Barrel to Bottle, The Binny's Podcast

AI is everywhere these days; it's even made its way into the aisles of Binny's. Gabe and Jon, members of our crack wine team, compiled a list of questions they regular receive. We'll ask AI for its answer and then ask Gabe and Jon to clean those answers up. Jean-Max Roger Menetou-Salon Morogues Le Petit Clos 2022 Day Wines 100 Years a Lady Pinot Meunier 2022 Alois Lageder Misto Mare Vigneti delle Dolomiti Bianco 2025 Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Pessac Leognan Rouge 2014 If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Dan loves Scotch. While he will drink it all year, not everyone is the same. This week he brought a sample box brimming with Summer Scotches. Perfect for hot days and ice-cold Highballs. Or maybe for cool summer nights around the fire. Auchentoshan 12-Year-Old Lowland Single Malt Fettercairn 12-Year-Old Highland Single Malt Glen Scotia 10-Year-Old Campbeltown Scotch Glenmorangie Single Malt Harrison Ford Edition Jura 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Lochlea Our Barley Lowland Single Malt BenRiach 10-Year-Old Speyside Single Malt Glenglassaugh Portsoy Peated Highland Single Malt Torabhaig Taigh Isle of Skye Single Malt Highland Park Cask Strength Heather Limited Release 2025 If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Kölsch, the beer of Cologne, Germany and a favorite among Chicago-area drinkers for several decades now. This week we're trying authentic German Kölsch, local favorites, and the beer that made Chicago fall in love with Kölsch. Plus an NA version for good measure. Früh Kölsch Gaffel Kölsch Reissdorf Kölsch Goose Island Summertime Three Floyds Calumet Queen Pollyanna Dawgma Kölsch Dovetail Kölsch Old Irving Della Best Day Brewing Kölsch-Style Non-Alcoholic If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Will it slush? This is the age-old question we will finally answer on Barrel to Bottle. Somehow, we got a slushie machine and every time we think of something that might be better as a semi-frozen drink, we fire up the machine and the record and answer the question, will it slush? See the cocktail recipes that worked, on our blog.  If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

All Things Agave is Binny's yearly celebration of tequila, mezcal and other agave spirits. As we did for World of Whiskies, Barrel to Bottle set up our podcast equipment to grab interviews with industry folks who are passionate about all things agave. Lizzy Lopez, Tequila 1349 Founder and CEO Tequila 1349 Blanco Tequila 1349 Reposado Lucia Narez, La Catrina Imports Co-Founder Lucy Pistolas Mezcal Artesanal Lucero Mezcal Ensamble Verde + Chino + Mapisaga Binny's Handpicked Lucero Mezcal Ensamble Verde + Mapisaga Binny's Handpicked David, PM Spirits PM Spirits Project Tequila Still Strength NETA Ensamble Bicuixe + Espadin Capon Mezcal If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

The icons of Belgian beer are the perfect gateway for new beer drinkers. They're also great for veteran beer drinkers who have grown tired of the current offerings. The also pair great with all manner of foods. Hoegaarden Witbier Allagash White Saison Dupont Boulevard Tank 7 Leffe Abbey Blond Ale Duvel Duchesse De Bourgogne Chimay Cinq Cents Unibroue La Fin du Monde Westmalle Trappist Dubbel Trappistes Rochefort 10 Lindemans Framboise If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

At Barrel to Bottle, we have always preached the importance of quality in cocktail ingredients. High quality spirits, fresh-squeezed juices and of courses. Mixers make up a huge percentage of cocktails, which is why we upgrade to a brand like Q. This week BreakThru's Beverage Development Manager Lisa Selman joins us to make five cocktails with Q mixers and refreshers. Check out all the recipes on our blog. If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

