Live from the world’s best whiskey bar, Delilah’s, I record a Drammers - Chicago whisky event. I’m an ambassador for Starward Whisky, and this episode gives insight to what it’s like to be an ambassador at a branded event. Thank you to Drammers for having me and thank you for being great friends and people.
Read MoreI visit the the conversation of contemplation and preservation of the body and the mind as being a whiskey brand ambassador.
Read MoreLive from The Franklin Room in Chicago, IL, we record the February outrun for Scotch Malt Whisky Society. We blindly sip on six different drams from the club with 34 our dearest friends. We give our tastings notes, reveal the distilleries on the bottle, and talk through history of the club and the scotch distilleries.
Read MoreI share my guide to the great city of Austin, TX. This isn’t a best of list, instead, it’s a curation of how I explore cities as a whisky ambassador on the road. Find great coffee shops, breakfast spots, whiskey haunts and cocktail joints.
Read MoreJake shares his time at Starward Whisky and handling the distillery’s single barrel program in the United States. He also tastes and shares the story of Starward’d first Tawny Cask Single Barrel—that’s hitting the market later this year.
Read MoreLive from The Green Post in Chicago, we escape whiskey and focus on barrel-aged gin from Tattersall. Our old friend Ambrosia Borowski of Green Post and Marcus Reidy of Tattersall sit down to explain how this delicious gin came to be a single barrel for the restaurant. We also discuss the foundation of Minnesota distillery, and focus on Green Post resurrecting both former Northside restaurants Fountainhead and The Northman.
Read MoreJake, Wilson, and Brett Bauer of Sagamore Spirit analyze the future of their collective distillery’s single barrel programming, and how distributors /retailers value single barrels from mid-size distilleries.
Read MoreOld Elk’s new market manager, Eric Rosentreter explains the rise of their single barrel program, and the responsibility of selling/representing a whiskey made by a living legend like Greg Metze.
Read MoreBrett Bauer is back to share the development of Sagamore’s private barrel program. Sagamore has a unique blending process of seven-year-old rye whiskey to create private selects for retailers, bars and clubs across the country. Brett breaks down the Maryland distillery's intricate process private rye barrels.
Read MoreEver wonder what it’d be like to blend your own Pinhook True Small Batch? Well, take a listen to Garrett Turnquist of Maize + Mash and Steve Malloy of Malloy’s Finest joint experience of heading to Kentucky and blending together barrels and evaluating proofs to create their own three barrel blend.
Read MoreWilson Torres is on to share the love, the pride and the restoration it took to develop Castle & Key’s single barrel program. This distillery’s story begins from reengineering Colonel Taylor’s bourbon recipe to developing a rye whiskey from the heartbeat of Kentucky, then transforming batches from both of the whiskeys into single barrel programs.
Read MoreDay 4 | 12 Days of Barrel Picks. Chris Blatner, Executive Director of Bourbon Charity shares their magnificent Four Roses single barrel. Chris shares how the nonprofit organization raises money for various charities across the country through whiskey auctions and from the aid of its donors and distilleries that they partner with. Chris also highlights his trip to Kentucky to select this lovely single barrel from Four Roses.
Read MoreDay 3 | 12 Days of Barrel Picks. We catch-up with our old friend Bob Zacharias. Bob is the GM of the taproom at the brewery/distillery located in Chicago. Bob shares the growth of Maplewood’s spirits program, and the difference between hospitality when operating a bar versus a taproom and creating a community atmosphere. Midway through the conversation, Adam Smith, Special Projects Manager, joins us and discusses the evolution of their malt program that’s mainly based on distilling off-grain.
Read MoreDay 2 | 12 Days of Barrel Picks. Andres Arias of Pernod Ricard is back to highlight the first Jefferson’s single barrel in the on-premise of Illinois. Andres and Callum share the history of selling Jefferson’s, which includes a long-awaited arrival of single barrels from the distillery—that’s been around for nearly 30 years. We also discuss the $250million investment that Pernod is dedicating to the Kentucky distillery.
Read MoreDay 1 | 12 Days of Barrel Picks. Andres Arias of Pernod Ricard joins the show to highlight a single barrel from the West Virginia distillery. We discuss the rise of the distillery and the demand for single barrels for their Old Scout label. Andres also shares how Pernod is investing into American whiskies, and how he’s personally devoting interest and time into whiskey.
Read MoreOld Elk’s new market manager, Eric Rosentreter returns to the show to talk about his new job with the Colorado distillery. Eric explains the rise of their single barrel program, and the responsibility of selling/representing a whiskey made by a living legend like Greg Metze.
Read MoreGarrett Turnquist of Maize + Mash and Steve Malloy of Malloy’s finest join the show to discuss their Pinhook True Small Batch Bourbon for their restaurants and retail shops. They share the intricacies of meeting with the Pinhook founders to make their personal blend from three different bourbon barrels, and how their individual customers are enjoying their selection.
Read MoreLive from Bitter Pops, our dear friends and many regular voices from our first 199 episodes help us celebrate 200 episodes of building community and sharing the stories behind label. In Part 2, the drinks start flowing through our gauntlets and taking a wild toll on our conversation. It’s fun.
Read MoreLive from Bitter Pops, our dear friends and many regular voices from our first 199 episodes help us celebrate 200 episodes of building community and sharing the stories behind label. This is part one of a two-part podcast.
Read MoreChris Blatner (Urban Bourbonist) joins the show to share whiskeys from his 13 Summer Whiskeys list. We drink and comment on Wood Creek Rye, Laws Henry Road Straight Malt Whiskey, Westward Single Malt Cask Strength, Pinhook Bourbondini and the 7-year Pinhook Single barrel that Chris and I chose on Episode 186. We also talk about the curiosity of American single malts, the purpose of being a listener and not an educator while drinking whiskey, and we review our notes while sampling the single barrel.
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