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2023 Whiskey

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Bourbon Podcast Announces 2023 Whiskey of the Year

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Fresh pop in paradise. #EHTaylor Single Barrel never disappoints.
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“This is a gentleman’s drink. This is nice.” ~Frank Sinatra
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Time to chill and sip on some great bourbon. Happy Saturday friends.☀️🥃
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Which one wins? Check out our latest episode of Double Barrel, featuring a blind between Henry McKenna 10 and Michter’s 10. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bourbon-podcast/id1632025979
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Popping a unicorn.🦄
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Sunday sippin’. What’s everyone drinking?
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These @the_greenbrier barrel picks are 52 years apart. The legendary Stitzel-Weller Very Old Fitzgerald barreled in 1962 and sold in The Greenbrier gift shop in 1971 for $2.90, along with the tasty @jackdaniels_us rye sold in 2023. The Greenbrier, known as “America’s Resort”, is located amid the breathtaking Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. The Greenbrier stands as a National Historic Landmark and world-class resort that has been welcoming guests, including many United States Presidents, since 1778.
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Samoas and Kentucky Spirit barrel pick by Eddie Russell and @all_things_bourbon The perfect combination. 🍪🥃🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Inside the bourbon bunker. #bourbonpodcast
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Recording a new episode of Double Barrel today where we do blind comparisons of an allocated v. a non-allocated whiskey. Who will win this matchup?
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What’s in your glass?
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Left or right? 🐐 v. 👑
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I’m going to need another glass.
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Fresh pop for the #superbowl Who you got?
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I like it, I love it. @oldforester Birthday Bourbon vertical. Did you know in 2003 there was a Spring and Fall release?
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Sunday sippin’. Left or right? Blanton’s barrel pick v. Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel.
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I’ve been excited to crack this @angelsenvy barrel pick by @misswhiskeyhistorian at @houseofbourbonlex Cheers! 🥃
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Excited to premiere “Double Barrel.” Ben, Kyle, and Joe do. blind taste test between an allocated whiskey vs a non-allocated whiskey. First up, head-to-head, Pikesville vs Thomas Handy. Enjoy!! Link in bio.
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A friend spent the weekend hunting whiskey in Maryland. This. Is. Insane.
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What would happen if you performed a blind tasting of an allocated whiskey vs. a non-allocated whiskey. Does scarcity and demand affect taste? You’re about to find out when we launch a new segment on Bourbon Podcast called “Double Barrel.” Launching February 1. The results may shock you,
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Left or right?
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Left or right?
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Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous New Year!! Cheers! 🥃
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We tasted over 100 whiskeys this year and we’re proud to announce our 2023 Whiskey of the Year: Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon®. The highly anticipated 2023 release of Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon® was limited to 9,600 bottles coming in at 140.9 proof. Cowboy Bourbon® is bottled at cask strength, uncut and unfiltered, providing a unique flavor that is distinctly Garrison Brothers and unapologetically Texas. “The 2023 release of Cowboy Bourbon® really stood out to us,” said Joe Nassif, co-host of Bourbon Podcast. “It is a big, bold, hazmat bourbon that is packed with flavor. It tastes like a dessert in a glass, with notes of brown sugar, chocolate, raisins, and cinnamon.” In addition to 2023 Whiskey of the Year, Bourbon Podcast announced the following 2023 Honorable Mention Whiskeys: 2XO Gem of Kentucky, 108 Proof, MSRP $199 Old Forester The President’s Choice, Barrel #30, 117 Proof, MSRP $189 Russell Reserve 13, Batch 4, 114.8 Proof, MSRP $150 Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond 10 year (Spring 2023), 100 Proof, MSRP $140 Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Rye, 114.4 Proof, MSRP $270 Elijah Craig Barrel Strength (C923), 133 Proof, MSRP $70 Elijah Craig Barrel Strength (B523), 124.2 Proof, MSRP $70 Garrison Brothers Balmorhea, 115 Proof, MSRP $180 Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Bourbon, Barrel #23G2651, 94.4 Proof, $185 MSRP George T. Stagg, 135 Proof, MSRP: $125
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Finishing out 2023 with one of my favorite pours of the year. @dixon_dedman and @2xowhiskey absolutely nailed it. Cheers! 🥃
