Bourbon
Last night, Louis 649 hosted a tasting of Old Forester bourbon. According to Master Distiller Chris Morris, New York City has not seen a tasting like this in a generation or more. Well, I’m glad they came and even more glad that I was there to see/taste it. Chris started with the history of Old [...]
While Richard was at the Single Malt and Scotch Whisky Extravaganza in Atlanta, I was at the 2010 Bourbon and Bacon Expo at Astor Wines in New York City. Last year the festival got some rather mixed reviews, so I was hoping the folks at Astor would use the criticism to make the event a [...]
It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. and I’m spending it with the In-Laws. I’ll make this short since I should be in the kitchen. My wife is feeling adventurous and is making a pumpkin pie and bourbon pecan pie completely from scratch. She is using the Paula Dean recipe found here. A word of [...]
I traveled up to the Hudson Valley this weekend to re-energize from the grueling pace of the City. While I was up there, I decided to head over to Tuthilltown Spirits for a distillery tour, a tasting, and nice chat with Gable Erenzo (Distiller, Brand Ambassador, etc.). As you know, I am a huge fan [...]
If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you already know that Thursday night was the Whisky Guild’s annual Whisky On The Hudson booze cruise. You also know that I forgot my ticket and had to wrangle a new one (which makes this the most expensive tasting event I’ve ever attended. Not the Guild’s fault, but [...]
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