And so begins the march to the Kentucky Derby. Four Roses will seek the most original mint julep recipe in its ninth annual Rose Julep Recipe Contest on Thursday, April 19, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Kentucky Derby Museum. Louisville-area…
For the spring issue of The Bourbon Review, I talked with Buffalo Trace master distiller Harlen Wheatley about his distillery’s expansive experimental program – the largest such program in the world. At any given time, roughly 1,000 barrels at Buffalo Trace are…
Heaven Hill Distilleries released this Red State/Blue State bourbon to create a buzz leading up to the 2012 presidential election. The bourbon in the bottles is the same, but the dueling labels allow you to show your true colors. Politically, Kentucky…
Angel’s Envy Master Distiller Lincoln Henderson and Chef Jim Gerhardt are joining forces this Friday, March 30, for a five-course bourbon dinner at Limestone Restaurant, 10001 Forest Green Blvd., in Louisville. The dinner will feature cocktails such as the Bubbly Angel, which combines Angel’s Envy…
Today is the inaugural World Whisky Day, an event established by a 21-year-old student at the University of Aberdeen who grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland. Blair Bowman, who hopes this will become an annual event, says his goal is to get…
In case you haven’t noticed, bourbon isn’t the only thing we’re good at here in Kentucky. We are also pretty good at college basketball. And our basketball fans are just as passionate about their teams as they are about their…
Fans of AMC’s “Mad Men,” which finally returns for Season 5 with a two-hour episode at 9 p.m. EDT Sunday, know how meticulous the show’s creators are in recreating its 1960s-era time period. That accuracy extends to the contents of…
When the Bourbon Women Association formed just about a year ago, the response was immediate and enthusiastic. Women were apparently more than ready for an opportunity to network and socialize with other bourbon-loving women, and learn a little more about…
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