Banter The War of the Roses, Part 1 One of the aspects that makes tasting bourbon so exciting is the variation that occurs from one release to the next. A bourbon that is “batched” is a blend of several barrels that tastes uniform across every bottle.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Four Roses Showdown Have you ever wondered how much difference there is between two barrels of bourbon with the same mash bill, yeast, age, and storing conditions? How about which of your local liquor stores do the best barrel picks?
Events The Kentucky Bourbon Affair Revisited Remember that feeling of going to summer camp as a kid? Whether you were away a week, two weeks or a month, sleep away camp or daily camp, summer camp was a time for you to meet new friends and have fun.
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.
Cocktails Creative Juleps For Your Kentucky Derby Party The julep is an old mixture, which like many began as medicine. Not old like early 20th century. Old like over a thousand years old. And not “medicine” like a morning pick-me-up, anti-fogmatic, corpse reviver, etc. Actual medicine made from macerated flowers.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Four Roses Single Barrel Review In choosing a bourbon to review, I started with my own collection and learned that Pops had reviewed them all; in fact, I think I bought each based on his reviews! Consequently, I hopped in my snow-capped Fusion and five minutes later stood before a newly-expanded selection at a local store.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Four Roses Yellow Label Review Sometimes, you break out the good stuff. You sit down, you get your favorite Glencairn glass out, and you sip the night away. You might add a little water, maybe a single ice-cube, but nothing else.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Four Roses Super Premium Review When I first received notice that I had been selected to write a piece for Bourbon & Banter, my initial excitement almost lead me to drop everything I was doing, pouring a glass of Bourbon, and firing up the laptop. It was then that I started thinking though.
Banter Four Roses Tournament: A Story of Bourbon, Banter & BBQ We’d like to wish everyone a very happy National Bourbon Day! To celebrate we invite you to watch our video about a recent Four Roses tasting that we were lucky to be invited to here in St. Louis.
Banter Exploring Private Barrel Selections with Nasa Liquor “It was like staring down a bourbon tsunami. I couldn’t make a decision or move my feet from sheer awe and fear of making a bad decision.” That’s how one of my friends described his recent experience visiting a liquor store. He had gone in looking to buy a bottle of whiskey for a house-warming gift.
Events What I Learned From Dinner With Jim Rutledge Last week Bourbon & Banter had the honor of hosting a Four Roses bourbon tasting dinner with Jim Rutledge as our guest of honor. Before his arrival at dinner, I was like a child at Christmas–eagerly awaiting Santa Claus to come down the chimney.
Events Four Roses Bourbon Tasting Dinner Who wants to have dinner and drinks with Four Roses’ Master Distiller Jim Rutledge? Bourbon & Banter is pleased to announce that Jim Rutledge will be joining us on May 6th to host a Four Roses bourbon dinner and tasting at Copia Restaurant & Wine Bar in St. Louis, MO.
Food Stuff Reviews Mash Bill Truffle Collection Review Father’s Day is coming and you could do a lot worse than getting Dad a box of the Mash Bill Truffle Collection from Vosges.
Banter Four Roses Bourbon Ad Circa 1944 Woke up this morning to the sound of freezing rain hitting my bedroom windows. All I wanted to do was stay in my warm bed and sleep through the bad weather. Unfortunately I had to get up and trudge on into work.
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.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Four Roses Limited Edition 2011 Bourbon Review Fair warning, folks, this is my first ever official bourbon review. Or should I say, my first-ever bourbon review put down on paper? Because you know darn well that I’ve tasted my fair share of bourbons and haven’t been shy in sharing my opinion verbally. So let’s call this the first “official.”
