Four Roses Small Batch 2011 Limited Edition Small Batch

Four Roses Distillery tells BourbonBlog.com that the new Four Roses Small Batch 2011 Limited Edition Small Batch will be released this September and mingles four recipes – aged between 11 and 13 years – of the distillery’s 10 unique recipes (watch video below that describes the 10 recipes). The release of the Four Roses 2011… Read more »

 
Give ’em the Bird

Give ’em the Bird! If you’re wondering why BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer along with Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy Russell and Associate Distiler Eddie Russell are all giving the finger, then perhaps you haven’t seen the new Wild Turkey commercial (watch the video at the bottom of this story). “Give ’em the Bird” is a new … Read more »

 
ZU Vodka Bison Riding Block Party

Bourbon Street became a misty meadow for a midnight block party right outside the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans during Tales of the Cocktail 2011. ZU Vodka created this environment to compliment their brand and gave guests the opportunity to ride what they called the “World’s ONLY Mechanical Bison.” (For a BourbonBlog.com Bull riding… Read more »

 
Parker’s Heritage Cognac Finish Bourbon Interview and First Tasting

As BourbonBlog.com recently told you, Tom Fischer was among the first to sample the forthcoming the new Parker’s Heritage Cognac Finished Bourbon. Watch the new video interview with Heaven Hill Master Distiller Parker Beam  and Alain Royer, Master Blender of Cognac from France at the Tales of the Cocktail 2011 grand unveiling. This special tasting was so… Read more »

 
National Rum Day and Fun With Mojitos

In honor of national rum day, the staff at BourbonBlog.com would love to explore this classic cocktail. Fresh, clean and refreshing- this drink is one of the easiest to create you own, signature cocktail. You may, preferably, use fresh juices or pre-batch with prepackaged juices for large audiences. Truly, it’s flexibility is a thing to admire…. Read more »

 
Behind the $13 Cocktail at Bourbon & Branch

BourbonBlog.com congratulates Liquor.com on their first video ever filmed at San Francisco’s Bourbon & Branch as they follow bar manager Jayson Wilde and general manager Ian Scalzo while they prepare for an evening’s service! Watch their video above and discover how much work goes into making some of the nation’s best drinks and creations. For… Read more »

 
Drambuie 15 Unveiled! Tasting and Cocktails with Anthony Caporale

BourbonBlog.com tastes the new premium expression DRAMBUIE 15 at the Tales of the Cocktail festival in New Orleans as we interview Anthony Caporale, DRAMBUIE U.S. Brand Ambassador. Anthony shared several of his original cocktail creations using the original DRAMBUIE with us, which we’ve included below. DRAMBUIE 15 is a refined, drier expression of DRAMBUIE which… Read more »

 
Tom and Hollis Bulliet on Bulleit Bourbon and Bulleit Rye

BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer joins Hollis Bulleit and Tom Bulleit atop the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, Louisiana for a tasting of Bulleit Bourbon the and Bulleit Rye during Tales of the Cocktail 2011. They all compare and review the Bulleit Bourbon and Rye and also learn more about how mixable both the Bulleit Rye and Bourbon… Read more »

 
Flor de Caña and the Rum Experience with Ed Hamilton

No matter where you’ll find us, at BourbonBlog.com we are open to dabbling and tasting spirits from across the globe. However, usually  you’re more likely to find Tom’s nose in a glass rather than his fingers…hmm. With an invitation like this one from Flor de Caña Rum and Ed Hamilton and The Ministry of Rum,… Read more »