Matured expression of classic recipe, aging exploration remains Newport, KY – New Riff Distilling has announced the release of its 8-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the distillery’s oldest bourbon yet released and an unprecedented “first fruit” of initial whiskeys set back for further aging. Available beginning March 8 — a nod to the age of…
L.A.’s Top Tastemakers Sip, Savor & Celebrate On the Field of the Pasadena Rose Bowl Stadium Sunday, April 7th, 2024! (Los Angeles, CA), Monday, April 1st, 2024: Come celebrate and be part of the seventh annual Masters of Taste, L.A.’s premier outdoor, luxury food and beverage festival returns and will be taking place on Sunday, April 7th, 2024, from 3:00 pm to…
Today, and again from Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Access Live 2024, I will be reviewing bourbons, a Tequila and an Amaro. Last to come will be my article on a very classy brand of ready-to-drink craft cocktails. From Bardstown, Kentucky, and the coolest looking barrel-colored and shaped bottles I’ve ever seen, we…
The 2024 competition also garnered Double Gold medals for Quady Elysium Black Muscat and Starboard Batch 88, and Gold medals for Quady Essensia Orange Muscat and Electra Moscato Rosé. MADERA, CA,- Vya Sweet Vermouth, made by Quady Winery, earned Best of Class accolades at the 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (SFCWC) – the largest…
The Kentucky Bourbon Festival Board of Directors announced the election of Cordell Lawrence to the chairman position beginning with the 2024 festival, according president and COO Randy Prasse. Lawrence recently announced his new position as CEO of Eastern Light Distilling, a new venture coming to Morehead, Ky. He is well-known for his time at Kentucky…
LAS VEGAS – Whisky lovers no longer have to travel to Scotland to taste some of the world’s finest whisky as Eight Lounge, a lush cigar and cocktail lounge at Resorts World Las Vegas, now offers flights of the renowned House of Hazelwood collection. With the addition of the esteemed House of Hazelwood, Eight Lounge becomes one…
—Whisky Lovers to Sample Whiskies From Around the World On October 27th— Presented by Whisky Advocate magazine, WhiskyFest, the leading whisky festival in North America, returns to San Francisco! The festival, which also takes place in New York, Las Vegas and Chicago this year, offers the opportunity to sample hundreds of whiskies from around the world—including single…
A few weeks ago I shared on social media that Eddie and I would be attending the three-day Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown this year, September 15 through 17, for the first time. (And being able to visit my sister and her husband in nearby Tennessee too!) After that I spent some time looking over…
This past March I attended the Bar and Restaurant Expo in Las Vegas. As I have in the past, I wrote an article on all of our findings, and you can read that here on Eve’s Wine 101. As an addition to the article, I was given a few bottles of spirits for review, and…
We’ve covered the Bar and Restaurant Expo and the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas for a few years now. Before I retired Eve Bushman Consulting I sat in many of the classes to keep up with the latest in the industry and share those updates and ideas with clients. I learned a lot, and…