Archived Article By Tom Fitzmorris Originally published December 31, 2007 Jack Daniel's Master Distiller Will Be There Near-Bourbon Dinner At Bourbon House The open-membership New Orleans Bourbon Society (which likes to use it's initials every chance it gets) is havign another of its every-few-months Bourbon dinners at (appropriately enough) Dickie Brennan's Bourbon House. It's January 9, a Wednesday. Oddly enough, no true Bourbon will be served. The guest of honor is Jimmy Bedford, the master distiller for Jack Daniel's--a Tennessee whiskey, in the same general category as Bourbon, but not exactly the same thing. Jimmy is not only the world's authority on Jack Daniel's, but also a very nice guy with a thousand stories to tell. After the dinner, he'll sell autographed bottles of Jack, with the proceeds going to the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, here in New Orleans. (It's at the Contemporary Arts Center, in case you'rte interested.) The price is $70, inclusive of tax, tip, and beverages. The evening begins with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at 6:30, with dinner served at 7 p.m. The special reservation number is 274-1831. Hors d'Oeuvres Le Grand Plateaux de Fruits de Mer Oysters on the half shell with and without caviar; boiled Gulf shrimp; marinated crab claws; chef's selection of seasonal seafood salads. Various Cocktails Smoked Oyster Chowder With crushed corn johnnycakes Jack Daniel's Black Label Old No. 7 Frisée & Spinach Salad Meyer lemon and coriander vinaigrette Gentlemen Jack Wild Boar Chops With roasted apples and sweet potatoes, with a Bourbon demi-glace Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Chocolate Pecan Tart With a warm Jack Daniel's milk punch You can join the New Orleans Bourbon Society while you at all this. N.O.B.S. membership is complimentary and includes invitations to guided tastings, cocktail events, and special dinners with top master distillers. The Bourbon House will keep your personalized Bourbon tasting profile in-house to track your favorites, and other boons for Bourbon lovers. Bourbon House. 144 Bourbon. 522-0111. Reservations for this dinenr only: 274-1831. © 2007 Tom Fitzmorris. All rights reserved. news@nomenu.com