BBQ and Bourbon

Thinking about running in the 2010 Bourbon Chase in the fall?
Too late.
The  teams already registered for the race Oct. 22-23, 2010 has reached 200.
“For the inaugural year, we set a goal to register 150 teams and were excited when we hit that mark several months before the race. Nearly all of the 2009 teams are [...]

Peter Greenberg just gave the Bourbon Trail his hearty endorsement.
Despite its reputation, spring break isn’t solely the domain of rowdy college kids searching for their next tequila shot.
Spring break is also prime vacation time for families, couples and those simply looking to get away for a while.
We tracked down alternate destinations and experiences for those [...]

The Bowling Green Daily News restaurant reviewer has been on a tour of local BBQ joints. Loving’s One Stop B-B-Q was disappointing.
Here is a summary of the review (read complete review at link.)
Loving’s One Stop B-B-Q has a storied history in Bowling Green, and was one place that always came up as a “must-visit” joint. [...]

The Munfordville Tourism Commission announced the Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook Off will be October 15-16.  This event has been officially sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS). More than $11,000 in prize money, including a grand champion prize of $3,000.
The local event will also have vendors who sell barbecue-related items.
“We’re really looking forward to [...]

Evan Williams Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the second best selling Bourbon in the world, has signed a deal with Championship Bull Riding (CBR) to become the “Official Bourbon of the CBR”.
Turns out fans of professional bull riding are a lot of the same fans of Bourbon.
Evan Williams, wants CBR fans to have a chance to [...]

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and Buffalo Trace Distillery will host “Let’s Talk Bourbon: An Evening with Joy Perrine and Susan Reigler.” Thursday, March 25 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
Perrine, an award-winning bartender from Jack’s Lounge in Louisville, and Reigler, a noted author and former Courier-Journal restaurant critic, [...]

History, hooch and hospitality!
Famed whisky publication, Whisky Magazine has named Buffalo Trace Distillery 2010 World Icons of Whisky “Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year.” The announcement was made at the annual “Icons of the Industry” dinner held in London, England.
This award comes after Buffalo Trace was named “American Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year” last November as [...]

University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari will be pictured on another of the collector series bottles for Maker’s Mark and Keeneland Association Inc.
The limited-edition bottles are expected to be available for purchase across Kentucky beginning Friday, April 2, the opening day of Keeneland’s spring meet. They will retail for about $49.
“It’s an honor [...]

Flames consumed the fire pit at Old Hickory Pit BBQ in Owensboro Saturday afternoon.
The fire was caused by build up in the venilation system, but firefighters contained the fire before it could spread.
The dining room and kitchen sustained minor smoke and water damage. No one from Old Hickory Barbecue was injured.
“You couldn’t see two feet [...]

Maker’s Mark bourbon is the official bourbon of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, which will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., Sept. 25 to Oct. 10.
Maker’s Mark will sponsor the equestrian games’ main hospitality tent.
The equestrian games are the world championships of eight equestrian disciplines recognized by the Federation [...]