Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Chefs Battle Behind the Bar Monday Night at Red Herring

Red Herring Cocktail Lounge & Kitchen, 1757 Frankfort Ave, will host Bistro 1860’s Michael Crouch for a Chef Bartending Battle on Monday June 18, pulling Crouch out of the kitchen and pitting him against Red...

Last call for Mr. Lee’s Lounge is Saturday evening, December 28

For a succinct sentence-long review with approval impishly implied, it's hard to touch this enticing appraisal of Mr. Lee's Lounge: "Speakeasy meets upscale cocktail bar shrouded in a cloak of darkness." From darkness to subdued...

Bourbon Women Founder and President at Sip-osium [Video]

Mothers and daughters; aunts and nieces, best of friends and coworkers, and even a few husbands - 200 women from 23 states gathered at the Brown Hotel for this 5th annual sold out event...

Modern Day Moonshine

Shop any decent liquor store and you’ll find a growing number of clear spirits that aren’t gin, vodka or rum. I’m talking moonshine, a debatably named clear liquor and tasty tribute to the turbulent...

A Mint Julep Truffle Comes with This Bourbon Order at Four Local Bars

If you haven't ever had an Art Eatables bourbon truffle, you are missing out, and this Derby season is your limited chance to try a specially created Mint Julep Truffle. They are made in...

Vodka — The Gateway Spirit

I am a cocktail enthusiast, part of a small but growing handful of people who drink because we love the art of drinking. I love the theatrics involved in preparing a quality drink: the sound...

Trisha Torpey / Against the Grain Wins NuluDays Cocktail Challenge; Get All Recipes Here

In November, we shared 10 Four Roses cocktails you could judge during the 4th Annual NuLuDays Holiday Cocktail Challenge. Local mixologist Trisha Torpey of Against the Grain has been named the winner for the second year in...

Bottle Signing of Jeptha Creed’s First Straight Bourbon Friday

Earlier this month Jeptha Creed Distillery launched their first straight bourbon, a release six years in the making. To celebrate the release of Jeptha Creed Straight 4-Grain Bourbon, Master Distiller Joyce Nethery will be...

Blues, Brews & BBQ This Weekend: Today Last Day For Discounted Tickets Online

Is it really summer in Kentucky without barbecue or music festivals?  Now that Forecastle is again behind us, it’s time to turn our ears and taste buds to the blues and barbecue at the...

Tequila: Brothers in the Barrel

The bourbon craze deserves some credit for tequila’s soaring popularity. Most Baby Boomers recall bourbon as “the drunk’s drink” in the 1970s. Back then, gin was coming in, vodka was rockin’ and rum was running....