Colonel Bourbon Blog

We found something pretty cool, part of our series on gifts for bourbon lovers.

This is Part 2

Do you love whiskey, the military, bearing arms -- all three? Do you know someone who does? This will have everyone talking.

What are the best gifts for bourbon lovers; what stuff do enthusiasts of the whiskey want? For Part 1 we have: W WHISKOFF WHISKEY ROCKS GLASSES GIFT SET -- HEAVY BASE CRYSTAL GLASSES WITH CHILLING STONES Price $44.95 (as of this writing) This nifty, well-priced set has a whomping 2,300+ reviews.

Luxardo original Maraschino cherries are favored "in the worlds' best bars and by the most famous mixologists as a garnish... Candied cherries soaked in Luxardo maraschino cherry syrup. No preservatives are used and the dark red color is all natural."

While great for cocktails, like an Old-fashioned, we occasionally like to add one or two to a glass of bourbon whiskey, with maybe a dash of syrup 

(Photo: Our jar is almost empty. A finger of bourbon with the classic cherry.)

After writing the last blog, about St. Patrick's Day, we were inspired to write a little more about the legendary film director John Ford and his notorious drinking habits 

Ford directed masterpieces: Stagecoach, Grapes of Wrath, The Searchers, The Quiet Man...

He made John Wayne a star.

(An early photo of the legendary film director John Ford, young,  when he was an actor in 1913. Public domain.)

 March 17, every year

We love our bourbon. You know that. The Irish whiskey and Scotch whisky (notice the spelling difference) distillers came to America, to make a new life. In the new land, corn was in abundance and thus was distilled by these masters.

So we honor the traditions they brought to America. FAQs of St. Patrick's Day:

(Kilbennan St. Benin's Church Window St. Patrick Detail 2010. Photo by Andreas F. Borchert,  Wikipedia Creative Commons.)