Bourbon Barrel Talk

This week the crew discusses their most underrated bourbon and whiskeys. We decided underrated was something most people are overlooking for a multitude of reasons, proof, price, or unknown. 

The crew sits down and discusses the bottles they believe are the most overrated. After some discussion, we decided overrated meant too much hype for how the bottle tasted or the value of it. 

Scott and the crew reviews two new releases from the Lawrenceburg Bourbon Company. We tasted and discussed their first barrel strength bourbon and the 10 X 10 Rye. Both bottles unique in their own right. The 10 x 10 is 100% rye which really adds to the dynamic. 

Scott, the Brock's and Jared taste through and review the 5 recent Starlight distillery French Oak Toasted Bourbons. These five bottles came from barrels that the oak came from one of five regions of France. 

Scott and the crew review two more cocktails prepared by Barbara. One is summer cocktail, the other fall. Ky Rhubarb/Watermelon Crawl and Hotel Tango Bourbon S'more Ky Rhubarb/Watermelon Crawl 1/4 oz Watermelon pucker, 1/4 oz raspberry pucker, 2-3 dashes cranberry bitters, 1 oz apple rye (Good Times), 1 1/2 oz bourbon, top w/ ginger ale.   Hotel Tango Bourbon S'more 1/2 oz chocolate liqueur, 1 oz...

Scott and the crew review some cocktails Barbara created a for summer, to take your bourbon game to the next level. The Kentucky Down Under and Kentucky Snickerdoodle will definitely need to be in your summer rotation.  KY Down Under  1/2 oz Watermelon Pucker, 1 oz Pineapple Fanta or Juice, 2 oz Bourbon, Top off with ginger ale/beer KY Snickerdoodle 1 oz Amburana or Cigar batch bourbon, 1/4 oz Fre...

Scott, Carl, John and Kofi, all review a single barrel pick of Peerless that is now available at John O's in E-Town. This was John's first barrel pick, so we discussed what it was like along with the taste on the bottle. 

Scott and The Brocks discuss the Heaven Hill bottle your own experience and two bottles Barbara bottled. We review a 14 yr Heaven Hill Select Stock and a Bernheim 7yr Wheated Whiskey. 

Scott and the Brock's preview the Preakness and review a recent cocktail Scott came across that is a twist on the Mule. Recipe is 1.5 ounces Bourbon or Rye .5 oz grenadine   Top it off with Lemonade and Ginger or Canada Dry Ginger Ale Lemonade

Scott and the crew discuss two single barrels Carl, Nick and Scott picked with Grapevine Wine and Spirits in Michigan. We review them and what makes each unique. 

Scott, Matt and Nick sit down with Owner of Hotel Tango Distillery Travis Barnes. His story from military to law school, to distillery owner is a unique one. We also discuss his product set, specialty items and their story. Visit https://hoteltangodistillery.com/spirits to learn more. 

The crew discusses our Derby Pick'em promotion and reviews two Wilderness Trail SiB picks done for the Starlight Barrel Society. We pick our favorite horses and discuss who we think might win. We will do this for the Preakness and Belmont too. 

Scott, Carl, Jared and Ryan taste through and review Holly Hills bourbon tasting kit. We all highly recommend this experience to give your bourbon a different flavor profile throughout.  https://www.hollyhillandco.com/shop/p/chef-ouitas-bourbon-palate-tasting-kit

Scott, the Brocks and Carl review a recent Old Louisville Pick Scott did with Chad Huffman and the Mythical Bourbon Group. after this episode they went back and bought the sister barrel. 

Scott, the Brocks and Carl review two special release whiskeys from Westward Whiskey Co. Their special limited edition Milestone Release and their whiskey finished in stout barrels. 

Scott, Ryan, Carl and Jared discuss the final results from the tournament of 64 whiskeys. We also review 2 unique Good Times bottles, Seaglass and Honey Cherry. 

The crew puts together a barrel strength batch of the amburana finished bourbon. This batch went 11 days with right at 14 grams total. 11 initially and 3 added at day 8. The blend consisted of 10 bourbons all barrel strength and ended up at 118.6 proof. 

Scott, Nick and Carl, discuss the Elite 8 results along with predict how this whole bracket ends up. We also review two recent Starlight releases. They are the two highest proofs so far. 129.7 (Bourbon Analytics) and 130 proof (Ted Pick). 

Scott and the crew sits down with Jimmy as he tells the story of how these three brands came to be. We also taste through a Double Apple Rye, Amburana, 15 yr Light Whiskey and more. This is a story of how to boot strap a label, the trials and tribulations. 

Scott, Carl, Barbara, and Jon discuss how the sweet 16 panned out and makes predictions to the Final 4 and Championship matchup. 

The crew sits down and reviews a batch of "cigar batch" bourbon we blended with Northeast Barrel Amburana chips. We blended some Old Fo 100 and WT 101 with the chips and discussed the final product. 

Scott, Nick and Carl, discuss how the tournament has unfolded so far and predicts how you the listener will vote. Make sure you visit www.bourbonbarreltalk.com to cast your vote. 

Scott and The crew sits down and discusses how the first round went and predicts rounds 2 and 3. 

Matt and Scott sit down with Mark and Sherri Carter and discuss whats new with them. We discuss upcoming releases, the new shop, and the Old Carter Social Club. 

The crew painstakingly discusses a great deal of whiskey, and figures out which 64 make the list, for you the listener to vote on. We broke down the bracket into four regions, bourbon, rye, whiskey, and finished whiskeys. Vote now and often on who you think should move on.