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E235 - Club Blue Bourbon (Team Blue) Mar 07, 2025

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March Madness is upon us! A few episodes ago, we tasted and reviewed a bottle of the Club Blue small batch bourbon (Team White). Since that time, we visited Bespoken Spirits to learn more about the process and what goes into these NIL fundraising bourbons. In this episode, we taste and review a bottle of the Club Blue Team Blue Bourbon which is a high rye bourbon whiskey finished with ex-tequila and cherry wood staves. In order to eliminate all preconceived notions, we decided to fresh crack this bottle and blind it against an array of other different bourbons in order to give it the fairest shake possible. None of us had tasted this before blinding it. So what did we blind it against and what did we ultimately think about this more premium Club Blue bottle? You'll have to listen to find out. C'mon Cats!

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E234 - Hartfield & Co w/Jeremy Buchanan and Mike Leek Mar 04, 2025

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Hartfield & Co. is the only bourbon distillery to exist in Bourbon County since prohibition. Even though they've been in business for a little over 11 years, Hartfield and Co. recently made a lot of waves in the bourbon community when they released their 9 Year Old Family Reserve Bourbon. With most of the barrels clocking in at over 140 proof, this bourbon sold out instantly and only a handful of groups/store were able to select single barrels of it. Justin's House of Bourbon was one of the stores that selected a single barrel and they recently had a release event for this bottle. After the event concluded, we got to hang with Jeremy Buchanan (CEO/Master Distiller) and Mike Leek (VP of sales) from Hartfield & Co. for an interesting and engaging conversation. If you've ever wondered about Hartfield and Co., then you won't want to miss this episode. You'll get to hear about how this distillery came to be as well as how they approach crafting each of their bourbons. Not only did we taste and comment on the 9 year old family reserve bourbon, but we also tried their pre-prohibition style bourbon as well as their Old Bourbon County brand. As always, we had an excellent time recording with Jeremy and Mike. If you haven't been paying attention to Hartfield and Co., you are definitely going to want to check them out in the future as they are doing some incredible and amazing stuff. This is a wonderful conversation and we hope you enjoy listening about all things Hartfield and Co!

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E233 - Bourbon Blind Bonanza (Thanks, Sanch!) Feb 28, 2025

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For the fifth time in the history of the podcast, we have a listener sponsored double blind. For this week, our listener and friend (Sanch D from right here in Kentucky) opened up his liquor cabinet and pulled out a double blind that would make Kenny blush. We love blinding on this show and Sanch gave us distillate that ALL came from the same distillery. In addition to the three blind samples that we taste and review, we also talk about March Madness and a bunch of other things going on in our lives. So join us this week as we test our palates with another fan sponsored double blind. Even though we were unable to guess the age of these blinds, the astute listener will notice that we picked up the fact that these all came from the same distillery very early on. Which distillery? You'll have to listen to find out. We had so much fund with this episode and we are thankful for our good buddy, Sanch! Cheers.

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E232 - Knob Creek Bourbon X Rye Blend Feb 25, 2025

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We have seen other companies blend bourbon and rye on purpose and some have done it on accident. Knob Creek is one of the latest brands to try their hand at blending a straight bourbon whiskey with a straight rye whiskey. Coming in at 113 proof, we taste and review this blend and provide our thoughts on it. For short a episode, the laughter is palpable. In this short, but action packed effort, Anthony revisits his love for Total Wine and the fellas get the giggles over a specific tasting note associated with the whiskey in our glass. This episode is can't miss stuff : )

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E231 - EverNorth Spirits Extravaganza Feb 21, 2025

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EverNorth Spirits Co. was founded by Dan Shook and Sean Paisley about a year ago. While Dan and Sean are best known for their YouTube channel the "Bourbon Junkies," their new venture into sourcing and blending their own whiskey has been very positively received. Back in episode 184, we had a chance to hear a bit about EverNorth straight from Dan and Sean. Definitely give that one a listen if you missed it. Despite the fact that we knew about the brand, we don't have a ton of experience with their products. Thanks to an awesome listener (Adam L.), we got to taste and give our thoughts on three different EverNorth whiskeys. In addition to the standard whiskey related banter, we also give our thoughts on the slowing of the bourbon boom and other things happening in our lives. Should you be paying attention to what the Junkies are doing with EverNorth Spirits up in Michigan? The magic 8 ball says, "signs point to yes."

