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bourbon

[boor-buhn, bawr-, bohr-, boor-bawn, bur-buhn] / ˈbʊər bən, ˈbɔr-, ˈboʊr-, burˈbɔ̃, ˈbɜr bən /


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There’s even a tiny pop/rock subgenre of songs based on Anne Rice’s vampire novels: Sting’s “Moon Over Bourbon Street,” Annie Lennox’s “Love Song for a Vampire,” and Concrete Blonde’s “Bloodletting.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

His thought processes recall Talleyrand’s description of the Bourbon kings: “They forgot nothing and they learned nothing.”

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Raise your glass to Jim Gaffigan for being THE pre-party for Thanksgiving with his latest offering, “Live From Old Forester: The Bourbon Set.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

“If it can make Bourbon Street smell lemony fresh,” Torres says the bottle will read, “imagine what it can do for you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

It had taken the Henry eleven weeks from Bourbon to Salem.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham