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Jan

30

Thoroughbreds and Redheads

By Blake

It’s snowing in Raleigh, the roads are an absolute mess, and I have Pruitt’s bottle of Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection 1838 Sweet Mash staring me in the face…I’m sure he won’t mind if I take a pour! So while I enjoy this fine glass of bourbon, let me take a few seconds to plug an upcoming event.

For those of you who have ventured out to Loretto Kentucky and visited the Maker’s Mark distillery, you probably already signed up for the Maker’s Mark Ambassador program. If so then you probably already know about some of the fantastic events that they host from time to time, if not then I strongly encourage you to register. Trust me, you really don’t want to miss out on the upcoming Thoroughbreds and Redheads event on April 9th and 10th 2010! Rumor has it that the good people at Maker’s Mark plan on showcasing a new bourbon, which is huge since they have traditionally focused on producing one specific product.

I have always respected Maker’s Mark for only focusing on mastering and producing one product, but I have to say that I am very eager to see what they do here. Those folks in Loretto sure do know alot about bourbon and so I think we are going to witness the birth of a new star this April!

Jan

12

The Bourbon Journal is born

By Blake

Just like bourbon, all good things take time to create!  After much planning and small talk over fine bourbon and smooth cigars, I am proud to announce the birth of great resource for bourbon lovers abound!  Whether you are a bourbon fanatic or just a curious observer, we hope to compile a wealth of information related to the exploration of bourbon and all of its glory for you to browse through.

The goal of this blog is to collect and distribute resourceful information to its readers.  This means that in addition to our original content, we always appreciate topic suggestions and feedback from our readers.  If you are interested in becoming an author, please email some credentials and an abstract of a post to jobs@bourbonjournal.com.

We are glad you decided to stop by and hope that you will add us to your favorites and subscribe to our RSS feed so that you can keep up with us.  We also look forward to hearing from those of you who wish to contribute.

Sincerely,
Blake Shiver
Co-editor, The Bourbon Journal