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The American Spirit, Kentucky-Style

Kentucky Bourbon by Susan Reigler

November 29, 2025 by Jen K Leave a Comment

My bourbon journey started about 2.5 years ago, and to be honest if you had told me three years ago that whiskey would ever be my drink of choice, I would have looked at you like you were crazy. In college, I gravitated towards sweet cocktails, primarily rum and vodka based, like pineapple and Malibu. By my mid 30s, I had settled into gin as my preferred liquor, with gin and tonics being an easy make at home. I have always wanted to be more […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bourbon, Susan Reigler, Travel Guide

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:117 · Genres: Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Bourbon, Susan Reigler, Travel Guide ·
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“Bourbon in the blood and blood in the bourbon”

The Bourbon Thief by Tiffany Reisz

May 20, 2025 by Jen K Leave a Comment

This book feels like a throw back – the characters, the melodrama and everything of the main story honestly felt like they were from a novel written in the 90s, back when Danielle Steele reigned. After Cooper McQueen discovers that the woman he brought home last night is about to walk out with a million dollar bottle of bourbon, she offers him a trade – she will tell him a story and then, she will leave with the bottle. Being bored and rich, he decides […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Bourbon, family drama, Tiffany Reisz

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:57 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Bourbon, family drama, Tiffany Reisz ·
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