from the number of teams that participated in the inaugural race in 2009. The 2010 Bourbon Chase… Read more »

 
McKenzie Rye Whiskey Review

Whiskey: McKenzie Rye Whiskey Distillery: Finger Lakes Distilling, Burdett NY Age: 1 year Proof: 91; 45.5% ABV Notes: This bottle is marked batch # 09-01. McKenzie made from NYS grain and distilled using old-time techniques aged in new charred quarter casks and finished in sherry barrels from local wineries. Nose: Maple, butterscotch and some oak…. Read more »

 
Brandy Library, Tribeca, New York, a one of a kind Bourbon and whiskey bar

Brandy Library in New York has over 1,600 spirits including Bourbon whiskey, Scotch, and whiskey from all over the world that literally become books on the wall in this library. Join  BourbonBlog.com as we tour Brandy Library’s elegant ambience with an untouchable selection of rare whiskeys as we interview Beverage Director Ethan Kelley in the… Read more »