This week, Jim and Mike hang out with Jesse Parker, Master Blender at Doc Swinson’s out of Washington State. It is always a good day when we get to try some new whiskeys while hanging out with a new friend. Jesse sent us several bottles and over the course of this episode, we will
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The Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) announced today that its annual Kentucky Bourbon Affair (KBA) fantasy camp won’t happen in September 2022, but the prestigious event is being reimagined for 2023. This follows the previous cancellation of the event last year and in 2020. The KDA created the KBA eight years ago as a world-class celebration …
After seven years of playing a key leadership role in the renaissance of Old Forester, Master Taster Jackie Zykan announced today she is stepping away to pursue other career opportunities. Her last day with Old Forester and Brown-Forman is July 1. “In the summer of 2015, I joined Brown-Forman to be a part of the …
This week, Bruce Russel from https://www.wildturkeybourbon.com/ visited us at Jeptha Bend Farm. As Jim and I chatted with him, I wondered if he felt the pressure of continuing the legacy that his grandfather and father have built. He isn’t the first to be put in this position as, Jim Beam, Makers Mark, Heaven Hill
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By Richard Thomas If you are as lucky as I am, you get two Father’s Days. Because my child lives abroad, he marks the occasion on their calendar; I mark it on the American holiday. That way, I get to celebrate it twice, and the second round is coming up, because in the United States, …
An easygoing Bourbon with plenty of expected sweetness and some rather herbal spice notes keeps this one interesting and entertaining. 84/100
Life is full of surprises. Cliché? Sure. But, true. I awoke at 4:00 AM excited for my Tuesday morning flight to Kentucky. As I hastily snoozed my alarm, I noticed my flight had been delayed by two hours. No worries. A quick rebook via Delta’s app and d…
On this week’s podcast episode Jim and I answered several questions on our Epic Bourbons and Listener Questions Episode. One question centered around distillery expansion and which ones we were excited about, but this led me to think of another question. Are the big distilleries going to flood the market with bourbon and cause
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Woodford Reserve has released a new limited-edition bottle as part of its annual Distillery Series – Toasted Oak Oat Grain. This new product is made of fully-matured Woodford Reserve Oat Grain Bourbon, which is then finished in a second barrel that has been heavily toasted. The result is a beautiful topaz color liquid that features …
The first batch of Booker’s Bourbon for 2022 is out, and it has been dubbed “Ronnie’s Batch.” The namesake for this release is Ronnie Land, a veteran employee at Jim Beam’s Clermont and Boston, Kentucky facilities. Over his 40 year career at Beam, Land worked his way up to Warehouse Manager. If that doesn’t sound …
