The Forecastle Bourbon Lodge, the Kentucky Bourbon Trail outpost of the Forecastle Festival (July 14-16 at Louisville’s Waterfront Park), will be serving up some of the most sought-after Kentucky Bourbon limited editions this year at its new Rarities Bar, presented…
It’s not too late to make plans to join Bourbon Women at the Liquor Barn at Springhurst at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 5, for our annual holiday event. Enjoy specialty cocktails, food samples, a silent auction, a bourbon tasting led…
The word went out late Monday: Liquor Barn locations in Louisville would be getting their fall allocations of Pappy on Tuesday. Early yesterday, in temperatures hovering near freezing, the eager faithful stood in line. Someone remarked that it was like Black Friday…
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…
Four Roses Master Distiller Jim Rutledge has some of the best penmanship in the bourbon business. I drew this conclusion after watching him sign bottle after bottle at the Bourbon Women Association’s holiday shopping event at the Springhurst Liquor Barn…
Folks here in Louisville, Ky., are still buzzing about Lonely Planet’s designation of our fair city as the top U.S. travel destination for 2013. Or maybe we all just had too much bourbon celebrating Repeal Day yesterday. Either way, it’s all…
For the spring issue of The Bourbon Review, I talked with Buffalo Trace master distiller Harlen Wheatley about his distillery’s expansive experimental program – the largest such program in the world. At any given time, roughly 1,000 barrels at Buffalo Trace are…
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…
If you’ve been considering joining the Bourbon Women Association (and if you are a woman who loves bourbon, you really should be), now is the time. Your $50 membership fee qualifies you for an exclusive Holiday Shopping Party at the Springhurst…
Hancock’s President’s Reserve 88.9 proof Aroma: Vanilla, nutmeg, light fruit, very sweet. Taste: Caramel, apricot, honey; sweet with a little spice at the front; smooth, lightly oaked finish. Verdict: This single-barrel bourbon was a special selection at the Liquor Barn…
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