Binny's Blog

It’s time for the Barrel to Bottle's Pick(s) of the Year. For the first time ever, we have seven people on mics, so it should be obvious why we had to split this into two episodes.

As the year winds down, we asked Binny's wine, spirits, beer and cigar buyers what impressed them the most in 2022.

There are a lot of myths around drinking wine that may or may not apply anymore and Lincoln Park wine manager Ben is here to smash them. Or confirm them.

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

What are you drinking for Thanksgiving? We’ve got recommendations for spirits before, during and after dinner, beers that pair with a wide range of dishes and wines to pair with specific types of guests at your dinner table.

Coffee beers have always been popular and have always been a favorite of the Barrel to Bottle crew. This week, Roger not only brought coffee beer, but he brought the coffee those beers are brewed with for a unique side-by-side.

The Barrel to Bottle crew chats with Marsha Milan, co-founder of Milam & Greene.

When we say that the Whiskey Hotline travels the world to find you the best spirits for the best price, we mean it. For Handpicked Scotch, that means a trip abroad. This week on Barrel to Bottle we sample through our latest offerings from Scotland.

It’s the end of October, which means it’s time to taste some Bourbon County Stout. Our friends at Goose Island were good enough to invite the Barrel to Bottle crew to their Barrel House and taste through the 2022 line-up.

Celebrities, they love tequila just like you! They love tequila so much in fact that they started their own brands of tequila! Sixteen to be exact, or at least that’s what we have today, in our blind tasting of 16 celebrity tequilas.