Banter Sukkah Hill Spirits Review & Cocktails Today we have a pair of liqueurs from Sukkah Hill Spirits: Etrog and Besamim. If those words sound unfamiliar to you, know that they have their roots in Judaism. The etrog is a citron used in the week-long festival of Sukkot.
Cocktails Can I Get You a Drink? When welcoming guests into your home, nothing says “I’m glad you’re here” quite like a cocktail. It shows you care and want them to have a good time. After taking coats and accepting any gifts (the best guests bring gifts), the first thing I do is offer a drink.
Banter The Day I Hung Out With Sam Medley Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting Sam Medley at Sidecar here in Portland, Ore. It was a full house in a long, narrow space, but I was able to sample the full Medley portfolio and talk somewhat in-depth with Medley about his family’s products.
Cocktails Marion Collins Cocktail (aka The Toughest Guy in the Room) If you look at flavored whiskey reviews on this site, you’ll find few compliments. So let it be with great fanfare that I announce that Eastside Distilling’s Marionberry Whiskey is the best flavored whiskey I’ve ever had.
On The Road Eastside Distilling: A Bourbon Across America Visit I first visited Eastside Distilling in September 2011 when they were called Deco Distilling and all they had to offer was rum. It was fine rum and they made some tasty cocktails, but it was a day of dudes strolling Portland’s Distillery Row and it was the 4th place we visited.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Fighting Cock Bourbon Review Welcome to another installment of our tasting series on lower shelf bourbons. Bourbon & Banter contributor, Thomas Fondano, will be trying out and commenting on bourbons priced under $20.
Gear Dashfire Bitters Review & the Paper Lantern Bitters are essential for many cocktails. They are the seasoning. A Manhattan without bitters is like soup without salt: bland, insipid and lacking.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Benchmark Old No. 8 Bourbon Review Welcome to a new tasting series on lower shelf bourbons. Bourbon & Banter contributor, Thomas Fondano, will be trying out and commenting on bourbons priced under $20.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews J. T. S. Brown Bottled in Bond Bourbon Review I’d noticed J. T. S. Brown sitting on the bottom shelf of my favorite local liquor store and couldn’t figure out why it sounded familiar. After a little research, I went back and bought a bottle. That quote right there is a good enough reason for me to try a bourbon.
Food Stuff Reviews Mash Bill Truffle Collection Review Father’s Day is coming and you could do a lot worse than getting Dad a box of the Mash Bill Truffle Collection from Vosges.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Ancient Ancient Age 10 Star Bourbon Review Welcome to a new tasting series on lower shelf bourbons. Bourbon & Banter contributor, Thomas Fondano, will be trying out and commenting on bourbons priced under $20.
Cocktails Bracket Buster Bourbon Shot March is over, but the Madness continues. The Final Four is approaching and your bracket is most likely beyond repair. Some broken things can’t be fixed, but some can. Since basketball is all about making shots, that’s what I’ve done for you here.
Cocktails Lawrenceburg Not Constantinople Bourbon Cocktail In these waning days of winter, when the fruit in the market is not at its best, we can turn to jams to add a bit of summer to our cocktails.
On The Road Bourbon Across America Visits The Old Gold The best way to learn about something is often to do it and to do it often. That’s certainly true when it comes to enjoying bourbon.
Cocktails Baseball Sour Bourbon Cocktail It’s World Series time! Maybe your team is in it, maybe they were plagued with injuries and never had a chance. Regardless, you need a drink. This variation on the whiskey sour adds Aperol for a bit of the bitter taste of defeat.
Cocktails Fall Fashion Issue: An Old Fashioned Cocktail Perfect for Autumn The Old Fashioned is not so much a single cocktail as a style of cocktail. Originally, cocktail meant the drink consisted of a spirit, bitters, sugar and water.
Cocktails Mississippi Punch Recipe Falling right between International Talk Like a Pirate Day and Miniature Golf Day, it’s National Rum Punch Day! Of course this is Bourbon & Banter, not Rum & Repartee (patent pending), so we had to make sure America’s Native Spirit was in the mix.
Cocktails Cherry Tree Anecdote Cocktail Recipe I love my bourbon neat, but on a really hot day, I want something a little more refreshing. Summer means a lot of great fruit is in season, and right now that includes cherries. Cherries and bourbon pair well together whether in desserts or in the bottom of a Manhattan.
