Our bourbon-tasting group from church spent last Saturday touring the distillery at James B. Beam, which is located in Clermont, KY. This trip had been planned for a while, and we were all understandably excited about the trip, which was to include a follow up lunch at their onsite restaurant The Kitchen Table. We began…
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Stock & Barrel – Nashville, TN
Stock & Barrel is a Knoxville-based restaurant that features excellent burgers and an amazing selection of bourbons/whiskeys. They also have a location in the Gulch area of Nashville, and we recently visited for burgers and bourbon. The Nashville location has a very informal, cozy atmosphere, with large and long high-top tables that can host several…
Merry Christmas
May your stockings be filled with many blessings this holiday season. Merry Christmas from all of us here at Haute Flavor!
Tennessee Whiskey Trail – Part 4
Our journey along the Tennessee Whiskey Trail took us south on a recent Saturday. On this outing, we were joined by some friends from church, as well as our trail mates John and Donna. All together, eleven of us made our way to Shelbyville for a visit to Nearest Green Distillery and then over to…
Basil Hayden
One morning after church, we were discussing bourbon with some of our friends while having coffee and donuts. As we found out, some of our church friends like bourbon and whiskey as much as we do. One couple was was also making their way through the Tennessee Whiskey Trail, just as we are. Well, one…
Orchard Fresh Peach Cake
Fresh peaches are such a delight! I have been using them in cobblers, fried pies and ice cream, but now it’s time for cake. I love this recipe from Farm Fresh Southern Cooking (page 192) and used it with strawberries in the spring. It has little bits of chopped fruit in every bite and makes…
Tennessee Whiskey Trail – Part 3
On a recent beautiful Saturday afternoon, we resumed our pursuit of completing the Tennessee Whiskey Trail. Our travels this day took us to H. Clark Distillery in Thompson’s Station and Leiper’s Fork Distillery in Leiper’s Fork, both of which lie just south of Nashville. We began our day by meeting our friends John and Donna…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from Haute Flavor
Tennessee Whiskey Trail – Part 2
We recently began the “arduous” task of completing the Tennessee Whiskey Trail. We are in the early stages of our journey, but as someone once said, “getting there is considerably more than half the fun.” That is especially the case with this journey. Part 2 of the TWT wasn’t nearly as involved as Part 1….