Bourbon News & Notes: Smoke gets in your cocktail (at River House), plus two...
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...
Hip Hops: Two regional beer writers you should know
Rather than waste precious shoe leather during a pandemic, I fetched a growler of Fuller’s London Pride from my “other” workplace and devoted last week’s column to a rumination on a theme of personal...
Bourbon News & Notes: Whiskey trends for 2021; “his & her” Manhattans
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...
Hip Hops: The search for the perfect “comfort” pint should last a lifetime
As regards drink, I can only say that in Dublin during the Depression when I was growing up, drunkenness was not regarded as a social disgrace. To get enough to eat was regarded as...
Bourbon News & Notes: Buffalo Trace (virtual); Stagg, Jr. (131.1); and direct shipments (expanded)
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...
Hip Hops: Schlenkerla’s unique smoky place in the beer cosmos
Preserving tradition means to keep the fire burning, not to conserve the ashes.
– German proverb
Smoked beer (or “Rauchbier” in German) has been an obsession of mine since the very first time I tasted it...
Bourbon News & Notes: Joy Perrine’s egg nog variations; holiday party packs from...
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...
Hip Hops: Christmas beers, real or imagined, then and now
“My goodness”, muttered Claus, recalling his visit to the Institute, “the restrictive outerwear, the padded room-even padded Christmas tree ornaments. Horrifying! Yet the little chap seems happier than he’s ever been” Claus took a...
Bourbon News & Notes: Bourbon from Wyoming, rye from Kentucky
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 11 December 2020, by Susan Reigler
Take a Bourbon Trip Out West with Wyoming Whiskey
One of the most often repeated misconceptions about bourbon is that it must be made...
Tomorrow: The Wine Rack’s whiskey tasting on Zoom with bourbon advocate Susan Reigler
The Wine Rack (2632 Frankfort Avenue) is noted for its broad selection of high-quality wines from throughout the world, but of course a variety of well-chosen spirits and beers completes the scene, among them...
