The crew sat down for Veteran’s Day weekend and discussed Four Branches Bourbon w/ two of the founders Harold Underdown, U.S. Navy and RJ Casey, U.S. Army. We talked about how the brand came to exist along with some fun stories along the way. Learn more about Four Branches at www.fourbranches.com.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew reviews the newest release from Lyons Brown's Altamar label. They have released the Judge, Four Square and now High N' Wicked. These bottles are both a little over 5 years old, but each brings a special quality.توسط Jeremy Minton

Scott, Nick and Barbara sits down and talks with Claire Marin, Head Distiller of Catskill Provisions Distillery, Pollinator Spirits. We discuss her journey from marketing to beekeeping to head distiller. We also tasted through their spirits and discuss what they are like.توسط Jeremy Minton

This years anniversary episode is a conversation about the past years favorite episodes. It is also a discussion with Amine and we discuss why Old Louisville Whiskey Co is one of my favorite places to go.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew reviews both of these Mizunara cask finished products. One is their newest release, while the second has a similar finish with some added ones.توسط Jeremy Minton

Scott and Brian travel to Chicken Cock at the Circa 1856 Home and meet with Emily Zaborowski, the General Manager and Brand Ambassador. We try through their product line and try one of the signature cocktails they make there. We also cover the brand, how it was revitalized and what the future holds.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew reviews a couple of bottles Brian brought over, both French Oak. We had Penelope vs 2XO. French Oak can easily take over the palate on bourbon and ryes, listen to see how these lined up.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew reviews Starlight’s Eclipse Day Bourbon. Although we are late on getting this out, this pour was not late or delayed in taste. This bottle offered some fantastic fruit and spice notes that carry throughout the palate. Christian did a fantastic job hunting this one down.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew sits down and has a discussion with AJ Schreiner Spirits founder Ken Schreiner. We discussed their upcoming release, the Bourbon Brotherhood and his family’s history around the Schenley/MGP plant. Their new rye and gin are a celebration of his family recipes with a twist of alchemy from Alan Bishop.…

The team sit down and discuss the Wild Turkey Cornerstone Rye VS Knob Creek 10 Year and Single Barrel Ryes. For the price you can't go wrong with any of these. That being said its nice to compare and contrast bottles from a different price range.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew sits down and reviews an Old Bones 18 yr Canadian Rye and puts it up against the 291 12 yr Anniversary Bottle. These Mountainesque ryes have a very earthy sweet and spicy taste that are very similar. It was really hard to decide which one was better.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew sits down and reviews a store pick from Driftless Glen. Not one of the better picks I tried from them. This was the first we have reviewed on the show, but we will have to revisit a different one to compare our notes.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew reviews and compares 3 Rum Finished Bourbons, Old Forester 117 Series vs Jefferson vs Highwest. These were all very unique in their own way. One had very little taste, while the other two battled it out between the taste and nose.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew reviews the latest 13th Colony Barrel Strength and 95 Proof releases. Brian picked up these bad boys and we tried and compared them.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew ventures down to Jack Daniels and has a great conversation with Chris Fletcher Master Distiller for Jack Daniels. Chris Fletcher is Vice President, Master Distiller and Director of Quality at the Jack Daniel Distillery. In this role, he uses an extensive knowledge of the whiskey-making process to supervise and ensure the world’s top-sellin…

The crew reviews and compares the Hotel Tango Port & Midwinter’s Night Dram Act 11 Scene 3. These as of now are my two favorite Port finishes of the year. It's early in the year, but damn these were both delicious. Picking one over the other was harder than I expected.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew has a coversation around Wood, Barrels and Sustainability of White Oak. How does this affect the industry? Will there be changes? Or will we be just fine, because younger people will rebel like earlier generations did?توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew interviews Alan Kennedy with Redemption Whiskey. We discussed his journey to the whiskey business. From chef to bartender/waiter, to time spent with Dave Pickerel learning his craft; to today. We also tried and walk through three pours, Redemption Rye, the Cognac finished and their upcoming release Sur Lee.…

The crew compares and contrast the Wild Turkey Unforgotten & Angels Envy Cask Strength Rye Finished in Sauterne and Toasted Oak Barrels. Two pour that are super unique to what each company traditionally does. While both had fantastically delicious baking spice and sweetness, one came out with a different level of flavor, especially for Andy...LOL.…

The crew sits down and reviews a Blue Note Single Barrel. We found out that Tim is much harder to please than the rest of us. Evidently he only likes Weller and Mic Drop..LOL.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew sits down and reviews one of the first batches of 4 year old Ole Smoky Whiskey Company's bourbon. Mashbill is 84/8/8, similar to other Tennessee distillation. Being young it still shows qualities that will grow into a nice 6-10 year product.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew sits down and discussed and reviews the Field of Dreams Bourbon released in 2022. With Batch 2 about to be released, we figured we should give our take on Batch 1.توسط Jeremy Minton

Ed Bley sends the crew batch 2 of the Old Stubborn for us to review. Although the both batches are good, I think I lean in to Batch 2 a bit more than 1. Mainly because I prefer the rye over the wheater.توسط Jeremy Minton

