BoubonBlog.com visits CMDK during the reconstruction and looks at the progress as we await the new bourbon on the block: CMDK of Owensboro, Kentucky. CMDK will be the Westernmost point on the bourbon trail. Last known it has the Charles Medley Distillery, it is now under the new ownership of Angostura, LTD of Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

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Carl’s Jr. and Hardees are known for innovation, edgy advertisements (like the one above and below), and often a nontraditional approach. Now, take bite of the “Kentucky Bourbon Burger.” While Hardees and Carl’s Jr are both owned by CKE Restaurants and feature many of the same products, we only have Hardee’s in Kentucky. Hardee’s doesn’t have the bourbon yet.

Today we spoke with Carl’s Jr. Public Relations Manager Beth Mansfield to learn more about this creation. Mansfield tells BourbonBlog.com that the bourbon is in the glaze on the meat. The alcohol has been denatured and the whole burger is zero proof but maximum flavor. The burger also includes Pepperjack cheese, garlic-pepper onion straws, and bacon mmm. Later this month, Carl’s Jr. will partner with celebrity mixologist Erica Lancellotti to create a new signature bourbon cocktail that will compliment the burger. There will be alcohol in the cocktail apparently.

No particular bourbon brand is being mentioned at the moment with regard to the cocktail and Mansfield would not comment on which bourbon is used in the glaze.

“We do a restaurant quality burger” Mansfield tells BourbonBlog.com. “We don’t go after the 99 cent and gut sales.” The burger was released last Wednesday, and here is a map we found of the breakdown of Carl’s Jr. and Hardees across the country. If Carl’s Jr. is near you and you taste it, please send us a written or video review to bourbon@bourbonblog.com and we might post it. Save $1 on the burger by clicking here for a coupon. Mansfield tells us that Hardees might feature it.

Thanks to Angela Weisser for sharing these adverts with us, that inspired this posting!

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Visiting New Orleans for the Mardi Gras celebration on Bourbon Street gives us a chance to learn how to make Bourbon Milk Punch with some Basil Hayden Bourbon. We also meet some friendly Louisianans along the way in the video below..

P.S. We are proud to feature the two songs in this video by Bonner Fuller and Brennan Stoelb. The tracks are yours to download for free when you register for our Bourbon Newsletter on this link.

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