Binny's Blog

Love Weller 107 but can't always find it? Ask the Whiskey Hotline!

If you like juicy IPAs, why not try some actual juice? Specifically, hard cider, likely America's first alcoholic beverage.

Barrel to Bottle counts down Whisky Advocate's Top 20 of 2024

Mark Reynier believes in spirits terroir and he's here to make a very convincing argument about why it matters.

Celebrate Cider Summit with this recipe for Apple Walnut Bundt Cake with cinnamon-cider whipped cream.

The Barrel to Bottle Crew welcomes industry legends Brian Nation and David Perkins of Keeper's Heart Whiskey.

The constant turnover in beer and cider, along with many breweries abandoning the concept of flagships, has made it really tough to keep track of the latest releases in this category. But we're here to help with six beers and two ciders that should be sticking around for a while.

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.

Lexie Phillips, assistant distiller at Jack Daniel’s, stops by the Lincoln Park tasting room to sample a line-up of the famous Tennessee Whiskey with the Barrel to Bottle crew.

We use the phrase “Flavor Blasted” a lot, usually in jest. But more and more, we are seeing products that are catering to fans of candy and desserts. Basically, almost everything is flavor blasted these days from beer to seltzers to ciders and meads. So many beers, ciders and meads have fruit in them; to the point where a “plain” beverage is the oddity.