Food and Bourbon
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:42 pmI just had a fantastic food weekend. Today I had my usual New Year's Day Collard Greens and Black-eyed peas with Cornbread, courtesy of my aunt and my wife (who has my aunt's recipe down now).
And New Year's Eve I had some bourbon with a meal. Always in the past I have had bourbon by itself, so it was a new experience to me.
I was making a leg of lamb that had been deboned and butterflied, then marinated in wine, port, garlic, rosemary, and soy sauce for about 24 hours. For some reason I decided to pull out the bottle of Virginia Gentleman 'The Fox' bourbon and have a sip.
'The Fox' is a very nice bourbon and I could not help but notice the minty aroma. Now, as many will know, mint is a classic accompaniment to lamb.
I grilled the lamb and it turned out to be excellent........best leg of lamb I have ever made.......and the 'The Fox' complemented it nicely.
I won't hesitate to have some bourbon with other foods now. As a matter of a fact, I have that Brunswick Stew I just made. I bet Russell's Reserve (the old one) would go just fine with the stew.
Any other recommendations of bourbon with foods from the illustrious BE group?
And New Year's Eve I had some bourbon with a meal. Always in the past I have had bourbon by itself, so it was a new experience to me.
I was making a leg of lamb that had been deboned and butterflied, then marinated in wine, port, garlic, rosemary, and soy sauce for about 24 hours. For some reason I decided to pull out the bottle of Virginia Gentleman 'The Fox' bourbon and have a sip.
'The Fox' is a very nice bourbon and I could not help but notice the minty aroma. Now, as many will know, mint is a classic accompaniment to lamb.
I grilled the lamb and it turned out to be excellent........best leg of lamb I have ever made.......and the 'The Fox' complemented it nicely.
I won't hesitate to have some bourbon with other foods now. As a matter of a fact, I have that Brunswick Stew I just made. I bet Russell's Reserve (the old one) would go just fine with the stew.
Any other recommendations of bourbon with foods from the illustrious BE group?