Bourbon and BS Podcast

We are thrilled have the gentlemen from High Bank Distillery back on the show, this time in the garage! Adam Hines, Co-Founder, and Tony Thomas, Marketing Manager, are here to walk us through some of what they are offering and what they are working on here in Columbus, OH. We are lighting up a Camacho Nicaragua along with the different selections from High Bank. Pour one more...light up another......

In many ways people want to get everything and may not put all the effort in that may be needed. You want the results yet may not realize what it takes to get the desired outcome. You want people to be nice and respectful yet are you putting the same energy towards others.   Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to be part of the conversation!   Pour one more...light up an...

We are thrilled to have Dave Sheppard and Steve Lambert from Leather and Oak Distillery. We are cracking a bottle of their namesake Bourbon Whiskey and learning about their business and products. We are also lighting up a Blanco cigar, First Third along with it. We are looking forward to smoking another cigar Blanco Cigars. Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to be part...

Steve and Nate just completed a major annual event along with the team at Tinder Box at Easton that takes a lot of planning and teamwork. After the event or some major accomplishment in life, is it important to reflect on the event itself and what worked and didn't work? This applies to many other areas in life and can be an important tool to get better and better whether things went well or poorl...

We are joined by Will Schragis, Chief Product Innovation Officer at Barrell Craft Spirits, once again on the show to feature their most recent release of the Barrell Bourbon Cask Strength. This company is such an interesting organization that we always love to check in with when can. We are also lighting up Rick Rodriguez's second blend, West Tobacco Company Black, along with this bottle as a foll...

Do you celebrate "drinking holidays" each year? Why or why not? We are coming up on our annual Smoking Tent Event which is always a big party that many of our listeners have been to before. Sometimes we may have to force ourselves to take life a little less seriously and take a step back and enjoy ourselves.   Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to be part of the convers...

We are joined by Nook Mercer, CLE Cigar Company, once again to chat about one of Christian's Classic Corojo blends. We are cracking a bottle of Horse Soldier Straight Bourbon Whiskey along with it to see how it pairs up. Looking forward to chatting about this pair and a little background of each. Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to be part of the conversation!   Pour...

We are chatting with Rick about going all in because that's what he has recently done with his career! What does going all in mean to you and do you follow that attitude in some aspects of life, all of life, or not at all.   Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to be part of the conversation!   Pour one more...light up another...we'll figure it out together.   Please Drin...

We have Rick Rodriguez back in the garage with his new company, West Tampa Tobacco, and we are smoking both of his first releases yet focusing on the White. It's been awhile since we caught up with Rick so we are excited to learn about the company and whats to come. We are cracking open a newer bottle called Big House Bourbon 120 and know very little about the bottle so this could be interesting!...

David Blanco has had multiple chapters in his life, which we all have, and he has some great stories from the military and different first responder careers. He also has cigars and tobacco in his blood and family. How do we start something new in a smart and healthy way and how do you know if you should begin again or to stick with something that's currently in front of you?   Ask questions on the...

We are excited to be joined by David Blanco, owner of Blanco Cigars, this week to get to know him a bit better while lighting up a couple of his cigars. We are featuring his Final Third from his Cigar Obsession series during part one and are cracking a readily available bottle, Ezra Brooks 99. We are looking forward to seeing how these two pair together and learning more about Blanco Cigars. Ask q...

Products like the ones we are reviewing tonight are usually hyped up and it is always interesting to see if it lives up to the hype. We see this in fads, marketing of all sorts of products, and more. How do you decide if something is going to live up to it's name?   Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to be part of the conversation!   Pour one more...light up another...w...

We are rocking out this week with some Metallica products! The great rock band teamed up with Master Distiller Dave Pickerell to put out a blended whiskey called Blackened. They later teamed up with Drew Estate and Distiller Rob Dietrich to produce a Blackened cigar that was recently released. Let's see how these two rock out together! Pour one more...light up another...we'll figure it out togethe...

We are talking to Shannon Chapman, who has been on the show many times before, and his wife, who is also named Shannon, this week for this special episode. They are about to embark on a journey together in a camper, as they pick up and leave their life here for now or possibly for good! Let's talk about this journey and relationships in general. This annual episode is always an adventure in itself...

We are cracking something new this week from Uncle Nearest, their new Rye, and we are excited to see what is all about! We are revisiting a blend from AJ Fernandez that is a bit of a lesser known than much of his portfolio, Viva la Vida. Pour one more...light up another...we'll figure it out together.   Please Drink Responsibly   byjack.com/bourbonandbs to buy some shirts!   Thanks to our sponsors...

We are happy to see some response from the community once again this week and we are going to be chatting about some of the suggestions! Please keep them coming each week! - When does a hobby become an obsession and is it healthy? - What does the American Dream mean to you? - Should we support companies that move business overseas?   Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want t...

We have something BRAND NEW and LIMITED from Watershed Distillery! They have a current lottery going on for this Barrel Strength Rye Single Barrel so go to watersheddistillery.com to register to have a chance to purchase this bottle. We are excited to try this exclusive offering from Watershed. We are lighting up a new one from Rocky Patel, Edge 20th Anniversary, which we hope pairs well with this...

This one comes from our Community Page and we are ready to discuss it. Everyone talks of "work/life balance" but who realistically has that and is it achievable? Everyone's idea of this concept is probably different but there has to be space for life outside of the job.   Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to be part of the conversation!   Pour one more...light up anoth...

We are cracking a bottle of Buzzard's Roost Straight Rye Barrel Strength this week to try and stay warm in the garage! We also have a Single Barrel bottle to compare along side of this selection. We are lighting up a newer company's cigar that is a familiar blend, the Ferio Tego Panamericana. This should be a fun Part One! Pour one more...light up another...we'll figure it out together.   Please D...

We will start with Cigar Lounge Etiquette for a bit and may switch gears to more general manners. Are things changing in our society or are there some common agreement on what appropriate manners? Hoping to have audience participation in this one this week!   Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to be part of the conversation!   Pour one more...light up another...we'll fi...

Pour one more...light up another...we'll figure it out together.   Please Drink Responsibly   byjack.com/bourbonandbs to buy some shirts!   Thanks to our sponsors:   All of you that have been supporting us! Join our patrons at patreon.com/bourbonandbspodcast to help support the continuing growth of the show and the community.   Tinder Box at Easton for the weekly featured cigar and check them out...

Inspired by another podcast, we have some basic questions that we are going to answer and we encourage you to answer for yourself too! Looking forward to the conversation and comments!   Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to be part of the conversation!   Pour one more...light up another...we'll figure it out together.   Please Drink Responsibly   byjack.com/bourbonandb...

We are lighting up something new from Alec Bradley, Double Broadleaf, with Ryan Ponist from the company. This landed on shelves not too long ago in 2022 so we are excited to light it up and learn about the blend. We are also cracking a bottle from Calumet Farm which is the "base" offering, the 8 Year Old. Should be an interesting pairing! Pour one more...light up another...we'll figure it out toge...

Part Two: Are We Tired of Talking About the Same Stuff? As we are getting into this new year, does it seem like we are talking about the same stuff? Whether you're watching the news, on social media, among your coworkers and friends, and more? How do you actually move forward or are we destined to just keep living the same path.   Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to b...

We have Shannon Chapman back in the garage with a bottle he brought with him from Penelope Bourbon. We are looking forward to trying the bottle as it is new to all of us in the garage! We are lighting up a new yet old brand name of a cigar, Cuba Aliados, which is one of two current versions of this old name and is made by Ernesto Perez Carrillo. Let's get into it! Pour one more...light up another....