It's been a while since someone from the Whiskey Hotline rolled into the podcast studio, arms full of new and interesting things to try. This week we're trying the latest tequilas, bourbons, whiskies, scotches and RTDs. Dos Hombres Tequila Blanco Mijenta Añejo Tequila Symphony Series No. 3 El Mexicano Añejo Tequila Cambridge Distillery Three Seasons Gin Cambridge Distillery Truffle Gin Ben Lomond Scottish Dry Gin WhistlePig 12-Year-Old Rye Shafer Cabernet Cask Finish Yellowstone 8-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon Recollections Bottle Thornton Distilling Company Signature American Single Malt Thornton Distilling Company Prairie Peat American Single Malt Bladnoch 8-Year-Old Lowland Single Malt Lagavulin 11-Year-Old Sweet Peat Handy & Schiller Paper Plane Premixed Cocktail If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Rosés are a perfect summer wine; crisp, refreshing, light, pairs well with the kind of foods you want in warm weather. This week Lexi and Jim did the shopping while Chris walks us through some frizzy, fizzy, off-the-beaten path wines. Anne Amie Cuvée Rosé of Pinot Noir 2025 Domaine Le Galantin Bandol Rosé 2025 Txomin Etxaníz Txakoli Rosé 2025 Broadbent Vinho Verde Rosé Lingot Martin Rosé of Gamay Petillant Naturel Cuvée Josephine Lini 910 Labrusca Lambrusco Rosato If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Farm distilleries are becoming a frequent topic on Barrel to Bottle. This week we're welcoming Russell Wedlake, master distiller at Frey Ranch, another Nevada farm distillery. Frey Ranch Estate Distilled Straight Bourbon Frey Ranch Estate Distilled 5-Year-Old Rye Bottled in Bond Frey Ranch Estate Distilled Farm Strength Uncut Straight Bourbon Frey Ranch Estate Distilled Farm Strength Uncut Straight Rye If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

This week on Barrel to Bottle, we're showing Central Illinois some love. We asked our Central Illinois stores (Peoria, Springfield, Champaign and Bloomington) to bring their favorite local beers to Dan, who muled them back to Chicago. Analytical Brewing Kolngeist Triptych Chip It on the Green Triptych Dank Meme White Oak Rippin' Lips Riggs Hefeweizen Riggs Black IPL Hand of Fate Double Bean Dream Cream Ale Keg Grove Brewing Holey Jeans Destihl Deadhead TourBus Double Dry Hopped Hazy IPA Destihl ILL-IPA If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

We had too much content for one episode of World of Whiskies Speed Dating, so we're back for part two this week. Rob Wallace, Whiskey Acres Joe Henry, J. Henry & Sons Meghan Fritz and Erik Ogershok, Three Floyds Distilling Christian Huber, Huber's Starlight Distillery If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

Binny's has been hosting World of Whiskies, the Midwest's largest whiskey tasting, for over twenty years. For the first time, Barrel to Bottle set up our podcast equipment nearby to grab interviews with some of the distillers and founders in town for the event. Whitney Spence, Coal Pick Distilling Alex Chasko, Teeling Whiskey Owen Martin, Angel's Envy James Jefferson Brother Justus If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Spirits buyer Jeff only appears on the podcast twice a year and since it's not winter, it means it's time for Canapalooza. Every year, we sample hundreds of canned beverages from new brands and new innovations from existing brands. This week on Barrel to Bottle we're trying some of the highlights from Canapalooza that you can look forward to this spring and summer. Mom Water Iced Tea Surfside Lemonade & Vodka Variety Pack Good Boy Blueberry Vodka Lemonade Cocktail Good Boy Prickly Pear Vodka Lemonade Cocktail Super Lyte Vodka + Ade Variety Fruit Punch and Orange Founders Water Hazard Vodka Cocktail Long Drink Zero Raspberry On the Rocks Sparkling Watermelon Margarita Tia Linda's POG Margarita If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Binny's is in the list business! Our yearly 50 Under $50 and 30 Under $30 lists are always popular with both Binny's staff and customers. This week on Barrel to Bottle we're tasting highlights from this spring's 30 Under $30 list with wine managers Gabe and Jon. Anselmi San Vincenzo 2024 Breaking Bread Marmalade Orange 2024 Patz & Hall Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2024 Ponzi Pinot Noir Tavola 2023 Stolpman Vineyards La Cuadrilla Ballard Canyon 2023 If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

It's no secret that we love cocktails on Barrel to Bottle. We also love fruits, and fruit juices. With warm-weather approaching it's the perfect time for fresh, zippy cocktails that go perfect with outdoor brunch, or a lazy Sunday on the patio. Check out all the recipes on our blog.  If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

