Oh great, Sen. Clay is playing bartender again
Last month, dl004d mentioned that he had visited the Old San Juan, Puerto Rico bar that invented in the pina coloda. That reminded that Henry Clay (Whig-Kentucky) introduced the mint julep to...
View Article"The white seats are for the balls I hit up there. The yellow ones are for...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Saturday, Erica and I went to the Frank Howard Maker’s Mark appearance at Pearson’s in Glover Park [Flickr Photoset]. We had a great time listening to Hondo’s stories about his...
View ArticlePenn State takes out Ohio State in the horseshoe!
I finally found an appropriate occasion to break open this bottle of Maker’s Mark that I got in summer 2007. You may recall that I went to a special event in Northwest D.C. that featured bottles of...
View ArticleA short history of Maker’s Mark
A great post from Chuck Chowdery‘s blog — How Maker’s Mark Was Made. Maker’s was one of, if not, the first premium bourbons. They started small and mostly stayed that way for a few decades. A clever...
View ArticleWatered down Maker’s Mark on the way
So much for “It tastes expensive … and is” Bourbon Blog reports that Maker’s Mark bourbon will be bottled sold at 42% alcohol by volume, down from 45%. The reduction of proof will be permanent for this...
View ArticleMaker’s Mark backtracks, won’t water down bourbon
Maker’s Mark is backtracking from their plan to lower the proof/alcohol by volume (ABV) from 90/45% to 84/42%. Here’s an excerpt from the company’s about face: Since we announced our decision last week...
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