Bourbon Barrel Talk

BBT - Penelope Toasted Blackout Schreck's Pick

The crew tastes and reviews a Penelope Toasted store pick. The pick was done by Blackout and Schreck's Liquor store. The toasted bourbon was a 75/21/4 toasted in a Heavy Char barrel. 

BBT - Four Roses New 100 Proof Single Barrel Recipes

The crew tries 2 of the 3 Four Roses New 100 Proof Single Barrel Recipes, OESO and OESK. While we could not locate the third we compare and contrast the two we did. Four Roses has 5 yeast strands with 2 unique mashbills that create 10 single barrel variations. 

BBT - High West Director of Sensory and Product Development Tara Lindley

The crew sits down and talks with the High West Director of Sensory and Product Development Tara Lindley. Tara shares her journey from Biochemist, to Napa Valley to her newest role with High West. She does all this while walking us through their two newest releases, the Bourye and High Country the American Single Malt. 

BBT - Old Forester 117 Series Warehouse I, Extra Old Batch 2 and Bottled in Bond Rye

The crew review and discusses the latest Old Forester 117 Series Warehouse I, Extra Old Batch 2 and Bottled in Bond Rye bottles. These three releases have dropped in the past 6-8 months. These offerings are unique in their own way. All present a bit older then other Old Forester products. 

BBT - Jack Daniel's 10yr and 12yr Review

The crew blinds the Jack Daniel's 10yr Batch 2 and 12yr Batch 1. We reviewed them and try to guess which is which. Jack Daniel's continues to kill it with these special releases.

BBT - Casey Jones Distillery with COO Cody Turner

The crew journey'd down to the Casey Jones Distillery and spent time with the COO Cody Turner. Going to Casey Jones is a step back in time. We were greeted at the door, had a tour with a great host April and experienced some cool tours that are open for everyone to enjoy. The history and story of this hidden gem is there in Hopkinsville, KY. 

BBT - 1st Pours with Cooper Crouch

In this episode, the crew talks about our 1st Pours with Cooper Crouch on his 21st Birthday weekend. We also discuss our 1st pours before we should have been taking sips. With a bit sprinkled in about Michter's 10, Old Carter and dustys. 

BBT - Jack Daniel's 10yr, 12yr, and 14yr Review

The Brock's, Brian and Scott review the most recent releases from Jack Daniel's the 10yr, 12yr, and 14yr. These completely surprised me on how different and complex they are from traditional Old No7 and their single barrel selections. The additional age really shines through.

BBT - Jack Daniel’s Distillery Single Barrel Releases

The Brock's, Kofi and Scott discuss distillery selected single barrel, barrel strength bourbons and ryes from JD. Distillery releases typically have unique profiles these did not disappoint. Make sure you check out your bigger distillery gift shops to see what single barrels they have available.

BBT - West Fork Whiskey (Whsky) Blake and Julian Jones

Nick, the Legend and Scott sit down with West Fork Whiskey (Whsky) Co-Founders Blake and Julian Jones and discuss what's new since our last conversation. The move to Westfield, product line and label changes and much more. We also tasted through some of their core line products and discussed what makes it unique. Their new state of the art facility and event space is there to welcome people all around the world. My favorite thing I learned was the $5 tour and tasting, you can't beat that.