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104 - Jim Beam, Barrell, Rabbit Hole, Smooth Ambler, 1792, Art Eatables, Balcones, Cooper's Craft and Jack Rose in 10 Interviews from WhiskyLive Louisville 2017 Jul 20, 2017

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A combination of 10 interviews all done at WhiskeyLive in Louisville. This podcast features Fred Noe and Beth Burrows of Jim Beam, Joe Beatrice of Barrell Bourbon, Brian Gelfo of Rabbit Hole, John Foster of Smooth Ambler, Josh Hollifield of Barton 1792, Kelly Ramsey of Art Eatables, Winston Edwards of Balcones, Greg Roshkowski of Cooper’s Craft, and we wrap it up with Bill Thomas of Jack Rose.

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Thanks to WhiskyLive during the Bourbon Affair for letting us come and record these interviews. Make sure you attend a future WhiskyLive event.

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103 - Do Master Blenders Get The Recognition They Deserve? With Drew Mayville, Master Blender at Buffalo Trace / Sazerac Jul 13, 2017

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Drew Mayville, Master Blender at Buffalo Trace / Sazerac, has one of the most important jobs and that’s making sure the blended products meet a flavor profile. We dive into the differences between tanked and non-tank Sazerac 18 year and even talk about his involvement with the Old Rip 25 year.

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Talk about your past because I did some LinkedIn sleuthing last night and come to find out you’re no spring chicken.
Talk about what it means to be a master blender because we talk to master distillers all the time but we don’t get to see this side very often
Talk about the panel and the process
Would you say blenders are under appreciated in this business?
Talk about some of the labels you are blending for
Let's take Eagle Rare as an example, what are some of the characteristics you are looking for to have it’s consistency?
Are you using a previous batch or set of samples and comparing that to new samples?
Did I read somewhere that BT’s Buffalo Cream is your baby?
What else are you or your team responsible for?
Fireball?
Harlen has his vodka. If you have your way, what sort of spirit do you want your name across?
Everyone knows that warehouse X is part of the experimentation projects. Do you have some of your own things over there as well?
Don’t you think experimentation of everything has been done already? Many consumers are just looking for good bourbon from a good distillery with a rich history.
Personally, the EHT 4 Grain was a way to build the EH Taylor hype but, of BT knew the 4grain bourbon was better than 3, then all bourbons would have been 4grain from the beginning. am i wrong?
Is the single barrel, barrel proof explosion going to put you out of business?

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102 - Creating Al Young's 50th Anniversary Bourbon for Four Roses at WhiskyLive with Brent Elliott, Master Distiller Jul 06, 2017

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Brent Elliott, Master Distiller at Four Roses, takes us through the creation of Al Young’s 50th Anniversary bourbon at an exclusive session during WhiskyLive.

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Listen as Brent talks about every individual bourbon and how it blended all together to make Al’s commemorative bourbon.
Listen to Al Young’s podcast and all the past Four Roses episodes at http://bourbo.nz/4R
Special Thanks to WhiskyLiveUSA for letting us share this information with you during WhiskyLive Louisville. Show your support for WhiskyLiveUSA by liking their page and attending one of their events.

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101 - Counterfeits in Secondary Markets and Weller 12 Madness on Bourbon Community Roundtable #9 Jun 29, 2017

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The Bourbon Community Roundtable #9 talks about the recent news of one man who has defrauded the secondary bourbon market with counterfeit bourbon. We wrap up the show talking about the Weller 12 craze.

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The biggest reveal in secondary market history. A seller with 2+ years worth of building up sales reveals that he's been counterfeiting bottles.
Hear the story unfold
How does this impact bourbon going forward?
How do you trust you seller?
How can you trust anything in bars?
What has happened with Weller12? It’s madness

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100 - Small Time Operations At A Big Time Distiller featuring Charlie Downs, Artisanal Distillery Manager at Evan Williams Bourbon Experience Jun 22, 2017

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Charlie Downs, Artisanal Distillery Manager at Evan Williams Bourbon Experience (a part of Heaven Hill Brands) talks about the operations, his mentorship with Parker Beam, and the recollection of events that took place at the Heaven Hill fire of 1996.

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Before we dive into it, people have to know about you. As most people may know, my wife works at HH and I was at the company Christmas party this year where you were honored by spending your 40th year at HH.
What has this business taught you?
Talk about how you carved your path in HH and who was your mentor and who gave you those lucky breaks?
Do you have a favorite memory with Parker?
Lots of people like to just call this a tourist center, but this is actually a functioning distillery as well
Is it just Evan Williams or a different mash bill are you distilling?
How many barrels a day?
And you’re about to hit that 4 year mark, what’s the plans for the first few barrels?
Talk about the fire of 1996 and where were you
Other than amount, what the difference between you here and Denny over at the Bernheim plant
Do you often feel like a hamster in a cage?

