By Richard Thomas Kentucky media reported that Arby’s had agreed to stop using the slogan “Eat Your Bourbon” to market its Bourbon Bacon Sandwich late last week. The Louisville-based Bourbon Barrel Foods filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on Wednesday, May 4th against the fast food chain. Arby’s agreed to cease using the language, trademarked by Bourbon Barrel Foods since 2012, ...

By Richard Thomas Bourbon balls are such a classic of bourbon cookery that several bourbon brands have their own. In my Bluegrass born and bred mind, though, Ruth Hunt’s Bourbon Balls will always remain the standard insofar as not just bourbon balls, but store-bought whiskey candies go. That only goes as far as store-bought. For those who like making sweet ...

By April Manning Rating: B Anderson Valley Brewing was founded in 1987, and is located in the bucolic Anderson Valley region of Mendocino County, California. They began as a humble 10-barrel brew house in the basement of their original brewpub, The Buckhorn Saloon. Then they were one of only 20 craft breweries in the United States, and are considered to ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B When it comes to whiskey food products, one expects anything from a big company to have a minimum of actual alcohol in it, and that defeats the whole point. Take your typical whiskey-infused barbecue sauce, with less than 1% whiskey content in the sauce just ought not to have bothered. With that in mind, I ...

By Richard Thomas This recipe takes a classic treat, the brownie, and adds the sweet side of Irish whiskey into the mix. What kind of Irish whiskey used actually has an impact on the flavor for a recipe like this. I’ve found going with Bushmills gives the brownies a more of a butterscotch tweak, while relying on Powers or Jameson ...