BourbonBlog Live This Week: From Cocktails to Old Forester Birthday Bourbon

Rum-based Sōmrus Cream Liqueurs add a new Coffee Flavor to their India-inspired Somrus Chai and Somrus Mango collection with Somurus Coffee Cream Liqueur. We the first spirits and alcohol media outlet to report on the new release with tasting notes in our interview with Monica Badlani, Partner and COO of Sōmrus.

Crowdsourced Bourbon whiskey? Buffalo Trace tells BourbonBlog they are releasing a new crowdsourced Weller CYPB Bourbon Whiskey 2020.  Although very limited, one batch of this W.L. Weller Bourbon is produced each year. The recommended price is $49.99 and it will be released in select stores this summer.

Breckenridge Distillery releases its new Rum Cask Finish Whiskey as they say their award-winning Breckenridge Bourbon whiskey soaked up the charm of their own Breckenridge, Colorado rum casks. Now available in Breckenridge at the craft distillery and soon to be sold across the country.

Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2020 will be released in September as a limited-edition, 10-year-old expression for this 20th edition of the annual release from Old Forester and Brown-Forman for sale at $129.99. Here is what to expect from this year’s release.

Maker’s Mark Keeneland Bottle 2020 commemorative Bourbon whiskey going on sale on July 3 autographed by stakes-winning jockeys. This limited-edition Bourbonbottle benefiting Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF).

Tales of the Cocktail Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana will postpone their annual conference, Tales of the Cocktail, Spirited Awards announcements, and programming until September 2020 due to issues and concerns with COVID-19 and how the pandemic is affecting the restaurant/bar industry and travel for attendees.

An Old Fashioned Cocktail recipe with a twist: Using the remnants of a jelly jar – that leftover jelly. Add Bourbon whiskey or your favorite spirit, here is how it is made with this recipe from mixologist Anthony Caporale.

Kentucky Bourbon whiskey distilleries have been told they are allowed to reopen on June 8, 2020, after being closed for public tours and tastings during the COVID-19 pandemic as required by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Governor Andy Beshear. There are still many “unknowns.” We speak with distilleries and also Jefferson’s Bourbon Founder Trey Zoeller for more.

From live celebrity interviews to spirit journalists and the country’s top bartenders, the first, historic online event “Derby Day From Home” is being broadcast on BourbonBlog.com/live from 1 pm to 6:45 pm ET on Saturday, May 2. This was the day that would have been Kentuck Derby 146 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.