Bourbon News Heaven Hill Announces Fall 2020 Edition of the Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Series BARDSTOWN, Ky. – Heaven Hill Distillery announced today the release of the fall 2020 edition of Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey at 14 years old. Comprised of barrels produced in fall of 2005, and bottled in fall of 2020.
Distilleries Bringing The Distillery To You: Virginia Direct To Consumer Shipping If a Virginian can’t come to our distillery, we can bring our distillery to them.
Podcast America Needs A Drink – Bourbon Podcast Episode 6 Episode 6 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – America Needs A Drink – is now available for your listening pleasure. Welcome to Bourbon Heritage Month! We’ve got a fantastic episode to kick of the most badass month of the year.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Watershed Distillery Barrel Strength Bourbon Finished In Apple Brandy Barrels Review This special, limited release bourbon celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary for Watershed Distillery. It is actually the same distillate as their previous 4 year old Watershed Bourbon, but with two additional years of age on it.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Japanese Mizunara Oak Casks Review For 10 years Angel’s Envy has produced delicate, rounded and balanced bourbons finished in second-use casks—port, tawny port, sherry and rum (for its rye).
Banter The 2020 Bourbon Heritage Month 30 Days of Bourbon Challenge 2020 has been a hell of a year so far. It seems as though every month offers something worse than the previous one. If you’re ready to turn things around for September, Bourbon & Banter has the solution.
Bourbon News Limited Release Blanton’s Straight From The Barrel in the U.S. For Blanton’s fans, Buffalo Trace Distillery is making Blanton’s Straight From The Barrel available in the United States this fall. This announcement follows Buffalo Trace Distillery announcing earlier this year that Blanton’s Gold Edition will be available annually in the United States.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Four Roses 2020 Limited Edition Small Batch Review Similar to last year’s release, this year’s Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch bourbon has a lovely nosed filled with buttery vanilla and complemented with a pome fruit bomb and spiced orange.
Events 2020 Kentucky Bourbon Festival Moves to New Virtual Experience Out of an abundance of concern for the health and safety of distilleries, attendees and the Bardstown community amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kentucky Bourbon Festival board unanimously approved the pivot from the traditional live event to a virtual experience.
Podcast Who Let The Dogs Out? – Podcast Episode 5 Episode 5 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – Who Let The Dogs Out? – is now available for your listening pleasure. Our fifth episode is once again packed full of truth, honesty, and barrel proof opinions on the state of today’s bourbon industry.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Bourbon Review The nose on the Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Bourbon is lovely. It’s more robust and more complex than the standard Elijah Craig expression we all know and love. As such, I was super excited to give this one a taste finally. Unfortunately, the flavor profile didn’t live up to the aroma.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews George Remus Repeal Reserve IV Review I always look forward to MGP’s release of George Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon and was thrilled when they announced they would be getting it to market a few months earlier than usual. If you’re a fan of previous releases, you’re going to want to start making plans now to grab yourself a bottle NOW.
Food Bourbon Brussels Sprouts Flambé Recipe Brussels sprouts have been a much maligned vegetable over the years. Why is this? Mostly because the flavor is strong, and kids have much more sensitive taste buds than do adults, so a child tasting strong flavors gets overwhelmed very easily.
American Whiskey Reviews Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky Review In full disclosure, this isn’t my first run-in with Virginia-Highland Port Cask Finished Whisky. I’ve served previous batches at whiskey appreciation classes I’ve hosted and it always went over well. As such, I was excited for the opportunity to try Batch 10 to experience how it has held up.
Scotch Whisky Reviews The Glendronach Revival Aged 15 Years Scotch Whisky Review This is a delightful and intriguing whisky. It never stops giving new aromas, which makes it a lot of fun just to nose. Few flavors in this Scotch jump out at you; there’s a bit of seek and find with it.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Redemption High Rye Bourbon Review Redemption High Rye Bourbon is something I’ve been hemming-and-hawing about for the last year. It has a very attractive, low-entry price and it is from MGP, something only a few years ago was sneered at and in the last couple, suddenly treasured.
Podcast Kali Ma Pro Tips – Podcast Episode 4 Episode 4 of the official Bourbon & Banter podcast – Kali Ma Pro Tips – is now available for your listening pleasure. We’ve crammed a lot into this episode while still managing to trim the length of the show down to just about an hour.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Legent Bourbon Review If you like bourbon neat, this is for you. If you’re a Scotch drinker used to low-proof and wine-cask finishes, this is for you. If you like flavorful cocktails that aren’t in-your-face bold, this is a versatile whiskey that’ll do the job.
Food Stuff Reviews Craft Jerky Company – Jerky of the Month Club Review Just in time, I’m here to save your Father’s Day gift for you. It’s a subscription box. But wait, before you roll your eyes and delete this, it’s a good one. Unless you’re a vegetarian or vegan terrorist.
Industry News MGP Announces Remus Repeal Reserve Series IV MGP will debut Remus Repeal Reserve Series IV Straight Bourbon Whiskey in September 2020. Produced to commemorate Prohibition Repeal Day, Series IV is a limited annual release, and reaches full distribution by Prohibition Repeal Day, December 5.
Gin Reviews Marlow Rows Gin Review Chief Distiller Andy McLain does not sound like he grew up in the United Kingdom. His accent is unmistakably from “can’t put your finger on it” Middle America.
Banter Independent Bottlers 101 Have you ever perused the scotch aisle of your favorite liquor store and seen what looks to be the same label on bottles that purportedly hail from different distilleries? These labels are those of independent bottlers and the juice inside those bottles might be some of the tastiest you’ve ever had.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Weller Single Barrel Bourbon Review As the press release says, Weller fans have been jonesing (Jonestowning?) for a single barrel version. What the press release didn’t say is how many of these fans are already lining up to sell their extra kidney to be sure to secure a bottle on the secondary market.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Rabble Rouser Bottled In Bond Rye Whisky Review Rabble Rouser Bottled in Bond Rye Whisky is released by Catoctin Creek Distillery, once a year in mid-February.
Podcast A Kick in the Crotch Shot – Podcast Episode 3 Welcome to episode #3 of the most honest podcast in all of bourbon. We’re calling this episode “A Kick in the Crotchshot”. You’ll understand why if you listen all the way through to the Bourbon Bullshit segment of the show.
