Bourbon Real Talk

That Whiskey Bucketlist that tops ALL Whiskey Bucketlists! This was crowdsourced and contains some of the most rare and nearly impossible whiskeys to find a sip of. Hint, Hint, this bucketlist makes Pappy Van Winkle look easy to find, and cheap! Have you had a pour of any of these? Please Share With Your Whiskey Friends, Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Motion graphics intro by robsusman.com...

There are A LOT of great bourbons out there. Some of the best are sometimes hard to find, and when you do find them, they are expensive! So here are my TOP 10 affordable, available bourbons! Please keep in mind this is simply MY top 10 list. We likely won't agree on all of them, but in my opinion, these are the my favorites! Please Share With Your Whiskey Friends, Subscribe, Review, Like, and...

We get asked a lot, "What are your daily drinkers?". So we decided to take a poll of over 400 of our whiskey drinking buddies to see what bourbon they rebuy the most. You might be surprised to see the results. So here are the top 10 bourbons that people tend to rebuy over and over again. Please Share With Your Whiskey Friends, Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! BRT Merch: #bourbonrealta...

There's no secret that whiskey and bourbon lovers have their frustrations with liquor stores. However, in this episode we dive into the things that liquor stores hate about us bourbon lovers. Maybe we can learn a thing or two about how to approach the whiskey hunting process. Please Share With Your Whiskey Friends, Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! BRT Merch:   #bourbonrealtalk #bourbonlov...

If you are holiday shopping for a friend or significant other who happens to be a whiskey lover, we've got some tips for you! Here is Bourbon Real Talk's Annual Holiday Gift Giving Guide for the Bourbon Lover in your life. A list of do's and don'ts when it comes to shopping for that whiskey fan. Hope you find it helpful! SHOP for some great gifts for the Bourbon fanatic in your lif...

If you're a whiskey lover or a bourbon fan, chances are you have had some frustrating liquor store experiences. We've come up with the top 8 things that whiskey lovers who are shopping for their favorite whiskeys and bourbons hate about liquor stores. Please Share With Your Whiskey Friends, Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Motion graphics intro by robsusman.com Advertising Inquiries:...

Wes and Randy bring to you the Top Tips for Every Bourbon Beginner. Coming into the world of Whiskey can be a daunting journey at times. There is a massive selection, a lot of hype, a lot of opinions, and a ton of information. We want to help guide whiskey noobs by providing a few helpful tips when it comes to getting started. Please Share With Your Whiskey Friends, Subscribe, Review, Like, and Co...

In this episode Randy answers some of the most frequently asked questions about whiskey. Questions like, "What is single barrel select?" and "What does Bottled in Bond mean"? By all means, these are just some of them, so if you have a question about whiskey, COMMENT below! Part two will be coming soon! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://r...

While there are no right or wrong ways to enjoy whiskey, there are some faux pas that you will want to avoid.  The best thing about whiskey is how it brings people together. If you avoid these 8 things you will be accepted into the whiskey family and your life will be better for it. In this video Wes and I do a little skit to teach these lessons in a funny and entertaining way.  Please Share With...

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Think craft whiskey can not be good? Local grain, milling their own grain, cypress fermentation tanks, pot still, Lincoln county process, air dried staves, toasted barrels, and bottled in bond! This whiskey was a shocking surprise in the most unlikely of places. In this episode we discuss how I found it, what makes it so different, and how you can get a bottle of your own. Enjoy! Please Share With...

Bourbon Secondary Market AKA BSM.  For the right price you can have anything you want shipped to your door.  Is it worth it? How does it work? Should it be shut down? In this episode we address all this and more! Please Share With Your Whiskey Friends, Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Women have had a major influence in the world of whiskey all throughout its history. Many women work behind the scenes and are relatively unknown by the consumers who love the results of their work. Meet Sherrie Moore, Director of Whiskey Operations for Uncle Nearest distillery. Sherrie was the Director of Whiskey Operations for Jack Daniels, the second largest whiskey producer in the world! She w...

The word blend is a confusing term. Blended, blend of, blend...what do they mean? More importantly when a brand tells you their blending techniques are the reason you should buy their brand is that legit or marketing bullsh*t? Please Share With Your Whiskey Friends, Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/pr...

When you are first getting into whiskey the opportunity to make purchases you will regret are endless.  In this episode I surveyed experienced whiskey enthusiasts to see what tips they would offer someone to help them avoid the mistakes they have made.  There were a lot of answers, but I was able to narrow them down into the top 10 recommendations for a newer enthusiast looking for a buyer's g...

Pappy Van Winkle is arguably the most sought after bourbon of human history. Finding it is almost impossible.  This episode discusses a range of alternatives to this elusive spirit.  Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There can be a lot of trickery with regard to whiskey and its value. The tips in this video should help you avoid regret! Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I was given the opportunity to purchase 4 bottles of vintage Four Roses whiskey. When you get a dusty whiskey a journey begins to figure out what year it was released, distilled, or both. Dating vintage whiskey is a blast if you know what to look for. In this video we go through the process of dating the bottle together, discover mind blowing historical whiskey information at every turn, find the...

Whiskey House Nashville houses the world's largest collection of open bottles of whiskey.  With 3,000+ open bottles and counting, this place is a whiskey lover's dream come true. In this episode we sit down with John Brittle Jr (JB), the founder of WHN, and discuss how this museum-like collection came together, what they do with it, and how you might be able to get involved in the future....

A barrel has become a common piece of decor in whiskey rooms and man caves. They are bulky and take up a lot of space, but what if you could convert that barrel into extra whiskey storage by making it into a whiskey barrel cabinet? In this video I talk with Alyson and India as they teach us how to get it done. India also has a podcast that has a similar vision as BRT to bring people together. We d...

In this episode the host of Bourbon Real Talk is interviewed by his wife about their newly renovated whiskey room, and their whiskey wall that displays around 300 open bottles of bourbon, rye, rum, scotch, and misc spirits from around the world. They discuss the creation of the whiskey room/wall and talk about many of the special bottles they have in the collection. Enjoy!   Please Subscribe, Revi...

The lincoln county process (LCP) is a charcoal filter process used in making Tennessee Whiskey. In this episode we sit down with Lexie Phillips the assistant distiller with Jack Daniel's. Jack Daniel's is largely responsible for popularising the practice along with the idea that LCP turns bourbon into TN Whiskey. In this episode we discuss is Jack bourbon, what the LCP is, what the process...

Jack Daniel's is the largest or second largest whiskey producer in the world (depending on what stats you follow). Jack Daniel's uses a charcoal filtering process prior to being put in a barrel for aging called the Lincoln County Process. A debate has raged for decades as to whether the LCP makes Jack into a whiskey that is not bourbon. Regardless of the legal name of the product there is...

Bourbon is as American as apple pie. Some might argue it is more American than apple pie, but most of the rest of the world makes their whiskey from malted barley. In the US there is a growing trend toward producers making American Single Malts. It is a fast growing and exciting category for whiskey enthusiasts. In this episode we talk with one of the category's leading experts Matt Drew. Matt...

The first video made by a bourbon lover for bourbon enthusiasts actually explaining how bourbon is made! We talk about grain, moving things about the distillery, what a mash bill is, milling, what grist is, cooking the mash, fermentation, distillation, head/heart/tail cuts, maturation (aging), deciding when a barrel is ready, batch blending, dumping, chill filtering, proofing, and bottling. If you...