Always carry a flagon of whisky in case of snakebite, and furthermore, always carry a small snake. W.C. Fields, born Jan. 29, 1880

Students from the Yale School of Architecture are coming to Louisville to research a project on designing a contemporary urban bourbon distillery. They will study Louisville’s Whiskey Row and visit area distilleries including Woodford Reserve and Four Roses. Read more…

Coming in March to a liquor store near you (if you’re lucky): Woodford Reserve Double Oaked bourbon, the first permanent new product in the Woodford line in its 15-year history. This ultra-premium bourbon is aged in two unique oak barrels….

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me. Hunter S. Thompson, gonzo journalist and Louisville, Ky., native

While 95 percent of the world’s bourbon is produced right here in Kentucky, we don’t hold the franchise on whiskey. (Remember: All bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon.) Wednesday, Jan. 25, Westport Whiskey & Wine in Louisville’s…

Last year, I had the pleasure of attending a bourbon tasting with Maker’s Mark’s Bill Samuels Jr. At the end of the evening, he shared the recipe for his take on the Manhattan, and now I’m sharing it with you:  The Bill Samuels Manhattan 4…

Gill Holland, co-owner of The Green Building at 732 E. Market St. in Louisville’s NuLu District, wants to establish Louisville as the “Gateway to Bourbon Country.” And now a new bike rack sculpture in front of the building is pointing the…

David Chang, owner and chef of Momofuku restaurants (the name means “Lucky Peach”), recently gave a slightly inebriated bourbon tutorial on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” He noted that bourbon production is governed by several rules and regulations. “It has to be in new…

A record number of people visited all six distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in 2011, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association reported this week. The total of 11,757 visitors, representing all 50 states and 16 countries, was well above the previous record of 9,402, set…

Here in Louisville, Ky., we don’t just have access to fine bourbon. We have some of the best independent restaurants around – Jack Fry’s, Lynn’s Paradise Cafe, Limestone, 610 Magnolia (whose chef, Edward Lee, is currently a contestant on “Top…