Column: Kentucky’s Wilderness Trail Experimenting With Barrel Insides And Outsides Bourbon By Steve Coomes / March 2, 2021 Kentucky’s Wilderness Trail distillery is playing around with barrels in its inventory, making physical tweaks inside and out in order to craft a better whiskey. Continue reading > Share
Column: Two Justins’ Whiskey Hobby Becomes Four Businesses American Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / February 2, 2021 Justins’ House of Bourbon in Kentucky has become a must stop there for lovers for American whiskey, particularly if you are looking for vintage bottles. Continue reading > Share
Column: Despite The Coronavirus, 2020 Gave Us A Lot To Like About Whiskey American Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / January 5, 2021 January columns tend to start with a look back at the previous year. But seeing as some of the dreadfulness of 2020 is spilling over into 2021, does any of us really want to look back at the source? If you’re a whiskey fan, yes. Continue reading > Share
Column: Saying Goodbye To Michter’s Willie Pratt, American Whiskey’s “Dr. No” American Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / December 30, 2020 For American whiskey icon and master distiller emeritus for Michter’s Distillery, Willie Pratt, who passed away this week, making the greatest American whiskey wasn’t a tagline to him, it was a belief and a philosophy. Continue reading > Share
Cured Ham And American Whiskey Create A Taste Adventure American Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / December 11, 2020 Want to make your American whiskeys taste better? Pair them with cured ham—preferably what Southerners call “country ham.” Never heard of it? Just imagine prosciutto that’s been smoked and you’re there. Continue reading > Share
Column: Kentucky Bourbon News Is Good Medicine For American Whiskey Bourbon By Steve Coomes / December 1, 2020 In the world of Kentucky bourbon there’s always things of interest happening, even as a pandemic rages around the globe. Continue reading > Share
Opinion: Whiskey Knowledge Comes From Personal Experience, Not Reviews Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / November 2, 2020 If you want to think, drink and talk like a whiskey like a pro, take this tip: Rely less on subjective reviews and more on personal experience for your education. Continue reading > Share
“Virtual” Kentucky Bourbon Festival For 2020 Kicks Off Oct. 15 Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / October 14, 2020 Thanks to the COVID-19 crisis, this year’s 29th edition of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival has morphed into a four-day virtual affair celebrated on the Internet from Oct. 15-18. Continue reading > Share
Opinion: Trends Be Damned, Drinking Is More Fun In Public Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / October 9, 2020 In this opinion column our writer longs for the days of enjoying drinking in bars, noting that “for me, booze will always be best when consumed in a social setting. Trends be damned, I’m ready to get back on-premise drinking.” Continue reading > Share
Angel’s Envy Bourbon Is ‘Turnin’ Japanese’ With Mizunara Barrel Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / September 2, 2020 We head over to Angel’s Envy for an on-site tasting of Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished In Japanese Mizunara Oak Casks with Kyle Henderson, distillery production manager. Continue reading > Share
Opinion: Closing, Opening Bars And Restaurants Hastens Their Avoidable Deaths Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / August 4, 2020 The chaotic and crazy cycle of opening and closing bars and restaurants related to pandemic spikes needs to be more carefully considered as we progress through this period of history. Continue reading > Share
Bourbon Can Spur Conversations On Race, African American Studies Professor Says Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / July 6, 2020 Erin Wiggins Gilliam, a professor of African American studies at Kentucky State University, believes that bourbon could be a tool to help ease America’s ongoing racial tensions. Continue reading > Share
