Rye whiskey is back, and in a big way. The recently released 2010 edition of the Whisky Bible, the prominent whiskey book by Jim Murray, has named Kentucky’s 18-year-old Sazerac Rye as the finest whiskey on the market. It edged…
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With Thanksgiving nearly upon us and a slew of other holidays on the horizon, it’s time to pull out cocktails that you don’t make any other time of the year. Drinks with ingredients like pumpkin puree and vanilla liqueur are…
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No drink quite embodies the Kentucky Derby like the Mint Julep, the classic concoction of bourbon, sugar and mint served in an iconic silver cup. But another cocktail, simply known as The Derby, was created to commemorate the Kentucky Derby. The…
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As the seasons change, I often retire certain foods while introducing others to better complement the changing weather. Hot summer days call for cold beers and barbeque, while cooler weather means hot soups and cozy cocktails to be enjoyed by…
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Created by Jim Beam descendant and late Beam master distiller Booker Noe, Booker’s is part elegant bourbon and part fire whiskey. Wanting to bring bourbon back to the way it was crafted around the turn of the century (that’s the…
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The Seelbach is a pre-prohibition cocktail that originated at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, KY. Lost to drinkers for nearly 80 years, the recipe was rediscovered in 1995. The drink is simple to make but fairly complex in flavor, with…
Read MoreWith the Kentucky Bourbon Festival two days behind me, my blood alcohol level is finally fighting its way back to legal levels of sobriety. And while I may abstain from bourbon flights and bourbon pancakes for a few days, I…
Read MoreDay three of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival began with what’s become a common theme in these parts – bourbon for breakfast. After a great trip to Maker’s Mark yesterday, on Friday morning my group headed to the Jim Beam Distillery….
Read MoreDay two at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival started with a trip to the Maker’s Mark distillery in Loretto, KY. Maker’s Mark Master Distiller Kevin Smith, our tour guide for the day, took us around the distillery grounds while articulating the…
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It’s official. I love Kentucky. In the six hours since my plane landed in Louisville I’ve become a Kentucky convert. An ambassador of southern hospitality and easy living. After making my way to Bardstown, KY, my home base for the…
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As stated in the Good Book, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth and then whiskey.” I think it goes something like that. I forget the particulars, but whiskey is a powerful and storied beverage, fueling great…
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