Macintoddy from Joe McGuirk of Highland Kitchen, Somerville, MA 6 oz. spiced cider (see below) 1 1/4 oz. Maker’s Mark bourbon 1/2 t. allspice 3/4 oz. Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur 1 orange slice To make spiced cider, boil a gallon of apple cider with 2 cinnamon sticks and an orange studded with 10 cloves;… Read more »

 
Hot Toddy by Emma Hollander of Trina’s Starlite Lounge

Hot Toddy by Emma Hollander of  Trina’s Starlite Lounge , Somerville MA 1 1/2 oz. Old Overholt straight rye whiskey or Jim Beam bourbon 3/4 oz. spicy syrup (see note) 3/4 oz. maple syrup 4 oz. hot water 2 lemon wedges Mix ingredients together with a straw. Serve in a mug. Note: At Trina’s Starlight Lounge, Emma Hollander uses a… Read more »

 
Chocolate Cranberry Cakes with Bourbon Whipped Cream

Individual Chocolate Cranberry Cakes with Bourbon Whipped Cream from TheSaucyGourmet.com 10 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup Bourbon whiskey 2 teaspoons Bourbon whiskey 7 ounces bittersweet chocolate (not more than 60% cacao if marked) — chopped 1/4 cup pecans — toasted and cooled 3 large eggs — separated 1/2… Read more »

 
Bourbon and Champagne Cocktail Recipe

Yes, you can mix your Bourbons and Moët & Chandon this New Year’s Eve. The French and the Kentuckians have never got along better. This Champagne Cocktail comes from The Woodford Reserve Culinary Cocktail Tour: A Journey With Bourbon, complied by Peggy Stevens and Ronni Lundy.  Happy 2010 from BourbonBlog.com!  Recipe below.. Ingredients: 1 oz Woodford… Read more »

 
Old Forester Bourbon Kentucky Caramel Coffee

Old Forester Kentucky Caramel Coffee 1 oz Old Forester Bourbon 4 oz hazelnut coffee 1 oz caramel syrup Whipped cream Add 1 oz caramel ice cream topping to bottom of coffee cup, add Old Forester and hazelnut coffee. Top with whipped cream and drizzle with caramel syrup.

 
Four Roses Eggnog Recipe from Life Magazine

This classic Eggnog recipe originally ran in a Four Roses Life magazine advertisement in the 1930s, and the distillery still receives recipe requests for this one today. Four Roses Eggnog Recipe(from Life magazine ad, 1936) 1) Beat separately yolks and whites of 6 eggs. 2) Add 1/2 cup of sugar to yolks while beating. 3)… Read more »

 
Bourbon Balls Recipe with Old Pogue Bourbon

Cathy Pogue Burt’s Bourbon Balls Recipe 1 C. Old Pogue Master’s Select Bourbon 2 C. chopped pecans 1 3/4 Sticks Butter – softened 3 lbs. confectionery sugar – sifted 3 boxes semi-sweet baking chocolate 1 box unsweetened baking chocolate 1/8 bar paraffin Pour Old Pogue Bourbon over the chopped pecans and let sit at least… Read more »

 
Easy Oatmeal Bourbon Cookies With Maker’s Mark Recipe

BourbonBlog.com gives you an easy recipe for Oatmeal Bourbon Cookies and we invite you to join us for our special video tour of Maker’s Mark in the video below this recipe, and check our more bourbon recipes on BourbonBlog.com. Easy Oatmeal Bourbon Cookies 1 c. margarine, softened ½ c. packed brown sugar 1 egg ¼… Read more »

 
21c and Proof on Main for New Years Eve, Louisville Kentucky

Last year as the BourbonBlog.com team rang in 2009 as we celebrated it at 21c and Proof on Main in Louisville, Kentucky..watch our video coverage from last year’s event below. Here is what is happening this year at 21c and Proof on Main… Beginning at 8pm, Chef Michael Paley will offer diners a special pre-fixe… Read more »

 
How the Small Batch Bourbons Are Made, video from 1993

This vintage Bourbon video below features the late Booker Noe and was produced in 1993 shortly after Jim Beam’s Small Batch Collection was introduced. The video explores the unique characteristics of each of the Bourbons and also explains how the Bourbons are made.  Our own Bourbon reviews each of the Bourbons including Basil Hayden’s, Booker’s,… Read more »