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Excited to announce the 2023 Whiskey of the Year. What’s your pick?
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You know when I get there. 😂🥃🎙️
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What was your favorite pour of 2023?
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One of the best pours I’ve had in 2023. The Spring 2023 Old Fitzgerald 10 year bottled-in-bond really stands out as one of the best releases of this series. What’s your favorite pour of 2023?
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What an incredible night at @oldforester I can’t wait to tell everyone about this experience in an upcoming 🎙️. I was fortunate enough to snag a bottle of the incredibly rare Brown-Forman Decanter. Only 150 bottles were released to the public. It is 150 months old and bottled at 100 proof. The box is made from reclaimed wood from the distillery fire in 2015. The Brown family, Melissa Rift and the entire OF team were wonderful hosts. Much appreciated. Cheers!
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Which one of these incredible bottles would you open first? 👉🏻 Elijah Craig Toasted (94 proof) 👉🏻 Bomberger’s 2023 release (108 proof) 👉🏻 Old Carter 3-KY (116 proof) 👉🏻 Penelope 15 year American Light Whiskey (128.4 proof) . . . #bourbon #whiskey #whisky #bourbonwhiskey
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On this episode: 🥃 Interview of Michter’s CEO Joe Magliocco 🥃 How old is the 2023 Michter’s 10 release? Here’s a hint: it’s a lot older than 10 years. 🥃Old Forester releases its rarest whiskey ever. 🥃Heaven Hill announces Fall 2023 Old Fitzgerald Bib 🥃 Has the bubble burst on the secondary?
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There are a lot of scammers on social media. We’ve blocked thousands of accounts trying to sell whiskey to our followers or encouraging them to join “bourbon clubs.” Don’t fall for it. Report them and block them. And, for what it’s worth, we finished this epic bottle of 1983 Old Taylor today while chilling in a hot tub. It was phenomenal. Cheers!! 🥃
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Barreled in 1977 and bottled in 1983, I’ve been waiting to pop this Old Taylor on my buddy’s 40th birthday. Cheers to great friends and outstanding bourbon!! 🥃
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Our interview with Brent Elliott of @fourrosesbourbon is available! 🥃🎙️ Link in bio.
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I’ve been after this one for a long time. The very first release of Old Forester Birthday Bourbon (2002). I’ll pop it on a special occasion. What bottle is on your wish list?
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This rare bottle is up for auction this week @unicorn_auctions Distilled by Albert Blanton (yes, that Blanton) prior to Sept. 22, 1917 and bottled in 1933 in Frankfort, KY. If you won it, would you drink it?
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@angelsenvy first ever Cask Strength Rye will be released on December 1. So how is it? Check out our new episode featuring Owen Martin, master distiller at Angel’s Envy, as we sample the Cask Strength Rye and Cask Strength Bourbon. Link in the bio.
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Which would you open first? 👉🏻 Old Fitzgerald, 10 year (Spring 2023) 👉🏻 Blantons Gold 👉🏻 Willett, Aged 8 years 👉🏻 Bomberger’s Declaration Small Batch, 2023 release
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What’s everyone sippin’ on? 🦇 🎃
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When your buddy shows up with a bottle of Old Rip 10. You stop working and celebrate.
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What’s everyone sippin’ on?
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What’s everyone drinking? . . . #wellerwednesday #bourbon #whiskey #whisky #buffalotrace #weller #bourbonwhiskey
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What’s everyone drinking?
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Toasted barrel bourbons have been a hit or miss for me. But not this one. Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel has always been a solid pour. What are you sippin on?
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Left or right? In tonight’s podcast, we compare Weller CYPB to Weller 12. Which one do you prefer? Episode will air in the next few weeks.
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What’s everyone drinking tonight? . . #smokewagon #bourbon #whiskey #bourbonwhiskey
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When your buddy shows up to the cookout with EH Taylor Uncut & Unfiltered Batch #9. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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I can’t even begin to tell you how excited we are for this release. This @garrisonbros uncut unfiltered Texas straight bourbon whiskey is handcrafted in Hye, Texas by Master Distiller Donnis Todd and team, and comes in at 140.9 proof for 2023. This is Cowboy’s 9th release and the first time it’s being released over 140 proof. It is released to the public on Saturday September 23 at the distillery and then across the nation by early October.
