GQ recently posted an interesting infographic – a bourbon family tree showing the relationships of bourbon brands via their conglomerate parent companies. The chart and accompanying article were excerpted from The Kings County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining, written by the founders of Kings County Distillery, New York City’s first distillery since the Prohibition era. View the infographic and…
Month: November 2013
Bourbon Milkshake
At Jack Allen’s Kitchen’s, Beverage Manager David Toby’s Bourbon Milkshake is made with milk, bourbon, vanilla, simple syrup, nutmeg, and Amy’s Mexican Vanilla ice cream. This hearty libation, appropriately nicknamed by the regular customers as “eggnog on steroids,” is a riff on New Orleans’ Frozen Bourbon Milk Punch. Ingredients: 4 cup of milk 1.5 cup of bourbon (feel free…
Bourbon and Coffee Recipe
Since it’s starting to get cold, I figured it would be a good time to share a bourbon and coffee recipe. Here’s one that you might like: Ingredients 1 cup bourbon (Jim Beam works well) 4 cups freshly brewed strong coffee 1/2 cup orange juice 1/4 cup honey 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom (or substitute with ground…
Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon Review
Claiming production back to the 1860s, Four Roses has deep roots in bourbon making. During prohibition, the Frankfort Distilling Company (who owned and produced it at the time), was one of only six distilleries granted permission to produce Bourbon for medicinal purposes. Several different stories have been documented about where the name Four Roses comes…