Binny's Blog

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.

Last week we covered the wonders of wormwood in our introduction to vermouth and aromatized wines.

This year, we accepted 40+ entries and the top 10 were judged by beer legend and Boston Beer co-founder, Jim Koch. We were blown away by the incredible homebrew entries and had a blast drinking some delicious Sam Adams beers with Jim Koch.

This cocktail is everything that embodies sunny warm days outdoors. Tart and crisp citrus vodka and grapefruit bitters are the defining touch in this cocktail. They make for a fresh, floral and refreshing warm weather sipper that you should totally enjoy outside on your deck, patio, porch, sidewalk, rooftop...