There’s an air of scientific precision surrounding Barrell Bourbon Batch 014. Its name isn’t the only highly precise numeral on the label: aside from its bottle number (I was sipping from 9251), you’ll also find its proof: 109.4. This cask-strength…
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Chilled Mulled Wine Cocktail
This post was made in partnership with Truvia®. Recipes and ideas are my own. I’m hitting peak holiday tradition time right around now. The advent calendar has been going, there’s a tree and decorations and now due to small children’s…
Make It: Bourbon Salted Caramels No corn syrup recipe!
This post was made in partnership with Truvia®. Recipes and ideas are my own. The last of the Halloween decorations made their way back into the garage this week. The hold outs were the two trick or treat buckets still…
Tarnished Truth Bourbon Review
Spas. Golf courses. Lazy rivers with swim-up bars. All perfectly fine hotel amenities. But here’s a hotel with an on-premise distillery. Called the Cavalier, the Virginia Beach property has played host to 10 presidents, Al Capone, and Liz Taylor. The distillery,…
Walk the Line: Maker’s Mark
Walk the Line is a series we do at Simple Cocktails where we take all the various bottlings from one brand, then differentiate them all. Today we explore a small brand with a huge name in the whiskey space. Actually I…
Jim Beam Repeal Batch Bourbon Review
Just last month, Jim Beam introduced a new limited-release whiskey called Jim Beam Repeal Batch. It’s an 86-proof, non-chill filtered bourbon that was inspired by the same liquid produced by the Beam family following Prohibition’s repeal in 1933. This new bottle celebrates 85 years…
Fall Feelings Boozy Round Up 16 boozy ways to get in the fall spirit!
Put out some decorative gourds and make some cocktails! It finally feels like fall! Apple-groni Cocktail Apple Elixir Cocktail Caramel Apple Jellies Sparkling Apple Sherry Cocktail Pairing Rosé with Apples Black Licorice and Amaro Bat Jellies The Negroni Nero Private…
P.S. Coffee Old Fashioned
This post was made in partnership with Truvia®. Recipes and ideas are my own. Even though fall officially started last week, it feels like we’ve been in it for awhile now. Is it me, or is that certain pumpkin-spiced coffee drink arriving…
Start Your Morning with Bourbon-Spiked Kentucky Coffee
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Bourbon Heritage Month Cheat Sheet
The calendar is filled with made-up holidays like National Grilled Cheese Day (April 12) and National Hug Your Cat Day (June 4). But National Bourbon Heritage Month is very real. In fact, it was established as a holiday by the…