Category Archives: Tours

Off to the Races

Posted on May 7, 2016 by BoozeNerds

We’ve been asked to participate in Maker’s Mark #TrifectaChallenge (pronounce that with stadium voice, if you will ;)) to celebrate the premier horse races here in the States. If you ever happen to watch them, those are some magnificent animals. … Continue reading →

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Flip, flop, fly

Posted on October 25, 2015 by BoozeNerds

Fall is officially here in the Pacific Northwest. There’s a chill in the air, the trees have changed color, and the rains have returned. With that in mind, this week we decided to talk about a richer, more cold-weather style … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Orange Juice

Posted on September 20, 2015 by BoozeNerds

It’s Mixology Monday time again! This month’s theme comes courtesy of DJ Hawaiian Shirt of the Spirited Remix blog (bonus points for the snazzy MxMo logo). This month it’s orange juice, sometimes overlooked, often maligned, but does wonders in a cocktail … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Bourbon Tour: Everything else

Posted on June 2, 2013 by BoozeNerds

Hello and welcome to our final post about our Kentucky bourbon tour. Here are parts one and two While every place we visited had something of interest to offer, of the other distilleries and retailers we saw, three stood out; Buffalo … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Bourbon Tour: Willett

Posted on May 26, 2013 by BoozeNerds

Welcome to our second entry for our Kentucky bourbon tour. There are many bourbon distilleries in Kentucky, and of those, there were two that were “must sees” for us. One was Four Roses, the other was Willett. Neither us can … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Bourbon Tour: Four Roses

Posted on May 19, 2013 by BoozeNerds

Being booze nerds and all (hence the name :)), it isn’t unheard of for us to spend our vacation time doing things that are booze-related. So a week and a half ago, we decided to go to Lexington, Kentucky and … Continue reading →

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