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Bourbon Barrel Foods: Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt Simply Makes Life More Delicious

January 17, 2017 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt

Bourbon Barrel Foods’ Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt… One of My “Can’t Live Without”s!

As a food blogger, I think about recipe development, ingredients, and food combinations almost every waking hour. As a Kentucky blogger and proud Kentuckian, I am devoted to supporting Kentucky businesses and committed to promoting them on Genuine Kentucky and any other platform I can climb upon.

Lucky for me, Kentuckians are great at what they do and if I can just get them to try their Kentucky Made product once, they’ll return again and again and again.  Which is what my husband and I do when it comes to our favorite Kentucky food.

Louisville’s own Bourbon Barrel Foods makes a Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt, Pepper, and Sugar are three such addictions.

As you can see in the picture above, I have a Rachael Ray 3-Tiered Salt box (as any Rachael Ray fan would have, right?).  Kosher Salt, Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt, and Himalayan Salt live in the three compartments – at all times. The Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt is out of this world on and with any meat you can think of. It gives the bacon, fish, chicken, steak, burgers.. whatever…. an unmistakable and delicious smoky, bourbon flavor that kicks it up to a whole new level.

I’ve also sprinkled it on eggs, pasta, and baked potatoes, roasted vegetables, and fries and it’s a knock out every single time. I’ve even been known to make hot cocoa, top it with whipped topping, drizzle on a little caramel, and sprinkle the top with Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt.

So good… you don’t even know.

I find my Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt, sugar, and pepper all at Kroger. They’re always in a “Kentucky Foods” kiosk that’s usually in the back of the store. The display used to be at the front of the store, near the checkouts, but they (unfortunately) moved them to the back.

You can also find Bourbon Barrel Spices and Seasonings on Amazon – which is as convenient as it gets. Amazon also carries some of their products I can’t find in Kroger.

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Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt

Visit Bourbon Barrel Foods for more information and to see the wonderful foods they keep churning out. While you’re on the website, check out the Bourbon Barrel Stave Pen – he’s a real looker!


Filed Under: Kentucky Food, Louisville Tagged With: Bourbon Barrel Foods, Kentucky food, Kentucky Proud

Review: Bourbon Barrel Foods in Louisville, Kentucky…

July 16, 2014 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt and Pepper from Bourbon Barrel Foods in Louisville, Kentucky
If you’ve never heard of Bourbon Barrel Foods in Louisville, Kentucky, I hope that this Kentucky Food review will inspire you to acquaint yourself with them.

Immediately.

The canisters pictured above were bought at Nona’s Downtown Market in Owensboro, but Bourbon Barrel Foods are available in a lot of Kentucky cities (click here for the list of Kentucky retailers) as well as other states. You can also shop online for the wide variety of excellent Bourbon Barrel Foods.

Now that we’ve gotten the details out of the way, let me tell you why you’ll want to load up on these flavorful foods.

So far, I’ve tried and thoroughly enjoyed the Bourbon Smoked Pepper, Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt, and Bourbon Smoked Sugar.  To date, I’ve used these flavorful (and uncommonly fragrant!) seasonings on/in…

Bourbon Smoked Pepper and Salt:

  • bacon
  • chicken
  • fried fish
  • grilled hamburgers
  • navy beans
  • baked beans
  • green beans
  • eggs
  • sliced tomatoes

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Bourbon Smoked Sugar
Bourbon Smoked Sugar:

  • oatmeal
  • waffles
  • hot tea
  • candied bacon (unreal flavor!)
  • sprinkled on fruit
  • cinnamon toast
  • sprinkled on applesauce

I’ve also been shamelessly guilty of dolloping whipped topping on Chai Tea Lattes, Coffee, and Hot Chocolate – then sprinkling some Bourbon Smoked Sugar on top.

Decadence, redefined.

Trust me.

There’s positively no way for me to convey to you the insane flavor these seasonings give food.  Basically they take the ordinary and make it extraordinary.

As a bonus, I love the idea of supporting a Kentucky based business. Absolutely love the idea to distraction.

Do yourself and anyone you cook for a huge favor and check out the Bourbon Barrel Foods website, then hook yourself up with all the flavor your taste buds can handle! I can’t wait to try the Bourbon-Madagascar Vanilla, Bourbon Smoked Vanilla Sugar , Bourbon Smoked Paprika, and Mint Julep Sugar.

Are you kidding me? How delicious must each of these be?!

They also have gift baskets, gift sets, grill wood, and a great looking coffee mug.  The prices are all very reasonable, too, which is another agreeable bonus.

Whatever you do, be sure to grab the salt and pepper – when you introduce the flavors to bacon, you’ll be happy dancing all over the kitchen floor.

Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt and Pepper on Bacon

Filed Under: Kentucky Food, Louisville, Owensboro, Reviews Tagged With: Bourbon Barrel Foods, Kentucky food, Kentucky Food reviews

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