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E230 - Bulleit Bottled In Bond Feb 18, 2025

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We've tasted and reviewed a handful of Bulleit products in the past, but for this short, we taste and review their newest whiskey to hit the market. Bulleit Bottled in Bond is a new "very special bottling from the company" which boasted that the liquid comes from the 2017 distilling season. While the bottle does not carry an age statement, we surmise that it is at least 7 years old. But how does it taste and should you be hunting for this bottle? Give a listen to this weeks short to find out.

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E229 - Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon (C924) Feb 14, 2025

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Despite being affiliated with Heaven Hill branding, John E. Fitzgerald was not an OG whiskey man. Instead, he was a Treasury agent. Legend has it that he would thieve whiskey from all the best barrels in the warehouse. This is the short story of how the Fitzgerald brand was born. Throughout history, Fitzgerald whiskeys have been a symbol of quality and highly sought after. Today, we taste and discuss the Fitzgerald inspired Larceny Barrel Proof bourbon (C924) and ponder how it stacks up against the batch we tried three years ago and others. The banter for this week includes special Valentine's Day plans, our collective response to a critical listener review, and a whole bunch of other fun stuff. Is Larceny Barrel Proof one of your favorites? If so, let us know what you like about it. Also, let us know if you agree with our thoughts after you listen. Cheers!

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E228 - Raconteur Rye Batch # 3 Feb 11, 2025

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For this weeks short, we have the third batch of Raconteur Rye which is a blended rye whiskey collaboration brought to us by none other than David Jennings (Rare Bird 101) and the good folks over at the WoodWork Collective. You can go back and listen to our reviews of Batch # 1 (E157) and Batch # 2 (E180). The big change for the current batch is that it uses a Kentucky rye as the base whiskey instead of MGP. Coming in at 118 proof and still carrying a 7 year age statement, this bottle released this past Friday (Feb. 7th) and is already sold out. We thought we would be ahead of the curve, but it turns out we were just a little behind. So, what do we think of this batch? You won't want to miss our take on this one. As always, we appreciate James and DJ for providing us with a sample of this whiskey. Raconteur Rye Batch Thrice!

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E227 - Double Blind Friday (Thanks, Ryan R!) Feb 07, 2025

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For the fourth time in the history of the podcast, we have a listener sponsored double blind. For this week, our listener and friend (Ryan from North Carolina) was kind enough to send us some things to try. We love blinds -- especially when they come from our listeners. In addition to the five blind samples that Ryan sent us, he also sent individual presents for each of us. So join us this week as we test our palates with this fan sponsored double blind compliments of our friend from the great state of North Carolina. Will we be able to guess what's in our glasses? You'll have to listen to find out. Spoiler alert, there are some awesome pours in this blind. We had such a blast with this episode and we are thankful for our dedicated listeners like Ryan. Cheers!

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E226 - Woodford Reserve Double Double Oak Bourbon (2025) Feb 04, 2025

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This weeks episode takes us back into time when we reviewed one of the most sought after releases from Woodford Reserve which is Woodford Double Double Oaked Bourbon (aka DDO). All the way back in episode 93, we reviewed DDO. Even though this used to be a distillery only release with limited distribution in Kentucky, it now is a nationwide release and it comes in a bigger bottle than what we are used to. We were lucky enough to secure a bottle and decided to crack it for this short. Is it worth the hype? You'll have to listen to find out.

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