I love the cocktails at Michter’s The Bar at Fort Nelson. They have six very talented mixologists working at the bar. They always change up the menu in the spring and the fall, creating new cocktails that are not only… Continue Reading →
A while back, Rosemary and I had lunch at the Jeptha Creed Distillery restaurant. While there, I picked up a couple of bottles of their whiskey – a six year old wheat recipe Bourbon and a distillery shop pick single… Continue Reading →
I am frequently asked “Why do bottles of Rye Whiskey always have green labels?” The short answer is they don’t always have green labels but many of them do. Old Overholt does not have a green label as the prime… Continue Reading →
It is Derby week here in Kentucky and Rosemary was asking if there was a connection between Bourbon and fast horses in Kentucky. I told her that there was and she wanted me to write a blog about it. It… Continue Reading →
Trackside Bourbon is the creation of Kentucky Artisan Distillery’s Master Distiller Jade Peterson and his friend and industry veteran, Jeremy Dever. They got together and created Trackside Distilling Company and blended barrels of whiskey from Kentucky…
Heaven Hill held an event last night in Bardstown to introduce their new whiskey and cigar experience, Smoke and Oak. This is going to be part of their tours on the Bourbon Trail. For $65.00, you get your choice of… Continue Reading →
I have always liked Kentucky Peerless Rye Whiskey. Corky Taylor listened to my discussion of barrel entry proof and lowered their barrel entry proof to 107, and it improved the flavor of their new make. They liked the flavor so… Continue Reading →
We like the O.H. Ingram Bourbons. The company was founded by Hank Ingram several years ago. They purchase barrels of whiskey and move them to a barge floating on the Ohio River in Columbus, Kentucky. There they age them where… Continue Reading →
Malted barley is the most expensive grain in making whiskey. The results are that more distilleries are using less malt in their mash bills. This is a modern phenomenon. Ed Foote’s first task when he was hired as Master Distiller… Continue Reading &#…
It has been over a year since I last wrote about the whiskey Bill Thomas and I made at Kentucky Artisan Distillers. It has been slow going for many reasons, but it is finally moving close to the end where… Continue Reading →
