Heather Wibbels - Cocktail Contessa

What a night with @angelsenvy and @bourbonwomenkentucky ! Angel's Envy Bottled in Bond Cask Strength and a fireside chat with Owen Martin, Master Distiller, (@oven_mitten )and our own Susan Reigler. #bourbonwomen we can't wait for the Mix and Mingle here at #bwsip24 SOON @lori48 and @oliviarodrigo TY and your team! @itscurlykate we need a selfie next time.

@stlbourbonsociety @michterswhiskey and all the @bourbonwomen who came out, what a BLAST! You all rocked the Bourbon and Bitters experience and Andrew and James, so many thank yous to you and the team for helping set and execute an event so smoothly! #stlouisbourbonsociety #bourbonwomen #cocktailcontessa

@copperandkings Apples to Apple dinner was out of this world. AND because we had a small group we got to do special tastings on the distillery floor and in the cellar. One was of a pechuga apple-ham they called Hamdy and one with duck they were calling Dandy. Plus tastings of their grape and apple brandy and three ciders from @vandermill cidery. Delicious and fun and expertly paired #copperandkings #vandermillcider

MY FAVORITE COASTERS SMELL LIKE BEER BUT IT WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT: So everyone's going to be posting green drinks today, but I'm going a different route. I'm drinking what I think leprechauns would drink - something booze and sweet - something you might regret later, but was totally fun in the moment. So, a Guiness- Whisky Float. Yup. That's right. An adult float topped not with root beer but with chocolatey, coffee tasting stout beer that make you feel right at home in fields of clover. Or something like that. As kids my parents would come in in the middle of the night and turn over drawers, pull clothes all over the floor, turn pictures upside down, and general wreak havoc in the room - pretending that leprechauns had gotten into our things and left us tiny little treats and gifts. We never had a lot of money, but we always had fun on any holiday - whatever the excuse. It was only years later we found our family name should have been O'Brien instead of Wibbels. So I wanted to do something that was indulgent, fun and kid-like, but with whiskey and beer. So here's your Leprechaun Float (and not in a "we all float down here, Danny" kinda way) 2 oz Irish whiskey 3 oz Guinness or other Irish stout beer Chocolate ice cream More Guinness Tip - freeze the glass before hand, and mix the whiskey and stout together in the glass before adding the ice cream and topping with a little more stout as needed. #cocktailcontessa #bestcocktails #bourbonismycomfortfood #cheatingonbourbon #bourbonwomen #cocktailoftheday #irishwhiskey #stpaddys #cocktailvideo #cocktailgeek #cocktailsathome #cocktaillover #bartender #mixologist #advancedmixology #barconventbrooklyn #cocktailgeek

Samples for the holidays! Gifting kY style.❤️🥃❤️

So much fun at @bourbonandbeyond with a stop by @jeffersonsbourbon tent for a quick cocktail before the evening's entertainment last week. Went back the next day for another with that delish apricot liquor pairing so nicely with Jefferson's Ocean! #jeffersonsbourbon @corkknife thank you Jefferson's!

Well, Hi, KY, have you missed me? I'm at the @kybourbonfest tomorrow, Friday, talking Manhattans as a special class, signing books from 2 to 3 with @peggynoestevens and @bourbonwomen past president Susan Reigler, then on stage with @stevecoomes talking whiskey cocktails at 3:30. Come say Hi! Also, I'll be back on the weekend to come through and visit some more. #bourbonwomen #bourbonismycomfortfood #bourbonlover

Fabulous afternoon at @oldlouisvillewhiskeyco for a single barrel tasting with old friends and new. Thank you, Amine! #Louisville bourbon lovers, you need this on your radar. #bourbonwomen

A couple of weeks ago I got to taste a delicious, complex and intriguing small batch, the first Very Small Batch Bourbon from @milamandgreenewhiskey Here's a little more info, but I tip my hat to Heather and Marlene with this delight: To create the inaugural batch of Milam & Greene Very Small Batch Bourbon, master blender Heather Greene harvested 75 bourbon barrels. These barrels are a combination of bourbon distilled by master distiller Marlene Holmes in Kentucky using the proprietary Milam & Greene mash bill and barrels of Tennessee bourbon. The barrel recipe for Batch 1 is 20% of the precious Kentucky barrels and 80% Tennessee barrels. The barrels are divided into smaller batches to marry in 1,000-gallon vatting tanks before finishing. They did the math: the amount of people who will be able to purchase this bottle is approximately 0.00451% of the entire population based on current U.S. Consensus numbers. VERY small batch! To perfect the precise type of wood flavor without overpowering these refined ester notes, Very Small Batch Bourbon is finished with Fresh oak staves. French oak casks that once held both tawny port wine and then Milam & Greene’s award-winning rye whiskey are broken down, then “cooked” in the 100-degree Texan summer sun, and finally house-charred to a crisp on the outside only. These crispy-on-the-outside, rye-kissed on-the-inside staves are tied in bundles and then steeped in Very Small Batch Bourbon for about two weeks in the vatting tanks. I'd say that extra care makes the spirit taste extra special, but I expected no less from fellow bourbon nerds like Marlene and Heather! #milamandgreene #verysmallparty #verysmallbatch

Loved helping the @kybourbonfest team and @whiskeygodmother (and @stevecoomes) with a @newriff selection for the festival! As always New Riff and @creola_dee are fabulous hosts with amazing whiskey! #kybourbonfestival And if you're going to the festival be sure to come in for my Manhattan class on Friday! @scotchybourbonboys - glad to finally meet y'all!

Revisiting this one! A glorious Apricot Manhattan with floral bitters and a spicy, high proof rye. What's your Manhattan look like this #whiskeywednesday ?