Executive Chef At One Of Louisville’s Poshest Restaurants Talks Cooking And Bourbon By Richard Thomas Attendant with Kentucky’s Bourbon Boom is the proliferation of whiskey events and festivals, and the latest comer is Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond. Taking place in the Derby City next weekend, Bourbon & Beyond stands out from other events in the state in that whereas the ...
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Taconic Distillery’s Bourbon Barrel Breakfast Treats
Updated September 7, 2017 By Randall H. Borkus Taconic Distillery (formerly known as Millbrook Distillery) is found in the rolling hills of Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley in New York. That word “taconic” was transliterated as the Taghkanic or Taughannock, meaning “in the trees,” and used as the name of a Lenape chieftain. The founders of Taconic Distillery, Gerald Valenti and Paul “PJ” ...
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By Richard Thomas Late last month, our Cooking With Whiskey beat brought a feature on the virtues of using bourbon as an ingredient for cooking out on the 4th of July, along with some suggestions on how to do it from our inventory of recipe plus a pair of well-known barbecue chefs. There is still plenty of summer left, though, ...
Read More »Bourbon Barrel Aged Wine: History Made New Again?
By Michael Cervin Aging wine in bourbon barrels is not a new thing. The practice has been around, though limited, since the late 1800s. These days the resurrection of wine aged in bourbon barrels is promoted as a cutting edge trend, tying into bourbon’s renewed popularity. So does this portend a new wave of wine and bourbon? We culled four ...
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By Richard Thomas Samuel Adams Summer Ale and Basil Hayden Bourbon Here are two drinks that compliment and pair together very well. At 80 proof, Basil Hayden is one of the lightest premium bourbons. As an American Pale Wheat Ale, Sam Adams Summer Ale is also on the light side of its category. Basil Hayden comes from Beam’s high rye ...
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