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An instant Classic
This past weekend saw the debut of an event aimed at bourbon connoisseurs: the Bourbon Classic. Held at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in downtown Louisville, the Classic brought together a great blend of master distillers, top-notch chefs and…
Flavor wheel of fortune
Much of the bourbon reporting I do is planned well in advance. For example, I’m looking forward to learning a lot at this coming weekend’s Bourbon Classic at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. (Don’t have your tickets yet? Click here.) And…
Call me old fashioned, but I prefer to enjoy an alcoholic beverage in the traditional manner.
I, too, prefer my Old Fashioned the old-fashioned way. Cheers!
New: Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel
Jimmy and Eddie Russell have cooked up a new product over at Wild Turkey: Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. At 110 proof, it should have a bigger kick than Russell’s Reserve (90) or the Wild Turkey whiskeys,…
Kentucky rules the Oscars!
Cheers to all the Kentucky winners at the 85th annual Academy Awards: Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence, a Louisville native (nice recovery from that fall, too) George Clooney, one of the producers of Best Picture winner “Argo” (his second Oscar, following…
Four Roses decanter celebrates legendary Triple Crown winner
It has been 40 years since Secretariat swept the Triple Crown, becoming the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby in under 2 minutes (1:59 2/5, still the record), making a last-to-first finish in the Preakness and annihilating the rest of…
Did they reveal which distiller provides the bourbon they are putting in the port casks? Thanks for the review!
No. “A distillery in Kentucky” was Wes Henderson’s answer to that question. Coy!
Bourbon = love
Two upcoming events on Saturday, Feb. 9, would make fine Valentine’s Day gifts for the bourbon lover in your life. From 3 to 5 p.m., Moonshine University at the Distilled Spirits Epicenter, 801 S. Eighth St. in Louisville, will present an Enthusiast…
