2013 Parker’s Heritage Collection “Promise of Hope” bottling 10 years old; 96 proof $90/750ml The story: For the past six years, Heaven Hill has released an annual limited-edition bourbon under the “Parker’s Heritage Collection” label, named for and selected by sixth-generation…
Bourbon and barbecue are one of those natural pairings. On Sept. 8, Louisville will be the site of a competition that will elevate that pairing to epic status. The Cochon555 Heritage BBQ series will make its first stop in Louisville…
Unlike other types of whisky – Scotch, Irish, Canadian, etc. – bourbon has no minimum aging requirement. You could pour the distillate into a new, charred white oak barrel, pour it back out immediately, and you’d have bourbon. It would…
Summer school isn’t bad – in fact, it’s pretty great – when classes are held at the Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy. My pal Stacey Yates from the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau and I headed to the beautiful distillery in Versailles,…
That $15 wager on I’ll Have Another won me $138 in the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby. (The Bourbon Babe may be prescient, but she is not a big spender. Still, that’s not a bad result.) Did anyone else cash a…
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