Barrel Room Chronicles

This week's guests on Spirits of Whisk(e)y are Justin & Jennifer Stiefel, the husband-and-wife team responsible for six distilleries (and counting!) across the US states of Washington and Oregon. Majority women-owned Heritage Distilling Co., the most awarded craft distillery in North America for the past seven years, produces a wide range of bourbon, rye, and blended whiskeys, including the si...

It's Bourbon Heritage Month, and we are taking a short break from the podcast to work on our TV pilot, Whiskey: A Chef's Journey.  What better way to celebrate America's whiskey roots than by supporting our whiskey journey.   To help support this Telly Award winning show make it to a screen near you, visit www. WhiskeyAChefsJourney.com  To see some footage from the show visit h...

This week's guest on Spirits of Whisk(e)y is management consultant-turned-distiller Chris Fredrickson, Co-Founder of Traverse City Whiskey Co. Situated in Traverse City, Michigan, the "Cherry Capital of the World," the distillery produces a range of straight bourbon whiskeys, including Barrel Proof, which won "Best Small Batch Bourbon" at the 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and the b...

This week's guest on Spirits of Whisk(e)y is Fawn Weaver, Founder & CEO of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. Enjoy the lively tale of how Fawn rescued a rich story all but lost to history until the fastest growing independent American whiskey brand ever started telling it. Plus learn how Tennessee whiskey came to distinguish itself from bourbon with the help of distiller Nearest Green, the Africa...

This week's guest on Spirits of Whisk(e)y is distilling legend Gregg Snyder, CEO of Distilled Spirits Consulting. Enjoy colorful tales of a spirited career—including stints at Beam, Brown-Forman, Seagram, White Rock, and Wild Turkey—and learn how the honorary Kentucky Colonel is resurrecting Chicken Cock Whiskey, "The Famous Old Brand" served during Prohibition at Harlem's The Cotton Club. Please...

This week's guest on Spirits of Whisk(e)y is David Blackmore, Global Master Ambassador at Glenmorangie and Ardbeg. Listen as the Edinburgh native shares his colorful whiskey journey, plus enjoy some lively cocktail talk and learn how to pair food with two of Scotland's more storied single malt whiskies. Please visit spiritsofwhiskey.com for show notes!

This week's guest is Becky Harris, President & Chief Distiller at Catoctin Creek Distilling Company in Virginia, the birthplace of American whiskey. Catoctin Creek, producers of multiple expressions of Roundstone Rye—Virginia's most-awarded whiskey—plus an organic rye gin and a collection of limited-release brandies distilled from locally-sourced fruit, was founded by Becky and husband Scott H...

This week's guest is Lynn House, National Spirits Specialist & Portfolio Mixologist at Heaven Hill Brands, the largest, independent, family-owned and -operated producer and marketer of distilled spirits in the United States.  She is among a small but increasing number of high-profile, Black, craft bartenders, and her pioneering work has inspired a new generation of mixologists of color to...

This week's Spirits of Whisk(e)y podcast features Peggy Noe Stevens & Susan Reigler, authors of Which Fork Do I Use with My Bourbon? The celebrated whiskey writers join us to discuss their respective whiskey journeys and the delicious joys of pairing the water of life with food. We also enjoy a Rheefined Moment with Jason Rhee, event planner at Rheefined Company.  Please visit www. Spirit...

Our podcast guest this week is Sean Hallman, Founder of the veteran-owned Shadow Ridge Spirits Company in Oceanside, California, and one of no more than a handful of Black whiskey makers. In addition to its four signature whiskeys—Bourbon, Rye, American Single Malt, and a Peated & Cherry-Smoked Single Malt—Shadow Ridge makes light and dark rums, both excellent cocktailers, plus a tasting room-...

Our podcast guests this week are Jill Kuehler and Molly Troupe, Founder and Master Distiller, respectively, of Freeland Spirits, one of history's very few women-owned and -operated distilleries. Freeland makes a growing collection of spirits, including an excellent Bourbon, plus a very characterful Gin and a Genever, a rare endeavor for an American distillery. Please visit our website at spiritsof...

Our podcast guest is Rick Edwards, Senior Master of Whiskey & National Brand Ambassador at Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, makers of Rocky Mountain Single Malt. A whiskey evangelist for over 20 years, Rick, along with previous guests Simon Brooking and Martin Duffy, helped define the role of brand ambassador. Please visit our website at spiritsofwhiskey.com for show notes.

Our podcast guest is Nicole Austin, General Manager & Distiller at Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. in Tullahoma, Tennessee, makers of George Dickel Whisky. Please visit our website at spiritsofwhiskey.com for show notes.

Today we talk with the fourth-generation Van Winkle Triplets—Carrie, Chenault, and Louise—Founders of Pappy & Company. Hear how they’re helping to maintain and expand on (Great-Grand) Pappy’s whiskeymaking tradition.

Our Podcast guest is Allison Parc, Founder & President of Brenne French Single Malt Whisky.

Our  podcast guest is Doug Stone, Founder & Managing Director of  ForWhiskeyLovers.com, a niche-targeted micro network for whisky  aficionados. Louise Leonard also joins us to talk about what one might pair nicely with the new Balvenie Burnhead Wood expression.  Please visit our website for the complete show notes for this episode.   www.spiritsofwhiskey.com

The second episode of SPIRITS OF WHISK(E)Y, a weekly podcast hosted by  Kerry Moynahan & Philip M. Dobard, features internationally known  spirits educator and whiskey expert Martin Duffy, North American  representative for Glencairn Crystal, makers of the world's most popular  and widely-used whisk(e)y tasting glass.  SPIRITS OF WHISK(E)Y explores the wide world of wh...

The debut episode of SPIRITS OF WHISK(E)Y, a weekly podcast hosted by  Kerry Moynahan & Philip M. Dobard, features Master Toastmaker and  native Scotsman Simon Brooking, Beam Suntory Brand Ambassador for five  of the world's more storied single malt Scotch whiskies— Ardmore,  Auchentoshan, Bowmore, Glen Glarioch, and Laphroaig.  SPIRITS OF WHISK(E)Y explores the wide w...