I’ve been looking at The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book, a recently released bourbon bible of sorts written by food and drinks writer Susan Reigler and featuring the wonderful recipes of master mixologist Joy Perrine. Joy, who has been named Louisville’s Best Bartender, is a veteran of the iconic Equus Restaurant and Jack’s Lounge, is an expert on all things bourbon.

I’ve always been a fan of the Hot Toddy and figured The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book would have a tried and true recipe. I’m planning to make one as soon as I get home.

Hot Toddy Mug

5 oz boiling water

2 oz Kentucky Bourbon

1 oz Simple Syrup

Lemon Twist

Pour hot water in a mug, add bourbon and simple syrup, garnish with a twist.

Enjoy the perfect fall drink.

Do you have a seasonal bourbon or whisk(e)y drink you enjoy? Share your recipe with us!

After a great weekend in Kentucky filming the Team Bourbon Launch and inaugural Bourbon Chase Relay our crew is back from the Bluegrass and editing is underway in the studio. If you missed the launch of Team Bourbon (we showed it live from Lexington Thursday) you can watch it JUST CLICK HERE

Toasting the launch of Team Bourbon.

The Bourbon Chase was, by all accounts, an incredible success. Torrential downpours Friday morning? No problem. Lightning? Didn’t miss a stride. Tornado warnings? No biggie. Our crew captured the ‘Chase—from the sopping wet start at Jim Beam all the way to the finish line in Lexington. We’ll have full coverage coming very shortly, and you can check out a few teasers from the race online now.

Many of the more than 150 teams went the extra mile (no pun intended) creating special t-shirts and accessories for the Chase.

“Team Winning Colors” heads for the finish line in Lexington Saturday.

Congrats to all the Bourbon Chase Runners for a brilliant inaugural event. Stay tuned to Singlemalt TV for full coverage coming soon.

Singlemalt TV crews are out location as a wet, albeit spirited relay is underway on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. The race started this morning at the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont. I hear that despite the inclement weather the Bourbon Chase is going wonderfully and runners are taking the showers (and torrential downpours!) in stride.

A quick recap: Last night in Lexington the Bourbon Community congregated at the Hilton Downtown to toast both the launch of Team Bourbon and the inaugural Bourbon Chase Relay. Singlemalt TV covered the event live from the Hilton, as speakers including Kentucky Distiller’s Association President Eric Gregory, Bourbon Chase Founder/ Organizer Mike Kuntz, Kentucky Tourism Commissioner Michael Cooper and Lexington CVB VP of Marketing and Tourism Mary Quinn Ramer. Each of them discussed the importance of bourbon to the culture and heritage of the Bluegrass, while explaining the new Team Bourbon initiative which will focus heavily on innovative marketing of the Bourbon Lifestyle, a blend of Bourbon-centric culture and tradition that characterizes a way of life unique to Kentucky.

Through a variety of innovative marketing campaigns Team Bourbon, which unites numerous tourism groups across Kentucky, will showcase the Bourbon Lifestyle and the many attractions along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.

If you missed our live coverage last night you can catch it all on the channel Monday. Stay Tuned throughout the weekend for video updates as the Bourbon Chase continues!

A statue of bourbon icon Booker Noe receives a tipple of Jim Beam as the Bourbon Chase begins.

Fabulous Celebrations continue in Bourbon Country (we’ll bring you the Bourbon Chase next week). Buffalo Trace will toast the beginning of their distilling season with their White Dog Days event on Saturday October 17.

With a moniker derived from the new make spirit by the same name, White Dog Days promises to be a good time. With a barrel rolling contest (the prize is a Buffalo Trace barrel!) food, music, a Corn Hole tourney and of course barrel dancing— it should be a day of fun for the whole family at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort.

It’s been a busy couple weeks at Singlemalt TV headquarters! By now you’ve surely had a chance to check out some of our video from the Kentucky Bourbon Festival (September 15-20), and if you’re ready for more you’ll be in luck this weekend.

A screen grab from the Maker’s Mark Booth at the KY Bourbon Festival Gala 9/19.

We’re sending a crew back to Kentucky to shoot the FIRST EVER Bourbon Chase—and we couldn’t be more excited.

In case you hadn’t heard about this innovative event, the Bourbon Chase is a 36-hour, 200-mile relay along the Kentucky       Bourbon Trail. Beginning Saturday teams of runners will head from Jim Beam east to Bourbon Capital Bardstown, through Heaven Hill Distillery and onward to scenic Maker’s Mark in Loretto. The route takes runners through some of Kentucky’s most historic and ogle-worthy regions. After leaving Maker’s Mark runners head past a famed Civil War battlefield and south through the Bluegrass’ second oldest city, Stanford. North to Danville and on through Harrodsburg—runners will pass through some of the most significant locations in the rich history of the Southeast.

Runners  will begin the Bourbon Chase at Jim Beam

This sign will greet runners at Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto.

Stops at Four Roses and Wild Turkey in Lawrenceburg are first as the route re-enters Bourbon Country. Runners will then cross the Tyrone Bridge suspended high above the Kentucky River as they head into Horse Country and some of the most gorgeous visuals imaginable. The natural progression lends itself to a stop at Woodford Reserve, the home of the Derby’s official bourbon.

Bourbon barrels at Woodford Reserve.

Onward to Frankfort, past the remains of the Old Taylor Distillery now relegated to nary more than a landmark. Through The Capital and on to Buffalo Trace Distillery, another gem in the bourbon history books.

Finally runners will head for Lexington—miles on exquisitely beautiful countryside will eventually giveway to the buzz of the city—and (of course) the finish line.

The famous water tower at Buffalo Trace.

The event has been HUGELY popular in its inaugural year—with over 200 12-person teams participating and a fantastic party to end the race in Lexington (trust us, the folks in Kentucky are some of the best hosts on earth) you WILL NOT want to miss SMTV’s coverage of the Bourbon Chase.

Cheers.

The bottling line at Heaven Hill in Bardstown, the largest family-owned distillery.