Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse Tableside Cocktails

Have you ever been on a distillery tour and looked at the faces of those around you during the bourbon tasting at the end?  It's real easy to pick out the bourbon drinkers and non-bourbon drinkers.  I find that a lot of non-bourbon drinkers visit the distilleries as a tourist experience.  They probably walk away not liking bourbon because they couldn't handle the straight bourbon tastings.  I think this is where the Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse has hit the nail.  This place is for those who are new to bourbon and want to learn about it and try it via cocktail.  When introducing friends to bourbon, you need to bring them to the Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse and let them do the Tableside Cocktail program.  It's a great way for them to begin developing their bourbon tastebuds.

I'll admit that I've been quite curious about the Tableside Cocktail program at the Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse in Louisville, KY.  This interactive cocktail experience is $18 a person and lasts approximately 30 minutes.  The recipes change periodically.  On April 6, 2017, I made a Whiskey Sour with Jim Beam Black.

 This was the shared ingredient display.  For this drink, guests had the opportunity to choose their own ingredients based on their personal tastes and preferences. 

Transformation Tuesday, March 2017

Transformation Tuesday isn't just for fitness enthusiasts.  I see it as a way to showcase the transformation of bourbon into a delectable cocktail.  However, if fitness is still a concern, maybe I can find some lower calorie cocktails.  I'm going to try to find one bourbon cocktail each month for Transformation Tuesday!

Woodford Reserve Distillery

My husband and I toured the Woodford Reserve Distillery on February 10th for our ten year anniversary.  It's located in Versailles, KY and is a National Historic Landmark.  While this is one of Kentucky's oldest distilleries, the Woodford Reserve brand is actually quite young.  It was introduced in 1996 under master distiller Lincoln Henderson.  Chris Morris took the reigns as master distiller in 2003.  Please keep in mind, this blog is a hobby and I am not a bourbon expert.

The drive to the distillery is gorgeous!  Tourists get to see thoroughbred country firsthand as they approach Woodford Reserve.  I think these two were posing for visitors.