Bourbon Barrel Talk

Scott, Carl, Lee and Nick take a deep dive into Finished Bourbon and rye. Does it hide bad/new juice or enhance it. 

Scott, The Brock's and Jon sit down and review these two ryes, one from Old Carter the other Distillery 291. Both bottles were super complex, but there were definitely some good conversation around both. 

The fellas discuss whose to blame for FOMO, the secondary market and store owners charging secondary prices. This one is a debate, but we may have reached a compromise at the end. 

The fellas sit down and discuss in the six part series the things that make us mad about bourbon. This one touches on the subject of allocations, whose fault is it, the distribution or manufacturing channel?

Scott and the team sits down with this months sponsor Axiom Financial Strategies Group and reviews this years Chateau and a Cigar batch. Vaughan tells us about him and what they do. 

Scott and the crew review a vertical of Knob Creek Bourbon. The 12, 15, 18 and Single Barrel bourbon. We discuss and review each and pick a winner and discuss the value for each. 

Scott, Tim, Carl, Nick and Jared discuss what we are thankful for while trying 6 different Wild Turkey Bottles. We try everything from Ky Spirit, Dusty Rare Breed to Russels Reserve 13. 

Scott, Barbara, Jared, Nick and Tim all review three bottles from Traverse City Whiskey Co. We reviewed their Barrel Strength Bourbon, North Coast Rye, Barrel Proof Rye and Premium Cocktail Cherries. We discussed the differences between the two ryes and complexity that the cherries give to the Old Fashioned Barbara made. 

Scott and Mike sit down with owner and CEO Troy Bolotnick of Filmland Spirits. We learn about how he started the business, the back ground to his first three releases. Ryes of the Robots, Moonlight Mayhem and Moonlight Mayhem Extended Cut. 

Scott, the Brocks and Tim review the 2022 Michter's Toasted Sour Mash, Old Tarr 12 yr Inheritance and Berheim Pick Your Own bottles. This was a decision that was harder than you might think. Listen to hear which landed where. 

Scott, Matt, and Toby sit down with friends of the show to celebrate our 3rd Birthday/Anniversary. We celebrate with an Old Forester Birthday Bourbon and discuss our favorite moments from the past three years. 

Scott, Matt and Nick sit down with the Founder and Distiller Michael Myers, and SVP of Business Development, Philip Rawleigh. Michael tells us the story of how it all began from his humble beginnings in Georgia to the Big Apple, and now Colorado. So he could make a bourbon and rye whiskey as rugged and rebellious as him and as bold and beautiful as the mountains in Colorado. We tasted through and...

Scott sits down with Nick, Jon and our newest friend Tim and reviews a new bourbon company Still Austin and their bottle The Musician. Still Austin is a homegrown distillery situated in the heart of South Austin, recently released its first high-rye straight bourbon whiskey featuring grains that are 100% grown by Texas farmers. The bourbon is handmade from grain-to-glass at the distillery, aged in...

This episode of Bourbon Barrel Talk is dedicated to Scott's brother Jim that recently passed. They review Hancocks, Shenks, and Old Forester President's Choice. Three different but tasty bottles.

Scott sits down with the Legend and the Den of Thieves to review 5 separate Broken Barrel expressions. Broken Barrel company has a unique way of finishing their 2-4 year bourbon/rye. They take apart multiple barrels and reassemble those stave so that the bourbon picks up different flavors. They call this their "oak bill". Cornucopia was a unique mix of brandy and cognac barrels reassembled to make...

The Legend brings by a couple of old dusty bottles as the Den of Thieves reviews, this 1976 Jim Beam Decanter and Early 90's Yellowstone Bottle. Find out which dusty reigns supreme.  

Scott talks about the top three cocktails he had this week for Bourbon and Beyond Week. Listen to find out what recipe you might want to make for your friends.

Scott and the DOT review three Elijah Craig Barrel Proof bottles. Batches B521, C920 and C921. Listen and find out which we preferred and why. 

Scott and the Den of Thieves review 3 Flaviar Iron Smoke, Widow Jane 10 and Coppersea samples. Ranging between 80 and 96 proof they all bring something different to the table. 

Scott talks in this quick hitter, his opinion on the transition from Old Forester, to Hidden Barn from Jackie Zykan and where it puts both the new label and Old Forester. 

Scott sits down with the Den of Thieves again to review a second run of the .338 bullets from Battleground, only this time in WT 101. Then we compare WT 101 to a bottle from 1994. 

Scott sits down with Carl, Jared and Jon and reviews three recent Starlight barrel finishes. Bourbon finished in Scottish Ale, Bordeaux and Triple Sec barrels. 

Andy, Matt and Scott review and discuss the first release of the brand new label Old Louisville Whiskey Company. We review everything from the label design to the taste of this first bottle released. Special drop in from Average Joe Bourbon himself Phillip Clark. The Batch 1 release was 2502 bottle blend of 13-15 barrels of MGP Bourbon.

Scott and the fellas from the Den of Thieves wanted to rank our top four bottles, like Mt Rushmore. Listen to who liked what. Scott picked one bottle from a different distillery. 

Scott sits down with the Den of Thieves fellas again to review the finishing bullets from Battle Ground. A cherry, maple and oak bullet was added to Old Forester 100 to create a unique finished bourbon. Find out what we liked and didn’t.