There are always new trends in beer, and surprisingly the latest trend are breweries making "premium American lagers" or low-calorie beers. Thing macro lagers like Miller Lite or Bud Light. Roger gathered twelve beers that are craft, craft-adjacent or macro, for a blind taste test. Miller Lite Short's Local's Light Montucky Cold Snacks Coors Light Old Style Light Miller High Life Light Shiner Light Garage Beer Light Yuengling Light Lager Bud Light Half Acre Light Lager Busch Light If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

March is Bottled in Bond Month, but if you're anything like the Barrel to Bottle crew you live every month like it's Bottled in Bond Month. If you don't know what it is, we're going to tell you, and sample thirteen Bottled in Bond spirits. High Wire Distilling Jimmy Red Bourbon Bottled in Bond Clark & Sheffield Bottled in Bond Bourbon Wilderness Trail Distillery Black Label Small Batch High Rye Bourbon Bottled in Bond Evan Williams White Label 100 Proof Bourbon Bottled in Bond Larrikin 8-Year-Old Straight Bourbon Bottled in Bond Angel's Envy Bourbon Bottled in Bond Limited Edition Switchgrass Spirits Bottled in Bond Straight Rye Whiskey New Riff Distilling Kentucky Straight Rye Bottled in Bond Maplewood Distilling Fat Pug Whiskey Bottled in Bond Three Floyds Distilling Bubblegumhead Straight Malt Whiskey Bottled in Bond Laird's 100 Proof Straight Apple Brandy If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

This week, we're schooling you on the wines of L'Ecole No 41. David Rosenthal is the new Director of Wine Making for the longtime Washington winery. They were pivotal in establishing the Walla Walla AVA, literally putting Washington wines on the map. L'Ecole No. 41 Semillon 2023 L'Ecole No. 41 Frenchtown Red 2023 L'Ecole No. 41 Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley 2022 L'Ecole No. 41 Merlot Columbia Valley 2022 If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

Take the rocky road to Dublin with the Whiskey Hotline as we explore the latest innovations in Irish whiskey, as well as revisit some classics. From blended to single grain to single pot still, the Emerald Isle has a lot to offer spirits drinkers. Whack-follol-le-dah! Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey Jameson Blended Irish Whiskey Teeling Whiskey Small Batch Irish Whiskey Two Stacks Double Barrel Single Grain Irish Whiskey Glendalough Double Barrel Irish Single Grain Whiskey Dunville 10-Year-Old PX Cask Finish Single Malt Irish Whiskey The Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey Dingle Distillery Single Malt Triple Distilled Irish Whiskey Teeling Whiskey Single Malt Irish Whiskey Teeling Irish Single Malt ex-Tequila Cask Binny's Handpicked Powers Three Swallow Release Single Pot Still Whiskey Redbreast 12-Year-Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Redbreast Iberian Series Moscatel Edition Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey 2026 Teeling Blackpitts Peated Irish Single Malt  If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Minden Mill Distillery does not take the easy way out. This estate distillery grows all their grains in the mountains of Nevada, which has a 90-day growing season. Master Distiller Joe O'Sullivan lays out the challenges of distilling in the high desert, making vodka with rye and being part of the nascent American Single Malt movement. Minden Mill Distillery 4-Year-Old Nevada Straight Bourbon Minden Mill Distillery 4-Year-Old Nevada Straight Rye Minden Mill Distillery 5-Year-Old American Single Malt If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.    

Every February the Beer Buzz celebrates the great flagship beers from some of our favorite, long-running breweries. These are the beers that keep the lights on, that are reliable, that win awards. This year we're celebrating flagships from Chicago, the suburbs and just over the border. Two Brothers Domaine Dupage Three Floyds Gumballhead Goose Island 312 Wheat Ale Half Acre Daisy Cutter Revolution Anti-Hero IPA Pipeworks Ninja vs. Unicorn Off Color Apex Predator Maplewood Son of Juice IPA If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

The games of 2026 are taking place right now in the Alpine regions of Italy. Specifically, Lombardy, Veneto and neighboring areas. You may have noticed watching the games that the area looks very German, and the wines often reflect that influence. So, sit on your couch, watch some stupendous athletic feats and enjoy these gold medal wines (and one aperitif) at bronze medal prices. Campari Aperitif Nino Franco Rustico Prosecco Superiore Bellavista Franciacorta Alma Assemblage 1 Extra Brut Ca dei Frati I Frati Lugana 2024 Pieropan Soave Classico 2024 Abbazia di Novacella Schiava 2024 Zenato Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso 2021 If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

