Industry News Lux Row Distillers Distillery Expansion Announced Lux Row Distillers – the Bardstown, Kentucky, home of the Ezra Brooks, Rebel, Daviess County, David Nicholson and Blood Oath bourbon brands – will undergo a $4 million expansion beginning in November.
Banter Bourbon 101 – A Primer for Bourbon Novices If you’re new to the world of bourbon, this post is for you. This post is written with the novice-to-intermediate bourbon drinker in mind, so please read on for a primer. It is essentially a condensed and compiled list of information I was curious about at the start of my own bourbon journey.
Bourbon News Old Elk Distillery Introduces A New Collection of Finished Whiskeys Old Elk Releases a Tetrad of Cask Finished ProductsFort Collins, CO — The wait is over. Old Elk Distillery just unveiled their four new releases as a cask-finished series built off their award-winning and innovative Old Elk Blended Straight Bourbon: Sherry, Port, Cognac, and Armagnac Cask Finishes.
Podcast Visiting KO Distilling – Bourbon Podcast Special Edition The Bourbon & Banter podcast is no stranger to craft distilleries, although many of them wish we were…. Our craft shoot segment has become a favorite of listeners, but not necessarily of distilleries. So when we say there’s a craft operation to keep an eye on you know we’re on to something. Enter KO
Bourbon News Blue Run Spirits Unveils Its First Bourbon From Bourbon Hall of Famer Jim Rutledge The first Blue Run Spirits whiskey with Bourbon legend Jim Rutledge serving as the contracted master distiller is now available. Blue Run Kentucky Straight High Rye Bourbon Whiskey can be found in select retailers in the U.S. and Canada, as well as online at BlueRunSpirits.com.
Banter 13 Must Haves for the Perfect Bourbon Bar When the Urban Bourbon Trail was created in Louisville, Ky., in 2008, member bars were required to list at least 50 bourbons. Is 2021, does 50 sound like too few to have at a dedicated bourbon bar? I don’t think so. Then what is the ideal number?
Podcast Taking One for the Team – Bourbon & Banter Podcast #19 The 19th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Taking One for the Team – is now available for your listening and drinking pleasure. Sit back, grab a pour, and join the biggest and MOST HONEST podcast in bourbon as we take our tastebuds to a place they’ve never been before.
Banter Buffalo Trace 2021 George T. Stagg Non-Release Review Every year, I wait longingly for the release of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, praying to snag just one bottle. This set of five ultra premium, highly prized whiskeys from Buffalo Trace garners a wild-eyed, cash-throwing frenzy from bourbon collectors and flippers alike.
Banter Top 5 Most Overrated Bourbons Top 5 Most Overrated Bourbons – Now that Bourbon Heritage Month is in the rearview mirror, the fall release season will be picking up steam and we are sure to see email announcements, raffles, charity auctions, and lawn chair tater lines wrapped around liquor stores across this great land.
On The Road Nashville Barrel Company Redefines the Honey Barrel A gourmet chef, a beekeeper, and a brewery owner walk into a bar… Waiting for them are Mike Hinds and James Davenport, the two gentlemen behind the meteoric rise of Nashville Barrel Company.
Cocktails The Ultimate Guide to the Old Fashioned Cocktail If you know any whiskey cocktail, it should be the Old Fashioned. Made well, the simple marriage of whiskey, sugar, and bitters yields one of the most delightful cocktails you will ever enjoy. Made poorly, it will undoubtedly sour you on the drink, and for some, whiskey cocktails in general.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Watershed Distillery Bourbon Review I tried this after tasting the Watershed Bottled-in-Bond, figuring the apple brandy might taint my palate in a way a straight bourbon wouldn’t. Unfortunately, it didn’t matter. Even after three tries, I just couldn’t find much flavor here.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Watershed Bottled In Bond Bourbon Review For my first taste of Watershed Distillery, this was a solid if unspectacular bottled-in-bond bourbon. It doesn’t have many youth notes and is more apple- and rye-forward (though the mash bill is undisclosed), and I found it a great mixer for a Manhattan or a less-sweet Gold Rush.
Banter Bottled In Bullshit A whiskey using a new barrel aging concept has taken double gold at the International World Whiskey Awards. Smith and Johnson’s Small Batch Bourbon took home double gold in the bourbon category and was named “Best Overall Whiskey” in the Small Batch American Whiskey category.
Banter Bourbon Food Pairing 101 Want to make your bourbon taste even better—without spending a penny more on it? Do that by pairing bourbon with food. Wine’s gotten the food-pairing nod for centuries, and for good reason: It’s made for food. But bourbon—any good whiskey, really—is worthy of the same role. Trust me.
Podcast The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Bourbon & Banter Podcast #18 The 18th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – is now available for your listening and drinking pleasure. Sit back, grab a pour, and join the biggest and MOST HONEST podcast in bourbon as we celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.
Bottled Cocktails Cask & Kettle Hard Coffee Cocktails Review The folks at Cask & Kettle are self-proclaimed “hot drink and cocktail lovers.” This affinity led them to create 5 flavors of pre-mixed cocktail pods that only require adding water.
Banter Join Us for the 2021 30 Days Of Bourbon Challenge The rules are pretty simple: This is a Bourbon challenge. No Rye, Scotch, Irish, Indian, Taiwanese, Canadian, Japanese, Australian, yadda, yadda, yadda. If it ain’t Bourbon, it doesn’t count.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Blue Run Golden Rye Whiskey Review This is Blue Run’s inaugural rye release schedule to debut on September 6, 2021 – a sourced Kentucky straight rye whiskey. I found this rye to have a super cool funk on the palate with a very heavy note of sorghum sugar, which has a distinct earthy, sweet flavor.
Rum Reviews The Holmes Cay Single Origin Edition Fiji Rum Review The Holmes Cay Fiji Rum – Single Origin Edition is a blend of lightly aged molasses-based pot and column still rum from South Pacific Distilleries in Lautoka, Fiji.
Bourbon News Old Forester’s Next Release in the 117 Series Old Forester Distilling Co. announces the release of the second expression in the 117 Series — a blend of barrels from historic Warehouse K. The 117 Series is a limited-expression lineup created in Spring 2021, directed by the unique palate of Old Forester Master Taster Jackie Zykan.
Podcast Everything Is Better On A Stick – Bourbon & Banter Podcast #17 The 17th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Everything Is Better On A Stick – is now available for your listening and drinking pleasure. Sit back, grab a pour, and join the most honest AND BIGGEST podcast in bourbon as we celebrate a decade of Bourbon & Banter.
Drinking Accessory Reviews Orca Barrel Oak Wood Grain Drink Tumbler Review This item is made from your typical industry standard 18/8 Stainless Steel with seamless inner wall. There are a few things that set this apart from the other standard offerings from the major brands in this category. The main one is the way it looks.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Swilled Dog Spirits Bourbon and Rye Review Which of the offerings from Swilled Dog Spirits are good, better, best? Lee Stang tastes their lineup to find out.
Banter Heaven’s Door Master Blenders’ Edition Redbreast Collaboration Review I’m someone who likes to try new things and enjoys seeing the results of experimentation. Because of that, I very well may have been curious enough to try this even at it’s steep price point had I not been sent this sample from Heaven’s Door. How did it fare?
