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?
Cocktails Tip Top Proper Cocktails Old Fashioned: Your New Favorite Inflight Drink I recently took my first post-quarantine flight and, as a former frequent traveler, I had so missed the ritual of snagging a cocktail mid-flight to signal the true end of the day or the beginning of vacation.
Bourbon News Limestone Branch Announces New Yellowstone Limited Edition Expression Limestone Branch Distillery is releasing 2021 Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Featuring the most mature and flavorful 7-year-old and 15-year-old bourbons hand-selected by Limestone Branch Master Distiller Stephen Beam – including select 7-year-old barrels.
Industry News Angel’s Envy Announces Expansion Plans ANGEL’S ENVY®, the Louisville-based craft distiller that produces small batch, finished whiskeys, today unveiled the details of the upcoming $8.2M expansion to its downtown Louisville distillery tour.
Bourbon News Introducing the 2021 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon Today, Old Forester Distilling Co. announces the details of the 21st edition of the brand’s beloved Birthday Bourbon. The 2021 release is from 12-year-old barrels and presented at 104 proof. The batch is comprised of 119 barrels filled on April 16, 2009 and matured in Warehouse G.
Flavored Whiskey News Diageo Announces Bulleit Cinnamon Roll Bourbon Diageo’s recent foray into offering single-barrel expressions of Bulleit bourbon had many of our readers questioning the true origin of those barrels. With a hang tag that comments on their “unique” 10 different recipes of high rye bourbon, their two mash bills, and five yeast strains.
Podcast Bring Us All the Bourbon…and Biscuits – Bourbon & Banter Podcast #16 The 16th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Bring Us All the Bourbon…and Biscuits – is now available, just in time for your July 4th weekend. Sit back, grab a pour, and join the most honest AND BIGGEST podcast in bourbon as we celebrate a decade of Bourbon & Banter.
Book Reviews Pappyland Book Review “Maybe whiskey is so fragile because once the cap comes off, the past rushes out of the bottle and is gone forever,” Wright Thompson explains in one of his incredible passages that captures what makes bourbon so transcendent.
Bourbon News Luxco Announces Fifth-Anniversary Release of Remus Repeal Reserve Series V Luxco will debut Remus Repeal Reserve Series V Straight Bourbon Whiskey this September. A limited annual release, Series V is the fifth edition of the award-winning Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon collection. Produced to commemorate the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, Series V showcases a medley of five
Irish Whiskey Reviews The Dubliner Irish Whiskey Bourbon Cask Review Peat! This was my takeaway when I first nosed this whiskey.
Cocktails The Ranch Water Cocktail: The Original Hard Seltzer Love them or hate them, hard seltzers are here to stay. For me, I enjoy a Truly or 12 on a hot day: they are the perfect poolside drink, fantastically portable for your boat-drinking needs, and are always a crowd pleaser. But where did this phenomenon come from?
Banter Back To Where It All Began It all makes sense now. When I got into chasing down bourbon a little over a decade ago, the limited releases were annual and still fairly easy to obtain. My local Hy-Vee grocery store always had Elmer T. Lee and every Weller on the shelf (which at the time were a mere three expressions).
Bourbon News Ultimate Bourbon Giveaway Bourbon Charity, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is thrilled to announce that in two short years, it has raised $1.2 million for 26 different charities.
Bourbon News A. Smith Bowman Announces New Cask Strength Bourbon Release A. Smith Bowman Distillery, known for its award-winning single barrel, small batch, and experimental spirits, is adding a permanent expression to its portfolio, A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Bourbon. Aged a minimum of 10 years with barrels hand-selected by Master Distiller Brian Prewitt.
Banter What To Do With That “Bad” Whiskey? Recently, I had someone approach me saying they bought a whiskey they didn’t like and asked if I could recommend a good cocktail they could make with it. This is more common of a question than you’d imagine.
Flavored Whiskey Reviews The Dubliner Irish Whiskey & Honeycomb Liqueur Review Sugary sweet! Forget the wedge of cake after dinner and go with this Irish Whiskey Liqueur.
American Whiskey Reviews Wonderland Distilling Cask Strength Review Last October I reviewed the first whiskey offering out of Wonderland and really enjoyed it. How did their cask strength bottle compare?
Bourbon News Introducing Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Old Bourbon Straight up and straight out of the Commonwealth of Kentucky comes one of the boldest, yet smooth, limited-edition bourbons ever. Honoring the family ties that bind, Eddie Russell is introducing Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Old, a 114.8-proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