So long, Dry January. Hello Dry February! If your time exploring NA drinks has come to an end, kick things off by dialing back the sweetness. We're trying dry wines, cocktails, ciders and beers. Laherte Freres Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Zind Humbrecht Muscat Turckheim 2023 Valdespino Inocente Fino Right Bee Dry Art History Bauhaus Check out the cocktail recipes on our blog. If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Every January the French come to town. Specifically, the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux. UGC is your chance to try the newest Bordeaux vintage, and to buy these wines before they hit our stores shelves. This year, the 2023 vintage is featured, and we have wine managers Gabe and Jon to walk us through the event and some highlights from the vintage. Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac Leognan Blanc 2023 Chateau Giscours Margaux 2023 Chateau Clinet Pomerol 2023 Chateau Doisy Daene Barsac 2023 If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

So you bought a bottle of absinthe? Maybe you wanted to make Sazeracs for Mardi Gras. Maybe you were watching Moulin Rouge and got curious. But you used your rinse of absinthe, and you still have most of the bottle left? Now what? We've got cocktail ideas for you beyond the Sazerac, from the basic to the complex. Check out our blog for cocktail recipes If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

It's been a few years since Barrel to Bottle strolled down the NA beer aisle. The options have never been better for Dry January, and beyond. There are more styles than ever, from breweries of all sizes. Samuel Adams Just the Haze Non-Alcoholic IPA Go Brewing Disarm Non-Alocholic Hazy IPA Blue Moon Non-Alcoholic RationAle Non-Alcoholic Japanese Style Dry Sapporo Premium Non-Alcoholic Years Non-Alcoholic Pilsner Pipeworks Non-Alcoholic Ninja vs. Unicorn RationAle Non-Alcoholic West Coast IPA Best Day Brewing Dark Diamond Non-Alcoholic Mexican-style Dark If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

Every year, we're seeing more bottles from Whisky Advocate's Top 20 hit our shelves. Throughout the year these bottles come and go, and this year is no different. The Whiskey Hotline grabbed five from the list to sample, and they'll countdown the entire list. Lochlea Fallow Edition Lowland Single Malt Lux Row Small Batch Bourbon PX Sherry Finish Glendronach Ode to the Ember Peated Highland Single Malt Master's Anthology Torabhaig Sound of Sleat Legacy Series 4th Release Isle of Skye Single Malt New Riff Distilling Balboa Rye Bottled in Bond If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

We're back with part two of Binny's Buyers' Picks for 2025. Jeff M. – Spirits Buyer Cutwater Spirits Margarita Variety (seasonal) Old Fitzgerald 7-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Kyle F – Beer Buyer Yuengling Traditional Lager Mark S – Wine Buyer Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta 2021 Barb H – Wine Buyer Chateau Doisy Daene Barsac 2022 If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

The end of the year means a chance to welcome Binny's expert team of wine, spirits and beer buyers. They try thousands of things every year, but what is their pick of the year? Bill N. – Wine Buyer Uccelliera Rosso di Montalcino 2023 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino 2020 Jack S. – Cigar Buyer Cohiba Rubicon Four Star Society The Architekt Tübr Gordo and Stash Can Brett P. – Spirits Buyer  New Scotch Distilleries Opened in the Last Ten Years (Lochlea, Ardnamurchan, Torabhaig, Clydeside, Nc'Nean, Ballindalloch, Lindores Abbey) If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

Stephanie Macleod is the Master Blender of Scotch Whiskey for Bacardi, and this week we're talking to her about her history with Bacardi and the innovations at Dewar's and Aberfeldy. Dewar's 12-Year-Old Double Aged Scotch Dewar's Double Double 21-Year-Old Ruby Marsala Cask Finished Binny's Handpicked Aberfeldy 15-Year-Old Single Malt Finished in Bolgheri Red Wine Casks If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

Ross Cornelissen is the Master Distiller at Barton 1792. From a background in cereal engineering, he became obsessed with fermentation. That eventually led him to Barton 1792, where Binny's partnered with them for our line of Clark & Sheffield bourbons. 1792 Small Batch Bottled in Bond 1792 Small Batch 1792 Cognac Finished Limited Release Bourbon Small Batch 1792 Sweet Wheat Limited Release Bourbon Clark & Sheffield Barrel Proof Bourbon Clark & Sheffield Barrel Proof Bourbon Binny's Handpicked If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

