How to Visit the Maker’s Mark Distillery Tour

Lush Guide - Maker's Mark Distillery, Loretto, Kentucky

In the middle of the state of Kentucky sits one of the most famous bourbon distilleries in the world and it’s open for visitors! Every drop of Maker’s Mark bourbon is produced on this very spot. Only by taking the Maker’s Mark Distillery tour, do you get to experience the very workings of a wildly

How to Start Ireland’s First Craft Distillery

Gary McLoughlin, Glendalough Distillery, Wicklow

In the 7th C., St. Kevin was the most popular guy in Glendalough, with followers from both near and wide. I think my guest today might now have usurped that moniker. Gary McLoughlin is one of the co-founders of Glendalough Distillery, the first craft distillery in Ireland, whose home in County Wicklow is a few

How to Make the The Original Pendennis Club Old-Fashioned

Old Fashioned, The Pendennis Club, Louisville, Kentucky

Here is some equipment you might need: If you want to hear the story of the Old Fashioned, then tune into Lush Life’s episode! Try your hand at the Mint Julep as well.  Find the recipe here. (For UK measurements, please use my handy Cocktail Measurements converter!) If you are in the USA, you can

Exploring the Urban Bourbon Trail in Louisville

Lush Guide - Urban Bourbon Trail

Have you ever dreamt of a town where Old Fashioneds line the streets? Where you could find row after row of establishments serving a perfect mint julep? Where Manhattans flowed from every tap? It exists and it’s goes by the name of Louisville, Kentucky! Take along my Lush Guide to the Urban Bourbon Trail and

How to Make the Old Forester Mint Julep

Mint Julep, Old Forester, Louisville, Kentucky

Want to try making an Old Fashioned as well? The “original” recipe is here, so try it out! (For UK measurements, please use my handy Cocktail Measurements converter!) You can buy Old Forester Bourbon here! If you want to hear the story of the Old Fashioned and how Old Forester fits in, then tune into

How to Find the Original Old Fashioned

Urban Bourbon Trail, Louisville, Kentucky

While you are sipping an Old-Fashioned, did you ever stop to consider how the combination  of bourbon, sugar and bitters came to be? Stop no longer, I have the answer for you, or one answer, for as David Wondrich, the award winning cocktail writer says “Anyone who hooks his cart to any cocktail history is

How to Bottle Cocktails That Will Have Them Wanting More

Charles Roche & Eleanor Holcroft, Liquid Intellect, London

Whom do you call when you are opening a new bar and have no idea what cocktails to serve?  Whom do you call when you want to create recipes for bottled cocktails that fly off the shelves? I know whom I would call – Liquid Intellect! Today’s guests, Eleanor Holcroft and Charles Roche, are the

How Hard Work Can Lead to the Perfect Irish Coffee

James Goggin, Brand Advocacy Manager for Maverick Drinks, London

What a pleasant coincidence it is to have James Goggin, formerly Brand Advocacy Manager of Maverick Drinks, on the show the week of St. Patrick’s Day – I promise it wasn’t planned. Like a true seanchaí, he weaves the tale of his life in such a way that, even an hour after, you are still