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Glendalough Pot Still Irish Whiskey Review

Irish Whiskey Reviews

Glendalough Pot Still Irish Whiskey Review

This Irish whiskey spends an unspecified time in used American oak barrels and as much as a year in new Irish oak casks. The combination of wood does little to influence a whiskey that, despite its good mouthfeel, is unassertive.

Northcross Triple Wood Irish Whiskey Review

Northcross Triple Wood Irish Whiskey Review

Rich on the nose, this whiskey has aromas of graham cracker and honey. Once sipped, the sweetness of the malt is immediately present with flavors of chocolate syrup and beignets, before giving way to the tastes of creamy butterscotch and lively orange zest.

Redbreast 12-Year Single Pot Still Whiskey Review

Redbreast 12-Year Single Pot Still Whiskey Review

Made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley and then triple distilled in copper pot stills, Redbreast 12 boasts the flavour complexity and distinctive qualities of Pot Still whiskey.

Redbreast 21-Year Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Review

Irish Whiskey Reviews

Redbreast 21-Year Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Review

There’s not a thing wrong with this. It’s a beautiful, elegant and indulgent whiskey. Having gone deep down into the rabbit hole of American single barrel, barrel-proof stuff, such soft but flavorful whiskeys take some adjustment.

Five Insights to Drive Whiskey Sales at Bars and Restaurants

Five Insights to Drive Whiskey Sales at Bars and Restaurants

The latest research from Union’s OnPrem Insights confirms that Whiskey, in all its forms, is a powerhouse spirit for high-volume bars and restaurants. We took a closer look at on-premise Whiskey orders to dive into customer behavior within this category.

Kentucky Peerless Releases High Rye Bourbon

Kentucky Peerless Releases High Rye Bourbon

Kentucky Peerless is excited to announce the release of their High Rye Bourbon. The release will take place at the Peerless distillery.

Former Rutgers Football Player, Eric LeGrand, Launches Eric LeGrand Bourbon

Former Rutgers Football Player, Eric LeGrand, Launches Eric LeGrand Bourbon

Eric LeGrand, former college football defensive tackle, now turned businessman and inspiration to all, is launching his first-ever whiskey brand, Eric LeGrand Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

Jack Daniel’s Introduces New 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey in Its Annual Aged Series Release

Tennesse Whiskey News

Jack Daniel’s Introduces New 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey in Its Annual Aged Series Release

The Jack Daniel Distillery today announced the release of its new 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey along with Batch 2 of its 10-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey. The limited whiskeys are the latest in Jack Daniel’s Aged Series, an annual release of age-stated expressions that celebrate the brand’s heritage.

Lux Row Distillers introduces Rebel 100 Rye

Rye Whiskey News

Lux Row Distillers introduces Rebel 100 Rye

Lux Row Distillers announced the newest variant in the Rebel brand family: Rebel 100 Straight Rye Whiskey. Rebel 100 Rye is set to reach retail shelves across the country later this month at a suggested retail price of $19.99 per 750 ml bottle.

Wolves Whiskey to release first-ever American Single Malt Whiskeys

Wolves Whiskey to release first-ever American Single Malt Whiskeys

Wolves, the luxury whiskey brand founded by culture mavericks James Bond (Undefeated) and Jon Buscemi (Buscemi, Greats, Truff, Oliver Peoples), announces that its first-ever American Single Malt whiskeys, “Lot One” under the brand’s Malted Barley Series banner, will drop Thursday, April 6.

Blue Run Spirits Reveals First Look at Georgetown, Kentucky Whiskey Distillery

Blue Run Spirits Reveals First Look at Georgetown, Kentucky Whiskey Distillery

Blue Run Spirits today revealed the first look at its planned whiskey distillery and headquarters in Georgetown, Kentucky, designed by international architect firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).

Replay: BITB Live Tasting #3

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Replay: BITB Live Tasting #3

Breckenridge Distillery Barrel Update

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Barrel Pick Update

Breckenridge Distillery Barrel Update

Bourbon and Charcuterie

Bourbon and Charcuterie

I just got back from a great vacation and found that whiskey and charcuterie boards can be every bit as good as wine and charcuterie… and maybe better!

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Bourbon & Banter Anniversary – 11+ Years And Counting

Eleven years ago today, I published the first post on Bourbon & Banter titled, “Welcome, Fellow Bourbon Lovers.” A mere seven months before, we started the Bourbon & Banter Facebook page, the first digital property associated with a bourbon club I started at work with a few colleagues.

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Bourbon…The BS Frontier – Bourbon & Banter Podcast #31

The 31st episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Bourbon…The BS Frontier - is now available for your listening and drinking pleasure. It’s a new year, but we’re still bringing you the same brutally honest commentary on the bourbon and whiskey world.

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Canadian Whisky Reviews

Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye Whisky Review

Alberta Premium Cask Strength is a fine rye with a deep flavor and a very long finish. The color is tan but not too light and it has the long legs you would expect at the 127 proof.

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Buffalo Trace New Stillhouse Dedication and New Expanded Tours

Whiskey making will be at an all-time high at Buffalo Trace Distillery now that its new still house has officially been commissioned. The new still stands 40 feet tall and can produce 60,000 gallons daily.

New Brand Releases

Yellowstone American Single Malt Whiskey to Launch This Spring

Aged four years and bottled at 108 proof (54% ABV), Yellowstone American Single Malt Whiskey will be available nationwide starting in March at a suggested retail price of $54.99. Yellowstone American Single Malt Whiskey boasts a 100% barley malt mash bill.

Ordering Now Open for Wyoming, Maker's & Traverse City Bottles

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Barrel Pick Update

Ordering Now Open for Wyoming, Maker's & Traverse City Bottles

Visiting Wyoming Whiskey – Bourbon & Banter Podcast Special Edition

Visiting Wyoming Whiskey – Bourbon & Banter Podcast Special Edition

Oh give us a home, where the buffalo roam, and the bourbon is flowing all daaaaay…. That’s right, folks, Pops and Steve Coomes were heard singing that very tune as they walked the grounds at Wyoming Whiskey.

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American Whiskey Reviews

Stranahan’s Blue Peak Single Malt Whiskey Review

All in all I’d say Stranahan’s Blue Peak Single Malt Whiskey (named for the 13-thousand-foot peak in Aspen) marries “approachability” and “complexity” without sacrificing one for the other – an admirable feat in itself.

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Craft Shoot – Bourbon & Banter Podcast #30

The 30th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Craft Shoot – is now available for your listening and drinking pleasure. It’s the holidays and apparently, we’ve pissed somebody off because we have not one, not two, but FIFTEEN CRAFT WHISKEYS we’re about to taste blind so you don’t have to.

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American Rye: A Guide to the Nation’s Original Spirit Book Review

American Rye: A Guide to the Nation’s Original Spirit could be a great stocking stuffer for the cocktail enthusiast or burgeoning whiskey devotee who is unfamiliar with the category and interested to gain a solid foothold.

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Rye Whiskey Reviews

Uncle Nearest Uncut/Unfiltered Rye Whiskey Blend 001 Review

In Uncle Nearest Uncut/Unfiltered Rye Blend 001 you’ll experience a pleasing ride with three different whiskey regions coming together in a masterful blend that deserves to be on the radar of rye enthusiasts everywhere.