BBQ and Bourbon

Almost 6,400 gallons of ethyl alcohol spilled from the back of a Heaven Hill distillery building Saturday afternoon. The Bardstown Fire Department and state and federal environmental regulators treated the spill as a hazardous spill accident and responded similarly. A dike pooled some of the spilled 180-proof alcohol, but a whole lot more spilled down [...]

Western Kentucky University English professor is doing what many Kentucky barbecue fans have thought of doing. He is traveling across the state of Kentucky eating barbecue with one thought in mind. He wants to make Kentucky famous for its barbecue. “My home state has been grossly neglected when it comes to barbecue fame,” Berry said. [...]

Autumn has arrived and with it, the brilliant colors of changing leaves, the bounty of the season’s harvest and the beginning of the holiday season. A Thanksgiving feast just wouldn’t be complete without ingredients like apples, chestnuts and sweet potatoes. Maker’s Mark says take them to the next level by adding in splash or two [...]

Evan Williams Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, announces a Fall promotion sure to fire up Bourbon fans and grilling aficionados—the Evan Williams and Big Green Egg “Grill With the Greats” Sweepstakes. Offering a grand prize of an all expenses paid trip to the Heaven Hill Bourbon Heritage Center in Bardstown, Kentucky, a private dinner with celebrity [...]

No. Despite the dire warnings at the conclusion of the story in The Atlantic, craft whiskey distillers will not destroy the bourbon biz. My concern is that if even a sizable minority of distillers accept shortcuts like this as part of being “craft,” then American whiskey as a whole will see its reputation threatened. It’s [...]