The cherry flavor has made it’s way traveling through the veins of many whiskeys and bourbons where it didn’t always belong. More often that not flavored whiskeys don’t typically appeal to us at BourbonBlog.com . We review them for what they are as they stand alone AND what they can bring to cocktails. Now, here enters… Read more »
National Rum Day Cocktail Recipes Made with Refreshingly Dry Brugal
We’re getting ready to celebrate National Rum Day with the new Brugal Extra Dry and some new rum cocktails! And “National Rum Day is when?” you ask. Answer: Thursday, August 16, 2012. Brugal has accomplished what no rum has with Brugal Especial Extra Dry by catching the eye of not only BourbonBlog.com, but also mixologists… Read more »
London Olympics Closing Ceremony Performances and Cocktail to Tribute the Setlist
BourbonBlog.com toasts to the closing 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony that included a setlist that director Kim Gavin called an “elegant mashup” of music and creativity! The ceremony was designed to show that the British Invasion never ended. In case you missed it, the live setlist is listed along with a video of The Spice Girls singing “Wannabe”… Read more »
London Olympians 2012 party at Chinawhite and drink $3,000 Cocktail
Chinawhite tells BourbonBlog.com that Olympic gold medallists are being treated to an exclusive alcoholic cocktail priced at £2,012 (approximately $3, 150) at their trendy London nightclub. Stars such as swimmers Ryan Lochte and Chad le Clos have joined a swath of fellow Olympians by descending upon the fashionable Chinawhite club in the heart of London, a… Read more »
Snowing in NOLA with Breckenridge Distillery at Tales of the Cocktail 2012
With the steamy New Orleans weather during Tales of the Cocktail 2012, BourbonBlog.com will take any snow and refreshment we can get. Fortunately at Tales after Dark, our friends from Breckenridge Distillery show up in front of Hotel Monteleone for some “Breckenridge Bourbon Barrel Service.”
Spirited Awards at Tales of the Cocktail 2012 Winners
BourbonBlog.com celebrated in New Orleans as The Spirited Awards were given to the World’s Leaders in the Spirits Industry as a part of the 10th Anniversary Celebration. We gathered at the new Hyatt Regency in New Orleans to honor industry leaders at Tales of the Cocktail 2012’s Annual Spirited Awards. The celebration was hosted by the lovable co-hosts Simon Ford… Read more »
Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch 2012
Four Roses Distillery tells BourbonBlog.com that they will issue the newest release in its series of limited-quantity special bottlings with the 2012 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon, featuring four recipes including one aged 17 years. Only 4,000 bottles of the Four Roses 2012 Limited Edition being released in September 2012, planned for distribution in U.S…. Read more »
Four Roses Bourbon at Tales of the Cocktail 2012
× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer catches up with the Four Roses Bourbon Team and interviews National Sales Manager Patty Holland and North America’s Director of Marketing and Sales Patrick Stewart at Tales of the Cocktail 2012 in New Orleans. As Tales of the Cocktail celebrates their 10th Anniversary this year, we learn that Four Roses will celebrate their… Read more »
Pisco Portón and Dale DeGroff at Tales of the Cocktail 2012
× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviews King Cocktail Dale DeGroff and Pisco Portón Master Distiller John Schuler, Pisco Portón CEO Jean-Francois Bonneté at Tales of the Cocktail. While Pisco Portón may have their sights on converting the vodka market to try new flavors, even Bourbon lovers like us have appreciation of the versatility of Pisco Porton in cocktails…. Read more »
London 2012 Olympics Tribute Cocktails
× BourbonBlog.com raises toasts to the London 2012 Olympics Games this summer and all the participating athletes, volunteers and attendees from across the globe with this cocktail tribute! Are you wondering how to get tickets to the 2012 London Olympics? The answer is pour these cocktails as you watch live olympic coverage and the video segment above of… Read more »
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