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.
Indulge Your Chocolate Craving with Art Eatables’ Bourbon Truffles
Bourbon lovers know that one of the very best foods to enjoy with a sip of Kentucky’s finest is chocolate. But they may not be as aware that different chocolates –...
Newly Released Buzzard’s Roost Rye is a Winner
Buzzard’s Roost Sippin’ Whiskey is a rye brand developed by Bourbons Bistro proprietor Jason Brauner. He serves as the master blender, choosing barrels that are at least three years old from distillery MGP...
Editor's note: Food & Dining Magazine is delighted to welcome Bourbon News & Notes, a weekly Friday afternoon post by the inimitable Susan Reigler.
Four Roses Master Distiller Brent Elliott Honored by Whisky Magazine
Whisky Magazine, published in England, sponsors one...
Bourbon drinkers are aware that their favorite whiskey, while distilled from a fermented grain recipe that is mostly made up of corn, usually also contains a fairly large percentage of rye, as well as a portion of malted barley....
How a once-rundown urban corridor has become a bourbon destination
In the decades between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of Prohi-bition, Louisville’s Main Street was the epicenter of the American whiskey trade. Thanks to its proximity...
From Pharm to Table
A couple of young pharmacists are the entrepreneurs behind LouVino.
(Originally published in the Summer 2019 issue of Food & Dining)
It’s early in the evening on a weeknight, and the sleekly contemporary, wood-accented interior of LouVino, a...
Most whiskey lovers today appreciate that there are strict government guidelines attached to the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, including bourbon. Drinkers of Kentucky’s favorite spirit know those guidelines include that the recipe of cooked grains (the mash) that goes...
A few years before he passed away in in 2004, I had the distinct privilege to spend a morning with legendary Jim Beam Master Distiller Booker Noe at his home in Bardstown. He was a man big in stature,...
