Banter The Embassy Series: A Journey Through the World’s Native Spirits On May 4, 1964, the United States Congress passed legislation that we can all agree was a wise move: the designation of Bourbon Whiskey as a uniquely American product and our country’s native spirit.
Cocktails Starry Wisdom: The Bourbon Lover’s Halloween Cocktail While visiting Lexington, KY recently, I had the pleasure of stopping into the West Main Crafting Co., a fresh new addition to the Bluegrass cocktail scene. The drink menu is gorgeous and is presented in a beautiful, bound book with vivid photos of each creation.
Banter Reimagining Wild Turkey’s Ad Campaign A few weeks ago, Wild Turkey/Campari released the second installment in the tenure of Matthew McConaughey’s Creative Directorship.
Banter Bourbon Women The phrase “women in x” is everywhere these days. Even though we’ve been around for, well, as long as men have, it seems that only recently people are taking notice of highlighting women in various industries.
Banter The Ultimate Guide To The 2017 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection It’s Buffalo Trace Antique Collection season! With this year’s release just announced, we know many of you will be moving heaven and earth to get your hands on a few bottles. Sadly, we know that most of you will fail (don’t let the bottles released numbers get your hopes up too much.)
Cocktails Cava: Your Summer Bourbon Cocktail Companion Whiskey in the Winter is a perfect pairing. The slightly warmer nights of spring also make brown spirits a good fit. But as soon as the weather starts to turn summery hot, I start to crave a cold glass of bubbly.
Banter Is Cooper’s Craft Having An Identity Crisis? The kind people at Brown-Forman recently introduced me to Coopers’ Craft. They invited a small number of whiskey writers to Louisville to hear the story of their brand, tour their cooperage (Brown-Forman is the only brand that owns their cooperage and makes their barrels).
Banter Meet Your New Daily Drinker – Jim Beam Black I wish I could say it was an endeavor into an odd type of social experiment. Sadly, it was merely the result of a long, tumultuous relationship with gravity and a front porch that my landlord needs to do some serious brickwork on.
Drinking Accessory Reviews HyperChiller Review I am a coffee lover. I cannot get through the day without coffee. Hot coffee. I am essentially never an iced coffee person but when I started dating my boyfriend – who is a diehard iced coffee drinker – I began having to make concessions to satisfy both of our caffeinated preferences.
Cocktails Pumpkin Bourbon Milkshake For three years, my friend Molly and I have wanted to make bourbon pumpkin milkshakes. Each year, as the leaves begin to turn and the temperature begins to drop, we reignite the discussion.
Cocktails Bourbon & Ginger Cocktail Recipe According to John Vickers-Smith, the Maker’s Mark “Distillery Diplomat” for the DC area, the Bourbon and Ginger was, in recent years, the most popular bourbon cocktail in DC. With an established and ever-expanding cocktail scene, this is unsurprising.
Banter Barbies to Bourbon As a child, I grew up on a 90-acre farm in Anderson County, Kentucky (you all likely know it as the home of Four Roses and Wild Turkey).
Banter Matthew McConaughey Unveils Wild Turkey Campaign By now everyone has heard the news that Matthew McConaughey has taken on a new role as the Creative Director for one of the bastions of the bourbon industry: Wild Turkey.
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.
Distilleries Striped Pig Distillery Visit As many of us know, a few things are required to make a bourbon a bourbon: 51% corn, new charred oak barrels, minimum and maximum proofs, and time. For a new, fledgling distillery, time is not always on your side.
Food How to Throw an Authentic Last Minute Kentucky Derby Party Derby time in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is a big deal. Partying begins weeks before the festivities at Churchill Downs with fireworks, festivals, concerts, and, of course, lavish gatherings.
Book Reviews The Bourbon Tasting Notebook Review – The Fitness Tracker of Bourbon One of my favorite memories during my time with Bourbon & Banter was when I made the trek over to St. Louis from DC for Mike Veach’s Filson Bourbon Academy.
Events San Antonio Cocktail Conference 2015 Recap Bourbon & Banter was very graciously invited back by the folks at the San Antonio Cocktail Conference to attend their spectacular event that focuses on all of the great booze and food across the country and in the city of San Antonio.
On The Road The Lexington Bourbon Society The bourbon scene in Lexington, Kentucky has always been good. Located in the center of the state, Lexington is at the crossroads of all of the great Bluegrass distilleries.
Banter A Barrel Aged Cocktail Adventure Barrel Aged Cocktails….yum! Many things make Bourbon special. Some of my fellow Kentuckians insist that it’s the Limestone bedrock that makes Kentucky water have a distinct taste.
Banter How To Build A Whiskey Cocktail Bar I am an admitted hoarder of spirits (though I prefer to say “collector” because it sounds much better) and tend to buy things because “yes, I will absolutely want to experiment with this scorpion wine” later.
Events What I Learned from the San Antonio Cocktail Conference: Cocktail Shading with Gastriques Whether a seasoned bartender or just a cocktail enthusiast (and really, who isn’t?), the San Antonio Cocktail Conference was an experience not to be missed.
Banter Beyond the Barrel: A Conversation with Kentucky Artist, Tess Larimore It is no surprise that the Bourbon industry has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past couple of years. The enthusiasm for the Kentucky spirit has done wonderful things for the economy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, but has also opened new doors of opportunity to others in the state.
Gear News Bourbon & Banter 2013 Holiday Gift Guide The holiday season is fast approaching, which means our gifting lists are growing longer by the day. Fear not! Bourbon & Banter is here to provide you with ideas for holiday presents for that Bourbon lover (or prospective Bourbon lover!) in your life.
Gear Proud Drinker: Show Off Your Love for Bourbon I am sure we have all seen those cars plastered with those seemingly cryptic numbers that actually extoll the running abilities of the person behind the wheel: 13.1, 26.2, 70.3 (!!!).