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Which one of these incredible whiskeys would you open first? 👉🏻 Michter’s 10 Year Straight Rye (92.8 proof) 👉🏻 Willett Family Estate Single Barrel (8 year, 105.2 proof) 👉🏻 A Midwinter Night’s Dram (Act 1, Scene 1, The Encore “Ten Year Anniversary” 101.6 Proof) . . . . #bourbon #whiskey #michters #willett #highwestdistillery #bourbonwhiskey #bar #bourbongram #worldwhiskeysociety #bourbonlife
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Doing a little “research” before our interview with @mariannebmd Anxious to chat with her about @forbiddenbourbon
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Excited to have Dan Garrison, founder and QB distiller of @garrisonbros on the podcast this week.
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If you’re in or near WV and want to help law enforcement, the WV Blue Line K9 Association has a great barrel pick. Stop by the Walgreens located at 6401 Sissonville Drive, Charleston and snag one of these Smooth Ambler barrel picks. $20 donation to WV Blue Line K9 Association and the price of the bottle. 5 year bourbon at 118.4 proof for a great cause! Only 50 bottles available. 🥃🥃🥃
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Our review of Larceny Barrel Proof B522 is up. Link in the bio. 🥃🎙️
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Mind completely blown. 🤯🤯🤯 We can’t thank you enough for listening. Today we hit #3 in the U.S. in the hobbies category and #35 in leisure!!
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🚨🚨🚨To our friends near Lexington, be sure to snag these autographed bottles of Forbidden Bourbon from Justins’ House Of Bourbon Lexington today before they’re gone! @forbiddenbourbon @houseofbourbonlex @mariannebmd
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Our review of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch C922 is up. Check our bio for the link. 🥃🎙️
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When did Mark and Sherri Carter know that Kentucky Owl was going to be a success?
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Outstanding juice from @redwoodempirewhiskey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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So, this just happened. Wow, it’s incredible. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 #woodfordreserve #baccarat #bourbon #whiskey
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Be sure to check out our new 🎙️ episode featuring David Coors of Coors Whiskey Company. Link in our bio.
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Sunday sippin’. Battle of the 10-year olds. Which of these gems would you open first? 👉🏻 Four Roses Private Barrel (aged 10 years, 4 months at 119.8 proof) 👉🏻 Michter’s 10 (94.4 proof) 👉🏻 Old Rip Van Winkle 10 (107 proof) 👉🏻 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon (98 proof, bottled in 2020)
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Just a few pours left. I’ll miss her when she’s gone. 🥃
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What’s your go-to pour? 🥃
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Sunday sippin’. Which bottle would you open first? 👉🏻 Rhetoric 25 👉🏻 Angel’s Envy Cask Strength (2022) 👉🏻 Jack Daniel’s Twice Barreled
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Red, white & blue.🇺🇸 Happy Fourth of July. 💥
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Single barrel Sunday. Which private barrel pick would you open first? 👉🏻 Angel’s Envy (Liquor Barn) 👉🏻 Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit 👉🏻 Blanton’s 👉🏻 Russell’s Reserve
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Sunday sippin’… Father’s Day edition. Which should I pop first? 👉🏻 Pappy Lot B 👉🏻 Old Fitzgerald 17 year (Spring 2022) 👉🏻 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon (2022)
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Ciao.🇮🇹
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Sunday sippin’. Which one would you pop first? 👉🏻 Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Historic Barrel Entry 👉🏻 Old Fitzgerald 17 year (Spring 2022) 👉🏻 Russell’s Reserve 13
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Absolutely blown away by this birthday gift. A Model T by Jim Beam with tax stamp in tact. This was released in 1974 with juice distilled in 1966.
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When Alice Peterson roamed the prestigious halls of Harvard Business School she never imagined being the CEO of a bourbon company. Check out how Alice and her incredible team took Pinhook from an idea to a reality. Link in the profile. 🎙️🥃
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One of our favorite parts of the podcast is the wonderful people we get to meet. @oldfomastertaster is as genuine as they come. Thank you for the hospitality, the tour of @oldforester and sharing some incredible pours with us.
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ETL and Pizza Hut? Hell yes. Cheers! 🥃🍕
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Sunday sippin’. What’s everyone drinking? 🥃
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TGIF. What’s everyone drinking?
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I continue to impressed by @sagamorespirit This double oak rye is one of my favorites. If you haven’t given them a try, you’re missing out.
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Time for some rye. Which would you pop first? 👉🏻 Barrell Seagrass Rye 👉🏻 Michter’s 10 Straight Rye 👉🏻 Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye (ABS pick) 👉🏻 EH Taylor Straight Rye
