August 15. It’s an important date for Bourbon Women for two reasons: It’s the deadline to enter the Bourbon Women Association’s second annual Not Your Pink Drink Contest. The contest has two categories – professional ($25 entry fee) and amateur ($15 fee)….
Carla Carlton, “The Bourbon Babe,” is an award-winning bourbon journalist based in her home state of Kentucky, which produces 95 percent of America’s native spirit. Stay tuned with us as we transform the site – currently under construction! More to…
“Kentucky’s Mash Appeal.” That’s how the Kentucky Distillers’ Association billed the bourbon and whiskey options from the Kentucky Bourbon Trail that were offered at a Derby Eve soiree at the Governor’s Mansion on Friday night. There really were 87 – although you had…
When I visited Minneapolis, Minn., for a conference a couple of weeks ago, I expected to find cold, snowy weather – and I did. What I didn’t expect to find was a great bourbon bar. But that is exactly what I did…
If you’re heading to the Yum! Center for the Pink concert tonight, consider making a stop before or after at the new Down One Bourbon Bar, 321 W. Main St. Created in a space that was once a parking garage, it’s…
So I’ve been hearing a lot this week about a new trend on the Chicago cocktail scene: the Vaportini. It’s a device invented by the owner of Red Kiva, a cocktail lounge in the West Loop, that evaporates flavor-infused spirits…
Last night I spent some time playing around with ingredients for a Valentine’s Day cocktail. I knew that I wanted to use bourbon, of course, and I settled on Four Roses Single Barrel, which has a bit of a bite…
We are finally having a spot of winter-appropriate weather here in Kentucky, including some sleet earlier this week, which got me to thinking about ice. Sometimes, ice is bad – when it coats your steps, for instance. Sometimes, ice is…
In my resolutions for bourbon lovers earlier this month, I encouraged you to try out one (or more) of the flavored bitters on the market. Last night I followed my own advice. A quick search on the Google for a recipe…
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