Thursday, March 28, 2024

Road show: Compass Box, The Spaniard and The Story of the Spaniard at Meta...

There are many moving parts to this story, so let's begin by tying down the three major players. The Story of The Spaniard is a malt whisky blend aged in Spanish sherry and red wine...

Amaro — Anarchy in a Glass

The typical well-stocked backbar in Louisville – or anywhere in America, for that matter – gives off an amber glow as stately and authoritative as the burnished chambers of an old-school attorney. As evidence...

Kentucky’s distillers, wineries and breweries may now ship directly to consumers

The Kentucky Distillers' Association (KDA) shares encouraging news from the Kentucky General Assembly last week: the successful passage of House Bill 415, the producer-only direct-to-consumer shipping bill. KDA APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF HB 415 SHIPPING BILL...

Bourbon & Beyond Offered Plenty of Food Diversity

The second annual Bourbon & Beyond Festival at Louisville’s Champions Park opened under gray skies that didn't seem to deter anyone as poncho wearing groups amassed. Crews were working hard to keep the festival grounds...

Locust Grove’s fascinating Farm Distillery Project

The noted spirits writer Lew Bryson once pondered whether it was something in Kentucky's water that caused distillers to put down roots in the vicinity. Bryson spoke to Denny Potter, distiller at Heaven Hill. Potter,...

The Barrel Roll at Paristown stands to be a unique adult beverage pairing event

As befits the present era of ascendant craft beer, spirits and wine, today’s tasting events and festivals have evolved considerably from those we used to stage during Jimmy Carter's presidency, as held in a...

Gin made The Bar Belle say that? Find out in the Summer 2022 edition...

https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/summer_2022_vol._74_/14 (Hip Hops will return next Wednesday) Sara "The Bar Belle" Havens experienced Darling's, the only gin bar in Bourbon Country, and rekindled her romance with the botanical spirit. Her column is "The Wonderfully Weird Ways of...

Edibles & Potables: Sunday headline potpourri

Enjoy your eating and drinking, life is about variety and I’m certainly not going to stop drinking wine or cocktails. If you say "I’m into wine and don’t like beer," that’s like saying, "I...

Peerless Distillery Hosting Release of Their First Bourbon in 102 Years Saturday

It's been over ten decades since Peerless has sold a bourbon, and this Saturday will mark the first time Peerless bourbon will be available without a prescription since Prohibition. The distillery, 120 North 10th...

Copper & Kings? Heron today, Constellation Brands tomorrow

Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. has come a long way since the winter of 2014. Doesn't it seem as if the distillery has been here far longer than six years? https://foodanddine.com/copper-kings-brandy-distillery-to-open-in-butchertown-this-spring/ Monday's news about the...