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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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Is there Pre-Fire MGP?
One company would release MGP bottles under their brand, a brief buying frenzy ensued, and suddenly they were gone. Then another would pop up. Prices crept higher and higher.
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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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Finding Bourbon: Rising Tide
I guess what I’m saying to all you other beginners out there is that there’s nothing to be afraid of. Come on in; the water’s fine. And the bourbon’s even finer.
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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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Finding Bourbon: Bourbonism is Real
But that’s Louisville, right? I mean, Louisville’s mayor proclaimed Bourbonism as the city’s tourism staple as sort of the epicenter of bourbon. It’s Kentucky, for crying out loud. Tell anyone you’re from Kentucky and you’ll likely hear them say, “Oh, 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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