Bourbon and BS Podcast

Steve sits down with Nook Mercer and Nate Blury to try some newer bourbon from Saint Liberty.  This is a tribute to some of the women in the history of whiskey and bourbon.  We enjoyed learning about this history and also drinking this bottle.  Nook brought some wonderful cigars, Eiroa First 20th, for us to smoke while learning about Eiroa Cigars.  Sit down, pour a drink, light up, and join us in...

Steve continues the conversation with Pat Byrne and Martin Kennedy from BUA Irish Whiskey about branding and when you are your brand.  Not only are they the face of BUA, Pat is the face of his Byrne's Pub in Columbus, OH for the past 25 years.  We dive into how being your brand applies to how you handle yourself in business at all levels and elsewhere in life.  We have a lot of good takeaways from...

Steve sits down with Pat Byrne and Martin Kennedy of BUA Irish Whiskey this week to talk about and drink their brand new product!  The cigar of the week is the Vintage 1999 Connecticut from Rocky Patel which paired quite nicely with BUA.  We learn about the process of creating this whiskey along with the significance of everything BUA.  We enjoyed chatting, drinking, and smoking in the garage toge...

Steve continues the conversation with Mark and Becca Buskirk about business and life and how their company has evolved in big ways since we spoke with them last year.  The conversation includes the importance of adapting and growing in business and also in many other ways.  It is wonderful to see how the changes has truly made an impact in their success thus far and we took away several key points...

Steve sits down with Mark and Becca Buskirk from Rolling Barrel Tours this week to talk about what separates their company from other tour companies.  We are enjoying a nice bottle of EH Taylor Small Batch bourbon that ties well into one of the special tours available soon by Rolling Barrel Tours.  The cigar that is featured this week is the Arturo Fuente Don Carlos and Steve discusses with Nate H...

Steve continues the conversation with Tanya and Nate about how Valentine's Day was along with V-Day questions about the holiday and related content!  These are always interesting and fun after some whiskey, so we hope you enjoy the back and forth and opinions on the various topics.  Sit down, pour a drink, light up, and join us in the garage. Thanks to our sponsors Tinder Box at Easton for the wee...

Steve sits down with Tanya Priest and Nate Hale to try a fairly newer whiskey from an unlikely state of the U.S.  We are sampling the Whistle Pig 12 Year Rye thanks to Tanya and it's an interesting bottle that the table is a bit torn about as they dive into the rye.  We enjoy the Sublimes Oscuro that is being made by AJ Fernandez, while it may or not go well with the whiskey.  Sit down, pour a dri...

Steve sits down with Laurel Tilley, Macanudo Brand Ambassador, and Jonathan Herring, General Cigar Rep, to crack a bottle of a hot Stagg Jr. and light up a limited edition Macanudo.  We get to learn about the industry and the Macanudo brand in this episode.  Laurel has a background in the industry before joining Macanudo specifically, and we enjoyed learning from her when it comes to the direction...

Steve continues the conversation with Laurel and Jonathan after a couple pours of the Stagg Jr. from Episode 105.1.  We continue the topic, in a sense, from last week's episode titled, It's Anybody's Game.  We discuss Laurel being in the cigar industry and how being a woman in a male dominated field goes when she is on the road and selling a brand and image.  We have a lot of takeaways from this d...

Steve continues the conversation with Amy and Spencer with the topic of It's Anybody's Game.  This is a conversation we are having over a two episode series with female guests and Amy is the first.  We discuss being a woman in the whiskey world and owning a pub.  Amy offers us a perspective that we can appreciate and enjoy diving into, as whiskey and pub ownership is typically male dominated field...

Steve sits down with Amy Schirtzinger, owner of McClellan's Pub in Columbus, OH, and Spencer Lappin this week to taste Amy's barrel pick of Weller Full Proof.  We are smoking a band new addition to the Romeo y Julieta line, Connecticut Nicaragua, and talking about the process of picking the barrel.  This was a fantastic bottle of whiskey and we thoroughly enjoyed the pairing together.  You can fin...

Steve continues the conversation with Eric and Nate and dives into many people's favorite topic these days, technology.  We look at the changes of it and the necessity of it while discussing how reliant on it.  We enjoyed this topic with our guests and our Facebook Live audience.  Sit down, pour a drink, light up, and join us in the garage. Thanks to our sponsors All of our patrons from our Patreo...

