Cocktails Mint Julep Recipes From Bulleit & Wild Turkey The Kentucky Derby is just days away. It’s time to stock up your bar, purchase some extra bottles of bourbon and of course, time to find a great Julep recipe to share with your guests.
Banter Sharing Bourbon…and Banter for a Good Cause The bourbon industry is so hot right now that it’s easy to get caught up in the game chasing down the next great thing or trying to just keep up with industry chatter.
Events Four Roses Bourbon Tasting Dinner Who wants to have dinner and drinks with Four Roses’ Master Distiller Jim Rutledge? Bourbon & Banter is pleased to announce that Jim Rutledge will be joining us on May 6th to host a Four Roses bourbon dinner and tasting at Copia Restaurant & Wine Bar in St. Louis, MO.
Banter Happy Easter – Share Your Bourbon Happy Easter from all of us here at Bourbon & Banter. Whether you’re religious or not, Easter is the perfect holiday to spread the joy with those around you. Dust off your top shelf bourbons, unlock the Pappy vault and break out your enormous collection of logo engraved Glencairn glasses.
Food Stuff Reviews Joe’s Half & Half Juice Review and Whiskey Cocktail Straight from the bottle the juice is fantastic. Upon our first sip we quickly noticed subtle tannic notes from the Guayusa Tea mixed coupled with a burst of sweet fresh apple. The initial sweetness was immediately followed by the zing of tart lemons that rounding out the juice nicely.
Industry News Few Spirits Launches in New Jersey and Three Other States Congratulations to our friends over at Few Spirits on expanding their distribution in four new markets. If you haven’t tried their products yet you can read some of our team’s reviews here.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Blood Oath Bourbon Review his is definitely a sipping bourbon. Neat works great but adding a little water is an option if you to avoid the rye spice from dancing on the tip of your tongue. The proof comes in at 98.6 but drinks more like a 90 proof so avoid adding water if you can.
Banter Happy St. Patrick’s Day Happy St. Patrick's Day - May you live to be a hundred years, with one extra year to repent.
New Brand Releases Blood Oath Bourbon Announced by Luxco In early December 2014, St. Louis-based Luxco announced that they were acquiring a 50 percent equity position in Limestone Branch Distillery. The initial focus of the joint venture would involve Limestone Branch distilling the original recipe for Yellowstone bourbon and aging the product in 2015.
Gear News Drink American Bourbon Patriot T-Shirt We’re excited to introduce the next release in our Bourbon Patriot Flag series of products – the Drink American Bourbon Patriot T-Shirt. This exclusive design from Bourbon & Banter is now available for order over at DrinkCuriouis along with a bunch of other great bourbon-related items.
Banter Bourbon & Banter 3rd Anniversary Today is Bourbon & Banter’s 3rd anniversary. February 21, 2012 is the day I shared my first post with the world–Welcome Fellow Bourbon Lovers–and opened the door to an adventure that has allowed me to connect with bourbon lovers around the world and become part of their bourbon journey.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews PennyPacker Bourbon Review Would it surprise you to learn that this Kentucky Straight Bourbon was first shipped to Germany for bottling before it made to your local liquor store shelf?
Banter On Valentine’s Day, Say It With Whiskey Experts long to give advice when it comes to love and Valentine’s Day. They tell you what to say, how to say it and what to wear while saying it. If you ask us, that’s a lot to try to figure out. By the time you get a plan together you’re too tired and freaked out to execute.
Banter Drink Safely on Friday the 13th A brief reminder to be safe today since it’s Friday the 13th. Make sure you’re always with a drinking today and that you’re drinking bourbon. Not even Jason Voorhees would dare to do anything that would cause you to spill a glass of bourbon.
Banter Winter Storm Juno Bourbon Stockpile Advice To all of our friends in the path of Winter Storm Juno please stay safe, warm and well stocked with your favorite bourbon. Here’s a map from WeatherChannel.com with the most recent snow predictions along with our stockpile recommendations.
Banter Bourbon Desktop Wallpaper Collection Just a quick update to let you know that we’ve finally archived our complete collection of bourbon desktop wallpapers into a single file for easy download. Follow the link below to download all of the images for free.
Events Bourbontucky Documentary Release Party Got something a little different for everyone this weekend. We received an email from the folks behind Bourbontucky–a new documentary debuting on DirecTV on January 24th. Turns out that they’re hosting an exclusive gathering on Tuesday, Jan 20th at a secret speakeasy in Downtown Los Angeles.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Lost Prophet Bourbon Review Let’s kick off the 2015 bourbon review cycle with our Lost Prophet bourbon review. Lost Prophet is the fourth, and most recent, release from Diageo’s Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company.
Gear News 2015 Bourbon Wall Calendar Another year, another opportunity to hang bourbon on your wall. We’ve updated our 2014 Bourbon Wall Calendar for 2015 and it’s now available for purchase via Lulu.com.
Banter 2015: Year of the Bourbon Patriot Happy New Year everyone! As we bring another year to a close we’d like to thank everyone for their support and assistance in helping to spread the bourbon gospel. When we launched Bourbon & Banter a few years ago, we had no idea what to expect.
Events 2015 San Antonio Cocktail Conference Last year, several members of our team attended the San Antonio Cocktail Conference and had a helluva good time. This year’s event is fast approaching so we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the dates and details.
Gear News 2014 Bourbon Holiday Gift Guide The holiday season is finally upon us and that means two things to all of us here at Bourbon & Banter: It’s time to increase our weekly consumption of bourbon as we entertain family and friends.
Gear News Introducing Ezras.com Bourbon & Banter is thrilled to announce an exciting new destination for those looking to learn more about craft spirits. Introducing Ezras.com. Ezras.com offers a curated marketplace for craft spirits produced all over the country.
Gear News Help Us Decide: Which Bourbon Shirt Should Be Next? Maybe it’s the bourbon we’ve been drinking but sometimes we can get pretty in indecisive when it comes to the bourbon product designs we’re working on. We’ve been working to get our new bourbon bottle flag design put on a t-shirt and have come up with the 3 designs you see above.
Banter Bourbon Tip #1 Bourbon Tip #1 Turn The Other Cheek – If served Jack Daniel’s when ordering bourbon, turn the other cheek & spit it out. Make sure to check out all of our other Bourbon Tips as well.
