Cocktails

Happy Hour Live with the Bourbon Women: Peggy Noe Stevens, Heather Wibbels, and Maggie Kimberl (Episode 892: August 25, 2021)

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Bourbon Women is one of the largest groups around for women who love whiskey, and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week with its annual SIPosium conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Founder and Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame member Peggy Noe Stevens joined us on the #HappyHourLive webcast last Friday night, along with chair Heather Wibbels and president Maggie Kimberl. Heather’s a cocktail expert in her own right at the Cocktail Contessa web site, while Maggie is also the content editor for American Whiskey magazine and a contributor to Whisky Magazine. Collectively, they’ve probably forgotten more about whiskey than most people Read More »

Fall Tiki Lover’s Rum Pineapple Colada

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You’re reading Fall Tiki Lover’s Rum Pineapple Colada, originally posted on The Intoxicologist and copyrighted by Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist. Visit The Intoxicologist so you don’t miss a thing! The Intoxicologist – Dabbling in the world of cock…

Hibiscus Watermelon Margarita

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You’re reading Hibiscus Watermelon Margarita, originally posted on The Intoxicologist and copyrighted by Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist. Visit The Intoxicologist so you don’t miss a thing! The Intoxicologist – Dabbling in the world of cocktails one…

USBG Lux Row Bourbon Battle: One delicious duel

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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

Kentiki Masala

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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

Holiday Cocktail – Barrel Aged Manhattan

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This is my second run of using a 5 liter oak barrel to age the Manhattan cocktail.  I like a good cocktail but must admit, I’m pretty novice when it comes to mixed drinks.  My father in law is a big lover of Manhattan’s so that was my introdu…

How to make (mostly) clear ice

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In preparation for some cocktails this weekend, I decided to to try and make some clear ice. Having heard that the double boiling and distilled water methods don’t work reliably, I decided to use some science. Slow freezing, like icicles or frozen lakes, gives time for the water bubbles to escape the ice as it…

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