Remember Espresso Martinis? They're back! It's never been easier to get great coffee, which means it's never been easier to make delicious espresso martinis, or buy some of our favorite ready-to-drink espresso martinis. Tip Top Espresso Martini Moth Drinks Espresso Martini Straightaway Cocktails Nitro Espresso Martini Check out the cocktail recipes on our blog. If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Everyone has different Thanksgiving traditions, but one thing remains the same: great food and great drinks. We can't help you with ingredients, but we can help you with easy pairings for your starters, mains and deserts. This week we're recommending beers, wines and cocktails to pair with your holiday feast: Beer Unibroue La Fin du Monde Alaskan Sentinel Strong Ale Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Scotch Ale  Wine Kir Yianni Akakies Sparkling Rosé Apollo's Praise Riesling GD Vajra Barbera d'Alba Warre's Otima 20-Year-Old Tawny Visit our blog for cocktail recipes for your Thanksgiving dinner

Chartreuse can be hard to find, but there are many great alternatives. And maybe there's a replacement from the same Carthusian monks who have been making Chartreuse for centures. 

It's Stout Season, which means we once again had the chance to sit down with the team at Goose Island to try the newest Bourbon County Brand Stout releases. There's a lot of interesting innovation this year, from bottle size to barrel to finishes and as always, unique adjuncts. Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Original Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Reserve (Parker's Heritage) Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Double Barrel (Heaven Hill) Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Chocolate Praline Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Cherries Jubilee Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Proprietor's 2025 If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

For the third year in a row, Binny's has asked staff from all 46 stores to conduct blind tastings of their favorite wines, under $50. The massive list is pared down to 50 wines that you can grab for under $50. This week, we're trying seven highlights from the list. Pertois Moriset L'Assemblage Brut Domaine Kuentz Bas Alsace 2024 Stags' Leap Winery Chardonnay 2023 Tua Rita Rosso dei Notri 2023 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon Filius 2022 Damilano Barolo Lecinquevigne 2021 Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2015 Half Bottle If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.    

It's the most wonderful time for a beer, wet hopped beers to be specific. Bines are harvested and then hops are quickly raced to a nearby (ish) brewery, where they are thrown right into the boil kettle. There aren't as many wet hopped beers as there used to be, but there are still some great ones from local favorite breweries. Off Color Wet Hopped Beer for Pizza Hopewell Harvest Pale Ale Three Floyds Broo Doo Two Brothers Heavy Handed Revolution Farm to Fist If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

Teeling's Master Distiller, Alex Chasko, got his start during the nascent days of the craft beer industry in the US. That probably explains why he's always driving innovation for Teeling Whiskey's barrel regiments. It's those unique barrel regiments that keeps the Whiskey Hotline returning to the Teeling barrel warehouse every year to dig through thousands of casks to find unique and interesting barrel finishes.  If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

Do you like collecting things? Or do you want to start? Do you have an empty wine cellar or a new fridge that needs filling? Should you even start collecting and aging, or just drink when you buy? Either way, Binny's has you covered. This week we're talking to spirits and wine experts about the dos and dont's of collecting. Trimbach Pinot Gris Chateau Potensac Medoc 2010 If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

Pumpkin Spice Latte Season (PSL SZN) is upon us. For beer and cider drinkers, that can sometimes mean big gloppy messes. But this week's lineup features a selection of some of Roger's favorites, that are all exercises in subtly and the art of balance. Also, a listener question about the status of a beloved Scottish lager. Dogfish Head Punkin Ale Cigar City Good Gourd Avery The Kaiser Pipeworks Pumpkin Spice Latte 2 Towns Hollow Jack Schilling Maple Moment Southern Tier Maple Warlock Ommegang All Hallows Treat If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

Another episode, another multi-generational Italian liqueur producer named Matteo. This week, Barrel to Bottle welcomes Matteo Luxardo, Global Export Director, and Gareth "G" Franklin, Global Brand Ambassador. Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur Luxardo Herbal Liqueur del Santo Luxardo Bitter Bianco Luxardo Espresso Liqueur If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

We love amaro on Barrel to Bottle, but shockingly, we've never spoke to an Italian Amaro maker. That changes today as we welcome Matteo Meletti. For nearly 155 years, the Meletti family has been making anisettes and amari in the Le Marche region of Italy. Meletti Anisette Meletti Amaro Meletti Fernet Meletti Coffee Liqueur Meletti 1870 Bitter Aperitivo If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

