Bourbon Whiskey Reviews George Remus Repeal Reserve IV Review I always look forward to MGP’s release of George Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon and was thrilled when they announced they would be getting it to market a few months earlier than usual. If you’re a fan of previous releases, you’re going to want to start making plans now to grab yourself a bottle NOW.
Podcast Kali Ma Pro Tips – Podcast Episode 4 Episode 4 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – Kali Ma Pro Tips – is now available for your listening pleasure. We’ve crammed a lot into this episode while still managing to trim the length of the show down to just about an hour.
Industry News MGP Announces Remus Repeal Reserve Series IV MGP will debut Remus Repeal Reserve Series IV Straight Bourbon Whiskey in September 2020. Produced to commemorate Prohibition Repeal Day, Series IV is a limited annual release, and reaches full distribution by Prohibition Repeal Day, December 5.
Podcast A Kick in the Crotch Shot – Podcast Episode 3 Welcome to episode #3 of the most honest podcast in all of bourbon. We’re calling this episode “A Kick in the Crotchshot”. You’ll understand why if you listen all the way through to the Bourbon Bullshit segment of the show.
Bourbon News Introducing Weller Single Barrel Bourbon A Weller Single Barrel offering is the latest addition in the storied Weller bourbon line from Buffalo Trace Distillery. Bottled at 97 proof, the Weller Single Barrel will be an annual release, starting this Summer.
Bourbon News Introducing Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Bottled in Bond From the hallowed racks of the Camp Nelson warehouse comes the latest release in the award-winning Wild Turkey® Master’s Keep series – Master’s Keep Bottled in Bond.
Bourbon News INTRODUCING COLONEL E.H. TAYLOR, JR. 18 YEAR OLD MARRIAGE Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its homage to former Distillery owner Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. with a special release 18 year old bourbon whiskey which is a marriage of three mashbills, two rye bourbon mashbills and one wheated bourbon mashbill.
Podcast Dancing With Myself – Podcast Episode #2 It’s taken us 25 days but we’ve finally done the impossible. We’ve recorded Episode #2 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – Dancing With Myself. Why are we calling it that? Well my friends, you have to listen to it to find out. I promise, it will be worth your time investment.
Bourbon News Announcing “Whiskey From Home” Virtual Bourbon Event Whiskey From Home includes bourbon history, the best bourbons to buy right now, craft whiskey exploration, how to host a kick-ass tasting, and blind flights.
Bourbon News Buffalo Trace Distillery Announces Kosher Whiskey Release Buffalo Trace Distillery is releasing what it believes to be the first authentic Kosher Whiskey, under the guidance of the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc-Kosher). Buffalo Trace began working with cRc in 2010.
Podcast Waffle House Armageddon – A Podcast Debut As I sit down to write this post, I’m entering my fourth week of working from home and observing my community’s shelter in place mandate. Like many of you, the explosion of “at home” time has led me to tackle quite a few projects.
Bourbon News Lux Row Distillers Re-Launches Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon To pay homage to the rich distilling tradition of Daviess County, Kentucky, Lux Row Distillers is re-launching Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon – an ultra-premium family of bourbons, with three variants.
Bourbon News Win A Stay At The Old Forester Whiskey Row Retreat To commemorate the celebration of its 150th anniversary – an accomplishment that few brands can claim – Old Forester is opening the first-ever Whiskey Row Retreat, a unique, immersive bourbon apartment experience.
Industry News New Single Barrel Programs for George Remus & Rossville Union January 30, 2020 (Lawrenceburg, IN) – MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ: MGPI) has launched the New Year with two limited releases from George Remus Bourbon and Rossville Union Rye. The Distillery’s proprietary bourbon and rye will be offered in single barrels, both available in two mash bills. George Remus S
Banter Kentucky Barrel Pick Trip Recap – Day 2 Lux Row Distillers is a new distillery, having had their whiskeys contract-distilled for over 40 years. We pulled up on a cloudy day, but the distillery site was still gorgeous. The location is prime bourbon real estate, in Bardstown.
Banter Kentucky Barrel Pick Trip Recap – Day 1 Almost two years to the day after the B&B team traveled to Kentucky to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of Bourbon & Banter, we got the band back together to do it again. There were a few team members that were able to make the trip again and there were some new faces that were able to join.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Remus Volstead Reserve Bourbon Review The first time I smelled my sample of Remus Volstead Reserve, I thought my nose had gone wrong. What I was smelling just didn’t compute in my brain. I took a walk to settle my mind and tried again. Same thing.
Drink News Heaven’s Door Spirits Announces the Inaugural Release of The Bootleg Series Heaven’s Door™ Spirits, which produces an ever-evolving collection of American whiskeys in collaboration with Bob Dylan, announces the first expression of its limited edition Bootleg Series, a rare 26-year old whisky finished in Japanese Mizunara.
Banter The Redo: Russell’s Reserve Barrel Pick Two years ago, almost exactly to the day, the Bourbon & Banter team descended upon Louisville for our anniversary barrel pick trip. While we toured a lot of great places, the main focus of picking a private barrel of Russell’s Reserve – one of my favorite bourbons.
Rye Whiskey News Elijah Craig Launches Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Elijah Craig, a leading premium Kentucky Bourbon, today announced the launch of Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey. The line extension affords experimenting whiskey fans the opportunity to challenge their palates with a new extra-aged Rye offering from the award-winning Elijah Craig family.
Banter 2019 Bourbon Heritage Month Winners It’s been almost three weeks since we closed out Bourbon Heritage Month 2019 and I’m finally starting to recover. As part of that recovery process I’m happy to report that we got all of the Bourbon & Banter issued prizes packed up today, and they will be shipping out on Monday, October 21st.
Banter Redefining Bourbon Appreciation A few months back, I shared details about a trip to visit Davis Valley Distillery in the Blue Hills of Southwestern Virginia. Davis is an emerging player in the contract distillation space offering consistent quality sourcing of bulk American Whiskeys primarily, as well as Vodka and moonshine.
Banter And Just Like That…Bourbon Heritage Month 2019 Is Over Blame it on the #30DaysOfBourbon Challenge or the excitement of giving away bourbon prizes to bourbon-loving folks across the country, but I can’t believe that Bourbon Heritage Month 2019 is over. I mean, who the hell invited October to the party?
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Fern Creek Single Barrel Proof Bourbon Review All single barrels are bottled straight from the barrel without chill filtering. No barrel will taste exactly the same. This bourbon is good to savor on the weekend due to its high proof; avoid making important plans when drinking this bourbon.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Fern Creek Small Batch Bourbon Review This bourbon is a batch of selected barrels generally bottled at 100 proof. Great for daily sipping after a hard days work. Drink it straight, on the rocks, or mixed into your favorite bourbon cocktail.
