Blind Tasting Podcast

I kick things off with a bourbon BOLO featuring Beyke’s Blue Corn Bourbon and Yellowstone’s new ready-to-drink cocktails. After that, I run through the Bourbon & Beyond festival lineup (spoiler: it now includes roller coasters), and then dive into a Kentucky Owl story that plays out like a full-on bourbon soap opera. Next up, I asked you all: what was your first whiskey, and do you still drink...

It’s a big day on the Blind Tasting Podcast, and this episode is straight fire! I start out with this week’s bourbon BOLO which includes Remus Repeal Reserve Series IX from Ross & Squibb and the final chapter in Wild Turkey’s Master’s Keep series. After that, I finally explain what a “Whiskey Freak” actually is, since a lot of you have been asking. Spoiler: it’s not an insult. There’s also a l...

First up, an update on Uncle Nearest. Things are getting messy in Tennessee with judges, lawsuits, and a brand doing everything it can to keep the whiskey flowing while the money folks circle.  Then it’s time for a little Bourbon BOLO, with new releases you’ll want to know about: Doc Holliday cask-finished bourbons, Penelope’s new ready-to-pour Old Fashioned, and Heaven Hill dropping an 11-year Ol...

What if Sydney Sweeney suddenly started chugging Jack Daniels? I’m dreaming big, whiskey freaks. Next, I dive into I.W. Harper’s wild 34-year-old bourbon auction mixing rainbow flags with rickhouse pride since bourbon apparently needed a parade float. Then we head north to Canada where tariffs have created a bourbon shortage causing some serious bar drama. After that, I break down the bold new Par...

This episode’s got a little bit of everything for the whiskey freaks. I shamelessly plug my new book on Amazon, Whiskey Wisdom & Bourbon B.S.: Barrel Strength Legends, Lies, and Untold Tales (because if I don’t tell you to buy it, who will?), right here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLNGXJL3 Then we dive into Wild Turkey’s recent sales slump and what it says about the bigger bourbon market. Spo...

NEW BOOK ALERT! -- Whiskey Wisdom & Bourbon B.S.: Barrel Strength Legends, Lies, and Untold Tales From the host of the Blind Tasting Podcast comes a barrel-proof mashup of fact, folklore, and flat-out fiction. Right Here on Amazon Kindle Books: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLNGXJL3 Did bourbon really age in a sunken ship? Did moonshiners use possums as lookouts?  Was a World Series fixed over a...

This week, I take a closer look at 1792 Bottled-in-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey to see if it deserves a spot on your shelf. Just honest tasting and unvarnished truth. I also break down the latest unicorn bait from Buffalo Trace: Sazerac 100, Weller Millennium #2, and even Weller 18. Will you ever see one in the wild? Not unless you know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy in Kentucky. Also in t...

Welcome in, whiskey freaks! In this episode, I taste Kilbeggan Triple Cask Irish Whiskey, straight from the Emerald Isle, courtesy of a friend with excellent timing and terrible impulse control. But before the review? We’ve got news. Buffalo Trace is recycling sludge. The Field of Dreams is building the Infinity Bottle of baseball whiskey. TSA rules are somehow getting weirder. And Barrell Craft d...

Whiskey Freaks! In this episode, we take a wild ride through the worst whiskey experiences y’all shared with me. From regret and trauma to plastic screw tops. From Jack Daniel’s to Mellow Corn to anything labeled “Canadian,” we run through The Pours That Haunt Us . But it’s not all pain and palate punishment. I’ve also got new releases from Jim Beam, Jefferson’s, Old Forester, Still Austin, and St...

Whiskey Freaks! Today we almost interview Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer… but nah, we’re not tryin' to get disappeared. So instead, we’re diving into some wild whiskey headlines, including Buffalo Trace’s crazy new “Distiller’s Council” release, Jim Beam’s new Lineage Batch 2, Rebel’s award-winning 10-Year, and a Texas distillery doing real good in the world. In other news...  • Is Mountain Dew pre...

This week on The Blind Tasting Podcast, we’re taking a break from sipping to swirl our glass in a different direction—Wall Street. We’re talking about some big names in the whiskey world whose stocks have taken a hit:  • MGP Ingredients, the quiet giant behind many of your favorite pours  • Brown-Forman, home of Jack Daniel’s, Woodford, and Old Forester Our guest is a finance pro with serious mark...

It’s go-time on this week’s Blind Tasting Podcast! We dig into the Pinhook Straight Rye Whiskey 2022 Edition, aka “Rye Munny,” a bottle that’s been on my radar for months. We break down fresh releases, from Heaven Hill to Wild Turkey, plus the bourbon buzz that’s got everyone talking.  There’s wax seals flying, cocktail ideas flowing, and some big names making bold moves—though not all of them are...

