Did you know that at the turn of the 20th century, Louisville, Ky., was the nexus of the bourbon industry? At one point, the River City’s Whiskey Row was home to nearly 90 whiskey-related concerns from all over the world. Read…

One of the tastiest ways to get your bourbon fix through food is inside a bourbon ball – and one of the tastiest bourbon balls I’ve had recently came from Cellar Door Chocolates. Self-taught chocolatier Erika Chavez-Graziano opened Cellar Door…

Meet Jean Neighbors, bartender at Jockey Silks Bourbon Bar in the Galt House: Whether you are a bourbon aficionado or a complete novice, Jean will steer you right. For one thing, she has a lot of bourbon behind her. Jockey…

As Bourbon Heritage Month draws to a close this week, I’m taking a look at ways you can enjoy bourbon other than in a glass – although that is always recommended, of course. One delicious way is to order a…

Let’s continue the tasting of the Buffalo Trace 2011 Antique Collection with the two rye whiskeys: Thomas H. Handy Sazerac and Sazerac 18 Year Old. Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey 6 years old; 128.6 proof Aroma: Vanilla, hints…

Every year, Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Ky., releases an Antique Collection featuring limited-edition whiskeys of various ages, recipes and proofs. The 2011 collection is scheduled to arrive in stores sometime in mid-October, but the Bourbon Babe was lucky enough…

The difference between bourbon like Maker’s Mark and Jack Daniels, a Tennessee whiskey, is that Jack is filtered through charcoal before aging, which adds another flavor. And yes, there are some wonderful bourbon-barrel beers out there. I’m not sure where you are, but…

If you’ve scanned the bourbon/whiskey shelves at your local spirit retailer lately, you may have noticed a proliferation of bottles filled with clear liquid and colorfully marketed as moonshine, unaged whiskey or “white dog,” the term distillers give to bourbon…

While it’s true that 95 percent of all bourbon is made in Kentucky, and our governor has joked that the other 5 percent is counterfeit, bourbon can be made anywhere in the U.S. as long as it’s at least 51…

Some final thoughts on the 20th annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival: I like that if you take Ky. 245 off I-65 to get to Bardstown, you pass two bourbon-related attractions: the Jim Beam Distillery, which on Friday was hard at work,…