Banter Welcome to Bourbon Heritage Month 2016 Welcome to Bourbon Heritage Month – the best month of the year. We’re glad you’re here to help us celebrate with 30 days of bourbon, banter, and giveaways. That’s right friends – giveaways.
Cocktails Celebrating National Whiskey Sour Day With summer temperatures continuing to soar past the 100-degree mark (at least here in Washington, DC), I find myself of the mindset that summer may actually never end.
Heads & Tails Heads & Tails: The Dead Tired Edition Welcome to this week’s installment of Heads & Tails – The Dead Tired Edition. Why ‘The Dead Tired’ edition? Because that’s what I am. I’m worn out.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Blanton’s Gold Bourbon Review Blanton’s Gold is a higher-proofed version of Blanton’s that is only available in International markets and duty-free outlets (if you are lucky). Blanton’s is my favorite higher-end bourbon and my standard when trying something new.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Abraham Bowman Limited Edition Wheat Bourbon Review During our recent tour of the A. Smith Bowman Distillery, our guide, Ralph, mentioned that the distillery would be releasing their next limited edition soon. The Bowman Distillery does a limited edition release periodically.
Banter What’s Wrong with My Whiskey? I love opening new bottles. There’s something almost romantic about it, it is something about that first sip. It is especially exciting when you’re opening a bottle of something special your friends have been yammering about, but you’ve never tried.
Book Reviews Dead Distillers: A History of Upstarts and Distillers Who Made American Spirits Dead Distillers, Colin Spoelman and David Haskell’s follow up to 2013’s The Guide to Urban Moonshining, is a truly unique walk through the history of whiskey- in many cases a walk through actual cemeteries!
Banter Bourbon FoMO – Fear of Missing Out I’ve heard a fairly common theme amongst bourbon enthusiasts lately. “I have to grab everything I can because there is far more demand than there are good bottles available.”
Bourbon News Will Wild Turkey’s Celebrity Marketing Be More Than Skin Deep? Last week Wild Turkey stunned the world’s bourbon drinking population by announcing that they had hired Matthew McConaughey as the brand’s new Creative Director. (Yep, you read that right – Creative Director, not a celebrity spokesperson.)
On The Road A Visit with Tenn South Distillery Tenn South was founded by Clayton Cutler and Blair Butler, an engineer, and a doctor respectively.
Heads & Tails Heads & Tails: The Alright Alright Alright Edition Welcome to this week’s installment of Heads & Tails – the Alright Alright Alright Edition. We’ve had one hell of a week here at B&B HQ. So we’re pretty damn excited that it’s Friday and that the weekend is only a matter of hours away.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Angel’s Envy – #Bourbonjourney Review #2 Welcome back to the next stop on our ongoing #bourbonjourney, where today we’ll be taking a second look at the port wine finished bourbon, Angels Envy. During the last week of each month, I pour a dram from the same bottle of Angels Envy and present my thoughts here.
Rum Reviews Bayou Select Rum Review As the resident bourbon historian here at Bourbon & Banter, I have a shocking secret to admit: I have a love affair with American rum. When people think of spirits that defined our nation, it’s almost always bourbon and rye whiskey.
Gear Whiskey Elements Review You’re in the mood for whiskey, but you’re on a budget. You could take Jeffrey’s advice and respect the bottom shelf; there are certainly some great options for budget boozing.
American Whiskey Reviews High West Campfire Whiskey Review If you’re anything like me, you enjoy a wide variety of whiskeys. You might favor a particular style, but you occasionally dip your tastebuds in other styles. Personally, I prefer bourbon, especially those with a higher rye content; that probably explains why I love a good rye whiskey as well.
Heads & Tails Heads & Tails: It’s About Time It’s Friday Edition Welcome to this week’s installment of Heads & Tails – the It’s About Time It’s Friday Edition. We’ve had one hell of a week here at B&B HQ. So we’re pretty damn excited that it’s Friday and that the weekend is only a matter of hours away.
Distilleries Visiting Jack Daniel’s with Fairmont Hotels In November 2015 Fairmont Hotels did a global relaunch of their cocktail program called Classics. Perfected. The menus were curated by 5 of Fairmont’s top talents or “Tastemakers.”
Scotch Whisky Reviews Celebrating National Scotch Day with Syndicate 58/6 For those of you active on social media, I’m sure you’ve come to notice that just about every other day is someone’s “Special Day.” Whatever your interest may be, there has likely been a day set aside to not only acknowledge your interest but to celebrate and share your joy with others.
Drink Reviews Brenne Ten French Whisky Review Here at Bourbon & Banter, we love our bourbon, but we also embrace whiskeys made all over the world. Today’s post should appeal to the single malt lovers among our readership.
Banter A Private Barrel Selection in a Control State?! I like private barrel bourbon selections. Some of the best bourbons I have tasted have been private barrel selections. I have found these in restaurants that we have been in during our travels.
Food Bubba’s Honey Sting Wings with CC’s Honey Fire BBQ Sauce The inspiration for this recipe came from my most recent trip to Kentucky where I attended this year’s Kentucky Bourbon Affair. One of this year’s evening events was a dinner with the Russell’s. What a fantastic evening where I was able to spend time with Jimmy, his wife Joretta.
Drink Reviews Brenne Estate Cask Whisky Review Sometimes it is ideal to take a break from the full-bodied, in-your-face awesomeness that is American whiskey, and take it easy with a nice single malt from across the seas.
Banter Want Good Bourbon on the Cheap? Respect the Bottom Shelf. Many whiskey enthusiasts, myself included, invest a lot of time, energy and, yes, money into finding that next, great whiskey on our Wish List.
Heads & Tails Heads & Tails: Whiskey Collective Edition Welcome to this week’s installment of Heads & Tails – The Whiskey Collective Edition. It’s been a busy week around the Bourbon & Banter HQ in St. Louis. We’ve been having a lot of fun hanging out with fellow bourbon and whiskey bloggers who came to town for a bourbon tasting lab hosted by Luxco.
Banter American Gray Market Whiskey Trading: A User’s Guide #Merica There is nothing more American than trading whiskey. We fought a little war with Britain for, among other things, the freedom to trade whiskey with whoever we want without unreasonable tax or tariff.
