Susan Reigler
(Bourbon Columnist / Feature Writer) - Susan Reigler, F&D’s bourbon expert, served as The Courier-Journal dining reviewer from 1992-2005, is a past president of the Bourbon Women Association, a Certified Executive Bourbon Steward and has authored three notable bourbon related books - Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide, The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book, and The Bourbon Tasting Notebook.
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 19 February 2021, by Susan Reigler
Bourbon Women Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Two Evenings of Live Streaming
The Bourbon Women Association (www.bourbonwomen.org) is commemorating 10 years with “A Toast to the Tenth,” a live streaming...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 12 February 2021, by Susan Reigler
Toast Black History Month with Tom Bullock’s Old Fashioned
Famed African-American bartender Tom Bullock was born in Louisville in 1872. He practiced his mixology at several august establishments, from...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 5 February 2021, by Susan Reigler
News from MGP
MGP Ingredients in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, near Cincinnati, Ohio, is the largest distillery of which you have never heard. While it does have its own whiskeys...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 29 January 2021, by Susan Reigler
Four Roses for Valentines Benefits American Heart Association
That beautiful bouquet of roses you present your loved one for Valentine’s Day loses its luster after about a week. But...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 22 January 2021, by Susan Reigler
Whiskey Book Shelf
Since you are reading this column, you are interested in whiskey in general and bourbon in particular. That interest probably means that you want to know...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 15 January 2021, by Susan Reigler
Bourbon Women – New Year, New Leadership
The Bourbon Women Association is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and the organization for women who embrace the bourbon culture has...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 8 January 2021, by Susan Reigler
Two New Rye Releases to Note
Two Kentucky producers have recently released rye whiskeys. One is distilled in Danville by Wilderness Trail and the other is aged on the...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 1 January 2021, by Susan Reigler
American Whiskey Trends to Watch in 2021
Happily, 2020 is history and it is to be fervently wished that those unforeseen trends in the bourbon industry – retooling to...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 25 December 2020, by Susan Reigler
Buffalo Trace Plans Virtual Tourism into 2021
Among the many closures due to the pandemic have been Kentucky’s bourbon distilleries. While some have welcomed back visitors on a limited...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 18 December 2020, by Susan Reigler
Christmas Cheer To-Go from the Mayan Café and Bourbons Bistro
While holiday partying is limited this year, there’s no reason to sacrifice quality of your refreshments even if quantity...
