article placeholder

Beam Launches New Blended Whiskey, ‘Little Book,’ $79.99

Fred Minnick

I Watched Fireworks With My Son

Fred Minnick

The Cycle of Bourbon Geeks

Fred Minnick

The Cycle of Bourbon Geeks

Fred Minnick
Remember when you were a new bourbon consumer? Ah, the good old days. You walked into a store, chatted with the liquor store owner and grabbed a bottle in the perfect price point for your wallet. Then, you started reading about bourbon, maybe fou...
Bourbon0 Comments

Tennessee Senator: Bourbon ‘Sucks’

Fred Minnick
Kentucky Bourbon history “sucks,” according to one Tennessee state senator. Speaking at the Tennessee Whiskey Trail launch party, Sen. Bill Ketron declared Tennessee whiskey history is “deeper” than Kentucky bourbon, whose history, Ketron sa...
Bourbon1 Comment

1792 Throws a Summer Shindig

Fred Minnick
Sazerac's Barton 1792 Distillery joins MB Roland as a distillery concert venue. The company announced a free monthly musical Sundown Series that takes place the third Thursday from June through October. Food and drinks are available. The co...
Bourbon0 Comments

Librarians Love Rum

Fred Minnick
Standing behind Rum Curious stacks and Plantation Rum, I observed a line wrap around Quarto’s book trailer. They carried bags, wore Book Expo America badges, and all took in the waft of rum entering tiny plastic cups. “Oh, that smells so good,”...
Rum0 Comments

Thanks for the memories, SKU

Fred Minnick
The popular whiskey blogger Sku's Recent Eats retired from blogging after 10 years. He's hinted at it before, but in his final post Sku (Steve Ury) said: "I've said pretty much all I have to say about food and drink. I'll continue to Tweet my spiritu...
Bourbon3 Comments