Tag: bourbon

Some Buffalo Love from Buffalo Trace

My Valentine and I got a head start on today’s holiday by attending the first ever “Buffalo Love” dinner at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Ky., on Feb. 11. This elegant dinner, catered by Dupree Catering in Lexington, paired six courses with…

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Tornado Surviving Bourbon

E.H. Taylor Warehouse C Tornado Surviving Bourbon Bottled in bond at 100 proof by Buffalo Trace Distillery This limited-edition bourbon was created from 93 barrels spared by a 2006 storm that swept through Buffalo Trace Distillery, damaging historic Warehouse C….

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A new ‘twist’ on the E.H. Taylor line

In the spring of 2006, a severe storm ripped through the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Ky., heavily damaging two warehouses used for aging bourbon. Warehouse B was empty at the time, but Warehouse C, which was built in 1881 by…

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We have 17 kinds of bourbon behind the bar. We’ll even give you the first one on the house. Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) to Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant), “Justified”

Lawrenceburg Lemonade

As promised, today we share the recipe for our original cocktail: the Lawrenceburg Lemonade. This isn’t a sticky-sweet drink like its Southern cousin, Lynchburg Lemonade. It pays homage to Anderson County, Ky.’s two fine distilleries, Wild Turkey and Four Roses…

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Bourbon in the house

As a bourbon blogger, I feel it’s my duty to introduce my friends to brands they might not have tried yet. So last weekend, my husband and I held a “Bourbon and BBQ” soiree. We served barbecue because A) its…

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Bon Appetit on Bourbon

“Southerners drink bourbon like the French drink wine: with pride and abandon,” begins a fine blog post on Bon Appetit Daily titled “15 Very Important Things You Should Know About Bourbon.” How many do you know? Find out here.

Building a better distillery?

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…

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New: Double Oaked Woodford

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….

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R-O-C-K (S) in the USA

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…

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