Make mine a double

No, you’re not seeing things: That is a bottle of Woodford Reserve and a bottle of Maker’s Mark packaged together. This unprecedented pairing pays tribute to the Bellarmine University Knights, who won the NCAA Division II National Championship earlier this…

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Will the spirits move you?

Investigators from “Ghost Hunters,” the SyFy Network’s paranormal “reality” series, explore Buffalo Trace Distillery on tonight’s episode at 9 — and beginning tomorrow, you, too, can search for spirits of a different sort when the Frankfort distillery begins offering Ghost Tours….

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Stone Fence cocktail

I wish I was one of those people who could whip up a fancy cocktail on demand – you know, the kind who possesses every bartending gadget ever made and keeps infused bourbons on hand. But as I’m more the “I…

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Shop: Bourbon Outfitter

Just in time for the holidays, my friends over at The Bourbon Review have opened Bourbon Outfitter kiosks at Louisville’s Oxmoor Mall and Lexington’s Fayette Mall. This is one-stop shopping for the bourbon lovers on your list. You’ll find merchandise…

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Free Bourbon (Society)

If you’ve been intending to check out The Bourbon Society, mark your calendar for Tuesday, Nov. 15, when the Louisville group holds its annual Open Meeting, free and open to all bourbon lovers.  At Tuesday’s meeting, The Bourbon Society will…

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I’ll drink to that!

Love, love, love this graphic from Ragan’s PR Daily that illustrates the article, “8 tips to make the writing process easier,” the lead of which perfectly sums up my feelings toward my chosen profession: “No one who writes for a living…

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Just Add Bourbon: Gift idea

The bourbon fan on your holiday gift list is sure to like this new item from Louisville Stoneware – especially if you include a little something to fill it. This miniature (4- by 4-and-a-half inches) version of a classic Kentucky…

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The Old-Fashioned: A history

It has been said that you are what you eat. Apparently, you are also what you drink – especially when it comes to the Old-Fashioned. In a column on Slate.com, Troy Patterson ruminates on the history of this “uniquely venerable…

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I drink to make other people interesting. George Jean Nathan (1882-1958), drama critic and editor

Guest blog post: The Hangover

flashesofreality: By Paula Burba I have here notes from this Wednesday evening’s Bourbon Babe tasting. I just left there, stopped for a lottery ticket *fingers crossed* and sat down at a coffee shop to bang out 500 words before picking…

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