Binny's Blog

John Campbell, master distiller at Lochlea, talks to Barrel to Bottle about the challenges of going from Islay to the Lowlands, and running a true farm distillery

The Whiskey Hotline’s 2023 Signatory Handpicked Single Barrels have hit stores and this week we’re sampling all eight offerings.

Glenglassaugh, BenRiach, and Glendronach Global Brand Ambassador Stewart Buchanan stops by the Barrel to Bottle studios.

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.

Our new Clark & Sheffield VSOP Cognac is the perfect base for this tropical riff on the classic Sidecar cocktail.

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.

Binny’s Home Bartender brings you an eye-opening cocktail recipe - The Siesta. Tequila, lime, grapefruit and Campari make for a bittersweet party in your mouth. No sleep till Jalisco!

Additive-free tequilas are gaining in popularity and with Cinco de Mayo approaching, what better time for a blind-tasting of nine additive-free blanks and two additive-free reposados.

Binny's Home Bartender creates this cocktail using Patrón's new El Cielo Tequila. It's a heavenly delight.

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.