It’s finally here: TONIGHT (Tuesday, March 6) at 6:30, I’ll be leading a women’s-only bourbon tasting at Bourbons Bistro in Louisville. In addition to several delicious bourbons, we’ll enjoy appetizers and desserts prepared by Chef Michael Crouch. Find the details here,…

That’s how Jim Beam describes its new brand, Devil’s Cut, in its first television commercial for the 90-proof bourbon. Devil’s Cut is created through a high-tech version of ”sweating the barrel” to recover the bourbon trapped inside the wood after a…

CNN International has included “a bourbon distillery tour” on its list of “10 Classic American Experiences,” along with such things as a road trip on Route 66, state fairs, drive-in theaters, NASCAR and New Orleans jazz. But only one of the…

That’s how I’m viewing Feb. 29. And a special day deserves a special libation. Since Leap Day comes around every four years, you would not be wrong to choose something from Four Roses – the 100-proof single barrel, perhaps. But to commemorate the rarity…

Are you a woman who loves bourbon – and chocolate? Then make plans to join me, The Bourbon Babe, for a special women’s bourbon tasting and cocktail party at Bourbons Bistro on Tuesday, March 6. We’ll start things off with…

I said, ‘What is different about what I’m doing now from what I’ve been doing for years as a distiller?’ But the PR people said we were losing out because everyone else had one, so I finally gave in. Four…

By declaration of Kentucky’s governor in 2004, today, Feb. 25, is Maker’s Mark Day. How will you celebrate?

Four Roses and Bluegrass Brewing Co. teamed up for an excellent “Beer and Bourbon” dinner last night in the Bourbon Barrel Loft space at the BBC at 300 W. Main St. The evening began with a taste of BBC’s new Bourbon Barrel Alt,…

Are you a woman who loves bourbon – and chocolate? Then make plans to join me, The Bourbon Babe, for a special women’s bourbon tasting and cocktail party at Bourbons Bistro on Tuesday, March 6. We’ll start things off with…

I’m a day late, but I had to share this amusing entry from Gut Check, the food-and-drink blog of the Riverfront Times, St. Louis’ alternative newsweekly, in which it occurs to writer Ian Froeb that many of our former presidents…