It's Bourbon Heritage Month, so this week we're trying…tequila, Scotch, rum, whiskey and of course bourbon. Dan from the Whiskey Hotline is here with a round-up of the latest offerings from the world of spirits. Manuscrito Tequila Chapter One Blanco FEW Breakfast Bourbon Finished in Maple Syrup Barrels Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon Ryder Cup Limited Edition Coopers' Craft Kentucky Straight Bourbon 2XO 2 Times Oak Kentucky Straight Bourbon the Gem of Kentucky New Riff Distilling Single Barrel Bourbons and Ryes Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Single Barrel Binny's Handpicked GlenAllachie 10-Year-Old Cask Strength Batch #8 Speyside Single Malt E. León Jimenes 1903 Rum la Maison Velier Hampden Estate 1753 Jamaican Rum Smith & Cross Navy Strength Rum Penelope Black Walnut Old Fashioned If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

It's the prost wonderful time of the year for beer geeks! The dog days of summer are probably over and it's time to get your malt on. Specifically, the malty beers of Munich and the surrounding areas. This week we're trying copper-colored Marzens and their paler but still strong Festbier counterparts. Spaten Oktoberfest Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier Victory Festbier Revolution Oktoberfest Off Color Waddle Great Lakes Oktoberfest Ayinger Oktoberfest Märzen Weinhenstephaner Festbier Bell's Octoberfest Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest collaboration with Stortebeker If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Steve Nally is the master distiller at Bardstown Bourbon Company. His "schooling" came during 17 years at Maker's Mark before becoming master distiller. At Bardstown Bourbon Company, he made dozens of recipes per year contract distilling, while also creating collaborative blends and the company's own line of bourbons. Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series #13 (coming soon) Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Bottled- in-Bond Bourbon Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Maison Ferrand Cognac Finish (coming soon) If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

What have they been up to in the cluttered Whiskey Hotline office? As usual, there's always something new on our shelves and it can be hard to figure out what's what. This week Dan brought a box of new releases; new handpicked tequilas and Irish whiskies, single barrel Scotches and other fun stuff. El Tesoro Reposado Single Barrel #B067-1355 Binny's Handpicked El Tesoro Reposado Single Barrel #B084-1355 Binny's Handpicked Old Grand Dad 7-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Booker's Bourbon 7 Year 2025-2 By the Pond Batch Calumet Farm 17-Year-Old Decanter Bottle Kentucky Straight Bourbon Teeling Irish Single Pot still ex-Calvados Cask #79286 Binny's Handpicked Teeling Irish Single Malt ex-Marsala Cask #97357 Binny's Handpicked Teeling Irish Crystal Malt ex-Moscatel Cask #97511 Binny's Handpicked Signatory Linkwood 11-Year-Old 100 Proof Edition 2013 Signatory Speyside M 13-Year-Old 100 Proof Edition 2011 Laphroaig Cairdeas 10-Year-Old Cask Strength 2024 Three Floyds Distilling Sea's Cruelty Banana & Coconut Rum If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Somehow, in the nearly 8 years of doing this podcast we have never had a guest from Lagunitas. That's because we wanted Jeremy Marshall or nothing. Lagunitas' brewmaster (head brewmonster) has been with the company for 18 years and has seen almost everything in craft beer. Lagunitas Hazy IPA (coming soon) Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Lagunitas Yakimopolis Lagunitas Lupulin Affair If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Old Forester is one of the oldest whiskey brands in America, steeped in history but still innovating. Melissa Rift is the Master Taster at Old Forester. What is a Master Taster? We'll find out this week, while tasting some Old Forester. Old Forester 1870 Original Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Kentucky Straight Bourbon Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whisky Kentucky Straight Bourbon Old Forester Rye 100 Proof If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.  

Roger loves Fourth of July. He loves most holidays because it's an excuse to make holiday-themed cocktails. Unfortunately, we had to record this episode without him, but he's here in spirit. Celebrate the long weekend with these themed cocktails from the easy to the complex. Check out all the recipes on our blog If you have a question for the Barrel to Bottle Crew, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we answer your question during a podcast, you'll get a $20 Binny's Gift Card! If you like our podcast, subscribe wherever you download podcasts. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.