Whiskey Chasers

Send us Fan Mail We are re-releasing our Halloween episode from a few years back; enjoy! Happy Halloween! On today's episode we have a glass of Rittenhouse rye! We talk about Rittenhouse rye and its namesake while sharing stories of conspiracy, history, and ghosts!  All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers!  Our Website is www.whiskeychaserspod.com , check us out! Thanks,...

Send us Fan Mail The heat of texas The texas heat is to much for a normal whiskey barrel, SO they have special barrels made that are thicker than normal to stand the heat In Hye, Texas Started in 2006, and became the first bourbon distillery outside of TN or KY First bottle came out in 2010 The founders Dan and Nancy (Married) Garrison https://craftspiritsmag.com/2021/05/25/bourbon-vision-the-orig...

Send us Fan Mail William Dalton Distiller in the area  This was his mashbill Uses a brandy yeast as well as their normal Flavor Breadyness Fruitcake Raisen/fig Dusty Barn Has wheated cream but its savory Dark for its age (4.5 years) www.flaskap.com   Support the show Website: www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcast Insta: https://www.instagram.com/whiskey...

Send us Fan Mail Club News Looking to start tasting in and around Columbus. What does a tasting event look like to you? Text us! Podcast news Updates on cincinnati distilling, They changed their name in 2020 from sycamore distilling Cincinnati makes their own, Sycamore sourced We have a few interviews Distillery news Hayner distilling 1866: an american whiskey launches 10/12 Blend of their Bourbon...

Send us Fan Mail History of distillery Nov. 18, 2022 opens its doors In Milford,OH Millcroft building has a lot of history Built by a founding family No connection to the distilleries history Distillery doesn't have a history Purched in 2018 to become the home of the distillery Distillery founded by an IT guy https://www.cincinnatidistilling.com/millcroft-history https://www.cincinnatidistill...

Send us Fan Mail Club news Prince dinner Podcast news Cincinnati Distilling company Amber waves Wheated bourbon! Craft Distillery News Copperworks Distilling Co. A new 5.5 year american single malt $10 per bottle goes to the seattle aquarium  https://store.copperworksdistilling.com/products/copperworks-american-single-malt-whiskey-single-cask-322-750ml?variant=42230119137395   Tamworth Distilling...

Send us Fan Mail Opened in 2006 Brad and Kate Mead ranch in the area and their family has since 1890 Son Sam is the one in charge now David DeFazio When Brad and Kate decided to make bourbon, they turned to “Faz” to figure out how to get it done and he’s been getting it done for Wyoming Whiskey ever since. To keep David’s bio from being too long, we’ll just make a list: lawyer, river guide, late n...

Send us Fan Mail Club News This month is our prince dinner! What are we having? Any guesses What is our bottle? Podcast news Next episode is outryder by wyoming whiskey distillery They sent us a sample and we loved it! Craft distillery news Watershed just released their fall finishing series with a cask strength 5 year port barrel finish Only available at the bottle shop in columbus https://www.wa...

Send us Fan Mail Chasing whiskey 8/22/24 Podcast updates Appeared on Power of man where nick and steve get a little personal’ Appeared in Podcaster nation talking about how we started and some behind the scenes Club Updates Last week we had our club get together and had Cincinnati Distillery Stout cask finish Everyone liked it, but it was on the sweeter side Got the last of the bottles for the yea...

Send us Fan Mail History of distillery Founded by Donlad and Alexander Johnston in 1815 As far as I can tell not related to John Johnston who founded lagavulin Started as cattle farmers growing barley for the cattle Excess barley used to make whisky, which became more profitable than the cattle Near the Kilbride stream, their water source which has a peaty flavor 1836, donald buys out his brother,...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast news Barrel picks are in the works Samples Fanmail Laura Finson says we should check out men in kilts episode one, so I did! Cool look at scottish food, mainly seafood Awesome look at a malting floor and digging peat. Craft distillery news Election day rye from Journeyman Buzzards roost has their first BIB bottle! 51% corn, 45% wheat and 4% malted barley $71.99 SRP  https:...

Send us Fan Mail History of distillery Legal distilling started in 1816 by John Johnston He kept it and also ran another distillery out of the same building (Ardmore) In 1862 Logan Mackie and Co. Buys Lagavulin Became a partner with the current owners then, JC Graham Graham managed the distillery, Mackie handled marketing to glasgow, london, and the colonies 1889 Peter Mackie takes over after Loga...

Send us Fan Mail Peat Peat is not just moss Its compressed vegetable remains from peat boggs All peat for whisky comes from 5 boggs There is a difference in flavor from each bogg but that hasnt been played with much yet Roughly 1MM of new peat is added each year, but scotch takes les than that, so peat is being added yearly even with how much we use When cutting peat, you toss the top where the gr...