Steve sits down with Eric Goldhaber and Nate Hale to review the newest edition of the Alec Bradley Fine and Rare and to revisit Willet Pot Still.  We are very thankful that Eric brought these limited cigars and we enjoyed lighting these up and we had the chance to talk about them.  It's been awhile since we cracked a bottle of the Willet Pot Still and it is still one our favorite pound for pound w...

Steve continues the conversation with Shannon and Josh to talk about sharing with others what we learn over the years.  Shannon shares with us what he has gone through and struggled with throughout his life starting at a rather young age.  This is a powerful story and is a tough conversation in an absolutely wonderful way.  We had a lot of amazing takeaways from this episode and hope you do as wel...

Steve sits down with Shannon Chapman and Josh Bentley to try some unique whiskey from Michigan along with a brand new, unreleased cigar from H. Upmann.  The bottle was a gift from our good friend Jerry Dezenski and the H. Upmann is Herman's Batch which is named after the founder of the brand.  There's a lot of knowledge dropped on this episode about the cigars and great conversation with these two...

Steve continues the conversation with AJ and Caleb about consistency when it comes to fitness, taking care of yourself, and other areas of life.  This was a fantastic conversation with these two, as Caleb is a Strength and Training coach by trade.  We had a lot of takeaways from this conversation and learned a lot about perspective on this topic and enjoyed the participation from the audience in t...

Steve sits down with AJ Kazmierczak and Caleb Mosley to try something new from Texas and one of the best from La Aroma de Cuba.  This was an educational one for us when trying this combo for the first time.  Tune in and check out our conversation about these two and enjoy the conversation.  Sit down, pour a drink, light up, and join us in the garage. Thanks to our sponsors Tinder Box at Easton for...

Steve continues the conversation with Ryan Newman and Dustin Bovey to discuss what it really means to start a new year.  Happy New Year to all of you and we are happy to have you apart of the discussion about how really embracing the things you have been through in the past to really capitalize on going into the new year.  We enjoyed this conversation and especially Ryan opening up and sharing som...

Steve sits down with Ryan Newman and Dustin Bovey this week to try a different version of New Riff Single Barrel that Ryan brought to the garage.  This one is another 4ish year bottle but barreled and bottled at different times.  We light up a newer limited run of a Gurkha cigar by way of Aganorsa Leaf along side the bourbon.  Listen and find out what we think of both of these separately and toget...

Steve continues the conversation this week with Bobby Crow and Nate Hale about Comparison Culture.  We have a special guest for part 2 when Jake Sanders comes back to the garage for the night. We enjoy a conversation with some great takeaways and learning moments this week.  It was a treat having Jake back in the garage and hope you all enjoy hearing him on the mic again!  Sit down, pour a drink,...

Steve sits down with Bobby Crow and Nate Hale this week to enjoy a Japanese exclusive release of Four Roses Super Premium along with a cigar from My Father Cigars, La Gran Oferta.  Thanks to Bobby for bringing this bottle and sharing it from overseas!  We enjoyed this combination quite a bit and the conversation with Bobby.  Sit down, pour a drink, light up, and join us in the garage. Thanks to ou...

Steve continues the conversation with Bob Brayer and Spencer Lappin over some different whiskeys as we light up another cigar.  We are talking about taking risks this week and there are a lot of great takeaways from this conversation between friends that have known each other for over a decade.  Sit down, pour a drink, light up, and join us in the garage. Thanks to our sponsors Altadis USA for the...

Steve sits down with Bob Brayer and Spencer Lappin this week to try a bit of Brayer's buffet of Barrel Proof whiskeys!  We try some older Wild Turkey Rare Breed, Weller Barrel Proof, Willet 15 yr bouron, Willet 5 yr Rye, and a 20+ yr Cognac.  We are smoking a new cigar line from La Familia Robaina named Ilegal Tobaco Habano. Bob is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to whiskeys and we learned a l...

Steve sits down with Q Marquez and Nate Hale to learn about Q's story along with new beginnings.  We have a great conversation of some drinks and cigars and really enjoyed this episode and Q's company.  Part two of this episode has some powerful take aways and we hope you get something from the stories.  Sit down, pour a drink, light up, and join us in the garage. Thanks to our sponsors: Tinder Bo...

Steve sits down with Q Marquez and Nate Hale this week to try something new for us.  The Peg Leg Porker is an interesting Whiskey from Tennessee and the La Aurora carries a lot of history behind the blend.  We enjoyed this pairing and learning a bit about Q during part one of this episode.  Sit down, pour down, light up, and join us in the garage. Thanks to our sponsors: Tinder Box at Easton for t...