Binny's Blog

We take a stroll down the NA beer aisle, where the options have never been better.

Matteo Meletti joins Barrel to Bottle to discuss his family's 155 year history of making amaro.

There's never been a better time to checkout non-alcoholic beverages. Binny's stores are stocked with a wide variety of carefully crafted, alcohol-free beverages at great prices.

Our resident loud amaro lover Pat is back to torture Roger with twelve different Amari, running the gamut from extremely bitter to refreshing and subdued.

How did an outwardly Italian man end up in Eugene, Oregon making amaro? Find out as we talk with Elixir Spirits co-founder Andrea Loreto.

Not only are there more options for Dry January, but they're better than they've ever been. The Barrel to Bottle crew runs through the best of NA beer, wine and spirits.

Last week it was new wines, this week it's new spirits. Pat once again overdid it and brought too many new items for us to sample.

When six o’clock rolls around many Italians have their hearts firmly set on a leisurely cocktail and maybe a nibble or two before dinner. It’s Aperitivo time and most will opt for something a bitter cocktail to stimulate their appetites. But what are devotees of the cocktail hour, the ranks of which include countless Americans, to do during Dry January?

Pat is constantly extolling the virtues of aromatized wines. Finally, we have a guest who will actually agree with him and won’t just make fun of him. Jake Parrott is a friend of the pod and the Whiskey Hotline and is also the national sales director of Haus Alpenz. What Jake sells, and Pat loves, is woefully esoteric. But Binny’s customers, and Barrel to Bottle listeners, are enthusiasts.

The original Matador cocktail called for Tequila, Orange Curacao, and French Vermouth. “Trader” Vic Bergeron created his own version in the early seventies throwing pineapple and lime juice into the mix. These are just the two most famous Matadors but certainly not the only ones. Today, in keeping with the growing trend of “Dry January” we humbly submit our spicy nonalcoholic version to be added to list.