Bourbon News Introducing The Whiskey Barons Collection The Whiskey Barons Collection is an ambitious undertaking to honor and recreate historically significant Bourbons that were lost after Prohibition.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Rabbit Hole Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review What happens when you chase both a woman and your dream of opening a distillery? You go down the Rabbit Hole! And that is exactly what happened to Kaveh Zamanian.
American Whiskey Reviews Outryder Straight American Whiskey Review A straight American whiskey with higher rye content than our Small Batch Bourbon, but short of a true rye whiskey. Different and great. Perfect for sipping or making cocktails. It’s crafted from two distinct mash bills distilled in November of 2011.
Banter Happy New Year, Thank You & A Few Thoughts In less than 24 hours until we say goodbye to 2016 and welcome in a brand new shiny year. Many folks online are going to write about how terrible a year 2016 was due to the election, wars, celebrity deaths, and soaring bourbon prices but I’m not going down that rabbit hole.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Jim Beam Double Oak Bourbon Review The first question that came to my mind after reading the press release was how would this new expression differ from Jim Beam Black. Like the new Double Oak, Jim Beam Black shares the same mash bill as the original White Label, but it’s aged for almost twice as long.
Gear News 2016 Bourbon & Banter Holiday Gift Guide It’s hard to believe but it’s that time of year already. Yep, time to stock up on gear for your favorite bourbon lover – even if that bourbon lover is yourself. Take our advice and be generous to yourself this year.
Events Find Us AT Whiskey In The Winter If you’ll be at Whiskey in the Winter this weekend we’d love to meet you and enjoy a drink together. But we know some of you can be a bit shy – despite the presence of 300+ whiskeys.
Banter What Do You Look For In A Whiskey Review? In four months, Bourbon & Banter will celebrate our 5th anniversary. Since launching in February 2011, we’ve drunk a lot of bourbon, made a ton of new friends and learned more than a few things about what makes a blog something people want to read day-after-day.
Boozy Books Tasting Whiskey: An Insider's Guide to the Unique Pleasures of the World's Finest Spirits Uncover the secrets of flavor creation, where the interplay of ingredients and diverse distilling techniques gives rise to distinct and remarkable tastes.
Gear News Weller Stagg 2016 – Full Proof America For any election to be fair there needs to be at least two viable parties. So when we learned that one of our very own Bourbon & Banter team members – Matt Evans – had launched a campaign for Evan Williams and Elijah Craig we knew that some order needed to be injected into the system.
Heads & Tails Heads & Tails: The Bourbon & Rye 2016 Edition Welcome to this week’s installment of Heads & Tails – The Bourbon & Rye 2016 Edition. It’s been a while since we’ve shared a Heads & Tails post since putting them on hold during Bourbon Heritage Month.
Banter Bourbon & Rye 2016 We’re not very political here at Bourbon & Banter. But sometimes you have to say enough, is enough. This year’s elections have gotten out of control, and we’re pretty darn sure there’s only one way we’re going to survive the elections. Yep. We’re going to drink ourselves through them.
Industry News Constellation Brands Acquires High West Distillery for $160 Million Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a leading beverage alcohol company, today announced an agreement to purchase Utah-based High West Distillery.
Events Whiskey In The Winter 2016 – Win Free VIP Tickets National Bourbon Heritage Month has come and gone. It’s time to give your liver a quick rest and get ready to head into our second favorite month of the year – November. Why November? Because November is when our favorite whiskey festival is held each year – Whiskey In The Winter.
Banter Time Is Running Out Time is running out. Tomorrow is the final day of National Bourbon Heritage Month (“BHM”). The end of BHM means that our “30 Days of Bourbon, Banter & Giveaways” is also coming to a close.
New Brand Releases Buffalo Trace Distillery Introduces O.F.C. Range of Very Rare and Collectible Vintage-Dated Bourbons FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN COUNTY, KY (September 21, 2016) – This fall, Buffalo Trace Distillery will release three unique vintage-dated bourbons honoring the National Historic Landmark’s original name – the O.F.C. Distillery.
Bourbon News Lux Row Distillers: Luxco’s New Whiskey Distillery This past week, Luxco announced the name of its distillery currently being built in Bardstown, Kentucky: Lux Row Distillers. The new distillery is located in Nelson County on a 70-acre site off state highway KY-245, in the heart of Bardstown.
Banter Welcome to Bourbon Heritage Month 2016 Welcome to Bourbon Heritage Month – the best month of the year. We’re glad you’re here to help us celebrate with 30 days of bourbon, banter, and giveaways. That’s right friends – giveaways.
Heads & Tails Heads & Tails: The Dead Tired Edition Welcome to this week’s installment of Heads & Tails – The Dead Tired Edition. Why ‘The Dead Tired’ edition? Because that’s what I am. I’m worn out.
Bourbon News Will Wild Turkey’s Celebrity Marketing Be More Than Skin Deep? Last week Wild Turkey stunned the world’s bourbon drinking population by announcing that they had hired Matthew McConaughey as the brand’s new Creative Director. (Yep, you read that right – Creative Director, not a celebrity spokesperson.)
Heads & Tails Heads & Tails: The Alright Alright Alright Edition Welcome to this week’s installment of Heads & Tails – the Alright Alright Alright Edition. We’ve had one hell of a week here at B&B HQ. So we’re pretty damn excited that it’s Friday and that the weekend is only a matter of hours away.
Heads & Tails Heads & Tails: It’s About Time It’s Friday Edition Welcome to this week’s installment of Heads & Tails – the It’s About Time It’s Friday Edition. We’ve had one hell of a week here at B&B HQ. So we’re pretty damn excited that it’s Friday and that the weekend is only a matter of hours away.
Heads & Tails Heads & Tails: Whiskey Collective Edition Welcome to this week’s installment of Heads & Tails – The Whiskey Collective Edition. It’s been a busy week around the Bourbon & Banter HQ in St. Louis. We’ve been having a lot of fun hanging out with fellow bourbon and whiskey bloggers who came to town for a bourbon tasting lab hosted by Luxco.
Food People’s Choice Beef Jerky Review: Extra Protein Edition When Brian Bianchetti from People’s Choice Beef Jerky reached out to us a few weeks ago, it didn’t take long for us to agree to try his family’s jerky a possible review.
Heads & Tails Heads & Tails: Wetter Is Better Than Dry Edition Welcome to this week’s installment of Heads & Tails – The Wetter is Better Than Dry Edition. This is only the 2nd installment of this new feature but the feedback so far has been fantastic. We’re still working out the layout so don’t be shy in dropping us a note on what you do and don’t like.