Chocolate and bourbon are like old friends who bring out the best in each other. The rich, creamy texture of chocolate melds beautifully with the bold, spicy, and sometimes sweet bourbon notes. When you pair them just right, it’s like a symphony of flavors playing on your palate.
One of the highlights of this week’s New Brunswick Spirits Festival was the food and whisky pairings created by The Spirited Chef, Taylore Darnell. She… Read More
Equally overdue is a festival linking these two. This year’s inaugural Bourbon & Barbecue Louisville, however, will end that silly streak. On Nov. 11-12 (Friday-Saturday), 20+ chefs and pitmasters will team up with 20+ whiskey makers to show how w…
Learn how to pair a variety of whisky styles from scotch to Irish with salmon that’s been smoked, cured, or oven-roasted.
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Pairing cheese and whisky can be simple if you know what combinations work best. Use this guide to get started.
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Learn how to pair Twinkies, Swiss Roles, and other store-bought snack cakes with bourbon, rye, single malt, and more.
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Chocolate may well be on your mind heading into Easter weekend, and we’ll look at how well whiskies pair with artisan chocolates with Scotland-based whisky and chocolate educator Rachel McCormack on this week’s webcast! Here’s a hint: not all types of chocolate pair equally well with whiskies. For instance, we found that smoky whiskies work better with lighter chocolates than with dark, rich ones. Catch our live webcasts every Friday at 5:00pm New York time on the WhiskyCast YouTube channel, our Facebook page, Twitter, and Twitch. Links: Cocoa Runners
Here’s a brief list of little gifts for Christmas stockings—these ones exclusively centered around satisfying any holiday hunger pangs.
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Learn how to pair a variety of whisky styles with raisins, apricots, figs, and other dried fruit.
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We paired pecan, pumpkin, and cherry pie with bourbon and rye to see how the flavors of each complemented one another.
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