Author: thebourbonbabe

Maker’s picks up your bag fee with ‘Whisky Flights’

If you’re bringing a bottle of Maker’s Mark home for the holidays, the distiller wants to help you with your baggage fee. You can’t take a bottle in your carry-on, so through December 31 (or until the funds run out),… Read More

If you’re bringing a bottle of Maker’s Mark home for the holidays, the distiller wants to help you with your baggage fee. You can’t take a bottle in your carry-on, so through December 31 (or until the funds run out),...
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Carla Carlton on the ‘Beautiful Work’ podcast

Dan Krikorian, musician, Chapman University basketball coach and host of the podcast “Beautiful Work,” is devoting this week’s podcast to whiskey. He and I chatted about Bourbon+ magazine, my book, and my own family history with bourb…

Dan Krikorian, musician, Chapman University basketball coach and host of the podcast “Beautiful Work,” is devoting this week’s podcast to whiskey. He and I chatted about Bourbon+ magazine, my book, and my own family history with bourbon. My friend and...
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USBG Lux Row Bourbon Battle: One delicious duel

On Tuesday, May 28, nine bartenders from around the region brought their best cocktail game to the Levee at the River House in Louisville to compete in the United States Bartenders’ Guild Lux Row Bourbon Battle–and I was one of… Read More

On Tuesday, May 28, nine bartenders from around the region brought their best cocktail game to the Levee at the River House in Louisville to compete in the United States Bartenders’ Guild Lux Row Bourbon Battle–and I was one of...
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Kentiki Masala

This fun tropical drink created by Jake Smith, mixologist at Wild Flower in St. Louis, Mo., won the United States Bartenders’ Guild Lux Row Bourbon Battle on May 28, 2019, earning Smith a trophy and an all-expense-paid trip to the… Read More

This fun tropical drink created by Jake Smith, mixologist at Wild Flower in St. Louis, Mo., won the United States Bartenders’ Guild Lux Row Bourbon Battle on May 28, 2019, earning Smith a trophy and an all-expense-paid trip to the...
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Buffalo Trace raises proof of Eagle Rare 17 for BTAC

For the past decade, bourbon fans have eagerly awaited the annual fall release of Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection. This year’s Antique release comes with a new (and permanent) twist: Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old Bourbon will now be 101 proof, rather than….

For the past decade, bourbon fans have eagerly awaited the annual fall release of Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection. This year’s Antique release comes with a new (and permanent) twist: Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old Bourbon will now be 101 proof, rather than...
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Woodford Reserve trots out Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey

Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Chris Morris and Assistant Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall unveiled the latest member of the Woodford family, Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey, to a small group of bourbon writers in the newly redecorated Brown-Forman …

Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Chris Morris and Assistant Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall unveiled the latest member of the Woodford family, Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey, to a small group of bourbon writers in the newly redecorated Brown-Forman Finish Line Suite at...
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Super-limited-edition Maker’s Mark available at distillery May 1

It took Maker’s Mark 50 years to start experimenting with its bourbon, but it is quickly making up for lost time. The latest result, the suitably scientific-sounding Maker’s Mark Seared Bu 1-3, will go on the shelf in Loretto, Ky., on May…..

It took Maker’s Mark 50 years to start experimenting with its bourbon, but it is quickly making up for lost time. The latest result, the suitably scientific-sounding Maker’s Mark Seared Bu 1-3, will go on the shelf in Loretto, Ky., on May...
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A limited edition of one: Single-barrel selections

As the demand for limited-edition bourbon grows, many distilleries are now offering the most limited edition of all: a single barrel that is hand-picked by a liquor store, restaurant, or bar owner and bottled exclusively for that establishment. Along w…

As the demand for limited-edition bourbon grows, many distilleries are now offering the most limited edition of all: a single barrel that is hand-picked by a liquor store, restaurant, or bar owner and bottled exclusively for that establishment. Along with two other...
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What Women Want… in Whiskey

Hello and welcome to International Women’s Day. Isn’t that great? We actually get a whole day dedicated to us! OK, I’m being petty. Women’s Day falls within Women’s History Month, and that’s 31 days. To celebrate, Di…

Hello and welcome to International Women’s Day. Isn’t that great? We actually get a whole day dedicated to us! OK, I’m being petty. Women’s Day falls within Women’s History Month, and that’s 31 days. To celebrate, Diageo, the international spirits...
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Heaven Hill launches twice-annual Old Fitz limited-edition releases

When Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Ky., announced the release in 2012 of Larceny, a brand extension of its Old Fitzgerald line, some people worried that Old Fitz’s days were numbered. Heaven Hill said no at the time, and this… Read More

When Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Ky., announced the release in 2012 of Larceny, a brand extension of its Old Fitzgerald line, some people worried that Old Fitz’s days were numbered. Heaven Hill said no at the time, and this...
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