Tag: Woodford Reserve

The bourbon-laced pecan pie that I made for Thanksgiving turned out so well that I’m adding it to the annual lineup – but I’m not going to wait a whole year to make another one! The recipe is from Garden…

No, you’re not seeing things: That is a bottle of Woodford Reserve and a bottle of Maker’s Mark packaged together. This unprecedented pairing pays tribute to the Bellarmine University Knights, who won the NCAA Division II National Championship earlier this…

I wish I was one of those people who could whip up a fancy cocktail on demand – you know, the kind who possesses every bartending gadget ever made and keeps infused bourbons on hand. But as I’m more the “I…

flashesofreality: By Paula Burba I have here notes from this Wednesday evening’s Bourbon Babe tasting. I just left there, stopped for a lottery ticket *fingers crossed* and sat down at a coffee shop to bang out 500 words before picking…

The 2011 edition of Woodford Reserve’s Master’s Collection, a Rare Rye Selection, is starting to hit stores. For this edition, Woodford Reserve first created a 100 percent rye whiskey. That in itself is unusual, master distiller Chris Morris told me; very few craft distillers…

Earlier this week I mentioned The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book by celebrated Louisville bartender Joy Perrine and food-and-drinks writer Susan Reigler. Today I’d like to share Joy’s recipe for the Spiceberry, which she describes as her “drink for the holidays, Thanksgiving through Christmas, using…

Meet Jean Neighbors, bartender at Jockey Silks Bourbon Bar in the Galt House: Whether you are a bourbon aficionado or a complete novice, Jean will steer you right. For one thing, she has a lot of bourbon behind her. Jockey…

If you like bourbon, you’d be hard-pressed to find a cocktail party better than the Great Kentucky Bourbon Tasting & Gala, the signature event of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, Ky. Held Saturday night at the Guthrie Opportunity Center,…

Kentucky bourbon is getting national attention – and so is the Bourbon Babe! It was an honor to be featured in a story on NPR’s “All Things Considered” about the growing popularity of bourbon, even among “the ladies.” Listen to…

A classic Manhattan consists of bourbon, sweet vermouth and bitters, shaken with ice, strained into a chilled cocktail glass and garnished with a cherry. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. But as fans of classical music will tell…