Jalapeño gnocchi in progress (top) and a serving option finished in a skillet with shaved parmesan and Benton’s bacon crumble (bottom).
Jalapeño Potato Gnocchi Recipe
By: Fork & Stave
I grew up with a grandmother that made the most outstanding gnocchi. They weren’t too heavy or chewy or too light and flimsy…They were just right! I would think [...]
Michter’s US★1 Small Batch Bourbon
By: Fork & Stave
Batch 13-42
Proof: 91.4 Proof (45.7% ABV)
Rating: 
(4 out of 5)
This is my first experience with a product from 2012 Distiller of the year: Michter’s Distillery. Like many of you, I’ve been seeing their bottle all over the place lately, so I figured it was time to sample the goods. It can be difficult to find certain small batch or rare whiskies here [...]
Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon
By: Fork & Stave
Proof: 90.4 Proof (45.2% ABV)
Rating: (4 out of 5)
Woodford Reserve Double Oaked starts life as standard Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select bourbon. When the Distiller’s Select is emptied from it’s original barrel, it is put into a second barrel, made specially for this purpose, at 110 proof for roughly 9 months. The characteristics of the second barrel include a longer [...]
Belle Meade Bourbon
By: Fork & Stave
Proof: 90.4 Proof (45.2% ABV)
Rating: (4 out of 5)
I saw this bourbon for the first time when visiting some friends in Nashville this past Spring. When I returned home to Birmingham, I saw that it was also available in my local liquor store. Belle Meade Bourbon is the culmination of the efforts of Charlie and Andy Nelson, two young entrepreneurs. Their great-great-great grandfather [...]
Chef Edward Lee’s Bourbon Pickled Jalapeño Recipe
Foreword by: Fork & Stave
In his recently released cookbook, Smoke and Pickles, Chef Edward Lee offers up a recipe that will satisfy your sweet and spicy cravings in one bite. These are easy to prepare and make a great topping for nachos, baked potatoes, or pizza and are equally good for a quick snack. I left the seeds in my jalapeños, but you can remove them if you would like less heat. [...]
Widow Jane Rye Whiskey
By: Fork & Stave
Barrel 1, Bottle 17
Proof: 91 Proof (45.5% ABV)
Rating: (4 out of 5)
Widow Jane’s rye whiskey is aged 2 years and is made from a mash bill of 95% Rye and 5% barley. The unfiltered whiskey starts it’s life in a Midwest distillery, it’s aged for 2 years, and shipped to New York to be brought to proof and bottled. The water used [...]
Milk Braised Pork Shoulder
Foreword By: Steven Rodia
On a recent trip to Chicago, I was fortunate enough to dine with the good people at The Purple Pig. Everything that I sampled from their menu was excellent, but [...]
Bourbon, Lemon, and Tonic (BLT) Cocktail Recipe
By: Fork & Stave
I’m not a big fan of cocktails using tonic, but I recently tried the wonderful stuff from Brooks Reitz and I was hooked. It’s so delicious that I began looking for ways to incorporate it into a cocktail with my favorite spirit, bourbon. One of my favorite cocktails of this Summer was the BLT. The fresh citrus flavors from the lemon and tonic paired with the toffee, caramel, and vanilla flavors from [...]
Blackberry Bourbon Tonic
By: Fork & Stave
With Summer comes a bounty of fresh fruits that can be used to bring delicious flavors to your cocktails. One of my favorites fruits to use in mid-to-late Summer is fresh blackberries. I picked up a bin of them yesterday from a local market in Avondale called Freshfully. When I’m making a cocktail where muddled fruit is required, I like to mix the main liquid ingredients separately to keep the fruit from being [...]
Woodford Reserve Four Wood Masters Collection Bourbon
By: Fork & Stave
Proof: 94.4 Proof (47.2% ABV)
Rating: 
(3 out of 5)
This review looks at the Four Wood Master’s Collection release from Woodford Reserve. The purpose behind the Masters Collection is to create a special product by varying one of the five sources of flavor: water, grain, fermentation, distillation, and maturation. Woodford Reserve Four Wood Selection is crafted from a unique batching of [...]
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