BBQ and Bourbon

Old Forester has released the 2010 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. Launched eight years ago to commemorate Brown’s Birthday on September 2, Old Forester Birthday Bourbon is a limited-edition, historically award-winning bourbon which is released annually. “This year’s vintage release of Old [...]

The annual Wholly Smokers’ Blast will be 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the restaurant, 123 Opera Alley in Georgetown. Swing Street band will entertain from 5 to 8 p.m. Take a lawn chair to watch, if you don’t want to participate in the dance contest. The menu features ribs, pulled pork and fried [...]

Like Buffalo Trace bourbon? Like it well enough that you will work for free to help them spruce up the walking trails around the distillery? Buffalo Trace worked with Walk/Bike Frankfort and the Franklin County and Frankfort parks department to create the trails. Now they need help to make the trails attractive for the people who [...]

Chris Chamberlain is the spirits writer for Nashville Scene, a nice gig. Here’s a taste of his column praising Four Roses. I began to taste my way through the Kentucky Bourbon Trail from the comfort of my own couch. After lots of enjoyable research, I finally came to the conclusion that my favorite bourbon for [...]

Sharp Entertainment, the folks that brought us Man v Food and Food Wars has a casting call for extreme meat lovers. Do you crave the culture, the people, and traditions that surround all things meat as well? Are you constantly on the hunt for the next big meaty trend out there? Looking to try the latest and [...]

A popular Northern Kentucky restaurant suddenly shuts its doors. A sign up at Walt’s Hitching Post in Fort Wright, Kentucky says “closed temporarily for renovations.” The restaurant at Madison Pike and Kyles Lane has been there for decades. The news took many customers by surprise. The place is especially known for their BBQ ribs. “There’s [...]

My good friend Yasemin sent me these two recipes for me to try as an alternative to my normal “Rocks or Water” and Maker’s Mark… A++ Yasemin! Summer Breeze 1 part Maker’s Mark 1 part Ginger Ale A splash of Cointreau 1 orange slice Directions: Muddle an orange slice in an old-fashioned glass with a [...]

The girl who set the internet ablaze yesterday – and continuing today – by supposedly quitting her job and busting her boss for his internet activities and referring to her as a HPOA (Hot Piece of A**) was the creation of two men who prefer bourbon as their adult beverage of choice. Leo and John [...]

A fire has damaged a famous barbecue eatery in Owensboro, but the owner says he expects to reopen soon. The Messenger-Inquirer in Owensboro reports the Monday afternoon electrical fire at the Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn was contained to one area. One of the restaurant’s owners, Ken Bosley, says he hopes to reopen Tuesday. Firefighters were called [...]

Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc., will release the 4th edition of Parker’s Heritage Collection, a limited annual series of rare, aged American Whiskeys that pays tribute to 6th Generation Master Distiller Parker Beam this fall. The bourbon is a cask-strength, non-chill filtered wheated Bourbon, meaning it uses soft winter wheat instead of rye as the “small [...]