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099 - Is Experimentation with Bourbon a Gimmick? New Vintage Spirit Laws with Fred Minnick, Bourbon Author, Pundit and Expert Jun 16, 2017

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Fred Minnick, Bourbon Author, Pundit, and Expert, joins us to discuss the San Francisco Spirits Competition, asking if bourbon is just a gimmick when it comes to experimentation, how the new vintage spirits law will effect Louisville, and if pricing has gone out of whack!

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So what’s new since the last time we chatted?
What are you doing for the Bourbon and Beyond Festival?
I hear there is a Bourbon Cruise?
You’re also going to be at Forecastle
Let’s talk about the new Dusty law
So lets talk about San Francisco. Lets talk about the upsets.
Who doesn't get a golden medal or a star?
Is bourbon turning into a gimmick for releases?
Can we stop it with the experimentation? At what point does it go to far?
Pricing is out of whack. How do we as consumers fix this?

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098 - Campbell Brown, President of Old Forester, at the Derby Museum Legend Series May 21, 2017

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Campbell Brown, President of Old Forester Bourbon, is interviewed by Fred Minnick at the Kentucky Derby Museum's Legend Series.

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Fred gets more information about the corporate side rather than the distilling side.

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097 - Anyone Care About Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Year? and Surprising Results from San Francisco Spirits Competition on Bourbon Community Roundtable #8 May 04, 2017

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The Bourbon Community Roundtable #8 is back for a Derby special to talk about their lack of desire for ORVW25, a surprise twist with Bulleit Bourbon, and results from San Francisco

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It’s Derby, who has plans
So Pappy25 is out. Who actually cares?
Interesting bulleit scenario that was posted in a significant bourbon group out of houston…
Bourbon Barrel Batch 011 Wins Best Bourbon
WhistlePig Boss Hog wins best Whiskey
Quinn English: Has anyone had Four Grain? Thoughts?

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096 - Bourbon Lodge Gets Bigger at Forecastle Festival with JK McKnight, Founder Apr 27, 2017

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JK McKnight, Founder and Captain of Forecastle Festival, talks about running a music festival and how their Bourbon Lodge has become a festival of itself.

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If you’re a music lover, you’re going to enjoy this episode. We’ve been to forecastle a few times and we’ll talk about why our guest is here talking about Bourbon a bit later, but music festivals are just fun. There’s no better way to put it than that.
Explain to everyone who isn’t up to speed on music festivals, what is Forecastle.
I went to Forecastle back in 2008 to see Counting Crows and 2010 to see Widespread.
What’s the history? Why did you start it, what was the idea? How big has it grown?
I know you also are starting to get a little bit of growth in the EDM tent.
I believe this is the 5th year in a row you all are featuring the “bourbon lodge”. talk about what it is.
What was the idea behind drinking bourbon in 100 degree weather in the middle of July?
How has the lodge progressed from when you first started it? - It seems like you’ve got everyone on board now. There’s bulleit, woodford, four roses, jim beam, larceny of heaven hill, maker’s mark, michaels, old forester, and wild turkey. pretty much all the big guns.
Instead of a beer garden, you all have a bourbon garden.
Cocktails sound more up my alley in the July heat. i see there is a mixology station and signature cocktails.
Talk about the food because you have a friend of the show taking care of that for you.
Lastly is a rarities bar sponsored by Liquor Barn.
forecastlefest.com/bourbonlodge

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095 - Beam Bourbon History and Expression Breakdown with Beth Burrows, Brand Ambassador Apr 21, 2017

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Beth Burrows, Kentucky Bourbon Ambassador for Beam Suntory, gives us all the history behind Jim Beam and the different expressions. We even get the chance to learn how Baker’s Bourbon got its name.

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Tell us about your history with bourbon
Do you miss bartending?
What has the passing of Senate Bill 11, allowing producers to serve cocktails and more whiskey going to do for Jim Beam?
Jim Beam is really pioneering and doing all flavored whiskey like the Apple and Honey, Black Cherry, Fire, Maple. Thoughts?
Who’s your target market with these?
Then you’ve got Jim Beam white label, black, double oak, devils’ cut, rye, bonded, single barrel,
Tell us about the Jim Beam distiller’s masterpiece
Names behind Knob Creek, Baker, Basil Hayden, OGD, Old Crow, Booker’s

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