Little Big Town’s latest hit, “Wine, Beer, Whiskey,” has been a perfect song for some of the times we’ve as a world have been going through for the past year. The song, written by Tofer Brown, Sean McConnell and LBT band members Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook, was a fun moment of levity for the band and their co-writers and was completed in under an hour paying homage to friends named Jack, Jose, Brandy, Sherry and Captain.
The go-to libations for the band members include at least two of the three in the song title. “I definitely go for whiskey, that’s my go-to. I like it on a big cube. (laughs) What I really love is E.H. Taylor. It’s so good. It’s like caramel in a glass,” says Jimi Westbrook. His wife and bandmate, Karen Fairchild, enjoys a good red wine, and it could have the band’s name on the label. “We had a Syrah that we did a couple of years ago, and it still just drinks fantastic. And then I’ve been drinking Frank Family Vineyards. Their Cab is wonderful.”
For Kimberly Schlapman, she enjoys a lighter, sweeter drink. “I hate to toot our own horn, but (laughs) my favorite wine, I like wine, and we have a canned wine, Day Drinking, and the peach is my favorite. It’s so yummy,” she says. And for Phillip Sweet, he will usually choose between two different liquors. ““I usually go to a cold shot of Crown Royal from the freezer,” he says. “I like tequila, and if it’s tequila, I like Casamigos Reposado, and I like it neat; no ice, nothing, and you can mix in a little pineapple juice for fun.”
“Wine, Beer, Whiskey” is featured on the band’s 9th studio album Nightfall, which debuted at the top spot of Billboard’s Country Chart upon its release last year.
Audio / Little Big Town’s Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild reveal their pandemic go-to libations.
DownloadLittle Big Town (Wine, Beer OR Whiskey) 1 OC: (Karen) …that’s deadly. (laughs) :55
JIMI: “I definitely go for whiskey, that’s my go-to. I like it on a big cube. (laughs) What I really love is E.H. Taylor. It’s so good. It’s like caramel in a glass. It’s awesome.” KAREN: “Well, I like all the beverages, but I like, I had a great glass of red wine last night. This sounds horrible, but it was ours. It sounds like I’m pitching. We had a Syrah that we did a couple of years ago, and it still just drinks fantastic. And then I’ve been drinking Frank Family Vineyards. Their Cab is wonderful. It depends. If I feel super cooped up, then I’m going to buy something expensive. (laughs) And did you know that there’s an app called Drizly that delivers alcohol now? Yeah, that’s deadly. That’s deadly.” (laughs)
Audio / Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman and Phillip Sweet talk about what they like drinking, especially during quarantine.
DownloadLittle Big Town (Wine Beer OR Whiskey) 2 OC: (Phillip) …juice for fun. (laughs) :48
KIMBERLY: “Well, I hate to toot our own horn, but (laughs) my favorite wine, I like wine, and we have a canned wine, Day Drinking, and the peach is my favorite. It’s so yummy. Sorry, but I am what I am. (laughs)” PHILLIP: “It’s a spritzer. It’s a white wine spritzer.” JIMI: “You need sweet.” PHILLIP: “I usually go to a cold shot of Crown Royal from the freezer. I like tequila, and if it’s tequila, I like Casamigos Reposado, and I like it neat; no ice, nothing, and you can mix in a little pineapple juice for fun.” (laughs)