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Christmas Punch
“My father was Christmas, more than eggnog and mistletoe. A coming together of true Kentucky hospitality and bourbon tied the knot on the relationship.”
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Finding Bourbon: Don’t Skip on the Experiences
Soak up the history and the personalities, because when you have a great experience, it helps that delicious amber beverage taste even better.
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A Love Affair with Jim Beam
Then, my professional palate kicks in, picking up the grain, the oak, and the whiskey’s youth, but this time the true reality sets in: I’m living the dream, and Beam is still smooth. Hey, maybe my palate wasn’t so bad at 21, after all.
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Finding Bourbon: Favorite Bourbon
But what I am learning about bourbon as I continue my foray into the flavors and culture is that I could have any number of go-to pours, depending on my budget at any given time. And what pleases my palate might not please another’s, which is all part of the fun.
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Frozen Bourbon?
That’s right. The cold and refreshing bourbon slushie is a godsend that quenches the thirst unlike any other drink on the planet.
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Finding Bourbon: Sipping Slowly
If I had consumed the Woodford as a shot, would I have received demerits from the Bourbon gods? Would a fairy have died? I wasn’t taking any chances. I stood my ground in the name of good bourbon.
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Drink Mead
Long before European monks made beer or American cowboys kicked back whiskey, ancient cultures harvested honey, mixed it with water, and let it sit for natural fermentation to create mead, one of the world’s oldest alcoholic beverages.
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A Trio of Southeastern Craft Distilleries
Prohibition came to parts of the South earlier than it did nationally. It lasted longer there, too. That makes for some interesting stories surrounding these relative newcomers to the whiskey-making world.
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Craft in Colorado
The next time you’re hiking one of Colorado’s peaks, consider toting along a bottle of Colorado bourbon in your pack.
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Cigars on the Bourbon Trail
Our trip reinforced a mutually held opinion that folks who embrace the cigar lifestyle are a friendly, fun loving, outgoing bunch.
Amateur Hour
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