Restaurants and bars along Bardstown Road and Baxter Avenue will compete to make the best bourbon holiday cocktail this year as part of the 25th annual Bardstown Road Aglow.

Four Roses bourbon is celebrating its title sponsorship of the event with the Holiday Bourbon Battle. From Nov. 27 through Dec. 4, restaurants and bars will concoct signature holiday cocktails . Patrons can vote for their favorite drink by texting the name of the restaurant or bar to "22333" or by e-mailing the name of restaurant or bar to bourbonbattle@gmail.com

One of my all-time favorite travel memories is sitting at an outdoor café in the town square of medieval Bruges, Belgium on an unseasonably hot day, enjoying a local brew while the carillon played Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, “Ode to Joy.” Although I can’t guarantee you the same ambience, you can satisfy at least a couple of your senses during Flanagan's Belgian Beer Week.