The results from this year’s International Wine and Spirits Competition show a sweep of the golds for Buffalo Trace in the bourbon category. You all know how much we here at BOTB love Buffalo Trace, but this damn impressive. I combed their website to see how spirits are scored, and they do a series…
Boy did we have a great time sitting down with one of the legends of Lexington bartending and bourbon curating, Chris Evans of Bluegrass Tavern. We highly recommend checking them out if you are from Lexington of just passing through. Their bourbon collection is nearly impossible to beat and the drinks are strong and well…
This is really neat to flip through. Published in 1862, it is considered the first book of American cocktail recipes. Enjoy!
How to Mix Drinks: Or The Bon-Vivants Companion
We did it! OK, so actually we’re at more like 2200 thanks to you awesome listeners, but I’ve been too swamped to post. This cast is so much fun for us and we’re glad to have people to share it with! To celebrate, this weekend I will post our interview with Chris Evans of Bluegrass…
We’re about to hit 2000 visitors to the blog and that makes us as happy as this here pig! (who incidentally belongs to me, her name is Schnitzel): To celebrate, we have a great interview recorded with Chris Evans of Bluegrass Tavern here in Lexington that I’ll try and upload it once we hit the…
According to the TTB, 1792 has a bunch of new additions that may come out sometime soon. I use hesitant language on purpose because getting a label approved doesn’t mean that things will actually come out. They have labels approved for Small Batch, Single Barrel, Full Proof, Sweet Wheat (a wheated bourbon), and High Rye…
Listen Here: Bourbon Limbo Minicast Here it is, Bourbon Limbo! We took 5 of the scariest Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskies we could find on the shelf and put them to the test. OK, so we cheated a little and went with the higher proof expressions if they were available. We did this tasting blind, so if…
So my widgets that were trying to keep a running list of links to our past podcasts on the right-hand side of the page has been non-functional for far to long. In the interest of making it easier for you guys to get to our past stuff, I have created a page on the site…
Hello loyal listeners! As promised we did a tasting of some Bowman Brothers offerings. Herein we talk about the Small Batch, Single Barrel, and Double Barrel versions. All great stuff, but give it a listen for our full opinions. We’re joined this…
As most things are, this is a work in progress, but here is a little primer on what legally makes bourbon bourbon and an intro to some of the terms used around it. Great for your friends that you’re trying to introduce to our Native Spirit and those of you just wanting a refresher! Enjoy…
