Like bourbon? Consider joining Louisville’s Bourbon Society on Nov. 20
Unless you’re a problem drinker, consuming alcohol privately just isn’t fun. The great social salve has little value without actual socializing. Especially when it’s good stuff, like premium bourbon,...
View ArticleLonely Planet says Louisville is THE Top U.S. Travel Destination for 2013
Updated 2 p.m. While we would say that Louisville is Louisville, not the “new” anything, we’re certainly tickled that Lonely Planet has declared our fair city the top travel destination for 2013. The...
View ArticleBarrel-aging cocktails at home requires a vessel, patience and good spirits
If you’ve ever watched an episode of the Discovery Channel’s “Moonshiners,” you know that even the most rudimentary hooch operation is a scientific marvel. How did anyone ever think, “Now, if I boil...
View ArticleNew2Lou hosting Bourbon 101 Fri., Jan. 25 at the Silver Dollar honky-tonk
You won’t be surprised to learn that Seattle transplants Stacey Servo and Amador Delatorre have become bourbon converts since moving to Louisville. Servo and Delatorre created New2Lou for new arrivals...
View ArticleRefresher course: New2Lou's Bourbon 101 Class Encore Thurs., Feb. 28 at the...
Has the whole world gone crazy? Loretto, Ky.-based Maker’s Mark brought to the fore last week that bourbon consumption globally is rising so quickly that some brands are running out. Seriously. If...
View ArticleDistilled Spirits Epicenter's Saturday class to teach nuances of bourbon and...
Nearly everyone who’s tasted bourbon either likes it or they don’t. Typically much of that dislike was born of youthful indiscretion and over consumption of low-budget popskull. Fans likely enjoyed it...
View Article‘I’ll bet the bourbon on it’ Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer wagers with other...
Beef versus bourbon. Wine versus bourbon. It’s a tasty new bracketology from the mayors of cities competing against University of Louisville in the Final Four. In a conference call today, Mayor Greg...
View ArticleWe'll drink to that, Pt. 3: Forecastle Festival announces bourbon lineup, new...
This being Kentucky, you had to suspect this was coming. The Forecastle Festival, Louisville’s three-day music, arts and activism festival is running an off ramp from the Kentucky Bourbon Trail to...
View ArticleCASA presenting new Bourbon by the Bridge tasting/fundraiser Saturday at Big...
CASA of the River Region is jumping aboard the bourbon train with a new fundraiser showcasing many of Kentucky’s biggest brands. CASA, which advocates in the courts for abused and neglected kids, is...
View ArticleKentucky rules bourbon! Spirits Journal picks Angel’s Envy Cask Strength as...
Angel’s Envy Bourbon’s super premium “Cask Strength” has been rated the world’s top spirit by “Spirits Journal,” an esteemed distilled spirits publication penned by respected booze wonk Paul Pacult....
View ArticleWomen’s impact on bourbon overlooked, but undeniable, says Filson panel
Women have played instrumental roles in alcohol production from the invention of stills to the creation of recipes and, today, via the leadership of major and emerging alcohol brands. That subject was...
View ArticleNowSourcing: Louisville infographics firm highlights Four Roses and the...
(Editor’s note: Terry Boyd also contributed to this post.) Brian Wallace founded NowSourcing, Inc. in 2005 as an infographics and social media firm. NowSourcing actually pre-dates most social media....
View ArticleNew2Lou recommends: Eating bourbon, art show, music and a pink trolley hop
The fall weather in Louisville is enough to make anyone want to get out of the house, but nobody loves this season more than Stacey Servo, who created New2Lou for all Louisville newcomers – and the old...
View ArticleNew2Lou Recommends: Movies on Main, Porktoberfest and Foxhollow’s Fall Festival
The leaves are changing colors and the heat is disappearing, leaving you with no excuse to get out and say hello to fall! And who better to introduce you to this beautiful season than Stacey Servo, who...
View ArticleSugar Plum Fairy meets Woodford Reserve: Louisville Ballet partners with Nanz...
Fall is quickly turning into winter with the temperature dropping and the piles of orange leaves on the ground getting bigger and bigger. And with Halloween almost over, that can mean only one thing:...
View ArticleKevin Gibson: ‘Pappy’ craze creates crazy black market for rare bourbons
Looking for a nice bottle of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon? Go to Craigslist.org’s Louisville site. Click “collectibles” and then search “bourbon.” Now, go to the bank and withdraw your life savings. The...
View ArticleMayor Fischer names all-star ‘Bourbon and Food Work Group,’ including Edward...
Just in terms of our civic identity, we are fortunate that Louisville not only is a foodie town, it’s the center of the bourbon business. After all, Louisville could be the Kleenex Kapital of the...
View ArticleTop-shelf work group seeks to make Louisville a bourbon and food destination
Mayor Greg Fischer has set in motion a plan to raise Louisville’s culinary and bourbon profile, signing an executive order creating a 34-member Louisville Metro Bourbon and Local Food Work Group. The...
View ArticleSteve Coomes: Some complain mayor’s restaurant-bourbon tourism team neglects...
“Your job as sales managers isn’t to light a fire under people. Your job is to find those salesmen already on fire and pour gasoline all over them!” —Zig Ziglar, motivational speaker Louisville...
View ArticleLooking for a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon this Christmas? Good Luck
Dr. Peter Hasselbacher just wanted a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon. Any kind, really. Having no luck going store to store, he joined the mailing list at Party Mart on Brownsboro Road. When he...
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