Barrel to Bottle, The Binny's Podcast

Every year, the Barrel to Bottle crew is lucky enough to get an early preview of Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Stout. This year’s line-up is focused on the importance of barrels, and revisits some favorite recipes from the past with new twists.  

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The third Thursday of November is Beaujolais Nouveau Day. It also happens to be a week before Thanksgiving, which is convenient because this wine is easy to pair with the vast array of flavors on your holiday table. Take a quick sip of Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2024 with Barrel to Bottle. 

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For the second year, Binny’s presents its list of the Top 50 Wines Under $50. Wine consultants from every Binny’s location conducted their own tasting of their top wines of 2024; from favorites in crowded categories to esoteric, off-the-beaten path offerings, this list has something for everyone.

This week on Barrel to Bottle, we’re highlighting ten to try from this year’s list, in no particular order.

• Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis 2022
• Trefethen Dry Riesling 2023
• Turley White Zinfandel 2023
• Ramey Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2022
• Domaine Jean Marc Burgaud Morgon Les Charmes 2022
• Girolamo Russo a Rina Etna Rosso 2022
• Raul Perez Ultreia St. Jacques 2021
• Domaine Drouhin Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2022
• Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Telegramme Chateauneuf du Pape 2021
• Jansz Premium Rosé

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Master Blender Ashley Barnes is a super taster with an analytical mind. With a background in molecular biology, she consults with distilleries on quality control and other aspects of their business. This week we’re sampling some of her favorite releases.

• E.J. Curley & Company Small Batch Bourbon
• Lucky Seven ‘The Frenchman’ French Oak Finishing Barrel #20 Binny’s Handpicked
• Lucky Seven ‘The Holiday Toast’ Double Oak Finish Binny’s Handpicked

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Dr. Rachel Barrie is the Master Blender for Glenglassaugh, BenRiach and Glendronach. On this episode of Barrel to Bottle, Dr. Rachel meditatively guides us through the sweet side of Speyside. Then we meditatively guide her through a Scotch and flavored popcorn pairing. 

• Glenglassaugh Sandend Highland Single Malt
• BenRiach Cask Edition 10-Year-Old ex-Tennessee Whiskey Barrel #6247 2009
• BenRiach Cask Edition 10-Year-Old Virgin Oak Barrel #7731 2010
• Garrett Popcorn Caramel Crisp
• Garrett Popcorn Cheese Corn

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It’s never been easier to flex your mixology skills at home than it is now. The ingredients are better, the equipment is more advanced, the techniques are easy to master. This week on Barrel to Bottle we’re going to teach you how to impress your friends and family with five cocktails, along with recommendations for accessories and ingredients you can purchase or make yourself.

Check out all the cocktail recipes on our blog. 

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If you can’t handle the tannins, get out of Montalcino. Or grab some rich, fatty foods like pecorino toscano, fennel-rich finnochiona, butter and crusty Tuscan bread.

This week we’re highlighting Tuscan wines from Montalcino and the surrounding area.  

• Altesino Rosso 2022
• Caprili Rosso di Montalcino 2022
• Caprili Brunello di Montalcino 2019
• Tenute Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino 2019
• Mastrojanni Brunello di Montalcino 2019
• Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino White Label 2019

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It’s Pumpkin SZN! It’s been here for a while because seasonal creep starts earlier and earlier. At the height of the pumpkin craze, our stores were packed with pumpkin and pumpkin-spiced beverages. But after a bit of a lull, pumpkin is on the rise again and the great news is all our favorites are still around.           We’ve got a whole patch of pumpkin beers, wines and spirits to try this week. If you like pumpkin, you’re not basic! Drink what you like!

• Big Muddy Pumpkin Smasher
• Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale
• Schlafly Pumpkin Ale
• Schlafly Vanilla Pumpkin Ale
• Off Color Pumpkin Beer for Cafés
• Southern Tier Caramel Pumking
• New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin
• Leelanau Cellars Witches Brew Spiced Apple
• Prairie State Pumpkin Wine
• St. Julian Pumpkin Spice Latte
• Fulton’s Harvest Pumpkin Pie Cream Liqueur
• Buzzballz Pumpkin

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There are always new items in the spirits aisles of Binny’s. While bourbon is still very much the focus, don’t forget about Scotch, Rye and even Scottish Rye.

• Jim Beam Sunshine Blend
• J. Reiger & Co. Straight Bourbon
• Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Wheated
• Still Austin High Rye Bourbon Single Barrel #2020/008-1 Binny’s Handpicked
• Angel’s Envy Bourbon Sherry Barrel Select #CE055 Binny’s Handpicked
• SirDavis Rye
• RyeLaw Scottish Rye Whisky
• Yellowstone American Single Malt Single Barrel #SM090 Yellowstone American Single Malt Single Barrel #SM056
• FEW Spirits Chicago Smokeworks Cherrywood Smoked Malt Whiskey
• Gordon Daniels Linkwood 15-Year-Old Speyside Single Malt

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Oktoberfest is probably our most beloved seasonal beer style, so it just makes sense for Barrel to Bottle to regularly revisit Märzens and Festbiers. There are so many Oktoberfest-adjacent beers on our shelves that we can do an episode almost every year with little to no overlap.

This year, we’ve got a slew of American craft takes on the styles, and only one from Germany. So lace up your dirndl and grab your liter glass, it’s time for Gemütlichkeit.

• Urban Chestnut O-Katz Oachkatzlschwoaf Oktoberfest
• Pollyanna Fruhauf Oktoberfest
• Art History Artoberfest
• Central Waters Octoberfest Lager
• Rhinegeist Franz
• Hofbrauhaus-Freising Festbier
• Maplewood Festbier
• Firestone Walker Oaktoberfest
• Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest collaboration with Brauerei Gutmann

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!

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