Bourbon Whiskey Reviews 12 Foot Beard Jowl Bristle Whiskey Review 12 foot Beard is not unlike some other craft whiskey: it has a cheeky name, interesting bottle, and a back story, which in this case has little to do with the product. While I do not have a beard, I did allow a three-day growth of stubble before reviewing 12 Foot Beard.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Minor Case Straight Rye Whiskey Review I love the nose on this whiskey. The cream sherry cask finish works well and creates the illusion of a much older and more complex whiskey. It masks the green oak notes that typically accompany such a young whiskey and imparts a creamy mouthfeel.
Events Bourbon, Beer & Bavaria: A Bourbon Tasting Dinner For the past few years, my wife and I have donated a bourbon tasting dinner to the St. Ann Catholic School Sponsor’s Dinner Dance & Auction. The annual auction raises money to support the parish school where our kids attend.
Canadian Whisky Reviews Tap 357 Canadian Maple Rye Whisky Review For a flavored whisky, TAP 357 Maple Rye Whisky is very much as expected and not bad (yes, I have tried several flavored whiskies). To their credit TAP 357 is as advertised, a decent rye whisky flavored with maple syrup.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Blood Oath Pact 3 Review It’s been a lot of fun watching Blood Oath progress through the years with each new Pact release. I prefer Pact 2’s nose compared to Pact 3’s with it’s creamier and heavy traditional bourbon notes that I enjoy.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Ezra Brooks Rye Whiskey Review A simple yet tasty whiskey. It’s one of the lightest whiskeys we’ve tried this year, but its fruit overtones make it interesting enough to finish a glass without any hesitation. However, its lack of depth will keep it from my regular rotation of whiskeys that I enjoy drinking neat.
Banter Raw Bourbon: The Future of Bourbon Is Now Raw Bourbon. That’s what it’s being called. Bourbon that comes straight from the barrel with no filtering of any kind. No chill filtering, no mesh filtering…nothing. Open up the bung and let the bourbon flow into the bottle.
Industry News Buffalo Trace Distillery Experiments with 300-Year-Old Oak As part of its latest endeavor in experimentation, Buffalo Trace Distillery is experimenting with barrels made of 300-year-old wood. This venture is one of many wood-specific experiments that the Distillery has led.
Banter Bourbon In The Raw? We shared this on photo on our social channels earlier this week but wanted to make sure all of our readers got a chance to check it out. We’ll be doing a full write-up and tasting notes next week but it’s just too funky not to share a photo in advance.
Banter Bourbon & Banter 5th Anniversary Today marks the 5th anniversary of Bourbon & Banter. It’s hard to believe that 1,825 days have gone by since pushing publish on our first blog post. The site has come a long way since then, as has the bourbon industry that we’re proud involved with on a daily basis.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Wild Turkey Decades Bourbon Review The sustained finish is unmistakably Wild Turkey with a balanced mix of vanilla, caramel, spices and charred oak. There’s even a hint of leather on edge to soften the lingering tannic oak.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Old Ripy Bourbon Review Old Ripy is a combination of 8-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon with 12-year-old and younger whiskies for added complexity and oak. It is distilled at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Anderson County, aged in timber warehouses and non-chill filtered.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Bond & Lillard Bourbon Review Distilled and bottled and at the Wild Turkey distillery in Lawrenceburg, KY, this Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is aged a minimum of seven years in timber warehouses and is charcoal filtered.
Gear Globe Trotter Whiskey Decanter Review Way back in October, the folks at MoonRise Market reached out to see if we’d be interested in checking out their Globe Trotter whiskey decanter. We accepted their offer, and about a week later it arrived, and we excitedly opened up the box and took our first peek at the decanter.
Bourbon News Introducing The Whiskey Barons Collection The Whiskey Barons Collection is an ambitious undertaking to honor and recreate historically significant Bourbons that were lost after Prohibition.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Rabbit Hole Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review What happens when you chase both a woman and your dream of opening a distillery? You go down the Rabbit Hole! And that is exactly what happened to Kaveh Zamanian.
American Whiskey Reviews Outryder Straight American Whiskey Review A straight American whiskey with higher rye content than our Small Batch Bourbon, but short of a true rye whiskey. Different and great. Perfect for sipping or making cocktails. It’s crafted from two distinct mash bills distilled in November of 2011.
Banter Happy New Year, Thank You & A Few Thoughts In less than 24 hours until we say goodbye to 2016 and welcome in a brand new shiny year. Many folks online are going to write about how terrible a year 2016 was due to the election, wars, celebrity deaths, and soaring bourbon prices but I’m not going down that rabbit hole.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Jim Beam Double Oak Bourbon Review The first question that came to my mind after reading the press release was how would this new expression differ from Jim Beam Black. Like the new Double Oak, Jim Beam Black shares the same mash bill as the original White Label, but it’s aged for almost twice as long.
Gear News 2016 Bourbon & Banter Holiday Gift Guide It’s hard to believe but it’s that time of year already. Yep, time to stock up on gear for your favorite bourbon lover – even if that bourbon lover is yourself. Take our advice and be generous to yourself this year.
Events Find Us AT Whiskey In The Winter If you’ll be at Whiskey in the Winter this weekend we’d love to meet you and enjoy a drink together. But we know some of you can be a bit shy – despite the presence of 300+ whiskeys.
Banter What Do You Look For In A Whiskey Review? In four months, Bourbon & Banter will celebrate our 5th anniversary. Since launching in February 2011, we’ve drunk a lot of bourbon, made a ton of new friends and learned more than a few things about what makes a blog something people want to read day-after-day.
Boozy Books Tasting Whiskey: An Insider's Guide to the Unique Pleasures of the World's Finest Spirits Uncover the secrets of flavor creation, where the interplay of ingredients and diverse distilling techniques gives rise to distinct and remarkable tastes.
Gear News Weller Stagg 2016 – Full Proof America For any election to be fair there needs to be at least two viable parties. So when we learned that one of our very own Bourbon & Banter team members – Matt Evans – had launched a campaign for Evan Williams and Elijah Craig we knew that some order needed to be injected into the system.
Heads & Tails Heads & Tails: The Bourbon & Rye 2016 Edition Welcome to this week’s installment of Heads & Tails – The Bourbon & Rye 2016 Edition. It’s been a while since we’ve shared a Heads & Tails post since putting them on hold during Bourbon Heritage Month.
