In this episode the boys from Distilled Bourbon Podcast head to Louisville to attend April’s BIG Bourbon Club meeting. We sampled bourbon, met new friends, heard the latest from Lux Row Distillers, Brian made an exciting announcement and I purchased too many barrel picks. Needless to say we had a blast! We included some of the highlights of the meeting here along with an interview with Lux Row’s Christina Hager.
Which bourbon brands do you keep on hand at any given time? Here are our “must have” bottles and why we chose them. From great juice to sentimental bourbon life experiences some labels just hit closer to home than others.
Distilled Bourbon Podcast toured the Green River Distillery Co. in Owensboro, KY. Our guide Caryn was amazing! She gives us the inside scoop on the history, operation and future of Green River Bourbon.
Distilled Bourbon Podcast hits the road to interview Master Distiller and General Manager of Green River Distillery Co., Jacob Call in part 1 of this 2 part series highlighting the Whiskey without Regrets.
Green River is one of those iconic brands and its back better than ever!
Chuck and Brian interview Darrell Littrell in his man cave. Darrell throws a great party/BBQ/shindig. Hear Darrell’s introduction to bourbon and part of his story in this special edition of Distilled the Bourbon Podcast.
New distillers are popping up everywhere. Where do the distillers and others turn for the know-how they need? The Distilled Bourbon Podcast crew talks with Colin Blake, Moonshine Univ.’s Director of Spirits Education, about what the pros – and even amateurs enthusiasts like you – can learn.
Plenty of bottles of bourbon bear somebody’s name: Blanton’s, Col. E.H. Taylor, Pappy Van Winkle, and shrew George Remus.
Who were these icons of Bourbon? Did Elijah Craig really invent bourbon? Why should we care about Evans Williams?
Much of the enjoyment of bourbon culture is understanding the history and culture of the trade. In this episode, Brent Brian and Chuck tell you the life stories behind the names behind some of the most interesting brands of bourbon.
We all know about top shelf bourbons. Those are the pricey bottles that you often see in the full-page ads in the whiskey magazines and at eye level in your local liquor store. But what about bottom-shelf bourbons – the cheap juice tucked away down by the floor that you don’t see unless you’re looking for them?
Are there any bottom-shelf bourbons worth sipping? In this episode, Brent, Brian and Chuck try a blind taste-test of seven whiskeys priced at under $30 to find out. And there sure were some surprises! The boys behind Distilled Bourbon Podcast encourage you to listen to our experience – and then to organize your own blind tasting so you can discover your own surprises!
How We Did It
Distilled Bourbon Podcast conducted a single-blind taste test. While the boys were at the microphones, Brian’s wife, Justina, poured a sample of bottom-shelf whiskey into three cairn glasses and brought them into the turret, where we record most of our podcasts. The only thing the boys knew was which number they were tasting. They nosed the glasses, tasted and discussed. Then Justina brought in the next three glasses.
How You Can Do It
Plan an evening with a few friends. Each friend or couple can bring a bottle or two of an inexpensive whiskey (you can decide your own price point: $30, $25, even $20 or less). Have someone pour samples where the tasters can’t see the bottles and number them. Invite the tasters to take notes; you can decide whether to discuss them among yourselves as you taste them. At the end, the server can reveal what sample No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and so on really were. And like the Distilled Bourbon Podcast boys; Be prepared to be surprised! Most importantly, please drink responsibly – and have a designated driver available.
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Our Distilled Bourbon Podcast crew sits down with Corky and Carson Taylor in a rare interview to discuss their family’s legacy and award winning Kentucky Peerless Distillery products.
We cover it all from Corky’s great-grandfather, Henry Kraver, taking Worsham Distillery to new heights as Kentucky Peerless in the 1880’s through the revival of DSP-KY-50 and their new found success. And it all started in our hometown of Henderson, KY!