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Good food. Great friends. Epic pours. 🥃 What a night.
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Which Penelope would you pick? 👉🏻 Architect (104 proof) 👉🏻 Barrel Strength Four Grain (115.8 proof) 👉🏻 Straight Bourbon Four Grain (80 proof)
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What are you drinking?
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13 year Old Scout Single Barrel for $66.27. You buying?
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TGIF. Opening up one of my favorites from last year. What’s a bottle you keep going back to?
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Before Kentucky Owl and Old Carter Whiskey, Mark and Sherri Carter were involved in wine production in California. So, will there ever be an Old Carter Whiskey finished in wine casks? Watch this video to find out.
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First cookout of Spring. Which one would you open first? 👉🏻 Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof 👉🏻 Henry McKenna 10 Year 👉🏻 Blanton’s . . .⁣ .⁣ #bourbon #blantons #wildturkey #buffalotrace #spring #cookout
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What’s everyone drinking?
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That classic online feud
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You know how it feels. . . .⁣ .⁣ #bourbon #spencerlee #pappy #pappyvanwinkle #bourbonwhiskey #bourbons
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I forgot my toothbrush and deodorant but, thankfully, I remembered to bring the essentials. 🏝️ 🥃
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Which one would you crack first? 👉🏻 Elmer T. Lee 👉🏻 Michter’s 10 👉🏻 Russell Reserve 13 . . .⁣ .⁣ #bourbon #bourbonenthusiast #bourbongram #bourbonfinds #bourbonheritagemonth #bourbonhunting #bourbonlife #bourbonlover #bourbonporn #bourbonwhiskey #buffalotrace #cocktails #drink #drinks #instawhiskey #kentucky #kentuckybourbon #ryewhiskey #scotch #whiskeyporn#whiskey #cheers #whiskeygram #whiseylife #whiskeylover #whisky
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Sunday sippin. Which one would you open first? 👉🏻 Larceny Barrel Proof (Batch B521) 👉🏻 McKenna Henry 10 BiB 👉🏻 Rock Hill Farms
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Ever wonder how the BTAC collection started? Third generation Buffalo Trace employee, Freddie Johnson, explains. Full interview will be available on Thursday. 🥃🎙️
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Which one should we review on the next podcast? 👉🏻 Old Forester 117 Series, 1910 Extra Old 👉🏻 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon (2022, 96 proof) 👉🏻 Bardstown The Prisoner (2022 release, 100 proof)
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A toast from the legend, Freddie Johnson, to start off our podcast interview. We’ll post the full interview next week. Download all of our 🎙️ episodes in Apple or Spotify.
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The bourbon community is incredible. Thanks so much to the legendary Freddie Johnson for attending our bourbon tasting dinner in Charleston, WV in support of the Blue Line K9 Association. When we announced Freddie as the key note speaker, the event sold out within a matter of hours. Thank you Freddie and @buffalotrace
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Happy Valentines Day to me! Thank you @all_things_bourbon for helping my wife find this bottle!!
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Big pour for the big game. Which would you open first for Super Bowl LVII? 👉🏻 Weller Single Barrel (97 proof) 👉🏻 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon (2022, 96 proof) 👉🏻 Stagg (2022, 131 proof)
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TGIF. Wow, did I get lucky today!! Should I pop it open and drink it now or save it to review on a future episode of the podcast? 🎙️
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Have you tried Heaven Hill BiB? This 7 year old bourbon is 100 proof with a mashbill of 78% Corn, 12% Malted Barley, 10% Rye. Vanilla & caramel bomb 💣🔥🔥🔥. MSRP $40. If you see it, buy it! . . .⁣ .⁣ #bourbon #bourbonenthusiast #bourbongram #bourbonfinds #bourbonheritagemonth #bourbonhunting #bourbonlife #bourbonlover #bourbonporn #bourbonwhiskey #buffalotrace #cocktails #drink #drinks #instawhiskey #kentucky #kentuckybourbon #ryewhiskey #scotch #whiskeyporn#whiskey #cheers #whiskeygram #whiseylife #whiskeylover #whisky #heavenhilldistillery
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One of my favorite bottles. A 1960 Rebel Yell from the hay day of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery. Following the repeal of prohibition by the passage of the 21st Amendment, the Stitzel–Weller Distillery was built by Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle Sr., Alex T. Farnsley, and Arthur Phillip Stitzel. The facility opened on Derby Day in 1935. Farnsley and Stitzel died in the 1940s leaving the distillery to Pappy Van Winkle. After Van Winkle died in 1965, the distillery was sold in 1972 due to a depression in the whiskey market. Most whiskey experts agree that the juice made at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery before 1972 was some of the finest whiskey ever produced. The process and quality will likely never be duplicated.
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Whiskey Reviews

