The Kentucky Bourbon Festival begins!

The 19th Annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival is underway and BourbonBlog.com will be here for our 6th year in a row! No other media outlet has provided the unique video coverage as we have. Below, we are giving you a look back at some of last year’s videos and also showing you the many organizations, nonprofits… Read more »

 
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon Review of the 2010 Release

Unlike the standard Old Forester, Bourbon which is a blend of Bourbon from several different years, Old Forester Birthday Bourbon is a vintage-dated bourbon, hand-selected by Master Distiller Chris Morris from one specific day of production. The result is a one-of-a-kind character and flavor that will never be replicated again. As it differs from year… Read more »

 
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2010

Brown-Forman tells BourbonBlog.com that the 2010 expression of their Old Forester vintage-dated Birthday Bourbon in honor of George Garvin Brown, the founder of Louisville-based Brown-Forman and Old Forester, America’s First Bottled Bourbon, is ready to hit the shelves. This Bourbon was launched eight years ago to commemorate Brown’s Birthday on September 2. Old Forester Birthday… Read more »

 
Bourbon Bootlegger Pizza and Sandwich

Four Roses Bourbon tells BourbonBlog.com that they have teamed up with Pazzo’s Pizza Pub of Lexington, Kentucky to create the “Bourbon Bootlegger,” a unique pizza recipe with a bourbon flair. This is second new Bourbon-inspired pizza we have told you about in the past week that Four Roses is part of celebrating September’s National Bourbon… Read more »

 
Booze Cuisine: The Challenge

As a cocktailian and culinarian, one of the greatest challenges one can face is to be ‘Iron Cheffed.’ To produce a collection of dishes that include alcohol in their preparation, without prior knowledge of the specific ingredients is a test of one’s understanding of the particular subject. Add to this the impetus that the recipes… Read more »

 
Bourbon Sugar Brûléed Wild Salmon

Sweet and savory. Hard and soft. This dish revels in juxtaposition. Candied fish? With Bourbon? Yes- it works! For the rub: 1 part bourbon of choice (We used Woodford Reserve) 2 parts sugar Mix both well, spread out over a baking sheet, and allow to crystallize – exposed. Take this mixture and cover: 4-6 oz… Read more »

 
Bourbon Escargot

In this recipe, I use just a slight amount of bourbon to affect the nuance. Normally, when spirits are cooked with, they are flamed in order to reduce alcohol prevalence. Here I adjust the proportions so that they provide that same nuance without the prevalence (and flammability). By the way, I found some excellent petite… Read more »

 
Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve Review Coming

Beam Global Spirits has confirmed to BourbonBlog.com that they will release a new Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve. We will give you our advance review of Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve soon. Like the original, this Knob Creek will be 9-years-old, but will be bottled at a significantly higher proof, 120° (60% alcohol) vs the… Read more »

 
Kentucky Bourbon Hot Brown Pizza

A Kentucky Hot Brown, pizza and a shot of Bourbon all in one! Four Roses Bourbon tells BourbonBlog.com that they have teamed up with Impellizzeri’s Pizza of Louisville, Kentucky in celebration of National Bourbon Heritage Month to create a unique pizza recipe combining two of Kentucky’s finest offerings – Bourbon and the classic Louisville dish,… Read more »