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Barrel to Bottle tastes through twenty Whiskey Hotline Handpicked hidden gems.

One episode just wasn’t enough to cram in all the flavor-blasted products on Binny’s shelves. So we’re back with part two, focusing on spirits.

We have twelve…yes twelve…100 proof bourbons to sample today on Barrel to Bottle. Pat just couldn’t help himself; once he started picking, he just couldn’t bear to leave something out. Once again, we’re blind tasting, which is the best way to taste anything.

Join The Whiskey Hotline and Journeyman founder Bill Welter for a virtual tasting of the Southwest Michigan distillery's whiskies.

We aren’t talking about “the” perfect Manhattan, some might argue that the incredibly popular sweet Manhattan already holds that title, but “a” Perfect Manhattan. A variation on the theme that has the maker replace half of the Sweet Vermouth with Dry Vermouth. This perfect 1:1 ratio of Vermouths is the origin of the name.

The Whiskey Hotline is joined by Laphroaig distillery manager John Campbell for a tasting of the latest release from the Islay icon, the 10 year Sherry Finish.

Join the Whiskey Hotline and MGP Master Blender David Whitmer for a bourbon tasting featuring our newest handpicked single barrels of George Remus.

Join the Whiskey Hotline for a transatlantic whisk(e)y tasting featuring Old Forester bourbon Master Taster Jackie Zykan and Glendronach/BenRiach Master Blender Rachel Barrie.

Join the Whiskey Hotline and 3rd generation Master Distiller Richard "The Nose" Paterson for an exploration of The Dalmore single malts.

A traditional Godfather cocktail is made of equal parts scotch and amaretto. A little experimentation led us to our new favorite cocktail. We added coffee liqueur and chocolate bitters to the mix for a "the best part of wakin' up" kind of taste.