BBQ and Bourbon

Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort is releasing the latest in their Experimental Collection. These two new bourbons are testing the effect of different wood grains on aging. Specifically, do barrels made of fast growth oak trees have a different effect on flavor than slow growth trees with finer grain? Chuck Cowdery spells out the answers, [...]

Decided that your BBQ is good enough to take on the road and compete with others? Here is some great advice from pitmasters and competition experts. • Think of such barbeque competitions as an extension of your catering function. When Chris Lilly, pitmaster at Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Ala., purchased his first mobile [...]

If you’re going to visit George’s BBQ in Owensboro, Kentucky, go for the dessert and the jam session because the food isn’t worth the trip. I thought we’d hit the jackpot because George’s BBQ offers a sampler plate: mutton, pork and beef. I was wrong. My first clue came when I asked the waitress which [...]

Good news for those touring the Bourbon Trail on Sunday who would like purchase Bourbon (and other liquor.) Up until Sunday, it couldn’t be done in Bardstown, Kentucky. Bardstown, Kentucky, the home of Kentucky Bourbon, approved the selling of packaged liquor on  Sundays. The law went into effect this past Sunday. Bardstown, in the heart [...]

Bourbon Slush Serves 10 I’m not big on mixing Bourbon with anything but some branch water and a twist of something occasionally. But when I read this recipe from Katie Lee Joel on the Bourbon Buzz, it really got my mouth watering. It has all the best traditional summertime drinks -with Bourbon added. Serves ten? [...]