Tag: Bourbon Babe

Pop quiz: Answers

As promised, the answers to this morning’s Pop Quiz: 1. TRUE. Under the 1964 law that governs the production of bourbon, at least 51 percent of the grain used must be corn – most distillers use 65 to 75 percent….

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Pop quiz!

Last week I led a bourbon tasting for several dozen women here in Louisville, Ky. As part of the proceedings, I conducted a quick True/False quiz to see how much they knew about the production of the spirit we were…

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Bistro chef’s Top 5 bourbons

I had a chance to visit briefly with busy Bourbons Bistro chef Michael Crouch following the Bourbon Babe Cocktail Party earlier this week. He was sipping a glass of Rock Hill Farms – one of my personal favorites. I asked…

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A gregarious girls’ night out

The first-ever Bourbon Babe Cocktail Party at Bourbons Bistro was great fun, with more than 40 women enjoying bourbon tastings and the delicious creations of Chef Michael Crouch. We started the evening with a mojito made with Basil Hayden, the…

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Have drinks with the Bourbon Babe

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,…

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Bourbon and chocolate!

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…

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Join the Bourbon Babe at the Bistro

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…

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A toast!

The Bourbon Babe doesn’t drink just bourbon. Sometimes you have to branch out – for instance, when you are making a champagne toast just after midnight in the state Capitol to newly inaugurated Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Lt. Gov….

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Guest blog post: The Hangover

flashesofreality: By Paula Burba I have here notes from this Wednesday evening’s Bourbon Babe tasting. I just left there, stopped for a lottery ticket *fingers crossed* and sat down at a coffee shop to bang out 500 words before picking…

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Have a drink with the Bourbon Babe

If you’re a bourbon-loving woman in the Louisville, Ky., metro area, make plans to join me this coming Wednesday for the first-ever Bourbon Babe Bourbon Tasting. We will explore the sometimes surprising fruit notes in several premium bourbons (is that…

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