It’s time for the Barrel to Bottle Pick(s) of the Year. For the first time ever, we have seven people on mics, so it should be obvious why we had to split this into two episodes.

• Pat’s One and Only PickPenrose Fantasy West collaboration with More Brewing  
• Jenna’s First PickMichter's US 1 Single Barrel Straight Rye 
• Jim’s First PickOff Color Beer for Lounging 
• Pat’s One and Only PickBenromach 9-Year-Old First Fill Sherry Hogshead #719 Binny’s Handpicked/Benromach 11-Year-Old First Fill Bourbon Barrel #595 Binny’s Handpicked
• Greg’s First PickSurly Abrasive 
• Chris’ First PickTrimbach Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile 2011
• Roger’s First PickBoulevard Barrel Aged Wheat Wine collaboration with Firestone Walker 
• Pat’s One and Only PickSignatory Glenlivet 15-Year-Old First Fill Sherry Butt #900788 Binny’s Handpicked 
• Jenna’s Second PickGoose Island Neon Beer Hug 

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It's time to check back in on Chris and Pat's respective aged eggnogs. We last checked in on these over a year ago, but how are they now? Will the Barrel to Bottle Crew survive or is this the last episode? 

We’re back with part two of our yearly Binny’s Buyer’s Picks episode.

• Bill, Wine Buyer:Alion, 2018  Clark & Sheffield 10 Year Old Tawny Port ­

• Mike Baba, Wine BuyerCliff Lede Claret 2019    

• Mark Senal, Wine BuyerInspiration 1818 Brut by Billecart 

• Kyle, Beer Buyer Goldfinger Brewery

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It’s December, which means we’re once again talking with Binny’s category buyers about what they were most impressed with this year. These people taste everything, so this is the best of the best for 2022.

• Jeff, Spirits Buyer:Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Goose Island BCBS Barrel Finished Bourbon 
• Douglas, Beer Buyer: Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout 2022 
• Barbara, Wine Director: La Croix Ducru Beaucaillou Saint Julien 2019 
• Jack, Cigar Buyer:Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary 
• Brett, Specialty Spirits Buyer: Porchjam Distilling Cheramie Rum 

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There are a lot of guidelines and rules around drinking wine that may or may not apply anymore and Lincoln Park wine manager Ben is here to smash them. Or confirm them.

Shatter some myths with the following wines:

• Crossbarn by Paul Hobbs 2019 
• Stadt Krems Gruner Veltliner Kremstal 2021
• Vietti Barbera d’Asti Tre Vigne 2020  
• Chateau Peyrabon Haut Medoc 2009
• Laurent-Perrier Harmony

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Brian Nation (formerly of Midleton) and David Perkins (formerly of High West) are two heavy hitters in the spirits industry. So, Pat was quite shocked when he heard that an upstart distillery in Minnesota had hired both of them, he had to check them out. That lead him to Keeper’s Heart, where they’re making Irishized American Whiskey and Americanized Irish Whiskey.

Right now, Keeper’s Heart is sourcing bourbon and rye from MGP in Indiana. Since last year they’ve also been laying down their own distillate. The first thing they’ve produced is an American Single Pot Still. 

Drink along at home with the following whiskies:

• Keeper’s Heart Irish + American Blended Whiskey
• Keeper’s Heart Irish + Bourbon Blended Whiskey 
• Keeper’s Heart Irish + American 110 Proof 
• Keeper’s Heart 10 Year Single Malt 

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What are you drinking for Thanksgiving? We’ve got recommendations for spirits before, during and after dinner, beers that pair with a wide range of dishes and wines to pair with specific types of guests at your dinner table.

• Huber’s Starlight Distillery Bourbon Finished in Armagnac Barrel #21-2315 Binny’s Handpicked 
• Huber’s Starlight Distillery Bourbon Finished in PX Sherry Barrique #22-2060 Binny’s Handpicked 
• Riaz Oaxaca Cuishe Mezcal 
• Koval Cranberry Gin Liqueur 
• Amaro Montenegro 
• Cappelletti Amaro Alta Verde 

• Allagash Tripel  
• Allagash Curieux 
• Schilling Excelsior Imperial Apple 
• North Coast Old Stock Ale 

• Caruso e Minini Inzolia 2021 
• Anthill Farms Pinot Noir North Coast 
• Ridge Geyersville 2020 
• Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir Cuvee Laurene 2019 
• Dr H Thansich Bernkasteler Graben Riesling Spatlese 2019

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Coffee. It’s probably one of the most popular adjuncts in craft beer. Most of the coffee Roger drinks is through beer because he’s a tea guy. But he assembled some coffee guys for today’s episode. Then he picked some great coffee beers and also sourced the coffee used in the beers so we could try it all side-by-side.

Drink along at home with the following beers:

• AleSmith Speedway Stout
• AleSmith Barrel Aged Vietnamese Speedway Stout 
• Founders KBS 
• Founders Maple Mackinac Fudge KBS 
• Revolution Brewing Café Deth

This week’s listener question comes from Bill, who loves the show. This is more of a comment than a question, but he wants to know why Abita changed the Turbodog label from the adorable puppy to the generic-looking black and yellow label.

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Marsha Milam is one of the founders of Milam & Greene, a Texas distillery that makes their own juice, but also blends and ages sourced liquid. Marsha started the distillery after having an epiphany while on the Bourbon Trail in Kentucky. She recruited world-renowned spirits expert Heather Greene to be her partner and blender. Then she brought in Marlene Holmes, formerly of Jim Beam, to be her Master Distiller.

Drink along at home with the following bourbons:

• Milam & Greene Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Milam & Greene Triple Cask Bourbon
• Milam & Greene Port Casks Finished Rye
• Milam & Greene Distillery Edition Straight Bourbon 2022
• Milam & Greene Unabridged Bourbon Volume 1

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Pat loves Scotch. Scotchy Scotch Scotch. We haven’t done an episode on Handpicked Scotches in a while, so to recap the process: Brett, and sometimes Pat and Joe, travel to Scotland once or twice a year and visit as many distilleries as possible every day. If it’s at an independent bottler, the entire day is spent crawling around in barrel warehouses picking casks they want to try.  

Binny’s has carefully cultivated relationships with independent bottles going back nearly twenty years. What they taste in Scotland gets narrowed down to around 30 candidates. They sample those 30 samples again back home and then choose which casks they want to buy. Because of these relationships, Binny’s gets access to some special stuff.

Drink along at home with the following Handpicked Scotches:

• Signatory Mannochmore 11 year old Dechar/Rechar Hogshead # 7611 Binny's Handpicked 2010 
• Signatory Mortlach 14 year old Hogshead # 709084 Binny's Handpicked 2007 
• Signatory Pulteney 13 year old First Fill Bourbon Bourbon Barrel # 800114 Binny's Handpicked 2008
• Signatory Craigellachie 12 year old First Fill Bourbon # 306163 Barrel Binny's Handpicked 2009 
• Signatory Glenlivet 15 year old First Fill Sherry Butt # 900788 Binny's Handpicked 2006 
• Gordon & Macphail Tamdhu 25 year old Refill Hogshead # 6496 Binny's Handpicked 1996 
• Signatory Whitlaw 8 year old Refill Sherry Finishing Butt # 108 Binny's Handpicked 2013 
• Benromach 9 year old First Fill Sherry Hogshead # 719 Binny's Handpicked 2011 
• Benromach 11 year old First Fill Bourbon Barrel # 595 Binny's Handpicked 2010 
• Signatory Staoisha (Heavily Peated Bunnahabhain) 7 year old Dechar Rechar Hogshead # 10770 Binny's Handpicked 2014 

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