Rock Hill Farms

To celebrate Repeal Day, I enjoyed a glass of Buffalo Trace’s Rock Hill Farms Single Cask Bourbon. Michael Jackson (the dead beer/whisky critic, not the dead singer/dancer) once recommended trying Rock Hill with a double chocolate-chip cookie or rocky road…

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Raise your glass

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not the holidays: Repeal Day. On this day in 1933, Utah ratified the 21st Amendment, becoming the final state needed for a three-quarters majority and officially repealing the 18th Amendment, commonly…

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Knit wit

Every year at holiday time, Maker’s Mark sends its ambassadors a gift. One year it was wrapping paper; last year it was a mold to make an ice sphere for your drink (“the ultimate bourbon ball”).  This year’s gift is…

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The Daily: Bourbon

The Daily, the news and entertainment app developed for the iPad, recently featured Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail in its feature “The Daily Travel.” The stunning photos, including those shown here, were shot by my friend Amber Sigman. To see more and read the article,…

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A taste of Kentucky

My Facebook friend Brigid Kaelin is a singer-songwriter currently living in Scotland for a year. She posted this photo yesterday with the caption, “I can’t remember how much bourbon is supposed to cost.” Whatever the cost, it beats Scotch, right? Check…

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Shop with the Bourbon Women

If you’ve been considering joining the Bourbon Women Association (and if you are a woman who loves bourbon, you really should be), now is the time. Your $50 membership fee qualifies you for an exclusive Holiday Shopping Party at the Springhurst…

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Drunken Pie

The bourbon-laced pecan pie that I made for Thanksgiving turned out so well that I’m adding it to the annual lineup – but I’m not going to wait a whole year to make another one! The recipe is from Garden…

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Happy Thanksgiving

Today I’m thankful to be living in Kentucky, producer of 95 percent of the world’s supply of bourbon. Now, if I can just decide which one to toast the holiday with… Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Cheers!

Maker’s Mark Mulled Cider

With the holiday season upon us, I’d like to share the recipe for one of my favorite seasonal beverages. Maker’s Mark Mulled Cider 1 c. Maker’s Mark4 c. apple cider1 sliced lemon6 cloves1/2 tsp. ground allspice2 cinnamon sticks Combine Maker’s…

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Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water. W.C. Fields