Binny's Blog

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

Just add rum (or tequila) to this delicious imperial cider and you have an easy tropical cocktail.

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.

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.

Hawaii's remote beauty presents interesting challenges for a distillery, but Kolo'a has been at it for 13 years now. Barrel to Bottle sits down to talk with founder Bob Gunter.

Blast off with with the fruity, frozen Saturn cocktail. A refreshing combination of gin, passionfruit liqueur, orgeat and citrus makes for an otherworldly tiki concoction.

Escape to the tropics with this creamy, dreamy Frozen Piña Colada—the ultimate blend of coconut, refreshing pineapple, and rum for a refreshingly smooth sip! Some claim this refreshing tripartite tropical delight has beginnings dating back to the days of Caribbean pirates.

Cool, fruity, and irresistibly refreshing, the Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri is the perfect blend of sweet strawberries, zesty lime, and smooth rum for a vibrant, icy escape! Made with fresh or frozen strawberries, a splash of lime juice, and just the right amount of simple syrup, this classic cocktail is bright, tangy, and deliciously smooth.

This riff on the classic tiki cocktail turns it into a fizzy tall drink with the help of Fever Tree Grapefruit and Lime-Yuzu sodas. The Bigger Bamboo is a cocktail of uncompromising quality from top to bottom.