Noah Lirette, one of the distillery s co-owners, is the great-grandson of Lily Lirette, who was the first queen of Mardi Gras in Houma. Lily was also a moonshiner, whose six-gallon copper pot still is on the premises of the distillery.
Noah Lirette said the collaboration with Cannata s for the king cake, combining his bourbon with Mardi Gras, brought history full circle. Our goal at Bayou Terrebonne Distillers is to always preserve the tradition of our family and the unique culture of the bayou region, Lirette said. This really means a lot. It s more than just a king cake; it s preserving the tradition on the bayou of the Carnival season.
Local bakery and distillery join forces for a special Mardi Gras debut
January 21, 2021
Old-fashioned barrels of locally made bourbon and home-grown, whiskey-aged pecans loaded onto an antique truck will get a Louisiana-style send-off Friday, celebrating a new King Cake flavor from Cannata’s Family Bakeries.
A brass band and socially distanced Second Line will mark the debut of Cannata’s “Ti-Can Pecan” King Cake, a unique addition to Cannata’s award-winning King Cakes, specially made for this year’s Carnival season.
“Carnival is very different this year, and that means a lot more people will be giving away King Cakes and hosting small King Cake parties,” said Vince Cannata, president of South Louisiana’s oldest family-owned bakery. “Our bakers created the new Ti-Kan Pecan King Cake using our traditional recipe, with an extra added kick. Traditional parades won’t be happening for Mardi Gras this year. But we can give people a little something to celebrate, al