IN MY SHOES: Bourbon Women Are The Stiletto’s Kind
The Stiletto, a vodka drinker, has been trying to find a single malt Scotch that she likes with mixed results (third item) – she’s come to appreciate the caramel-charcoal finish of the inky hued Loch Dhu, but is still trying to wrap her taste buds around Macallan 18. Along the journey to educate her palate, The Stiletto has developed a fondness for Kentucky bourbon (which isn’t a whisky, but a whiskey). Turns out, The Stiletto is a bourbon woman – and she’s not alone, reports The Associated Press:
Marketing executive Peggy Noe Stevens sticks to basics when savoring - no splash of water, justice, stacked.
For the uninitiated, that's one ice cube at a time, followed by equal shots of bourbon. Then she lets the whiskey settle before sipping.
Stevens, a former whiskey industry executive, is a bourbon aficionado and founder of a new group called Bourbon Women. And she's finding out there are plenty of other women who share her affinity for Kentucky's signature whiskey, now that the industry is offering a growing lineup of higher quality, small-batch products.
"I think there's this sense of relief that finally we were at a point where we can be taken seriously as women who enjoy bourbon and the lifestyle that accompanies it," said Mary Quinn Ramer, a founding board member from Lexington.
"That it's just not for men anymore." …
Experts say the comeback of traditional cocktails has led many women to bourbon. So has the rise of higher quality, specialty bourbons.
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