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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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