Seattle Wine and Food Experience Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Tickets are on sale for a three-day festival of food and wine on February 22-24, 2018 The Seattle Wine and Food Experience WEEKEND will return on February 22-24, 2018 with [...]
Spirits
Bourbon and Spice Eggnog
‘Tis the season and we can’t think of anything that says “the holidays are coming” more than a cup of creamy, spiked eggnog. While our kitchen has [...]
Kentucky Owl Enters the Premium Rye Market
November 2017 By Michael Pendley | Photography Cheryl Pendley Fresh on the heels of the recently announced expanded release area for Kentucky Owl Bourbon, the Harrodsburg, KY [...]
Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2017
September 2017 by Michael Pendley September is Bourbon Heritage Month. To celebrate, the city of Bardstown, KY throws a week-long, bourbon centric party for the entire world. [...]
Early Times Kentucky Whiskey Enters the Bottled in Bond Bourbon Market
September 2017 by Michael Pendley Ask any liquor store manager near a college campus today what their bestselling whiskey is, and chances are high they will answer Early [...]
Basil & Salt’s Pecan Pie Old Fashioned
August 2017 by Michael Pendley You would be hard pressed to find a more traditional Southern classic dessert than the pecan pie. Around here, we like to add a splash of [...]
Tasting Notes: Angel’s Envy and Angel’s Envy Rye Finished Whiskeys
August 2017 by Michael Pendley Lincoln Henderson spent a lifetime in the distilling industry. The man knew whiskey. During his nearly 40-year tenure at [...]
Around the world with Blanton’s Bourbon
July 2017 by Michael Pendley Even the occasional whiskey drinker is probably familiar with Blanton’s bourbon. Since Elmer T. Lee bottled those first three barrels back in [...]
Craft Spirits Following Same Upward Trajectory As Craft Beer
America has fully embraced craft beer. • On average, a new brewery opens its doors every single day in the U.S., according to NPR. • Craft brewers now account for one [...]
Take a sip of life on the high seas with Handcrafted Below Deck Spiced Rum
What was life like below deck on the high seas? Portland’s Eastside Distilling is giving us a delicious taste with their latest small-batch release. Below Deck Small [...]
Absinthe of ‘Alice’
Villa Massa Limoncello from Sorrento, Italy
Sorrento is famous for the production of limoncello, a digestif made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water and sugar. Limoncello of Sorrento is one of the typical products of [...]