Binny's Blog

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.

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.

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.

Barrel to Bottle tastes through twenty Whiskey Hotline Handpicked hidden gems.

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.

Travel out to Whiskey Acres in DeKalb for a Whiskey Hotline/Barrel to Bottle field trip.

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

Join the Whiskey Hotline and New Riff co-founder Jay Erisman for a tasting of their latest, Maltster Wheated Bourbon and Winter Whiskey.