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Habanero Bloody Mary

We’ve seen and tasted our number of Blood Marys on BourbonBlog.com, and recently on our Bourbon twitter account @bourbonblog , a follower suggested a new creation made with Laphroaig. As they tell us, “a drink like this should come with government warnings, no matter if you make it with Laphroaig or not.” We do recommend… Read more »

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Golden Globe Cocktails

As the Golden Globes are here, BourbonBlog.com thinks it is time to prepare a star-studded evening with some amazing new cocktails. Here are the perfect cocktail creations inspired hottest nominees of the year… Inception It is only appropriate to provide fans of this convoluted thriller an equally mysterious and complex libation. Escape to another world with… Read more »

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Woodford Reserve and Esquire Magazine Crown “Master of the Manhattan”

The wait is over…the perfect Manhattan Cocktail recipe has been found! Woodford Reserve tells BourbonBlog.com that after searching the country for the nation’s ultimate well-crafted Manhattans, Woodford Reserve bourbon and Esquire magazine have crowned Marcelo Nascimento from Austin, Texas and his “Voodoo Manhattan” as the “Master of the Manhattan” for 2011. Winning recipe below. For more of… Read more »

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Early Times 354 Bourbon Launch Party and Review

Early Times 354 Bourbon official launch party with BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviewing Master Distiller Chris Morris of Brown-Forman about this new release. Also, an on-camera review of Early Times 354 Bourbon review. As Chris Morris explains, Early Times was once a Bourbon whiskey before Brown-Forman’s decision in 1985 to make in a Kentucky Whisky due… Read more »

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Woodford Reserve and Esquire Magazine to Showcase Nation’s Ultimate Manhattans

Woodford Reserve tells BourbonBlog.com that with the recent resurgence of pre-Prohibition bourbon cocktails, the classic Manhattan is making a comeback across the country. Woodford Reserve bourbon and Esquire magazine have searched the country for the nation’s ultimate well-crafted Manhattans and will feature 11 “Masters of the Manhattan” on January 10 during The Manhattan Experience Finals… Read more »

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Kentucky Distillers’ Association Announces New Board Officers, Directors

The Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) tells BourbonBlog.com today that John Rhea of Four Roses Distillery has been named Chairman of the historic group that promotes and protects the Commonwealth’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry, including the world-famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour. BourbonBlog.com is proud to do great work with KDA for the Bourbon industry… Read more »

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Top 21 Spirits

BourbonBlog.com suggests the following spirits for your holiday gift, celebration to begin 2011 and beyond. We’ve drank a lot that we’ve enjoyed in 2010, but these particularly impressed us and we’re including some video below too for you to enjoy in this year in review as we review the spirits and whiskeys Four Roses The… Read more »

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Four Roses: The Return of a Whiskey Legend Book Interview

BourbonBlog.com Tom Fischer interviews author and Four Rose Brand Ambassador Al Young about his new book Four Roses: The Return of a Whiskey Legend at the official Filson Society book launch event in Louisville, Kentucky. The book details the history and the people behind the long-time international bourbon brand that vanished from U.S. shelves for… Read more »

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3.5 Million Dollar Tequila Bottle

Tequila LEY 925 tells BourbonBlog.com that there is one gift you probably be buying anyone this Christmas – a $3.5 MILLION DOLLAR BOTTLE OF TEQUILA. This was exclusively made by the “Diamond District’s” main man, GM diamond creator, Ami Mesika. Made of 3.6 kilos of pure platinum and 6,400 diamonds, for a total weight of… Read more »