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E264 - Bluegrass Distillers w/Sam Rock, Ben Franzini, and Chase Wagers Jun 17, 2025

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Bluegrass Distillers was founded in 2012 in Lexington, KY. Starting with a dedicated leader and a 250 gallon still, Bluegrass Distillers persevered and truly got better with age. After expanding as much as they could at their original location, they recently purchased Elkwood Farm in Midway, Kentucky, built a state of the art distillery, and curated an award winning bourbon tour experience. For this episode, we hang with co-owners of Bluegress Distillers, Sam Rock and Ben Franzini. They discuss their humble beginnings, all the exciting things going on currently, and their plans for the future. In addition, we get to chat with one of the newest members of the company, Chase Wagers. Chase is a certified bourbon steward, brand ambassador, and helps curate single barrels/new products for Bluegrass Distillers. He brought some amazing stuff for us to try from the various labels that are part of the Bluegrass Distillers brand. We already knew about Bluegrass Distillers and all of their potential, but after this conversation, we are convinced that they might be one of the best kept secrets in bourbon. You are definitely going to want to pay attention to all the amazing stuff they are doing. This was an insightful, fun, and eye opening conversation. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did and we sincerely hope you will check out Bluegrass Distillers.

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E263 - Oak Bowery Bourbon Blend One Jun 13, 2025

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Oak Bowery is an unincorporated community in southern Chambers County, Alabama, United States. It lies along US Route 432 just north of Auburn. But for uz, Oak Bowery is the very first release by TJ Gamble who most of you know as Brewzle. This inaugural expression is a bold offering that is a blend of wheated and rye bourbon bottled at 123 proof. Only 1,061 bottles were produced. This whiskey reflects the early vision and craftsmanship of Oak Bowery founder TJ Gamble, who personally curated this blend to showcase complexity, balance, and Southern character. So how does it taste? You'll have to give us a listen to find out. We cover a lot of territory in this episode and even employed a professional "laugher" to help us with the review.

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E262 - River Roots "Short Harvest" Bourbon Jun 10, 2025

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You've heard us talk a lot about River Roots Barrel Company. In a short amount of time, this brand from Cleveland, Ohio has taken the whiskey industry by storm. For this week, we taste and review an 8 year old 132.77 proof bourbon that was recently released by River Roots. The liquid in the bottle comes from an ultra short barrel. What did we think? Well...you'll just have to listen to find out.

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E261 - LAWS San Luis Valley Cask Rye Whiskey Jun 06, 2025

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Laws Whiskey House is located in Denver, Colorado and it is the official whiskey of the University of Colorado. Even though this brand has been around for quite some time, most of us are not super experienced with it. In fact, we all remember seeing some their A.D. Laws Four Grain Bourbon on the shelves, but none of us tried it. Fast forward to this weeks episode. We were able to get our hands a 10.5 year hazmat single barrel rye from Laws that was picked by a local barrel group (Hooch Barrel Club). Will be impressed? Maybe? Will you be entertained? Absolutely. Join us this week as we taste and review this hazmat rye bottle and some other offerings from Laws. We are again joined by our friend JD from the Bourbon Hunters and there are many laughs that were had.

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E260 - Good Ole' Bourbon Hang w/JD Fritzges from The Bourbon Hunters Podcast Jun 03, 2025

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It's been a minute since we had a guest to just hang, talk about bourbon things, and share in the comradery of the spirit. If you were expecting a short this week, buckle up, because we've got a long for you. When we heard that our friend JD Fritzges was going to be in town for a barrel pick at Wild Turkey, we knew that we had to record with him. JD is a co-host of The Bourbon Hunters Podcast which was started back in 2019. In this episode, we discuss a wide range of topics with JD and taste various barrel picks that he has been involved with. It's a fun episode that contains some behind the scenes info, industry insights, and a lot of laughs. We hope you enjoy listening to this one as much as we enjoyed hanging and recording with JD. Big thanks to JD and cheers y'all!

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E259 - Stagg 24C & 24D May 30, 2025

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Even though it's 2025. the 2024 batches of Stagg (Jr) are still just now hitting certain markets. It's hard to believe that there are four batches of Stagg now! How the times have changed. Uncut and unfiltered, Stagg is a classic bourbon that is approximately a decade old, carries a high proof, and represents the one of the pioneers of what we now know as modern day Buffalo Trace. This whiskey needs no introduction. We've reviewed it before, but Stagg newbies and enthusiasts alike know that there is a lot of variation between batches. Thanks to a wonderful listener (Brian) who sent us samples of both batches, we are able to give you our honest and candid assessment. Some have said that Stagg 24D is one of the best batches in recent years. What do we think? You'll have to listen to find out. We also talk about a bad grilling experience that Anthony had recently as well as some local bourbon drama. We forgot to do a "pass, try, or buy," but Stagg is always a buy if you can get it for retail price.

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E258 - Bomberger's PFG Bourbon May 27, 2025

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For this weeks short, we taste and review a product that is brand new for 2025. Bomberger’s PFG (Precision Fine Grain) Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a meticulously crafted spirit. It starts off as aged Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey and after it's matured, it's transferred to a second new, custom, proprietary toasted and charred French fine grain oak barrel of the most exacting specifications. After more maturation, these barrels undergo filtration and the final product is bottled at 100.2 proof (50.1% ABV). So, how does it taste? Can a 100 proof whiskey standout amongst all of the high proof offerings as of late. You'll have to listen to find out. We are again joined by a special guest host for this short and you can expect our signature honesty and humor. We want to thank our listener Brian C. for sharing this sample with us!

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E257 - Calumet 18 Year Trophy Decanter Bourbon May 23, 2025

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To celebrate 100 years of Calumet Farm, the famed racehorse breeder and (more recently) proprietor of delicious liquids, released a very special 18 year blend of their finest stocks in one of the most attractive decanters we've seen in modern whiskey. Calumet Farm has a history of Kentucky Derby, Belmont, Preakness, and Triple Crown winners, and has a staggering 11 horses in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. With all of those accolades, the bourbon has to be good, right? Well, you'll have to listen to hear what we think of this $499 bottle. In this episode, we're joined by a familiar special guest and you'll get to hear about Kenny's recent trip to Willett. As always, you'll get our honest take on this bourbon and we'll have a lot of fun in the process. Cheers.

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E256 - Fanged Pursuit Bourbon (Orphan Barrel) May 20, 2025

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For this week's short, we head deep into the rickhouses and distilleries to explore another bourbon that was nearly forgotten about. When rare whiskies or bourbons are lost, Diageo helps get them back to their intended place with their Orphan Barrel series. The newest release in the Orphan Barrel series is Fanged Pursuit Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. This bourbon is aged 17 years and has a "variable" mashbill of 68%-74% corn, 19%-22% rye, and 19% malted barley. So how does this one taste? Could this be one of the best Orphan Barrels ever? You'll have to join us to find out.

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E255 - Frey Ranch Single Barrel Straight Pick & Rye May 16, 2025

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“Be good to the land and the land will be good to you.” Frey Ranch was started by Colby & Ashley Frey. The Frey family has been farming in Northern Nevada since 1854 and they knew their grains were extremely high quality which is part of the reason they started a distillery. Despite their reputation and acclaim, none of uz had ever really tasted their product. For this weeks episode, we got a chance to taste and review a single barrel, barrel strength offering from Frey Ranch as well as some samples of other offerings (Thanks, Mike). So please, join us as we take a trip down the ranch and engage is some fun conversation along the way. Cheers to the land and the grains and the liquid!

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