Barrel To Bottle, The Binny's Podcast

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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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

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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If we

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 comments@binnys.com, 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 Bottl

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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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 comments@binnys.com, 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.