Send us Fan Mail Intro:  What are we drinking  Flavor/tasting notes Likes dislikes  Recommend to buy or leave on the shelf?  Why are we drinking it? What is scotch and isn’t it just whiskey?  Scotland is said to be where Whiskey got started Apparently they are better than us and spell it the property without an ‘e’. The first written history dates back to1405  Must be distilled in Scotland and age...

Send us Fan Mail Chasing Whiskey Whiskey chasers updates A new year starts with the club after finishing our Sourcing bottles Top 3 bottles Micah-4 gate Starting our finishing series Podcast updates Updates from last episode Texting us Craft distillery news Watershed releases 6 single barrels with OHLQ Each bottle labeled with a royal flush https://www.watersheddistillery.com/ohlq-exclusive-2024  ...

Send us Fan Mail History of distillery Alberta Distillers Limited Started in 1946 by Frank Mchahon and Max bell Ranch hands deserve great whisky at a great price Frank Mchahon Oilman.  First to go into western canada to look for oil and discover it. He was also a race horse owner and owned Majestic prince, winner of the Kentucky derby and Preakness in 1969 He seems to have been the money man Max B...

Send us Fan Mail History of distillery Alberta Distillers Limited Started in 1946 by Frank Mchahon and Max bell Ranch hands deserve great whisky at a great price Frank Mchahon Oilman.  First to go into western canada to look for oil and discover it. He was also a race horse owner and owned Majestic prince, winner of the Kentucky derby and Preakness in 1969 He seems to have been the money man Max B...

Send us Fan Mail History of Seagrams Started by Joseph E Seagram in 1857 with 3 other guys In 1883 he was sole owner Samual Bronfman and Distillers corporation limited Distillers Corp was started by Samuel and his brothers in 1924 He came to the US to Tour shut down distilleries due to Prohibition and in 1923 he bought Greenbrier distillery for pennies on the dollar. He then dismantled it and move...

Send us Fan Mail Canadian 101 (The right one!). sorry about the messed up file, this one is good! ITS A LIE! Canadian whisky/Canadian rye whisky/Rye Whisky are all the same thing There are no rules around rye percentage John Molson is credited with first bringing distillation to canada in 1799, first distillery was 1832. Why age separate? Why distill separate? Support the show Website: www.whiskey...

Send us Fan Mail History of distillery The name Four gate is a term for a 4 slat fence, used on horse farms around Kentucky Owners Bill Straub and Bob D’Antoni Started Four Gate in 2019 Kelvin Cooperage Version 11 year old Straight Rye Partners with Kelvin Cooperage This part bothered me They also partnered with well-regarded whiskey writers and personalities in Louisville to help select the exclu...

Send us Fan Mail History of distillery Opened in 2015 in the upstairs of big wood pizza in Nashville Indiana 2107 began construction  on current distillery CAMPUS 325 acres with a touring and tasting room and restaurant  2018 sweet mash distillery officially opens The property has a live music stage, hosts festivals, food trucks and a bar, all called “Hard truth on the Rocks” Hard Truth Distilling...

Send us Fan Mail VERY OPEN about their source Owned by O.Z Tyler and Latitude beverage Produced by O.Z. Tyler O.Z Tyler changed its name to Green river Distillery in 2020 Nowhere on their site do they claim to be anything other than a green river product.   This was the first rye out of Green River Green river was purchased by bardstown distilling in 2022 History of green river  founded in 1885 by...

Send us Fan Mail History of distillery 1890’s in scotts level, distillery owned by L. winand and bro. Produced pikeville whiskey. Pikeville was the next town over, not sure why they didnt name it scotts level rye. He owned it up to prohibition, and there is an elementary school and a tea kwan do facility named after him there.  His story ends hrer 1936, Andrew W Merle acquires the brand and the re...

Send us Fan Mail Rye 101 Made with at least 51% rye in the mash bill. Aged in charred new oak barrels. Distilled to a maximum of 160 proof (80% ABV) Barreled at a maximum of 125 proof (62.5% ABV) Bottled at a minimum of 80 proof (40% ABV) and a maximum of 150 proof (75% ABV) Rye was the prominent whiskey of the americas at its founding.  George washington had 5 stills and could produce 11K Gallons...

Send us Fan Mail History of distillery Sourcing for a long time 2015 broke ground on their own distillery, opened in 2018 2021 Lux Row was bought by MGP No mixing of MGP and LuxCo product, luxco is still distilled in KY MGP bought it for the distribution network. This is why we now have George remus available, as well as rossville.  MGP Products that now have a distribution network The juice 4 gra...