Podcast Waffle House Armageddon – A Podcast Debut As I sit down to write this post, I’m entering my fourth week of working from home and observing my community’s shelter in place mandate. Like many of you, the explosion of “at home” time has led me to tackle quite a few projects.
Banter Bourbon & Banter with Branford Marsalis In the summer of 1987, my cousin Joe took me to the Newport Jazz Festival at the Fingerlakes in upstate New York. It was there he introduced me to the music of Branford Marsalis. I was mesmerized and thus began a lifelong appreciation of Marsalis’s music and his commentary.
Banter Bourbon, Banter & Jazz with Sean Jones A friend of mine recently told a group of musicians “you never know how you touch people.” That’s often the case with musicians, especially jazz musicians. They communicate to the listener on a very intimate level, especially those that play in small clubs.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Barrell Dovetail Bourbon Review Barrell Dovetail is another #DrinkCurious story for me. I have never been a fan of cask finished whiskeys. I’ve never bought a bottle of finished whiskey and every time I’ve tried one I’ve been less than impressed.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Three Chord Bourbon Review TONAL VIBRATIONS! Seriously, the moment I heard about tonal vibrations being used in the aging process for bourbon, one eyebrow raised up so far it could have hit an airplane passing by.
Brandy Reviews Introducing Habondia Peach Brandy Habondia Peach Brandy is aged for six months in a white wine barrel, then for thirty months in a used, medium-toasted Missouri white oak barrel, for three years aging. As with the fresh ginger used for The Big O, the fresh peaches used are hand-chopped on-site at the distillery.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Wyoming Whiskey Private Stock Barrel #1537 Review I’m fortunate I had a full bottle of this to review, so I could take a little extra time and enjoy multiple pours over the course of a few weeks. The more time I spent with it, the more I enjoyed it as it has a unique nose and flavor profile that I don’t find often.
Banter From Coke to Cask Strength – Part Two As with most people who visit the bourbon trail, they have a personal connection to certain distilleries and the people who work there. For Kevin, that indeed was the case & it helped shepherd him along at a remarkable pace regarding what his palate enjoyed.
Banter From Coke to Cask Strength – Part One My only experience is bourbon & Coke.” That was the answer when I asked Kevin, who purchased a VIP trip to the Bourbon Trail, what he typically drank. My organization (Jazz St. Louis) auctioned off a trip to the trail, guided by yours truly, as a fundraising item.
Banter Blinded By The Hype One of my least favorite things is what I like to call the “hype” formula. People go crazy over a bottle, which leads to other people going crazy over that bottle, and eventually, the hype gets to a level where everyone just runs out and buys that latest.
