Master taster Jackie Zykan in the bourbon boom

Master taster Jackie Zykan in the bourbon boom

Ask Jacquelyn Zykan, Old Forester’s master taster and bourbon specialist, what a day on the job is like, and she’ll have a different answer for you every day. For Jacquelyn– or Jackie– being a master taster for the 147 -year-old whiskey brand is a hybrid...
Steak & Bourbon Ice Cream Debuts LongHorn

Steak & Bourbon Ice Cream Debuts LongHorn

LongHorn just debuted a somewhat unconventional new menu item—Steak & Bourbon Ice Cream that features bits of steak and swirls of bourbon caramel in every spoonful. Here’s some more info, per a press release from the chain: LongHorn claims that this “unique dish...
Davidson Reserve Is A True Tennessee Whiskey

Davidson Reserve Is A True Tennessee Whiskey

Tennessee whiskey, as we’ve written about in the recent past, has its own special thing when it comes down to what makes it different from traditional bourbon, namely the charcoal filtering step known as the Lincoln County Process. It is something particularly...
Bob Dylan’s Whiskey Distillery in Nashville

Bob Dylan’s Whiskey Distillery in Nashville

Bob Dylan threw his hat into the spirits game in 2018 with the launch of Heaven’s Door Whiskey, which offered three different variations: A Tennessee bourbon, an American Double Barrel whiskey, and a rye. Unlike a lot of so-called “celebrity liquors”...
JB’s Whiskey House

JB’s Whiskey House

Like many realtors, John Brittle is always working on raising his profile in town. For the amicable Nashville man, this has typically involved tapping into his ample whiskey collection. The only problem: He didn’t exactly like bringing potential clients over to his...