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Maker’s Mark DNA and Wood Finishing Series

Maker's Mark for a very long time prided themselves in making one product and making it well. While thats an honorable thing sometimes the itch to innovate is too great to ignore. What began with Maker's 46 led to the Wood Finishing series, the "License Plate" batches and more recently the Maker's DNA offerings. Lets talk about whether it's a gimmick or Greatness

Travel Log: North Carolina

It's hard not to hear North Carolina and not want to finish with "Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand" I'll find myself traveling for work several times over the next six months so I'm trying to work out the kinks in the rig I might carry with me and how do I create content from a mobile platform. Join me while I talk about Fainting Goat distillery, North Carolina and it's impact on whiskey and anything else that comes up.Products Discussed:Greensboro Distilling/Fainting Goat Spirits

Drunk Thanksgiving…A Story Told in Wild Turkey Offerings

Holiday’s with family can be hard for a lot of reasons. Each of us has our own special reason to need to take the edge off during a family gathering. In lieu of some commercial grade therapy a little help from the Russell’s can ease the transition.

The 2021 Holiday Gift Guide You Never Asked For

It's the time of the year where you need to find a gift for a whiskey loving friend. Follow what I have to say and you'll certainly get them a present. Whiskey Nosing Kits: Nose Your Bourbon - https://noseyourbourbon.com/ Bourbon Real Talk - https://www.bourbonrealtalk.com/collections/aroma-kit-and-sample-storage/products/americanAroma Academy -https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A5OOA4M/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_V84637GN229PR22RE1XS Whiskey Library Kit: Boston Rounds - https://glassbottleoutlet.com/collections/multi-pack/products/2-oz-amber-boston-round-with-black-cone-cap-20-400-v4-v20 Box for Library - https://www.bourbonrealtalk.com/collections/storage/products/2-oz-whiskey-sample-bottle-decorative-storage-box Whiskey Note Kit: Scroll & Ink Notebook - https://www.scrollandink.com/collections/tasting-notebooks/products/bourbon-or-whiskey-tasting-book-handbound-in-leather Fisher Space Pen - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WGD13U/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_4AKR210WG604PFSSF86Y Smoker Kit: https://foghatsmoker.com/ Drinkware: Snute Neat - https://snuteglass.com/product/snute-neat/ Cuisivin Glendall - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0733VRB3M/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_R83JKGKBSAJH9FH62SNG Acopa Select - https://www.therestaurantstore.com/items/233906 Kornbluh Handbown Glass - https://www.instagram.com/kornbluhglass/ Travel Accessories: Aged and Ore Sample Bottle Flight - https://agedandore.com/collections/featured/products/bottle-flight High Camp Flask - https://highcampflasks.com/ Ragproper Flask - https://ragproper.com/

bean juice

There aren't many beverages that get people riled up quite as much as those from the spirits industry, but if you had to pick one non-alcoholic beverage that would divide households and friend groups it's probably coffee. This is what might be whiskey adjacent, but it's far more related. Stave and Bean https://www.staveandbean.com/ Few Cold Cut https://www.fewspirits.com/ Mr. Black Espresso aged in Whistlepig Casks https://mrblack.co/us/ Women of Whiskey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1FYd2YFJD9ZyMSNtS1p53w

Pairing Whiskey

Pairing wine with food has been a thing for as long as wine has been a thing. Once Craft Brewing took off there was a resurgence of interest in pairing beer with food other than this is beer, drink it with your wings/pizza/steak. Now that Whiskey is center stage it's time to pair it with food...so how do we pair it and what can I do with this bag of candy I stole from my children. I shamelessly stole this idea from "This is My Bourbon Podcast" https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisisMyBourbonPodcast Links of Interest: https://www.today.com/video/how-therapy-helped-a-war-veteran-launch-a-bourbon-empire-125271621815 Repeal Day Expo December: Repealdayexpo.com pairing candy articles: https://uproxx.com/life/twelve-bourbons-to-pair-with-chocolate-according-to-bartenders/ https://huckberry.com/journal/posts/bourbon-was-made-for-halloween https://www.whiskyadvocate.com/7-halloween-whisky-candy-pairings/ https://www.gobourbon.com/bourbon-halloween-candy-pairing/

small batch

This week I'm identifying these one off conversations that lack any real joining thought other than my own musings as Small Batch Sessions Also what the heck does Small Batch even mean. And Sour Mash. Does it really matter? Alchemist Cabinet Article on Sour vs. Sweet Mash: https://alchemistcabinet.wordpress.com/2019/02/01/sweet-mash-vs-sour-mash/ Links of Interest: Repeal Day Expo: https://repealdayexpo.com/ AfroFusion Event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afrofusion-louisville-edition-tickets-196658660347?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

water…

Does the source of water really matter? How is the water used? Is it just lore? lets talk about this and more tonight. Links of Interest: Bourbon Turntable - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAK-6VNl2uI Chill Filtered - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUT8G6kZ8P2cgnyu8q9rfaQ Friends Book - https://www.amazon.com/Michael-W.-Glover/e/B01B775SA6?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000 Evergreen in Louisville - https://coxslouisville.com/locations/evergreen-liquors-nulu Bourbon Turntable - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwaJFnKr8uj9WRHQj-dzB_g

is bourbon fragmenting…

There's a ton of content out there right now that alludes to the fact that Bourbon is broken or somehow on the verge of collapse. Lets take some time to talk about it.

wordplay

There are a ton of words that really get on the nerves of Whiskey Snobs. This episode we talk about a bunch of them and ramble incoherently for about half an hour. Enjoy.