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E363 - Jack Daniel's Special Release Small Batch Rye (2026) May 29, 2026

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Just last year, Jack Daniel's released Tanyard Hill Rye to much acclaim. On the heels of that release, they surprised the entire enthusiast community by releasing five different ryes via their White Rabbit Gift Shop. Each of these special release bottles are 8-10 years old and range in proof from 142.7 to 146.1. These five batches comes from three different Jack Daniel’s barrel house locations: Coy Hill, Boiler Hill, and Fire Brigade Fields. A total of 129 barrels were used for this release, and these barrels were laid down between February 2016 and August 2017. First and foremost, we would like to give a shout out to our listener David who graciously provided the samples to make this episode possible. But, how do these bottles taste? We took a long trip with many twists and turns to find out. You won't want to miss our take on these highly limited and coveted releases. If you've tasted them, we want to know what you think. Cheers.

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E362 - Barrel King Knighted Bourbon BarrALZ & Drum Key Rye'd Cymbal Batch 2 May 26, 2026

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This "short" turned into a long episode and focused on two bottles that originate from Barrel King in Bourbon, Missouri. The first bottle is the 5th collaboration between Barrel King and Bourbon BarrALZ and this bottle benefits charity and is comprised of different Green River mash bills. The other bottle which originates from Barrel King is Drum Key Spirits Rye'd Cymbal Batch 2. This blend is crafted by Jason Callori of The Mash and Drum. Both of these whiskeys are surprising in their own right and worth your attention. So join us this week as we talk about these two special blends from Barrel King and Kenny gives a new twist on our classic "Pass, Try, or Buy," that will blow your mind. If you'd like to purchase the EndAlz bottle, go to barrelking.com/bourbon-barralz and enter password EndAlz.

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E361 - Single Barrel Picks from Take Your Pick Liquors May 22, 2026

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Take Your Pick Liquors is a DC based retailer that specializes in both modern, vintage, and single barrel bourbons. For this episode, we taste and review two of their more recent picks: Subtle Spirts 10 Year MGP Bourbon and an 11 1/2 Year Double Barreled Altschuler Bourbon. We've talked about Subtle Spirits before, but we don't know much about A. Altschuler (Woodwork Collective Brand). So join us this week as we sip these two single barrels and talk about how to cook the most perfect steak. I mean, we are a food podcast after all. If you like what you hear, you should definitely check out takeyourpickliquors.com

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E360 - Blood Oath Pact No. 12 May 19, 2026

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Blood Oath is the signature series of Lux Row Distillers and has been around since 2015. We reviewed last years offering which was a blend of straight bourbons finished in tequila casks. For this new release, industry veteran, John Rempe chose to marry his love of Italian wine with bourbon. Pact No. 12 is a blend of 7-9-12 year old bourbons (different recipes) finished in Italian Montepulciano and Sangiovese wine casks. How do you pronounce those names? Don't ask us. We're just here to give you our honest take on this whiskey.

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E359 - Four Roses Mother's Day Special Release (2026) May 15, 2026

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Over the past two years, we've reviewed Four Roses annual Father's Day release. However, for the first official time in the history of the brand, Four Roses put out a single barrel/barrel strength gift shop only release to honor all the mothers out there. Dawning the slogan, "all the proof you need for this Mother's day," this inaugural release was made up of numerous OBSQ single barrels that were 14 years old with various proofs in the 115 range. This distillery only release joins other holiday-centric releases and will likely become a yearly tradition. How does this stand up to previous limited roses bottles we tasted? We'll tell you all you need to know about this one and our take might shock you. Also, we recorded this episode on Mother's Day! Special shout out to our friend Jason who was able to secure this bottle and shout out to the all the moms who do so much for all of us.

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E358 - Kentucky Wildcask Bourbon (Release # 2) May 12, 2026

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Kentucky Wildcask bourbon is back! Around this time last year, we tasted and reviewed the inaugural release of this product. We were impressed and excited to see what was on the horizon for the next release. As a reminder, Wildcask Bourbon is created by a group of students at the University of Kentucky who are learning about all aspects of the commercialization of bourbon. This class at UK is part of the Distillation, Wine, and Brewing Certificate offered by the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. So how does the sophomore release of product taste? More importantly, how does it taste compared to last years offering? You'll have to listen to find out. This bourbon is definitely one of a kind in terms of how it is produced and we are excited to see what the future holds.

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E357 - Old Charter Finest Oak & Single Oak Project May 08, 2026

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Recently, some of our "friends we haven't met yet" came into Lexington and some madness ensued. In the aftermath, we discovered two bottles (amongst the ruble) to review. For this week's episode, we taste and review Old Charter Finest Oak Bourbon and barrel # 80 of Single Oak Project. We've talked about Single Oak Project before, but when it comes to Old Charter, we are in uncharted territory. What does Buffalo Trace do and how do these brand new gift shop releases taste? You'll have to listen to find out. As per the usual, the conversation dovetails far off the beaten path.

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E356 - Triple Blind Tasting May 05, 2026

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It's been a minute since we hit some blinds. In this short, we knock the rust off and ready our palates for some good ole' blind tastings. We also discuss our forthcoming appearance on "poor guesses" which is a blind taste off with the Bourbon Junkies. We also talk about recent barrel picks and all kinds of other fun stuff. So please join us this week and we attempt to guess age, proof, and distillate of three blinds samples. Two of the blinds are from large heritage distillers and other is single barrel from another podcast. Want more info than that - just give us a listen.

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E355 - Eljah Craig 15 Year Bourbon May 01, 2026

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Elijah Craig 15 Year Bourbon is a brand new offering from Heaven Hill. Some say this whiskey was created to bridge the gap between the flagship Small Batch that we know and love versus some of the ultra-aged stuff like the 18-Year-Old expression. Regardless, this bourbon carries and age statement (15 year) and a proof (108) that seems to be in the wheelhouse of the whiskey enthusiast. But, how does this new offering taste? You'll have to listen to get our take. Jason joins us for this episodes and we get into all kinds of trouble including breaking news and blinds. Should you be chasing this new single barrel offering from Heaven Hill? We think so, but there are definitely some things you need to consider.

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E354 - Maker's Mark Wood Finishing: The Stewards Release Apr 28, 2026

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The Wood Finishing Series from Maker's Mark rolls on and we are here for it. For this week's short, we taste and review the most current release in this series. Released in March 2026, the Maker's Stewards release is a limited-edition, cask-strength bourbon (approx. 109.6–113.3 proof) honoring the distillery’s operations team at Star Hill Farm. As the third installment in a five-year series, it uses 10 virgin toasted oak staves. How does it taste? Well...

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