Welcome to the Splash n Dash edition of the Blind Tasting Podcast—where we skip the backstory and get straight to the sipping. Today I crack open WhistlePig’s PiggyBack 100% Rye, and yeah… we need to talk about that oddly specific 96.56 proof. Who proofed this—an accountant? I break down the whiskey, question the Canadian sourcing mystery, and wrestle with whether this $50 bottle deserves a spot i...

It’s nothin’ but a good time on this week’s Blind Tasting Podcast! We break down the bold New Riff Bottled in Bond Bourbon, compare it to Old Forester 1897, and take a rye-heavy ride through flavor town. Plus, I cover HUGE bourbon news—including Eagle Rare 12, Redemption’s $400 flex, a Buffalo Bill tribute bourbon, and the latest Babe Ruth Reserve. Also, my neighbor got a robot lawnmower and now I...

Today on the Blind Tasting Podcast, I crack open two unopened bottles I’ve had sitting around for a while—both scored for cheap—and pit them against each other in a head-to-head matchup. We’re talking Member’s Mark Small Batch Bourbon (yes, the Sam’s Club special) vs. 1792 Small Batch from Barton. Are they cousins? Brothers? The same whiskey in different clothes? I bought both bottles myself, so y...

Heaven Hill’s Got a New-Fangled  “Sustainable” Distillery Buffalo Trace Auction for Tornado Relief Steak Night, wtf? I review Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select Whiskey Subscribe so you don’t miss the verdict — and whatever surprise pour comes next! Help support the podcast by shopping for whiskey, prohibition, and gangster-related photos and art at: https://famousdocs.etsy.com   Get 20% off...

I cracked open Rebel 100 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and the results are… eye-opening. Does it stand out in a crowded bourbon world or is it just another Rebel without a cause? Find out what happened when I put it to the test.  Help support the podcast by shopping for whiskey, prohibition, and gangster-related photos and art at: https://famousdocs.etsy.com   Get 20% off for a limited time wh...

Buffalo Trace flooding shuts down production! Beam, Lux Row, Maker’s Mark, and Wild Turkey all drop new releases — some bold, some weird, some surprisingly under the radar. A few new bourbons might be coming soon… and if they are, they’ll definitely turn some heads. Quick highlights from the 2025 World Whiskies Awards — who showed up big. Garrard County Distilling collapses just over a year after...

In this episode, we tackle a spicy topic—tariffs—and how they’re shaking up the bourbon world. From export numbers and price hikes to major layoffs and closures (looking at you, Brown-Forman and Garrard County Distilling), we dig into whether tariffs are to blame or just part of a bigger industry shift. Are whiskey prices going up? Who’s really paying the cost? And is the bourbon boom finally slow...

Does the OESO yeast strain live up to all the hype? Give it a listen and find out! Like what I'm doing? Support the pod here: https://buymeacoffee.com/blindtastingpodcast   Help support the podcast by shopping for whiskey, prohibition, and gangster-related photos and art at: https://famousdocs.etsy.com   Get 20% off for a limited time when you purchase 4 or more items! Swing by, follow, and c...

New releases from Old Forester, Machine Head, and Yellowstone. We’ve got a new world record bottle of Van Winkle sold at auction! Whiskey and guns don’t mix (who knew?) I review Benchmark Full Proof Straight Bourbon Whiskey from our good friends at Buffalo Trace Distillery. Help support the podcast by shopping for whiskey, prohibition, and gangster-related photos and art at: https://famousdocs.ets...

The Holladay Ancient Cave Collection features bourbon aged in experimental barrels for a secondary finish. Each one starts in a new, level 3 charred white oak barrel, and they age it for at least six years in Rickhouse B or C. Then, (this is where the magic happens….) select barrels from the first floor of those warehouses are then re-barreled to apply a secondary finish. In this case, in a level...

A cool new concept for a bourbon bar in Florida. New releases from Jack Daniels, Woodford Reserve, and New Riff, and Diageo’s Orphan Barrel Collection. Buffalo Trace gossip, we’re winning kids, we’re winning! Whiskeys on the way, stuff that’s coming…but we don’t know just when itll be here… And finally, I review Still Austin “The Musician” Straight Bourbon Whiskey.  Like what I'm doing? Suppo...

Review of Wolcott Rickhouse Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Like what I'm doing? Support the pod here: https://buymeacoffee.com/blindtastingpodcast   Help support the podcast by shopping for whiskey, prohibition, and gangster-related photos and art at: https://famousdocs.etsy.com   Get 20% off for a limited time when you purchase 4 or more items! Swing by, follow, and comment at Blind Tasti...

I’ve got several new releases to talk about…. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail has expanded….AGAIN!  You’re gonna have to retire to Kentucky if you’re gonna make it to all of these distilleries folks. What the hell IS a glencairn glass? I review something out of Las Vegas, Nevada… Smoke Wagon Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Like what I'm doing? Support the pod here: https://buymeacoffee.com/blindtastingp...