Binny's Blog

Rye Whiskey, it’s a category that is a mystery to a lot of people. “Spicy” is the main descriptor most people have for rye, but there are also sweet ryes and fruity ryes. Join the Barrel to Bottle crew as they blind taste six ryes that run the gamut.

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 Sagamore Spirit co-founder and president Brian Treacy for a virtual tasting.

Part 2 in our MGP tasting, this time covering MGP's vaunted Rye whiskies including our new Rossville handpicks with MGP's Sam Schmeltzer

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.

Bourbon may officially be America's spirit, and the 4th of July our celebration of independence, but two important traditions existed at least as early, if not before.

Lavender in the Rye is one of our new favorite rye whiskey cocktails and an absolute crowd pleaser. The lavender bitters and sugar cane syrup are excellent additions to the rye.

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.