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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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Kentucky Barbecue Festival: Contributor Panels
Bourbon+ magazine is excited to serve as the exclusive media partner to the Kentucky Barbecue Festival.Our editors and writers will also be speaking and leading panels at the festival. Buy your tickets today at kybbqfestival.com.
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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.
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