Bring Back the Bottle Share (Just Not the Way You Remember It)

Send us Fan MailHere's a description ready to drop into YouTube:Bourbon Bottle Shares Are Dying — Here's How We Bring Them BackFive or six years ago, there was a bourbon bottle share happening almost every month. Now? They've all but disappeared. The common excuse is "everybody already has the bottles" — but we don't think that's the real reason, and in this episode we're making the case for why.We trace the timeline: how bottle shares started as bourbon's answer to the hunt for allocated bottles, how COVID pushed them into Zoom tastings and mail-order samples (and somehow made them work), and why they quietly faded once the world opened back up.Then we flip the script. Instead of mourning the old-school "bring your rarest bottle" format, we're pitching a reboot — new formats built to actually get people back around the table:🥃 Single Distillery Deep Dive — everyone brings something from one portfolio 🥃 Store Pick Showdown — bring your favorite store pick, defend it 🥃 115+ Proof Battle — high proof only 🥃 100-and-Under Night — the case for the everyday sipperBecause the bottle was never really the point. The table was. Bottle shares aren't just about rare whiskey — they're about building your palate, building community, and getting people talking about bourbon face to face again.If you used to run or attend bottle shares, we want to hear about it — drop your best bottle share memory in the comments, and tell us which format you'd want to try first.📺 Subscribe to Bottles & Bites Without Borders for more whiskey, wine, coffee, and food content without the snobbery.#Bourbon #Whiskey #BottleShare #BourbonCommunity #WhiskeyTasting🎙 Rob Clark — Host of Bottles & Bites Without Borders Exploring the world of food, wine, and whiskey—one bottle and bite at a time.🌐 Website: www.bottlesandbiteswb.com 📸 Instagram: @bottles_bites_wb 🐦 X (Twitter): @foodwhiskey 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533352930766813 📧 Email: [email protected]#food #whiskey #bourbon #wine #homecook #cook #BBQ #foodie #Italy #barolo #cabernet Sauvignon #france #italy #spain #napa #scotch #pizza #coffee Support the show