Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon Review When I first started to explore the world of bourbon, I was so clueless the word novice wouldn’t even be appropriate. For example, one of the first bottles of bourbon I purchased was Wild Turkey Rare Breed……before I’d ever even tried 101 or any other Wild Turkey product!
Banter One Does Not Simply: The Bourbon Edition It’s ‘Whiskey Wednesday’ folks. Open up that special bottle that you’ve been saving and invite a friend or two over and share. Talk about whatever you want. Doesn’t need to be complicated or heavy. Put away the phones and enjoy some good old fashioned banter.
Gear News Bourbon iPhone Skins Prototype My wife calls me a schemer. Others call me an entrepreneur. I prefer to call myself a passionate visionary. 😉 Regardless of what I’m called, I’m on a mission to spread the bourbon gospel and build Bourbon & Banter into a recognizable brand among bourbon drinkers.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Mysterious Black & Gold Wax Maker’s Mark Bourbon Review Kicking off the week with a unique guest blog post from Rush Thrift. Rush’s post is all about some of the rarer Maker’s Mark releases like the Limited Edition Green & Gold Wax bottles as well as the Select Black Wax bottle.
Cocktails Cherry Smash Bourbon Cocktail Recipe Christelle Lachapelle is our guest blog contributor today all the way from Voluntown, CT. She’s sharing a refreshing summer cocktail recipe with us that features on of her favorite bourbons, Bulleit.
Vintage Advertising Belmont Bourbon Ad Circa 1938 Today’s vintage ad features Belmont Bourbon circa 1938 – “A Hearty Bourbon made from the rich, tender hearts of the grain!”.
Banter Who’s Leading The Bourbon Conversation On Twitter Infographic – July 2013 Woke up this morning in the mood to look at some data. Not just any data mind you, bourbon data. More specifically, bourbon data on Twitter.
Cocktails Basil Hayden’s Bourbon Cocktail RecipeThe Spicy Brown Blinker Basil Hayden’s remains one of my everyday “go to” bourbons when I’m in the mood for something light and spicy. And in the middle of summer that’s more often than not.
Banter Men Love Bourbon. Women Should Too. Today’s blog post is from Katie Garrett. Katie hails from Pensacola, FL and is currently working on opening up the Old Hickory Whiskey Bar. I guess you could say that bourbon is very near and dear to her heart.
Vintage Advertising Four Roses Whiskey Ad Circa 1962 It’s been hot and humid all week so I’m thinking a snow filled advertisement for Four Roses whiskey is perfect for today’s installment of vintage bourbon ads. This Four Roses ad is from 1962.
Banter Johnnie Walker Resurrects Bruce Lee Diageo’s iconic whisky brand, Johnnie Walker, has resurrected Bruce Lee for commercial promoting their Blue Label which represents the high-end of their whisky offerings.
Gear German Light Bulb Voltage Tester Vintage Bar I’m a sucker for a cool looking bar for the home or office. When I came across this 1920s German Light Bulb Voltage Tester bar this morning I knew I had to share it with everyone.
Banter July Bourbon Wallpaper This month’s bourbon wallpaper features Eagle Rare bourbon bottles waiting to be put into boxes for shipping. I refer to this photo as “Bourbon Soldiers” since the bottles are patiently awaiting deployment. This particular photo was taken while touring the Blanton’s bottling building at the Buffalo
Vintage Advertising Walkers Deluxe Bourbon Ad Circa 1960 Today’s featured bourbon ad is very timely considering I’m traveling with the family on vacation. It also offers some pretty good advice, “It’s great to take chances but not on your bourbon.” I can’t help but wonder what this ad concept would look like if created today.
Banter Real Gentlemen May Prefer Flavored Whiskey, But Do They Know Any Better? Good morning folks! I’m on the road traveling with the family to Colorado Springs for vacation so my posts are going to be irregular to say the least until after I get back. In my absence I thought I’d share a quick post submitted by B&B reader Matt Propst. Matt, who resides in the greater Boston a
Banter Best Bourbon Recipes for Summer Ad Circa 1960 It’s the first day of summer and we’re expecting a high of 94 degrees with humidity to match. Just the first day of many to come where the humidity hugs you like a wet blanket without any desire to ever let you go.
Banter Bacon Snacks: Piglets Pecan and Bacon Snack Came across this today when having my morning coffee and couldn’t resist sharing it with everyone. I’ve never tasted Piglets Bacon Snacks but it sure does look tasty.
Banter Help Wanted: Seeking Bourbon Evangelists The past 16 months have been very exciting here at Bourbon & Banter as I’ve watched my little bourbon blog continue to grow and attract loyal & passionate readers.
Banter National Bourbon Day Wallpaper Happy National Bourbon Day! To help celebrate this longstanding American holiday…just kidding. It’s a made up holiday by this company. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take advantage of a day created to celebrate what we all believe to be the best spirit on earth.
Banter Drinking On A Budget: The 8 Cheapest Ways To Get Absolutely Trashed Drinking on a budget? Looking to get the most bang for your buck? If so, I believe we have the perfect infographic to help you maximize your drinking on a budget efforts.
Bourbon Father’s Day Bourbon Prints Sure. You could buy your father another bottle of bourbon for Father’s Day but I suspect he’s already got a few behind the bar. Why not give him the gift of bourbon that he can hang on the walls of his office or man cave?
Cocktails Strawberry Beret Drink Recipe by Joel Burton Competition Update: We just learned that Joel took 3rd place in the competition. Congrats to Joel and the others for a job well done. As everyone knows I’m not a big cocktail drinker, but when I do find myself drinking one it’s got to be made from bourbon.
