Banter Heads & Tails: Are Single Barrels Illegal Edition That’s the growing concern at Kentucky distilleries, where thousands of whiskey fans sample whiskeys from thousands of barrels every year.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews O.H. Ingram River Aged Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review From tasting O.H. Ingram River Aged Straight Bourbon, I stand by my guess of it being MGP sourced, which is good. It has the sweet caramel taste of a wheated bourbon with a reasonable depth of other flavors such as apple, grain, and oak.
Podcast Kentucky Fried Bourbon – Bourbon & Banter Podcast Episode #22 The 22nd episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Kentucky Fried Bourbon – is now available for your listening and drinking pleasure.
New Brand Releases Uncle Nearest Debuts Its Own Whiskeys Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the most awarded American Whiskey or Bourbon of 2019 and 2020, confirmed today it has solidified this honor for the third year in a row, raking in a record 198 awards in 2021.
Scotch Whisky Reviews Sneaky Peat Whiskey Review One of my favorite blended malts at any price is Johnny Walker Green, so when Sneaky Peat advertised itself as a Blended Malt with a bit of peat while being $15 cheaper, JWG became my instant point of comparison.
New Brand Releases Chattanooga Whiskey Islay Scotch Cask Finish Release Chattanooga Whiskey today announced the second release of its Barrel Finishing Series: Islay Scotch Cask Finish, crafted exclusively at the Chattanooga Whiskey Riverfront Distillery.
Banter Whiskey Writer, Steve Coomes, Named Editor of Bourbon & Banter Patrick “Pops” Garrett, founder of Bourbon & Banter, has appointed Steve Coomes editor for BourbonBanter.com. The global top 10 whiskey-centric website includes a podcast and virtual bourbon club for its nationwide membership.
On The Road Get To Know: KO Distilling Now that 2021 is in the rearview mirror, I thought it would be a good time to revisit one of the team’s favorite experiences from the past year – our road trip to visit KO Distilling in Manassas, Virginia, during Bourbon Heritage Month.
Banter Whiskey Advent Calendar Scam Christmas is over, the New Year is here, and you may have received a whiskey advent calendar that you ordered online after seeing multiple ads. The sales were terrific, and dammit, this was just a super-cool idea! You clicked on the ad.
Podcast Storytime with Dan Gardner – Bourbon & Banter Podcast #21 The 21st episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Storytime with Dan Gardner – is now available for your listening and drinking pleasure. The Bourbon & Banter team celebrated our 10th anniversary earlier this year, and we let the mics roll a few times.
Cocktails Holiday Spice Old Fashioned Recipe This time of year, I am frequently asked for holiday cocktail recipes. Though I have dozens of ideas, I love to come back to a simple twist on my all time favorite cocktail, the Old Fashioned.
Book Reviews Buffalo, Barrels & Bourbon Book Review Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon by F. Paul Pacult is a study of how the bourbon gods giveth and taketh away.
Podcast This Little Piggy Drank Some Bourbon – Bourbon & Banter Podcast #20 The 20th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – This Little Piggy Drank Some Bourbon – is now available for your listening and drinking pleasure.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Old Soul High Rye Bourbon Review As the great Yogi Berra once said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” Here we have yet another bourbon with this mash bill. I think this may be the fifth I’ve tasted this year. This bourbon by Cathead Distillery is their second release of Old Soul Bourbon.
Rye Whiskey Reviews KO Distiller’s Reserve Bottled-In-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey Review This is a very good and interesting rye whiskey. Interesting because of the orange vanilla notes mixed with the rye spice. Creamy on the front of the tongue with the rye spice coming through on the back. It is very enjoyable.
Drinking Accessory Reviews Whiskey Advent Calendar Review This isn’t just your average flimsy cardboard advent calendar that is typically filled with chocolate or candy that you don’t really want to eat. This one is filled with your favorite type of spirits.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Bare Knuckle High Rye Cask Strength Bourbon Review This is a great bourbon. Distilled by MGP, aged in Virginia. When KO Distilling opened, they sourced bottles from MGP and aged them here in Virginia. If care and feeding of aging barrels makes a difference, they nailed it on this one.
Tennessee Whiskey Reviews Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Special Release: Coy Hill High Proof Review Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Chris Fletcher continues to hit it out of the ballpark with their end-of-year Special Releases.
New Brand Releases Jack Daniel’s Coy Hill High Proof Release Today, Jack Daniel’s announces the release of the 2021 Single Barrel Special Release, Coy Hill High Proof. This high-proof Tennessee Whiskey was aged on the top ricks of the oldest barrel houses on Coy Hill, the highest hill on the Jack Daniel Distillery property in Lynchburg, Tennessee.
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?
