Patrick "Pops" Garrett

Founder and Chief Drinking Officer of Bourbon & Banter and DrinkCurious.

New Brand Releases

Buffalo Trace Distillery Debuts Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof Rye Whiskey

This expression of Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr., is the ideal blend of barrel-proof strength and fresh rye spice. On the nose, it has an aroma of white pepper and nutty undertones, with a touch of fresh floral and candied apricot.

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Hidden Barn Releases Seven-Year-Old Bourbon Finished in French Oak

The release is a blend of five barrels distilled at Neeley Family Distillery with a mash bill of 70 percent corn, 20 percent rye and 10 percent malted barley.

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Heaven Hill Distillery Announces Launch of Heaven Hill Grain to Glass

The craft nature of this unique line of Whiskeys starts at the very beginning – the seed. The idea for the line began over eight years ago as the brainchild of Heaven Hill Executive Chairman Max Shapira.

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Milam & Greene Whiskey Releases Rare Distillery Edition Batch 5: 5-Year-Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Distillery Edition Batch 5, Five-Year-Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey was pot-distilled in a 300-gallon copper still. It is made with a mash bill of 70 percent corn, 22 percent malted rye, and eight percent malted barley along with their proprietary yeast recipe.

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Penelope Bourbon releases Rosé Cask Finish

The bourbon features an aroma of candied fruit and cream with floral and herbal notes; forward notes of refreshing and sweet hints of vanilla; a body that transitions from sweetness to herbal, floral and strawberry cream; and a rich, vanilla finish with hints of strawberry and lingering notes.

Industry News

Old Forester Releases President’s Choice for Father's Day

President’s Choice dates to 1964 when former Brown-Forman President George Garvin Brown II offered the first private single barrels to customers. That tradition continues today as Old Forester surprises consumers with a summer release of President’s Choice.

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Green River releases Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Green River Full Proof is a blend of five-to-seven-year barrels selected from curated areas of Green River’s Owensboro tile warehouses and feature the same mash bill as Green River Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

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Introducing Whiskey JYPSI Legacy Batch 002: “The Alchemist”

The combination of these rare spirits lives up to its name, for a blend that is truly greater than the sum of its components.

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WhistlePig & Solo Stove Fire Up Summer with Limited Edition CampStock Wheat Whiskey

WhistlePig and Solo Stove’s new Limited Edition CampStock Wheat Whiskey is the first of its kind, offering an easy-drinking profile for warm weather adventures and long summer nights.

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Woodford Reserve Releases New Distillery Series: Toasted Bourbon

After 18 barrels were filled, the distillery team noticed they had the wrong barrel. But Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall had an idea – keep the barrels and see how the whiskey matured.

Industry News

Proof° Equity Provides ‘Set It and Forget It’ Whiskey Barrel Investments

While Proof° Equity can purchase bulk whiskey from multiple American distilleries, it has partnered for its first offering with Coal Pick Distillery, located near Drakesboro, Ky., in the western third of the Bluegrass State.

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Introducing Wild Turkey's New Master's Keep Release – Triumph Rye Whiskey

Master's Keep Triumph's extended maturation helped to develop a complex and bold flavor profile that's consistent with the high quality that fans have come to expect from the Master's Keep collection.

Banter

STL Meet-up Recap

After dinner, more guests arrived for an extensive bottle-share party that lasted into the early morning. The weather cleared up, so we took the party outside, continuing the conversation with more cigars.

Industry News

Buffalo Trace Distillery Opens Doors to Buffalo Trace Distillery London

Buffalo Trace Distillery London features an immersive, sensorial experience that brings a taste of Kentucky to the nation’s capital.

Industry News

Bourbon Women Announces 2024 SIP Scholarship Program

The SIP Scholarship Program gives individuals interested in moving into the spirits industry or furthering their careers access to the Bourbon Women SIPosium National Conference, August 15 – 18, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville.

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The WoodWork Collective in Collaboration with David Jennings Announce the Release of Raconteur Rye

Raconteur Rye is a combination of three unique Indiana distilled “95/5” rye whiskeys, each aged a minimum of seven years.

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Blood Oath Pact 10 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Coming Soon

Blood Oath Pact 10 combines some of the finest rare bourbons Rempe could find, including two well-bred ryed bourbons and one finished bourbon each complementing the others.

Banter

Bourbon Lovers Raffle Winner

Thank you to everyone who purchased a raffle ticket for this year's Bourbon Lovers Raffle. I'm excited to share that this year's winner is Robert Hobbs. Robert has chosen The Four Roses Lovers Collection as his prize. We will get his bottles shipped out

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Overholt Launches A. Overholt Straight Rye Whiskey

A. Overholt joins the ranks of this beloved, and trade favorite portfolio currently consisting of Old Overholt 4YO, Old Overholt 4YO Bottled in Bond, and Old Overholt Extra Aged Cask Strength.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Whiskey JYPSI Explorer Series Release #1 Review

The fact that they've brought this to market at just under $70 should be a warning shot to others in the industry who have insisted that a quality sourced and blended product has to command a price point over $100.

Industry News

Barrel Global™ Launches New, High-End American Whiskey Experience with its “Kentucky Bourbon Retreat”

“Our Kentucky Bourbon Retreat democratizes barrel ownership by allowing individuals to create their very own batch of barrels with a truly bespoke mashbill."

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Eric Church and Outsiders Spirits Announce Next Release from Whiskey JYPSI

Explorer’s inaugural release is a blend of two six-year-old bourbons – a low rye distilled in Kentucky and selected for its sweetness, and an Indiana high rye chosen for its spice. The combined mash bill of 66% corn, 30% rye and 4% malted barley is then slowly reduced to 103 proof...

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Heaven Hill Distillery Announces the Release of the Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond 25th Anniversary Edition

After the catastrophic fire at the Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery in November 1996, Heaven Hill acquired the Bernheim Distillery in Louisville in April 1999. The barrels used for this release were produced in September 1999, emptied in March 2013 and bottled in February 2024.

Industry News

West Fork Whiskey Co. Partners with M/I Homes for Transformative Development

The design is intended to create a community hub that people can enjoy through outdoor experiences and is meant to enhance both the live and play experience with shared programming initiatives between the distillery and broader community.

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BITB Club

Replay: BITB Live Tasting #8

This month's tasting kits included seven samples, ranging from unique multi-style blends to stunning barrel-strength American whiskeys.