Four Roses Master Distiller Jim Rutledge has some of the best penmanship in the bourbon business. I drew this conclusion after watching him sign bottle after bottle at the Bourbon Women Association’s holiday shopping event at the Springhurst Liquor Barn…

Folks here in Louisville, Ky., are still buzzing about Lonely Planet’s designation of our fair city as the top U.S. travel destination for 2013. Or maybe we all just had too much bourbon celebrating Repeal Day yesterday. Either way, it’s all…

Prohibition officially ended at 5:32 p.m. on Dec. 5, 1933. While this was good news for whiskey producers, their happiness was not without qualification. During the long years of the Noble Experiment, many whiskey drinkers had turned to gin, which…

My reporting at Buffalo Trace for an upcoming story led me to the lab, where I encountered this beautiful piece of furniture: the tasting table. It’s here that the distillery maintains the flavor profiles of its products. Each day, a glass of whatever brands are…

Jefferson’s Presidential Select, 18 Years Old 94 proof Aroma: Sweet, lots of corn, caramel, some fruit (raisins), vanilla. Taste: Your lips will tingle, but it’s not a burn – more like a glow. This bourbon is complex and smooth, sweet and very buttery, with hints…

I am always on the lookout for delicious cocktails, particularly delicious bourbon cocktails, and especially delicious bourbon cocktails that are easy to make. I found the recipe for this one, which meets all my criteria, in Michael Dietsch’s “Cocktail 101” column on the blog…

Bourbon. J.R. Ewing’s response to the question, “What do you like in your coffee?” RIP, Larry Hagman.

U.S. distilled spirits exports topped $1 billion in 2011 for the fourth straight year. Kentucky bourbon and Tennessee whiskey made up more than $700 million of that amount. Statistic from a Kentucky Distillers’ Association report cited in a Business First…

If you are still looking for the perfect turkey for Thanksgiving, well, I can’t help you. But I can offer this delicious Manhattan made with Wild Turkey. This recipe – called a “perfect” Manhattan because it uses equal amounts of both sweet and dry…