Snacks for bourbon tasting

What do you need for a bourbon tasting to go smoothly? Bourbon, of course. But without something to eat, it will quickly become quite challenging to taste any nuance in the bourbon. If your stomach is empty, even small tastes can intoxicate you. And even if you spit them out! Lucky for us, there are some simple, cheap, and tasty snacks that go wonderfully alongside American Whiskey.

If you’ve ever been to a bourbon whiskey tasting event, you likely would’ve noticed the presence of snacks here and there. Snacks are a great way to combat the high proof most bourbons have and even enhance or add a new layer of flavors to these drinks. Undecided what to serve? Here’s an awesome list of the best snacks for bourbon tasting you could try.

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Bacon strips smothered with brown sugar, honey, and bourbon. These delectable appetizers are candied to a perfect gooeyness yet still keeps the crunchy crackle of the bacon itself.

Bourbon Meatballs, prepped in minutes, are cooked in the Crock-Pot and perfect to serve as an appetizer, for game day or on lazy weekends.

If you're hosting a bourbon tasting finding the right snacks to serve is almost as important as grabbing the right bottles to taste.

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Happy Halloween Everyone! I made the most amazing meatballs a few weeks ago and have been super excited to share them with all of you. If I am being completely honest, I ate 3 or 4 meatballs right out of the pan as I pulled them from the oven – they were simple divine on their own. Now comes the Bourbon Apricot sauce and they soon go to the top of the scale. They will be my “go to” appetizer for the upcoming holiday season. Click "Read More" below to continue post The secret I have found for…