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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Dale Clark, Dale Young, Robert Poyntz and Stewart McIntyre became partners in the business that has grown far beyond their dreams. Their small restaurant at 123 Opera Alley, in Georgetown, Kentucky,  isn’t large enough to handle business on the two nights a week it’s open. The restaurant is an offshoot of the catering business that’s [...]

Greg Davis will be Director of Distillery Operations for Maker’s Mark premium spirits brands. He will report directly to Maker’s Mark Vice President Operations and Master Distiller Kevin Smith. “Greg comes to Maker’s Mark with considerable experience in the Bourbon industry,” “That experience will be of great benefit to us as we continue to expand [...]

If you feel the need to take up a collection to buy this for BBQandBourbon.com, there will be proper rewards. One of a kind Bar-B-Q Pit made from a REAL whiskey barrel. Metal interior keeps the barrel from burning. A must have for any Winery or outdoor deck.

Thanks to Hank Bob for the inspiration for these easy barbecue ribs with an Hawaiian flair via pineapple chunks and juice. Ingredients: Ribs Worchestershire Sauce Hot Sauce Dry Rub Chunk Pineapple Pineapple Juice Prepare the ribs as usual using the dry rub. I recommend Famous Dave’s, available almost everywhere, and it’s famous because it’s good [...]

It’s a sight seen at every barbecue competition: at the last minute, a team of barbecue experts decides on their best entry and send a runner to get the entry to the judges at the last minute. The same was true at the Franklin-Simpson County fair. One team, South Pork, the first place winners in [...]