Jonny Tsunami brought back a bottle of barrel strength Jameson Whiskey from his trip abroad. In honor or his sister Leah and her husband Liam's first child arriving, Jonny wanted to pay homage with a toast to them.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew reviews a couple of ryes. We compare and contrast the Bulliett 12 yr and Kentucky Owl Batch 1 Ryes. It's always fun when you can put a recent release up to a release thats 7 years old. What is your favorite rye, new and old?توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew discusses and reviews the most recent wheated bourbon released by Starlight from the 2023 Repeal Day.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew reviews and compares the Discovery 6 and KBS Founders from Bardstown Bourbon Company. The comparisons are like apples and oranges, but offer a wide variety in flavors. Do you have a favorite Discovery bottle or Collaboration?توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew reviews these exceptionally hard to find wheated bourbons. The Makers Cellar age is the oldest Makers that I am aware of, as is the Select Stock Wheat from Heaven Hill. Both are sweet and tasty, but one is just a bomb of flavor.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew reviews the 2019 release of Mic Drop from PM Spirits. These releases tend to be fairly good and solid MGP blends. While their early releases were older, the newer ones have been 4-6 years old.توسط Jeremy Minton

The Den of Thieves take over the Brock's and review 3 super unique barrels available right now in Old Louisville's Single Barrel Program. We reviewed two 36% high rye MGP, a 8 yr Columbian Oak, 11 yr Regular and a 51/49 rye/malt barrel. Check out Old Louisville Whiskey Company for your next single barrel selection.…

The crew sits down and discusses two Derby Cocktail that are alternatives to the Mint Julep, Spire and Lilly. The Ky. Buck is a refreshing take on the Ky Mule, and The Forbidden Sour is a refresh of a whiskey sour, made with pomegranate liquor.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew interviews and talks High West Distillery with Isaac Winter - Blending and Distilling Manager. We discussed his background in the industry, his early career as a brewer and yeast guru, and what he does for fun. We discuss the Bottled in Bond Rye, Bourye and other expressions and what makes them unique.…

The crew sits down and reviews the 26th iteration of the Old Foresters President's Choice Bourbon. The PC bottles are a select group of chosen barrels that the Master Taster and Master Distiller set aside for the President to chose as their favorites and so PC's are born.توسط Jeremy Minton

The Final Four and Finals had a couple of surprises, but this may have been the most fun promos we have done in a while. I predict more blinds in the future. Special thanks to our Sponsor Dynasty Epoxy.توسط Jeremy Minton

Round 3 the Elite 8 of the NIT Tournament of Whiskeys did not disappoint. Nick and Scott actually disagree on one...LOL. a few match up results will really shock you.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew sits down to discuss and review the late fall release from Jack Daniels, the Twice Barreled Rye. The more JD I drink the more I find it to be fantastic, especially their ryes.توسط Jeremy Minton

This was a fun conversation through these blinds of round 2 of the ryes and barrel proof whiskeys.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew blinds round 2 of the 100 proof/Bottled in Bond and Finished/under 100 proof bourbon and whiskeys. It's fun to see how everyday shelf whiskey still gets the crew excited.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew sits down and reviews the newest release from Sazerac The Traveler. It's a collaboration between Master Distiller Harlan Wheatley and Country Legend Chris Stapleton.توسط Jeremy Minton

The Crew finishes out the Round of 32 blinds with barrel/cask strength products. Poor Carl had zero luck picking which pour was which. While Old Fo 1920 stood out for all of us.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew blinds through the first round of Ryes and Whiskey.توسط Jeremy Minton

Nick suckers Scott into drinking and reviewing Jameson, Johnny Walker Red and Jameson Orange in honor of St. Patricks Day. Although I don't like scotch, I had to be a team player and play along.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew and I walk through Part 2 of Round 1 is us tasting through under 100 proof and finished whiskeys. This bracket had 5 crowd favorites and brought out the best and worst of us all.. lol. @Jonny Tsunami.توسط Jeremy Minton

In this episode the crew picks between the first 8 pours in the bracket. The Bottled in Bond and 100 proof bourbons.توسط Jeremy Minton

This episode is a lead in to this years special NIT Bracket Pick'em Contest. Instead of letting you pick the winners each round, we are going to blind each round and fans will complete a bracket online and the person with the most points will win a prize pack.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew reviews two different Starlight Finished Bourbons, one was the Spanish Brandy picked by Louisville Bourbon Buzz and the other is a Ted Pear Brandy pick.توسط Jeremy Minton

The crew discuss the Starlight Mizunara vs Good Times Amuburana Honey Finished Bourbons. Both unique and tasty, but one offers such a delicate profile, I've not had in a while.توسط Jeremy Minton

Scott goes crazy and makes a Peanut Butter Whiskey inspired from an instagram video, and decides to create two cocktails from it. Peanut butter and jelly and peanut butter cup. Listen to find out if it turned out good and how to make your own.توسط Jeremy Minton

Scott sits down with the Brock's and Dan to review the Family Estate bottles from Starlight’s Repeal Day. The bourbon and rye both settling in at just over 7 years.توسط Jeremy Minton

Scott sits down with Sarah and some friends to discuss some cocktail creations of Sarah's. There was The Brown'd Butter Kiss, The Brosemary and a modern twist of the Whiskey Sour. Coming up with the names was the most fun part.توسط Jeremy Minton