You either love bourbon, or you really dislike it a lot. I have to admit that I am in the latter category. Yet, in the interest of bringing a new review to our devoted readers, I recently sat down at my nearest watering hole and sampled Buffalo Trace bourbon.
Made for over 200 years on the banks of the Kentucky River, Buffalo Trace is a very smooth bourbon whiskey. The company bills themselves on their website as “the most award-winning distillery in the world.” However much truth there may be in that statement, the professional quality of the company shines
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Mint Julep
by Dennis Mayer on May 8th, 2012 | Cocktails
This post is a bit late, as the Kentucky Derby was run this past Saturday, but never mind that now... the Derby marks a great start to mint season, and as such gives us a great excuse to talk about a drink that can help satisfy you (and your guests) all summer long.
The mint julep is just about the simplest recipe around that combines mint and liquor... there is, in fact, just one extra ingredient (sugar) added, but the effect is transformative. This drink is also a chance for you to show off your muddling skills (though the mint
The mint julep is just about the simplest recipe around that combines mint and liquor... there is, in fact, just one extra ingredient (sugar) added, but the effect is transformative. This drink is also a chance for you to show off your muddling skills (though the mint
Manhattan
by Dennis Mayer on May 4th, 2012 | Cocktails, Liquor, Mixed Drinks
The Manhattan -- one of the most basic whisky cocktails we have -- sits at the core of the craft cocktail movement. While it's not the most impressive or complex drink we have, the basic appreciation people now have for the Manhattan shows that bar customers' tastes have changed for the better in the past few years.
Here's a quick history of liquor in America that should help to explain a lot about the drinks that were popular 10-20 years ago, and the drinks that are popular now:
Here's a quick history of liquor in America that should help to explain a lot about the drinks that were popular 10-20 years ago, and the drinks that are popular now:
- When the country was founded, brandy, rum, and whisky were the most popular
Wild Turkey 101 is Better with Beer
by Jason Lightner on April 18th, 2012 | Liquor
There is nothing like playing Yahtzee and drinking bourbon.
So I'm invited over to a good friend's house to partake in some festivities, excellent food, and refreshing drinks. After a heaping plateful of grilled bratwurst, asparagus, potatoes, and chicken, it was time for some Yahtzee. Now, you may be asking yourself how Yahtzee could possibly be enjoyable, and I don't blame you. I personally can only go roughly two rounds without wanting to claw my way to freedom – just imagine feeling the need to desperately fight in order to escape certain peril at the nefarious hands of
So I'm invited over to a good friend's house to partake in some festivities, excellent food, and refreshing drinks. After a heaping plateful of grilled bratwurst, asparagus, potatoes, and chicken, it was time for some Yahtzee. Now, you may be asking yourself how Yahtzee could possibly be enjoyable, and I don't blame you. I personally can only go roughly two rounds without wanting to claw my way to freedom – just imagine feeling the need to desperately fight in order to escape certain peril at the nefarious hands of
Johnnie Walker Blue: The Taste of Success
by Jason Lightner on March 28th, 2012 | Liquor
We've been down this road before, you and I. Weary travelers of the open air, bound for the highlands, hungry for adventure, experience, and intrigue. Along our travels we have met many pioneering friends, and many stifling foes. We've tasted the dry (and oft peaty) taste of victory, and we've sampled the bitter nectar of misfortune. A new chapter is being writ, a story unfolding before our very eyes. And so it is with great reverence that we raise our glasses once again so that we may make a toast – to the road less traveled, to the
