William Faulkner is one of those great 20th century Southern authors who always kept a bottle nearby. Did the whiskey unlock his genius? Or did his genius drive him to drink, to the point of alcohol addiction? We will never…
Over the weekend, my husband and I hosted a pre-Election Day gathering celebrating the only party we knew everyone could support: The Cocktail Party. The names of the cocktails we served — The Bad Hombre, The Private Server — reflected this…
The Negroni is a classic cocktail featuring just three ingredients: gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari, a bright red apéritif with a bittersweet taste. If gin’s not your thing, substitute bourbon or rye whiskey and you’ll have a Boulevardier. Or leave out…
Heaven Hill sponsored the opening night’s reception at the Bourbon Women’s Sip-osium at the Pendennis Club on Friday, Aug. 21, and three bartenders created cocktails using three of their products. My favorite, The Kentucky Sparkler, was mixed by Emily Hornback…
I don’t know about where you live, but folks, it is warm here in Kentucky. That’s great for the bourbon resting in our warehouses; the summer heat is causing it to expand into the walls of the barrels, where it’s…
The racing world will once again hold its collective breath this evening when American Pharoah becomes the 14th horse to run the Belmont Stakes having first won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and hoping to be the first Triple…
I am so prone to overthinking things that I often forget this trait until something smacks me in the face with it. That was the case last weekend when I saw a cocktail called “The Bourgin” on the bar menu…
As has become Kentucky Derby tradition here at The Bourbon Babe, it’s time to share my very favorite Mint Julep recipe, which is attributed to Henry Watterson, the firebrand editor of The (Louisville) Courier-Journal for 50 years: Pluck the mint…
Aren’t those juleps pretty? They were also pretty tasty – tasty enough to win both the Judges’ Choice and the People’s Choice awards at Four Roses’ 12th annual Rose Julep Contest, held in conjunction with the Kentucky Derby Festival’s “Derby…
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, you might be thinking, How can I incorporate even more bourbon into my celebratory feast? The folks at Knob Creek sent along this recipe created by celebrity chef Michael Symon in which the turkey…
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