The Vieux Carré is yet another classic cocktail making a comeback. In the video below, BourbonBlog.com’s Tom Fischer demonstrates how to make a Vieux Carré using (rī)1 Ultra-premium Rye Whiskey and Hennessy Cognac VS, recipe and info below too. × The Vieux Carré * 1 ounce (rī)1 Ultra-remium Rye Whiskey * 1 ounce Hennessy Cognac… Read more »

 
Heaven Hill Distilleries Captures “U.S. Whisky Distiller of the Year” For The Second Consecutive Year at Whisky Magazine’s 2009 U.S. Icons of Whisky Presentation

BourbonBlog.com congratulates Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc., the nation’s largest independent family-owned and operated distilled spirits producer and marketer, for being voted the best distiller in the United States for the second consecutive time during the presentation of Whisky Magazine’s U.S. Icons of Whisky America.  The Icons of Whisky “celebrate the people and places behind the… Read more »

 
Bourbon Turkey from a Turkey Expert and Podcast

Renee Ferguson, Cookbook author, guest speaker, and “Turkey Diva” joins us on BourbonBlog.com. As a former Butterball expert, Renee has appeared on the FOOD NETWORK’s “Throwdown!” with Bobby Flay, in Southern Living and  I recently I did an interview with her our sister website Tripodder.com, listen to this podcast below now! Renee also shares her… Read more »

 
Official Cocktail of Black Friday with America’s First Bottled Bourbon – Old Forester

With Black Friday approaching, our friends at Old Forester, America’s First Bottled Bourbon, tell us they have created the “Official Cocktail of Black Friday.”  If you are going to be the FIRST shopper out the door in the morning hitting those Black Friday sales, then be FIRST person home in the afternoon who has their… Read more »

 
Woodford Reserve Manhattan Experience Contest Finals at Soho Mews with Esquire Magazine by Matt Capucilli

Arriving at the penthouse at the Soho Mews building in downtown New York City, I speak briefly with two attractive ladies working the front door and I follow a courtyard to a solitary elevator ride. At the top floor I’m quickly greeted with a classic Woodford Manhattan cocktail, and the first sip smoothly welcomes me… Read more »

 
Matt Jamie Bourbon Barrel Foods Owner and Founder Continues the Series on Making Bluegrass Soy Sauce Parts 3 – 5

Matt Jamie Bourbon Barrel Foods Owner and Founder and his famous Soy Sauce aged in bourbon barrels continue in this 5 part series.  The Bluegrass Soy Sauce, the only small-batch soy sauce made in America, and how it is made, come to a close in the last three episodes below. Watch the first two episodes… Read more »

 
Woodford Reserve and Esquire Magazine Crown Jeromy Edwards “Master of the Manhattan” Tonight in New York City

Tonight, BourbonBlog.com’s Matt Capucilli attended the Woodford Reserve Manhattan Experience finals with a front row seat with Master Distiller Chris Morris in New York City to watch Jeromy Edwards become the “Master of the Manhattan.”  Read Matt’s article here on this link on BourbonBlog.com.   BourbonBlog.com is in New York because this search has just… Read more »

 
Knob Creek Bourbon Flows Once Again on Barrel Dump Day After the Nationwide “Knob Creek Drought”

The wait we’ve been telling you about is over. After running out this summer, the next batch of fully aged Knob Creek Bourbon was released from the barrels where it has matured for nine years, now ready to bottle and soon ship to establishments and retailers nationwide. Bill Newlands, president, Beam Global Spirits & Wine,… Read more »

 
Z’s Fusion and Baxter Station Join Louisville’s Urban Bourbon Trail

BourbonBlog.com raises a toast to Baxter Station Bar & Grill and Z’s Fusion as they become the newest stops along Louisville’s Urban Bourbon Trail!In BourbonBlog.com’s backyard, we’ve been frequenting and filming Urban Bourbon Trail establishments for years now and we love seeing it grow. Z’s Fusion and Baxter Station join seven other bars and restaurants… Read more »

 
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association Wins Six Awards For Tourism Marketing from The Kentucky Tourism Council

BourbonBlog.com congratulates The Kentucky Distillers’ Association for capturing five first-place awards, and one honorable mention, during a gala Tuesday night in Louisville to honor the state’s best tourism campaigns in 2009! “The Kentucky Tourism Council presented its Traverse Awards for excellence in tourism marketing at the Kentucky Tourism Industry Annual Conference. KDA was only one… Read more »