Banter Jim Beam Advertisement Featuring Ripley’s Believe It Or Not I’m pulling out all the stops in celebration of Memorial Day Weekend. Here’s a fantastic example of co-op advertising. Two iconic brands – Jim Beam & Ripley’s – come together to promote each other in this 1975 Jim Beam advertisement. God Bless America!
Banter Celebrity Booze Commercials In what seems as a lifetime ago I lived in Japan for a few years. During that time one of my favorite things about watching Japanese television was seeing American celebrities in commercials for things like booze and cigarettes. Since those types of commercials were banned or limited in the US it wa
Events May 2012 Bourbon Dinner & Tasting Recap Thanks again to everyone that joined us for our first-ever Bourbon & Banter Dinner Tasting event at Blood and Sand. It was a great evening, and I enjoyed getting to see everyone. (Many for the first time!) I’d also like to thank our host, TJ, from Blood and Sand, for a beautiful dinner.
Banter G & W Straight Bourbon Whiskey Advertisement Today’s featured Bourbon ad is for G & W Straight Bourbon Whiskey circa 1936. Take a close look at the bottles in the ad. Notice anything odd?
Gear U.S. Whiskey Map Infographic Came across this fantastic whiskey map infographic from the folks over at SloshSpot. I’d been thinking about the need for something like this specific to just Bourbon, but I lack the necessary design skills to pull it off.
Food Reviews Bourbon Truffles – Proof that God Exists Maybe it’s the Catholic upbringing, but I must confess. I’ve never been a fan of liquor-infused chocolates or candy. I can't say I've been a fan, whether it’s liquor cordials or bourbon balls. I’ll eat them, but you won’t find me seeking them out.
Banter Bourbon Makes The Best Holiday Drinks Advertisement Today’s vintage Bourbon ad comes from The Bourbon Institute. This 1959 advertisement shows just how versatile Bourbon can be when making various mixed drinks for the holidays.
Gear Affordable Ice Balls For Your Bourbon Okay. I admit it. I enjoyed typing the title for this blog post. Juvenile…perhaps? But I don’t think people want “ice spheres” to add to their Bourbon. I’m just keeping it real for the common Bourbon folk interested in finding ice balls to chill their drink.
Banter Glenmore Kentucky Straight Bourbon Advertisement Today’s Bourbon advertisement is a circa 1938 Glenmore Kentucky Straight Bourbon Advertisement. I did a search and found this interesting Glenmore timeline courtesy of Mike Veach over on BourbonEnthusiast.com. I’ve come to learn that Bourbon’s heritage is nothing if not convoluted and intertwined.
Banter Chocolate for Adults – Twice The Vice I stumbled across a new chocolate product on the web today called Twice The Vice. They mix chocolate with top-shelf liquors for a product banned in 32 states. As if that wasn’t enough to get my attention, it turns out that they offer The Kentucky Bourbon Collection.
Banter It isn’t BOURBON in the bottle…Bourbon Institute Ad Here’s a great promotional ad from the Bourbon Institute in 1959. This is but one of many in a series of advertisements the Institute put out to promote Bourbon to the masses.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey Review As we’re all aware, bourbon, by law, does not have to be made in Kentucky. I know that many of you feel differently but for the sake of my review, I’d appreciate it if you could all simmer down and play by the rules for the next 5 minutes. T
Banter Can Bourbon help save the art of conversation? The world needs more bantering and less bitching. That’s the point I tried to convey in a post I wrote last week. In continuing along the lines of people and communication, I’d like to share an article I read this weekend in The New York Times titled “The flight From Conversation. “
Vintage Advertising Old Quaker Bourbon Advertisement Sorry that I haven’t posted more this week on the site, Twitter or Facebook. I got hit by some random sickness that put me out of commission for a few days. I’m starting to feel a little better, but I probably need a few more days to get back into the full swing of things.
Banter Who’s Leading The #Bourbon Conversation On Twitter Infographic – April 2012 Last month we posted our first #bourbon Twitter infographic to show who’s leading the bourbon conversation on Twitter. We thought everyone might enjoy a monthly update so below are the results for the past month.
Banter There’s A Reason We’re Named Bourbon & Banter Last week was my wife’s birthday. To celebrate, we got together with some friends on Friday night at our favorite restaurant. I even surprised my wife by getting one of her college roommates to drive in for the evening from 3 hours away.
Banter Old Grand-Dad – Bourbon Advertisement This week’s bourbon advertisement is from Old Grand-Dad Special Selection circa 1980. I especially like this line, “You’ll know why we recommend it to people who drink Bourbon for sheer enjoyment.” I suppose it differs from people who drink it to get @#$@ up.
Events Every Bourbon Pilgrimage Deserves A Bourbon Barrel With the 2012 Bourbon & Banter Pilgrimage open for registration, I thought I’d give you a sneak peek into some trip details over the next few months. To kick things off, I thought I’d share a photo of this kick-ass mini bourbon barrel I received from our good friends at Bluegrass Barrels.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Jefferson’s Reserve Very Old Bourbon Review Jefferson’s Reserve is a big, sophisticated bourbon with a lot of flavor up front, a lot of weight mid-palate and a deep, wonderful finish.
Events Announcing the 2012 Bourbon & Banter Pilgrimage A few weeks ago, I was discussing a trip to Kentucky with some friends. As we started to research all the different distilleries tours and pre-packaged travel options, I realized that the type of experience I was looking for wasn’t readily available.
Banter Northwest Distilleries – Bourbon Advertisement For this Friday’s installment of vintage bourbon ads, we will make you jealous. That’s right? Wouldn’t you like to be able to grab yourself a pint of bourbon for less than a dollar?
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon Review An innovative approach to twice-barreled bourbon creates the rich and colorful flavor of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. Uniquely matured in separate, charred oak barrels – the second barrel deeply toasted before a light charring – extracts additional amounts of soft, sweet oak character.
Banter “The Ultimate Bourbon Immersion 2012” – PSA Hey gang, I wanted to share something that I just received an email about. It’s the “The Ultimate Bourbon Immersion 2012” tour on April 26-29, 2012. I was asked to share with my readers who might enjoy a trip like this.
Banter What Makes A Bar, More Than Just A Bar? The other day I was scanning my RSS feeds, and the following headline from the NY Times caught me off guard and stopped me in my tracks… “The Last, Lush Hours of Bill’s Gay Nineties” “Bill’s Gay Nineties is closed?” I asked out loud to myself. Surely the headline was a joke.
Banter Cream of Kentucky – Bourbon Advertisement Welcome to Friday, everyone! We’re glad you all made it through the week safe and sound. What better time to slip back in time and experience some vintage bourbon advertising? This Friday’s installment features a classic ad from Cream of Kentucky Bourbon.
