Bourbon Classic 2015 – February 20 -21

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The Bourbon Classic is coming to Louisville  February 20 – 21, 2015, so buy tickets on this link for this third annual Bourbon-culinary experience taking place at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. BourbonBlog.com recommends you attend this top shelf event as one of the top Bourbon and whiskey events of the year! The event attracts Bourbon… Read more »

Urban Bourbon Trail Cocktail Contest at Maker’s Mark Bourbon House & Lounge

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× BourbonBlog.com at Maker’s Mark Bourbon House and Lounge for the Urban Bourbon Trail Cocktail Contest in Louisville Kentucky featuring mixologists/bartenders from all the Urban Bourbon Trail destinations who are competing to win. As Maker’s Mark Lounge hosts this inaugural contest, they invite BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer to be a judge. After tasting around 10 brilliant… Read more »

Mint Julep Creations Video Episode from the Four Roses Julep Contest 2010

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BourbonBlog.com’s 2010 Four Roses Julep Contest Video episode. Watch the Kentucky Derby Mint Julep created with Four Roses Bourbon by ten Louisville bartenders and mixologists, including the winning recipes featured below. × RECIPE LINKS: 1st Place Winner-  Cherry Blossom Julep Recipe by Rory McCollister of Varanese 2nd Place – The Perfect Finish Recipe by Aaron Price,… Read more »

Four Roses Julep Contest Winners and Recipes for 2010

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BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer was a judge in the recent Four Roses Julep Contest which is held annually in weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby. Varanese’s Rory McCollister won 1st with his Cherry Blossom Julep  (recipe below and photo above), making it Rory’s second year in a row to win and the third time Varanese has… Read more »

Z’s Fusion and Baxter Station Join Louisville’s Urban Bourbon Trail

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BourbonBlog.com raises a toast to Baxter Station Bar & Grill and Z’s Fusion as they become the newest stops along Louisville’s Urban Bourbon Trail!In BourbonBlog.com’s backyard, we’ve been frequenting and filming Urban Bourbon Trail establishments for years now and we love seeing it grow. Z’s Fusion and Baxter Station join seven other bars and restaurants… Read more »

Louisville’s 21c Museum Hotel voted #1 Hotel in the U.S. and #6 Hotel in the World by Condé Nast Traveler

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A hotel that we frequent celebrating art, culture and yes, even bourbon that we love, BourbonBlog.com congratulates Louisville’s 21c Museum Hotel for being voted #1 Hotel in the U.S. and #6 Hotel in the World in Condé Nast Traveler 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards! 21c Museum Hotel and their Proof on Main have been in several… Read more »

Louisville’s Urban Bourbon Trail Celebrates 1st Birthday

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BourbonBlog.com raises a toast to celebrate Louisville’s Urban Bourbon Trail’s 1st Birthday today! If you are in Louisville today, our friends from Bourbon Country tell us they’d like to see you! They will be at all Urban Bourbon Trail locations throughout the day. Each establishment has drink specials and and there will be free prizes…. Read more »

Chef Michael Paley in Washington, DC

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As dinner begins, we talk with Executive Chef of the Bluegrass Ball Michael Paley in Washington, DC. We originally talked with Chef Paley at Proof on Main at 21c in Louisville before he left for DC. ×