Banter Old Grand-Dad Bourbon Ad Circa 1936 It’s been a hell of a busy week for me at the day job. While this Old Grand-Dad bourbon ad might be celebrating a bygone era but I could get into taking a bourbon-fueled cruise right about now. Who’s with me?
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Four Roses 2013 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon Review It was quite an honor for Four Roses to have their 2012 Limited Edition Small Batch bourbon named the 2012 “American Whiskey of the Year” by Whisky Advocate. It also means expectations for this year’s release were set really high.
Banter Twitter Showdown 2013: Maker’s Mark vs Jim Beam Back in the Spring of 2012 I featured a Twitter showdown graphic comparing @MakersMark and @JimBeamOfficial. Now that more than a year has passed I thought it would be fun to see how both brands have grown since our original post.
Banter Old Taylor Bourbon Ad Circa 1939 Happy Friday folks! Today’s feature is an Old Taylor bourbon ad from 1939. I always enjoy checking out ads this old for brands that we can still drink today. Wonder what would happen if all the bourbon brands started heavy print advertising these days?
Events Bourbon & Banter Pilgrimage Update As many of you know, last year we held our first-ever Bourbon & Banter Pilgrimage to the Bourbon Trail. The trip was a huge success and coming out of the trip I was dead set on doing it again this October.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Jim Beam Signature Craft Bourbon Review Earlier this summer Jim Beam was kind enough to send us samples of Jim Beam’s Signature Craft series featuring a 12 Year and a Rare Spanish Brandy bourbon. Scheduled to be released in August they asked if we would mind sampling them and sharing our thoughts with our readers.
Banter Woodford Reserve Livestream Series Receive this even notice from Woodford Reserve this past week. They’re kicking off their Livestream Series with an episode titled “An Introduction to Bourbon”. Might be a bit rudimentary for most of you but I think I’m going to watch it.
Banter Jim Beam Signature Craft Bourbon Teaser A few months ago I received samples of the new Jim Beam Signature Craft bourbons. I was originally going to post my normal review but decided it was time to mix things up a bit.
Banter Four Roses Whiskey Ad Circa 1936 Today’s featured vintage ad was sent to us by Kristian Neimi out of South Carolina and originally appears in a 1936 edition of Esquire magazine. Not only does he own one of the bottles featured in the ad below but he’s opening up a new restaurant with bourbon focus in October of this year.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Stagg Jr. Bourbon Review Two weeks ago Buffalo Trace formally announced the release of Stagg Jr. – an extension of their legendary George T. Stagg bourbon. As a huge George T. Stagg (“GTS”) fan I was both surprised and excited to hear about the pending release.
Banter It’s What’s On The Inside That Matters This week is shaping up to be a real bear in terms of my day, evening and bourbon drinking schedule. (I will make up time on the last one come Friday night.) My apologies for the slight lag in posts and new updates. To make up for it here’s a quick image you can share with friends who enjoy bourbon.
Banter Mike Veach’s American Whiskey Class In Chicago This post is a public service announcement for all of my whiskey loving friends living in the Chicago area. Make sure to read the detail, mark your calendar and order your tickets ASAP. You don’t want to miss an opportunity to spend the day with Mike.
Cocktails Stir It Up! Bourbon Cocktail Recipes Today’s guest blog post is courtesy of Andrea Holak from St. Louis, MO. Andrea’s treating us to two different bourbon cocktail recipes. I think they both sound fantastic but I’m a sucker for ice cream so I think I’ll have to try her second recipe first.
Banter August Bourbon Wallpaper August’s bourbon wallpaper is from the Four Roses Distillery. I love the fact that the industrial equipment is framed by a picturesque window and surrounded by brick walls. It’s the perfect combination of materials. I highly recommend you pay a visit to Four Roses if you get a chance.
Cocktails The Blueberry Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe Your classic Old Fashioned is a very simple cocktail made with Bourbon (I prefer Bulleit for these drinks), bitters, sugar or simple syrup, a slice or rind of orange, ice, a splash of water or seltzer, and topped with a cherry.
Cocktails Cherry Tree Anecdote Cocktail Recipe I love my bourbon neat, but on a really hot day, I want something a little more refreshing. Summer means a lot of great fruit is in season, and right now that includes cherries. Cherries and bourbon pair well together whether in desserts or in the bottom of a Manhattan.
Banter Hunting The Elusive Pappy Van Winkle: The Bigfoot of Bourbon Today’s blog post is actually a re-post of an article that debuted yesterday over on The Bourbon Truth. (Here’s a link to the original article.) Knowing that Pappy Fever will be sweeping the country in a few months I thought everyone would really enjoy this post.
Banter Bourbon On The Rise Today’s guest post comes from Rob Sharer from Atlanta, GA. Rob’s decided to weigh in with his thoughts on what’s behind bourbon’s recent success or in other words, ‘Why is bourbon on the rise?’
Banter Why You Should Be Drinking Whiskey Not sure why it took me 2 whole days to come across this but damn, this is some funny shit. Make sure to share it with everyone you know. Continued education on the merits of why you should be drinking whiskey might just be the only thing to save our beloved country. Enjoy!
Banter Birth Of A Bourbon Evangelist We all have a story about how we came to love bourbon. When I launched BourbonBanter.com I kicked things off by sharing my personal bourbon journey and it seemed to connect with a lot of people.
Banter Four Roses Whiskey Ad Circa 1979 It’s Friday and it’s not hot and humid. Time for a little golf perhaps? Yeah, me neither. I lose more golf balls than I can afford to buy. Instead I’ll just sit on the patio this evening and enjoy a bottle of bourbon with some friends.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon Review When I first started to explore the world of bourbon, I was so clueless the word novice wouldn’t even be appropriate. For example, one of the first bottles of bourbon I purchased was Wild Turkey Rare Breed……before I’d ever even tried 101 or any other Wild Turkey product!
Banter One Does Not Simply: The Bourbon Edition It’s ‘Whiskey Wednesday’ folks. Open up that special bottle that you’ve been saving and invite a friend or two over and share. Talk about whatever you want. Doesn’t need to be complicated or heavy. Put away the phones and enjoy some good old fashioned banter.
Gear News Bourbon iPhone Skins Prototype My wife calls me a schemer. Others call me an entrepreneur. I prefer to call myself a passionate visionary. 😉 Regardless of what I’m called, I’m on a mission to spread the bourbon gospel and build Bourbon & Banter into a recognizable brand among bourbon drinkers.
