Bourbon Barrel Talk

BBT - Hotel Tango Distillery Travis Barnes

Scott, Matt and Nick sit down with Owner of Hotel Tango Distillery Travis Barnes. His story from military to law school, to distillery owner is a unique one. We also discuss his product set, specialty items and their story. Visit https://hoteltangodistillery.com/spirits to learn more. 

BBT - Derby Pick’em Challenge and Wilderness Trail Review

The crew discusses our Derby Pick'em promotion and reviews two Wilderness Trail SiB picks done for the Starlight Barrel Society. We pick our favorite horses and discuss who we think might win. We will do this for the Preakness and Belmont too. 

BBT - Holly Hill Tasting Kits

Scott, Carl, Jared and Ryan taste through and review Holly Hills bourbon tasting kit. We all highly recommend this experience to give your bourbon a different flavor profile throughout. 

https://www.hollyhillandco.com/shop/p/chef-ouitas-bourbon-palate-tasting-kit

BBT - Old Louisville Single Barrel Review

Scott, the Brocks and Carl review a recent Old Louisville Pick Scott did with Chad Huffman and the Mythical Bourbon Group. after this episode they went back and bought the sister barrel. 

BBT - Westward Whiskey Review

Scott, the Brocks and Carl review two special release whiskeys from Westward Whiskey Co. Their special limited edition Milestone Release and their whiskey finished in stout barrels. 

BBT - 2023 Tournament Final Results and Good Times Review

Scott, Ryan, Carl and Jared discuss the final results from the tournament of 64 whiskeys. We also review 2 unique Good Times bottles, Seaglass and Honey Cherry. 

BBT - NorthEast Barrel Strength Amburana

The crew puts together a barrel strength batch of the amburana finished bourbon. This batch went 11 days with right at 14 grams total. 11 initially and 3 added at day 8. The blend consisted of 10 bourbons all barrel strength and ended up at 118.6 proof. 

BBT - Elite 8 Results with Starlight Review

Scott, Nick and Carl, discuss the Elite 8 results along with predict how this whole bracket ends up. We also review two recent Starlight releases. They are the two highest proofs so far. 129.7 (Bourbon Analytics) and 130 proof (Ted Pick). 

BBT - Jimmy Underwood Co-Founder of Good Times, Bridle & Bit and Old Rick

Scott and the crew sits down with Jimmy as he tells the story of how these three brands came to be. We also taste through a Double Apple Rye, Amburana, 15 yr Light Whiskey and more. This is a story of how to boot strap a label, the trials and tribulations. 

BBT - Tournament of 64 Sweet 16 Results and Final 4 Predictions

Scott, Carl, Barbara, and Jon discuss how the sweet 16 panned out and makes predictions to the Final 4 and Championship matchup.