Batch 1 of Smooth Ambler Founders’ Cask Strength Bourbon

🩺Vitals: 123.6 Proof🔥 6 Years Aged

🤿 Let's Dive In: Mashed, distilled, aged & bottled in small batches in the mountains of West Virginia

🥃 Nose of vanilla, citrus and spice. Flavors of caramel, fruit and spice with a long finish of chocolate, tobacco, dark fruit and oak.

👨🏻‍⚖️ Verdict: The wheated mash bill and farm to table ingredients are evident in this Batch 1 bourbon release. The flavors are certainly distinct from other mainstream wheated bourbons. Would like to do a taste comparison against Larceny Barrel Proof and Maker’s Cask Strength to see how it measures up. Regardless, definitely worth the purchase if you can find it 😋

Review by Joe Nassif

Batch 1 of Smooth Ambler Founders’ Cask Strength Bourbon

🩺Vitals: 123.6 Proof🔥 6 Years Aged

🤿 Let's Dive In: Mashed, distilled, aged & bottled in small batches in the mountains of West Virginia

🥃 Nose of vanilla, citrus and spice. Flavors of caramel, fruit and spice with a long finish of chocolate, tobacco, dark fruit and oak.

Review by Joe Nassif

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Single Barrel Private Barrel by Appalachia Barrel Select

🩺Vitals: 131.1 proof 🔥 Aged 8 years

✔️Floor 6 of Warehouse AA of Deatsville Campus of Heaven Hill

✔️Deatsville was known to be Parker Beam’s favorite honey hole

🤿Let’s Dive In: Nose of vanilla, spice and oak. Flavors of vanilla, caramel and cinnamon. Long finish of baking spices, crème brûlée, caramel and oak. Delicious 😋

✔️Mashbill: 75% 🌽 13% Rye 🌿 12% Malted Barley

Review by Joe Nassif

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Single Barrel Private Barrel by Appalachia Barrel Select

🩺Vitals: 131.1 proof 🔥 Aged 8 years

✔️Floor 6 of Warehouse AA of Deatsville Campus of Heaven Hill

✔️Deatsville was known to be Parker Beam’s favorite honey hole

🤿Let’s Dive In: Nose of vanilla, spice and oak. Flavors of vanilla, caramel and cinnamon. Long finish of baking spices, crème brûlée, caramel and oak. Delicious 😋

✔️Mashbill: 75% 🌽 13% Rye 🌿 12% Malted Barley

Review by Joe Nassif

Smooth Ambler Old Scout Port Cask Finish Rye Whiskey

🩺Vitals: 103 Proof, NCF, Batch 4, MGP Sourced

🤿Let’s Dive In: Nice viscosity and amber color. Sweet fruit and spice on the nose. Flavors of dark fruit, baking spice, tobacco and oak. Long pleasant finish of oak and sweetness from the port casks.

🧑🏽‍⚖️Verdict: Port and Rye whiskey seem to be a good finishing fit. The port isn’t overwhelming and mellow some of the spicy flavors that come from rye. Going to work through this bottle over the next few days and follow up with additional notes.

Review by Joe Nassif