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.
Podcast My Pewter Pony – Bourbon & Banter Podcast #15 The 15th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – My Pewter Pony – is now available, just in time for your Memorial Day Weekend. Sit back, grab a pour, and join us for the most honest podcast in bourbon, with the one-of-a-kind reporting that you only get from Bourbon & Banter.
Podcast Fireball Infiltration – Bourbon & Banter Podcast #14 The 14th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Fireball Infiltration – is now available for your listening (and drinking) pleasure. Sit back, grab a pour, and join us in celebrating a whirlwind of breaking news and one-of-a-kind reporting that you only get from Bourbon & Banter.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel 2020 Barrel Proof Rye Review I’ve long been a fan of Jack’s Single Barrel, Barrel Proof Tennessee Whiskey, as I think it’s the best readily available American whiskey on the market. I said READILY AVAILABLE, calm down whiskey police.
Podcast Cease & Desist – Bourbon Podcast #13 The 13th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Cease & Desist – is now available for your listening (and drinking) pleasure. Sit back, grab a pour, and join us in celebrating a whirlwind of breaking news and one-of-a-kind reporting that you only get from Bourbon & Banter.
Podcast Bourbon & Banter & Barrels…Oh My! – Bourbon Podcast Special Edition Bourbon & Banter is proud to share a very special episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast, an on-site recap of our recent Kentucky barrel picking trip. Join Pops, Erin, Brent, and Jim as they detail two magnificent days filled with bourbon and good times.
Podcast How Much Is That Tube In The Window? – Bourbon Podcast #12 The 12th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – How Much Is That Tube In The Window? – is now available for your listening (and drinking) pleasure. Sit back, grab a pour, and join us in celebrating a year of the most honest podcast in bourbon.
Banter Woodford Reserve’s “200 Flavors” Claim Challenged, Recount Underway Woodford Reserve’s “200 Flavors” Claim Challenged, Recount Underway In what sounds like incredibly ironic timing, Brown Forman is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission for its claim that there are more than 200 flavors to be discovered in a bottle of Woodford Reserve.
Podcast Texas Redemption – Bourbon Podcast #11 The 11th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Texas Redemption – is now available for your listening (and drinking) pleasure. After almost a year, we hit a first for the B&B Podcast, but you’ll have to listen to find out what that is.
American Whiskey Reviews Blackened American Whiskey Cask Strength Review Holy shit, this stuff doesn’t suck! If you’re a listener of the Bourbon & Banter Podcast, you know that I have very little tolerance for celebrity whiskeys & ZERO tolerance for marketing bullshit, particularly when it comes to barrels being “sonically enhanced.”
Podcast And the Award Goes To – Bourbon Podcast #10 The 10th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – And the Award Goes To… – is now available for your listening (and drinking) pleasure. Hit the restart button on 2021 by joining us for a super-sized episode complete with everything you need to #DrinkCurious.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Black Button Distilling Cask Strength Bourbon Review If you have been following my Black Button Bourbon reviews you know that their Signature Four Grain Bourbon and Double Oaked Bourbon didn’t quite do the trick for me at 84 proof. This cask strength version at 110.2 proof has something going for it.
Podcast Texas Loses Again – Bourbon Podcast #9 Episode 9 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – Texas Loses Again – is now available for your listening pleasure. Episode 9 is the final episode of 2020 and formally brings our first year of podcasting to a close.
Bourbon News Introducing Bardstown Bourbon Company’s Cornucopia Collaboration with Cleveland Whiskey Bardstown Bourbon Company has announced a very limited release of their new Collaborative Series bottling with Cleveland Whiskey. Dubbed the “Cornucopia Collaboration,” bottles will be a distillery only release, available at 10am on Friday, November 27, 2020 at both BBC and Cleveland Whiskey.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Old Elk Wheated Bourbon Review On the nose I’m getting light wheat grain and a lot of bubble gum. Not Trident or Hubba Bubba, but Topps baseball card gum. The gum that could also be used to shim an unlevel chair, that kind of gum.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Old Elk Blended Straight Bourbon Review I’ve had a lot of bourbon that has a great nose, then everything is downhill from there. This one is very much the opposite. The noise isn’t strong, and the notes I get aren’t ones that I gravitate towards usually. A bit of musty oak and leather, and a very slight hint of anise.
Banter Introducing Jefferson’s Ocean “Spray” Voyage Never one to miss an opportunity, word leaked recently that Jefferson’s is planning an extra special release of their popular Ocean series. This will be the first Voyage aged on traditional flatboats, and its location will make it an even more exclusive release than Jefferson’s Presidential series.
Podcast Hipster In A Bottle – Bourbon Podcast #8 Episode 8 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – Hipster In A Bottle – is now available for your listening pleasure. In this episode we take a bit of time to discuss Bourbon & Banter’s plans for 2021 including some thoughts on how we’re going to reinvent bourbon reviews for the masses.
Podcast Booth Babes: Buh-Bye – Bourbon Podcast #7 Episode 7 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – Booth Babes: Buh-Bye – is now available for your listening pleasure. We’ve completed an amazing Bourbon Heritage Month celebration and our liver is trying to figure out what just happened.
Podcast America Needs A Drink – Bourbon Podcast Episode 6 Episode 6 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – America Needs A Drink – is now available for your listening pleasure. Welcome to Bourbon Heritage Month! We’ve got a fantastic episode to kick of the most badass month of the year.
Podcast Who Let The Dogs Out? – Podcast Episode 5 Episode 5 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – Who Let The Dogs Out? – is now available for your listening pleasure. Our fifth episode is once again packed full of truth, honesty, and barrel proof opinions on the state of today’s bourbon industry.
Podcast Kali Ma Pro Tips – Podcast Episode 4 Episode 4 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – Kali Ma Pro Tips – is now available for your listening pleasure. We’ve crammed a lot into this episode while still managing to trim the length of the show down to just about an hour.
Podcast A Kick in the Crotch Shot – Podcast Episode 3 Welcome to episode #3 of the most honest podcast in all of bourbon. We’re calling this episode “A Kick in the Crotchshot”. You’ll understand why if you listen all the way through to the Bourbon Bullshit segment of the show.
Podcast Dancing With Myself – Podcast Episode #2 It’s taken us 25 days but we’ve finally done the impossible. We’ve recorded Episode #2 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – Dancing With Myself. Why are we calling it that? Well my friends, you have to listen to it to find out. I promise, it will be worth your time investment.
