Today is the winter solstice. That means tonight is the longest night of the year, and if that doesn’t call for a bourbon, I don’t know what does. My suggestion: Black Maple Hill Small Batch, a 95-proof bourbon made by Heaven Hill….
This handsome limited-edition bourbon bottle set, which commemorates the Bellarmine University Knights and their NCAA Division II national basketball championship earlier this year, would be a terrific gift for a fan of bourbon or Bellarmine – or both! Bottles of…
Several of my friends have asked me for gift suggestions for the bourbon fans on their lists. I thought I’d share some of the ideas with my blog readers – consider it my gift to you. Is there anything better…
Be sure to check out the winter issue of The Bourbon Review, now on sale at all Liquor Barn outlets. This issue features stories about Alltech’s Town Branch Bourbon, Bulleit Bourbon’s new home in Louisville – and my story about the interesting avocation of…
Congratulations to Limestone Branch Distillery in Marion County, Ky., holder of a brand-new Distilled Spirits Plant permit. This craft distillery was founded last year by brothers Steve and Paul Beam (distant cousins of Jim Beam), who plan to make white…
Rule No. 658: The best Christmas album to drink to is A Winter Romance by Dean Martin. Rule No. 659: The best Christmas album to be drunk to is Goin’ Home for Christmas by Merle Haggard. Rule No. 660: The…
Earlier this week, the Kentucky Derby Museum was the site of Louisville’s “Manhattan Experience,” a competition sponsored by Woodford Reserve and Esquire Magazine that seeks the ultimate Manhattan recipe. The winners from contests held in cities across the country will…
Still shopping for that fine-food-and-drink lover on your list? The folks at Find. Eat. Drink asked top chefs, bartenders and sommeliers for suggestions and wrapped them all up in their 2011 Holiday Gift Guide. Items range from limited-edition spirits to raw honey to special…
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