All Things Whiskey Podcast

Welcome back to Po It Up! This week hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell talk all things whiskey with Jay West aka T8ke. He is the moderator of r/bourbon on Reddit, the Managing Editor/Spirits Critic of whiskeyraiders.com, and a judge for the ASCOT Awards. T8ke is doing all kinds of amazing things in the whiskey community and has a really interesting take on trends in the industry.  Tune in to he...

Welcome back to Po It Up! This week, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down with Kolby Howard of Dram Good Media, The Kolby Howard Podcast, and Someone Say Whiskey. They discuss the whiskey community, whiskey in the great state of Texas, and their favorite weird whiskies.   Support the show

Welcome back to Po It Up! Did you love the Blue Note interview and now you're ready to get to tasting? Now's your chance! Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell taste their way through four whiskies from the Blue Note family including the Riverset Rye,  Blue Note Juke Joint, Blue Note 9 year and Blue Note 10. We had just as much fun recording this episode as we did drinking these whiskies...

Welcome back to Po It Up! In this episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down with Aaron Chepenik, the palate behind Smoke Wagon Bourbon! Whether you're already a fan of the brand or it hasn't made it to your state yet, you'll love Aaron. He walks Mike and Devin through the explosion of the brand onto the bourbon market, how he's able to blend such a delicious produ...

Welcome back to Po It Up! This week we are so excited to bring you an interview with Blue Note! Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down with B.R. Distilling's CEO, McCauley Williams to talk about the brand's explosion onto the whiskey scene and what makes Blue Note so darn good. Mike, Devin, and McCauley dip into some Blue Note Juke Joint Bourbon and Riverset Rye. Huge thanks to B...

Welcome back to Po It Up! This week, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell talk whiskey trading. If you've been wanting to up your whiskey game through trading and cost plus shipping opportunities, tune in for Mike and Devin's best tips and tricks for effective trading. They warm up with a new expression from Nikka, then taste three whiskies and each provides its own lesson learned for t...

Welcome to Po It Up's second annual Best in Class episode! In this episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell award their favorite whiskies of the year in the Bourbon, Rye, Scotch, Irish, and Japanese categories. Tune in to hear about the winners including Argonaut Liquor's Knob Creek 14.5 year bourbon, Michter's Toasted Barrel Barrel Proof Rye, Talisker 10, Jameson 18 (sub in f...

Welcome back to Po It Up! In this episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell welcome Locke and Co's co founder Owen Locke to the studio to discuss their  Aspen Aged Rye. Mike and Owen discuss their unique method for tossing in aspen wood during the aging process to give their rye its unique flavor. We learned a lot from Owen, so don't miss out on this awesome interview!  We love Lock...

Welcome Back to Po It Up! In this special episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell celebrate Po It Up podcast's first birthday! Mike and Devin are po'in it up birthday style by starting out with Glenmorangie's A Tale of Cake followed by an Old Forester lineup including the 1897 and 1910 expressions all leading to the main event: Old Forester Birthday Bourbon! Don't miss t...

There are some whiskies out there that no one can agree on - some people absolutely love them and some people can't stand them. In this episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell picked out 3 divisive whiskies to test out so you can know whether to give them a try yourself! The lineup includes, Old Tub, Blue Note, and Woodford Reserve Chocolate Malted Rye. Love'em  or hate'em, t...

Welcome back to Po It Up! This week hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell take on the stormy sea with a lineup of Talisker scotch. They test the muddy waters of the Talisker Storm, the Special Edition Game of Thrones Talisker, and the Talisker 10 year. Tune in for their tasting notes and some fun stories as always. Cheers! Support the show

This week on Po It Up, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell po' up Boone's bourbon and sit down with singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and Boone's Bourbon creator Tyler Boone. They talk whiskey, music, and what it's taken for Tyler to start and grow his own whiskey brand. If you love music and bourbon, this episode is for you!  Support the show

Welcome back Po It Up fans! This week hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell test out a flight of Maker's Mark barrel proof bourbons! In order of longest to shortest wax drip, they review Maker's Mark's Tangerine Dream, Private Select Oak Stave selection by Basecamp Liquors, and RC6. Tune in to learn about the unique things that Maker's Mark does with their wheated bourbons and...

