Banter What’s Wrong with My Whiskey? I love opening new bottles. There’s something almost romantic about it, it is something about that first sip. It is especially exciting when you’re opening a bottle of something special your friends have been yammering about, but you’ve never tried.
Banter Bourbon FoMO – Fear of Missing Out I’ve heard a fairly common theme amongst bourbon enthusiasts lately. “I have to grab everything I can because there is far more demand than there are good bottles available.”
Banter A Private Barrel Selection in a Control State?! I like private barrel bourbon selections. Some of the best bourbons I have tasted have been private barrel selections. I have found these in restaurants that we have been in during our travels.
Banter Want Good Bourbon on the Cheap? Respect the Bottom Shelf. Many whiskey enthusiasts, myself included, invest a lot of time, energy and, yes, money into finding that next, great whiskey on our Wish List.
Banter American Gray Market Whiskey Trading: A User’s Guide #Merica There is nothing more American than trading whiskey. We fought a little war with Britain for, among other things, the freedom to trade whiskey with whoever we want without unreasonable tax or tariff.
Banter Seagram’s ‘Men Who Play Beyond Tomorrow’ Vintage Ads We at Bourbon and Banter love classic whisky advertising. A while ago, I stumbled across some pretty amazing Seagram’s ads from back in the 1940’s. These ads predict what the future may look like for the sophisticated Seagram’s drinker. Apparently they are men only…sorry, but it was the 1940’s.
Banter Happy 4th of July! Bourbon & Banter would like to wish everyone a very safe and Happy 4th of July.
Banter Bourbon Flavor Wheel Tasting Mat Just a quick post today to let everyone know that we’ve created a new page where you can download the Bourbon & Banter bourbon flavor wheel for free along with a variety of bourbon tasting mats for your personal use.
Banter The Ultimate Blind Rye Tasting If you’ve read any books on how the mind works, then you are well aware that we humans are excellent at being fooled and fooling ourselves. Case in point: many of you think you aren’t improperly influenced by a name, a catchy bottle design, or the story behind a whiskey.
Banter Bourbon & Banter & BBQ Playlist You’ve got your grill, your friends, and your bottles ready to go for the 4th of July. Now get your Bourbon & Banter & BBQ Playlist.
Banter I Have A Problem – But It’s Not What You Think I have a problem. I know what you’re thinking, but no, it isn’t a drinking problem. In fact, it might be just the opposite. I have “invested” a lot of effort over the years building my whiskey library. As of this writing, I have 57 Bourbons to enjoy.
Banter Are you celebrating National Bourbon Flag Day? Today is a pretty special day for all of us here at Bourbon & Banter. Not only is it Flag Day, but it’s National Bourbon Day. Yep, two holidays for the price of one you might say. And we think this special day calls for us to do something special for all of our loyal readers.
Banter Red, White and Gray: Realities of the Bourbon Market Jim Beam recently released its 13-year Booker’s limited rye with a suggested retail price of $300. For many long-term whiskey enthusiasts, this flashpoint was tantamount to a declaration of war. Who do they think they are? How dare they?
Banter Freddie Johnson: Bourbon Superhero Buffalo Trace Distillery, run by the Sazerac company, is a distillery known around the world for their amazing bourbon portfolio, including Blanton’s, Eagle Rare, Pappy van Winkle, and many other fantastic labels.
Banter Meet Our Newest Bourbon & Banter Team Members As you may recall, several months ago we put out a Help Wanted post to recruit new writers for Bourbon & Banter and from that post, we welcomed a group of eight new writers. Almost three months later we’re excited to introduce another round of bourbon loving folks who will be regular contributors.
Banter Pack Your Bags!! We’re Going On A #Bourbonjourney Let me be the first to welcome you aboard the Bourbon Express!! Please step forward with your ticket and prepare yourselves for a fun, interactive experience as we explore one of America’s greatest treasures – BOURBON!
Banter Off the Roost with Wild Turkey A few weeks ago I received a message via our Facebook page from Jim Turlington. Jim’s a wildlife artist, photographer, researcher and commercial art designer who lives in Central Florida where he’s been creating art professionally since 1980.
Banter Marriott Bourbon Battles – The Fight Goes On On May 12, 2016, the second of five Bourbon Battles was waged Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront. While the first battle in Lexington was centered around Maker’s Mark, the Portland battle featured Brown-Forman’s higher end products.
Banter When It Comes To Bourbon: You Can’t Always Get What You Want You know the feeling. You hear from a buddy that ABC Liquor store got a case of Elmer T Lee. You drop what you are doing and rush to the store. Walking in you notice someone walking out with a square bottle in a brown paper bag.
Banter Why Ken Griffey Jr. May Be The Future of the Bourbon Industry Baseball season is back in full force, and my Chicago Cubs are looking pretty good. I have been a baseball fan for about three decades.
Banter Out of Control: Seeking E.H. Taylor Seasoned Wood “E.H. Taylor Seasoned Wood Coming Soon” was the title of the email I received on March 29th from the Virginia ABC. Yes, Virginia is a control state. It’s not that bad, although they seem to have a tough time getting a good supply of Buffalo Trace or Blanton’s.
Banter Simple Is Best, In Life And In Bourbon The old man, retired I’m thinkin’, sat motionless on his covered porch out in the country. What grabs my attention is a small, bright orange can of Prince Albert tobacco poking out of the chest pocket of his well-worn Key overalls.
Banter What’s Next for Bourbon & Banter? We’re only two months into our fourth year, and things are busier than ever at Bourbon & Banter. We’ve launched a new website design, logo and tagline along with the addition of eight new guest contributors from our recent Help Wanted recruitment drive with more joining our ranks very soon.
Banter For the Love of Bourbon For the people who know me it’s no surprise that I love to entertain! Cooking for my friends and family is something that I really enjoy doing. It must be the little old Italian woman that lives inside of me, but it makes me happy to see people enjoy the food that I have prepared.
Banter Bourbon Bachelor: Pairing KFC’s Zinger Sandwich with Kentucky’s Finest If honoring your calling is the only true way to live, then today is the first day I can say with certainty that I am alive. Because pairing fried chicken with bourbon is what I was born to do.
