Happy Flag Day...and Bourbon Day?

June 14th is Flag Day, and I have enjoyed driving by the multitude of American flags waving in the breeze through the median of Litchfield Beach today. Something about seeing so many flags waving creates an overwhelming sense of pride for my country. Go USA!

But...today is also Bourbon Day!  Now, with my Kentucky roots and Ben's love of bourbon, this sounds like our perfect holiday.

Garden & Gun published an special section on Bourbon in their February/March issue in 2010 titled "The Bourbon Renaissance."

After reading the article, Ben was then on the hunt for a bottle of the above pictured Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve, 15-year-old Bourbon. This hard-to-find, small-batch bourbon is only released twice a year, and if you are lucky to find a bottle, you would be advised to purchase it on the spot.  It won't be there tomorrow.  Luckily, Ben was given a bottle, and he enjoys it very much, only drinking it on special occasions.  I think Bourbon Day is a good enough reason to break out the Pappy and mint julep glasses!