Welcome back to Po It Up! Tune in to episode 17 to hear hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell talk all things store picks with Trevor Williams from Argonaut Liquor in Denver, CO. Trevor is the Assistant General Manager and long-time liquor buyer for Argonaut.  He shares his insight into finding the best barrels and allocated whiskies.   Don't miss this episode's giveaway - a bottle of Ol...

Welcome back to Po It Up! In this episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell review a lineup of their favorite expressions from 1792! They taste the 1972 Single Barrel, Sweet Wheat, Bottled in Bond, and Full Proof.  Mike and Devin warm up with Weller Special Reserve to celebrate our next giveaway which just so happens to be a bottle of Weller Special Reserve!  Be sure to listen for the "s...

Welcome back to Po It Up! In this episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell talk international whiskies. The lineup includes: Lark Cask Strength and Hellyers Road 15 from Australia and SLYRS 12 from Germany. Tune in to learn how they ended up with these bottles and some fun facts about whisky production and whisky hunting outside of the Big Five whisk(e)y producing countries!  In this episode...

Welcome back to Po It Up! In episode 14 hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell take you through a lineup of Old Fitzgerald. They warm up with Uncle Nearest (a black and woman-owned distillery) and touch on racial inequality in the history of bourbon. For the main event, they sniff, taste and review Old Fitzgerald's 9 year, 13 year, 15 year expressions. Along with tasting notes for each, Mike w...

Welcome back to Po It Up! Your hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell are back to discuss all things whiskey and announce a charity giveaway! In this episode, they dive into store picks: what they are, how to find em, and ultimately talk about how different they can be from the originals and how delicious they can be too! To illustrate the variation that can be present in store picks, Mike and Devi...

This episode, your host Mike Outcalt chats with Instagram personality and bourbon connoisseur Dan the Bourbon Man. As a warm up to the interview, Mike and co host Devin Mitchell warm up with the incredibly robust Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A119 as an homage to Dan's exceptional taste in bourbon.  Mike and Dan discuss the world of whiskey through his eyes and listeners will gain insight into wh...

Welcome back to Po It Up episode 11! Join hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell as they make their way through this week's lineup of E.H. Taylor Bottled in Bond whiskies. They lube up with a sample of Knob Creek 12 and then taste E.H. Taylor's Rye, Small Batch, Single Barrel, and Amaranth Grain of the Gods.  In this episode, Mike and Devin also reveal the special code word for our second...

Tune in to this episode of Po It Up and hear hosts Mike and Devin rate eight whiskies all under $10 to help you po it up with just a Hamilton! The whiskey lineup includes:  Highland Mist Evan Williams (green label) Ancient Age Kentucky Deluxe  Kentucky Gentleman  Benchmark 8  Ezra Brooks Zackariah Harris  Mike and Devin will crown the top 3 best and 2 worst to help you know which to pour up and wh...

Welcome back to Po It Up!  Tune in to our 3rd bonus episode where Host Mike Outcalt and Producer Rose Haag sample fine whiskies and go a little crazy from being quarantined.   They warm up with a pour of Widow Jane Decadence (10 year bourbon finished in Maple Syrup barrels) and then move on to a mystery pour tasting which absolutely stumps Mike.  Which whiskey could do such a thing?   For the marq...

Welcome back to Po It Up!  Tune in for a very special bonus episode where your host Mike Outcalt and Producer Rose Haag celebrate Mike's 32nd birthday!  In this episode they warm up with some Middle West Spirits Wheated Bourbon, discuss Booker's 2020-01 Granny's Batch and review Dewar's 32 in honor of Mike's big day.  We can't wait to reunite with Devin and bring you...

Welcome to Po It Up's first bonus episode! In this short episode, your host Mike Outcalt is joined by producer Rose Haag to catch up on COVID-19 craziness and talk whiskey! Mike and Rose warm up with Russell's Reserve 10, review Bulleit Blenders' Select Bourbon and discuss the Bulleit brand.  Tune in and let us help you pass the time! Support the show

Welcome back to Po It Up! In this episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell dive into some of their favorite whiskies from Nikka including:  Miyagikyo Yoichi From the Barrel Pure Malt 17 If you like hearing your hosts rave about whiskies, tune in to this episode because Nikka is doing some amazing things and Devin and Mike can't get enough.  Support the show