Thursday, April 25, 2024

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...

2018 Master Sommeliers Stripped Of Their Title

Only 274 people have passed the test to become a Master Sommelier since it was established in 1969, and 24 passed it in 2018. However, 23 of them have been stripped of their titles...

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,...

Rye Not? — The Other American Whiskey

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...

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...

Toast Some Holiday Fun at Bottle & Bond

If you're looking for a fun little holiday jaunt to a bourbon distillery, consider the drive to Bardstown to check out Bottle & Bond Kitchen + Bar, the first full-service Kentucky Bourbon Trail restaurant and bar in...

Woodford Reserve Announces Small Batch

Woodford Reserve has released its annual limited-edition, high-proof expression, Woodford Reserve Batch Proof. First introduced in 2018, Batch Proof is part of the annual Master's Collection series and celebrates Woodford Reserve's proprietary batching process of...

Bourbon Barrel Foods Selling Bottled Spirits Just in Time for Holidays

For the first time, Butchertown now has a boutique spot to buy bottled wine and liquor. Bourbon Barrel Foods, 1201 Story Ave, Suite 175, has long produced and sold food items that allow you...

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...

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...