The Forecastle Bourbon Lodge, the Kentucky Bourbon Trail outpost of the Forecastle Festival (July 14-16 at Louisville’s Waterfront Park), will be serving up some of the most sought-after Kentucky Bourbon limited editions this year at its new Rarities Bar, presented…
Jeff Bridges: Just move to Louisville, Dude. The city already reveres the actor for his starring role as the lovable slacker in “The Big Lebowski” who just wants his rug back, man, and has paid tribute to the cult 1998…
The Feed Podcast, a James Beard Award-winning production of Chicago chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless (Frontera Grill, Topolobampo) and food and drink journalist Steve Dolinsky, recently came to Louisville to check out the city’s burgeoning distillery scene. As I note…
In my new book, “Barrel Strength Bourbon: The Explosive Growth of America’s Whiskey,” I document the tremendous strides that Louisville has taken over the past five or so years to reclaim and celebrate the city’s place in Kentucky bourbon history….
In 1964, the Jim Beam Christmas edition decanter sold for $5.99. On April 28, one of those bottles is expected to bring at least $100,000 at auction. The contents of this bottle made it extra-special, and we’re not talking about…
My new book, “Barrel Strength Bourbon: The Explosive Growth of America’s Whiskey,” charts the remarkable increase in the production not only of bourbon, but also of rye whiskey. For instance: From 2009 through 2014, the volume of rye whiskey produced increased…
The last day of Women’s History Month seems appropriate for announcing a big honor for a Woman of Bourbon: Congratulations to Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Maker’s Mark’s Vice President of Operations, who was named global Distillery Manager of the Year at Whisky Magazine’s…
I am thrilled to share with you that my first book, “Barrel Strength Bourbon: The Explosive Growth of America’s Whiskey,” is finally at the printer! In the same approachable, conversational style that I use in the Bourbon Babe blog, I provide an…
Read more about the multimillion-dollar investments distilleries are making in Kentucky in my new book, “Barrel Strength Bourbon: The Explosive Growth of America’s Whiskey,” available for pre-order at amazon.com. A crane lifted four fermenters on Thursday and set them into…
Traveling for business, I was afraid I was going to miss Pi Day. But as one of my jokester friends pointed out on Facebook, the thing about Pi Day is it goes on forever. (Ba-dum-tsssh.) So I wanted to share…
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