BBQ and Bourbon

Backyard Barbecue was empty when the fire started, and no one was injured by the flames. Investigators believe the fire may have started in the kitchen stove. Owner Randy Walden says although his restaurant was destroyed today, it won’t be the end of his business. Fire crews arrived at the scene only a few minutes [...]

A truck smashed through the front wall of the Pig Out BBQ, west of Morehead, Kentucky (Rowan County) on KY 801 near US 60 Wednesday morning just before noon. Three vehicles collided causing the truck to end up inside the restaurant. Luckily none of the customers inside were injured but passengers in the vehicles were [...]

Buffalo Trace Distillery has purchased the Old Taylor Bourbon label and inventory from Beam Global Spirits & Wine. “We are ecstatic about this transaction,” said Mark Brown, president and CEO of Buffalo Trace Distillery. “Part of our family is returning and we are thrilled to welcome home a true bourbon whiskey pioneer.” E.H. Taylor, the [...]

The UPS guy showed up at Chuck Dowd’s house with some empty bourbon bottles. There was a note inside from distillery president Bill Newlands.  It said: “THANKS FOR NOTHING” For the next few months Knob Creek Bourbon is in a unique situation — our product is so popular that we cannot keep up with customer [...]

If I was going to open a bar in September, I would file this away in my “great ideas” folder.