Bourbon Podcast

Ben and Kyle bring you another edition of Proof Positive! This week features the 2021 release of Sweetens Cove or Sweetens 21. A blend of straight Tennessee bourbons aged 4, 6, and 16 years. Master Blender Marianne Eaves hand-blended this limited edition 2021 release on the heels of Sweetens Cove’s stellar 2020 debut. Inspired by the ritual of a shot of whiskey on the first tee at the acclaimed Te...

All the guys are together on this edition of Proof Positive. This week they are featuring Kavalan Single Malt Whiskey. Kavalan Distillery has been pioneering the art of single malt whisky in Yilan County, Taiwan, since 2005. Kavalan sources the mineral-rich meltwaters of Snow Mountain and is aged in a unique combination of intense heat and humidity together with sea and mountain breezes. All this...

We got a new segment for you this week! Ben, Kyle, and Joe bring you Double Barrel. A blind taste test between an allocated whiskey vs a non-allocated whiskey. First up, head-to-head, Pikesville vs Thomas Handy. Please stream and review on all major platforms! Cheers!

All the guys are together for this week's Proof Positive. This week they are trying Traveller Whiskey. For this first-of-its-kind collaboration from Buffalo Trace Distillery, Traveller brings together the collective artistry of 8X Grammy Award-Winning Artist Chris Stapleton and Buffalo Trace Distillery Master Distiller, Harlen Wheatley. Please review and stream on all your major platforms. Che...

On this episode, Ben is checking in from his trip to Miami with the news and Ben and Kyle headed down to Butch Hiles' gym in Charleston to talk to "The Warmaster" and the youngest UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett. Barnett has a bourbon brand called Warbringer Bourbon. Listen to Josh's journey from fighting professionally all over the world to the bourbon space. Please subscr...

The guys have a good one this week as Ben and Joe sit down with the guys with Oaklore Distilling Company. Pour you a drink and enjoy another round of The Bourbon Podcast! Please review and subscribe on all of your major social media and streaming platforms. Located in Matthews, North Carolina, Oaklore origins are built on the idea of community. From their material and ingredient sourcing to their...

Happy New Year! Our first edition of Proof Positive for 2024 brings you Knob Creek 12. All the guys are back together for this one! Thank you for a great 2023 and let's kick off this new year by giving the show a review and subscribe on all major social media and streaming platforms! Cheers!

The guys are back with the perfect holiday Proof Positive with High West Midwinter Night's Dram Act 10 Scene 2. The guys also compare this pour with Scene 5. Hear what the guys think on this week's episode. Make sure to follow and review on all major social media and streaming platforms. Cheers!

This week the guys have drunk this particular bourbon but have never done an official proof positive. Angel's Envy Cast Strength bourbon! The 11th cask strength release, dark amber red 119.8 proof bourbon with a creamy, indulgent flavor. Notes of caramel, brown sugar, and fruit. Please subscribe and review on all major social media and streaming platforms! Cheers!

The guys gather around and decided to do this week's proof positive of Four Roses Small Batch Select. For someone looking for an expertly-crafted bourbon, Four Roses Small Batch Select is a 104-proof, non-chill-filtered bourbon that provides a rich depth of flavors and a closer-to-the-barrel experience. Follow and review the show on all your major social media and streaming platforms.

Another great edition of Proof Positive will all three guys. This week's edition of Proof Positive is Willd Turkey Generations. Please subscribe and leave a review on all the major social media and streaming platforms! Cheers! Generations  is a 120.8-proof blend that showcases sweet notes of vanilla, caramel, and dark cherry that give way to warm notes of pepper and aged oak. An aroma of oak a...

The guys are all back together after an eventful Thanksgiving and they got a good one! CEO of Michter's Whiskey Joe Magliocco joins the crew! Magliocco was recently inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame and became the second Michter’s Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame member after the brand’s master of maturation and COO Andrea Wilson. Please subscribe and review on all your major social...

A special early Thanksgiving edition of Proof Positive with Ben and Kyle. Joe is MIA for this one, and I bet wish he did not miss a wonderful bottle of bourbon. Sit back, eat some good food, and see what the guys say about this one from Makers Mark! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you out there listening and cheers! Please follow and subscribe on all major social media and streaming platforms!

Another week and another great podcast episode with all three guys in attendance welcoming on Four Roses Master Distiller Brent Elliott! Please subscribe and review on all major social media and streaming platforms! Cheers! Brent was the 2020 Master Distiller of the year and has played an integral role in the growth and continued acclaim of Four Roses. His most notable addition to date in the stor...

This week the guys crack open a Rye whiskey from Heaven Hill Distillery. The 17th edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection consisting of 10-year-old Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey pulled from 142 barrels. If you are a fan of Rye whiskey's, this one is for you! Make sure to subscribe and review on all major social media and streaming platforms. Cheers!

The guys have a wonderful episode for you this week. Angel Envy's Master Distiller Owen Martin joins the guys to talk about his journey in the bourbon business, his roles with Angel Envy, and new releases coming your way! Please be sure to subscribe and review on all major streaming and social media platforms! Cheers!

All three guys are back together for this week's Proof Positive with a good one from Wild Turkey! See what the guys think this week with an absolute beauty of the bourbon world! Please subscribe, like, and review on all streaming and social media sites! Master’s Keep Voyage is a 106-proof expression of 10-year-old bourbon finished with a secondary maturation period in Jamaican rum casks, marki...

Ben and Joe are back with another delicious Proof Positive! This one can be found on the shelves if you are lucky enough to be traveling through Kentucky! Hear what the guys think about this bottle this week! Please review and subscribe on all major social media and streaming platforms! Cheers! The Willett Family has a long Whiskey-making history stretching back into the 1700s. The family has work...

Another great episode as Ben and Joe jump into a revolutionary bourbon story in the great city of Detroit as they speak with Co-owner and Master Distiller JP Jerome! Eight childhood friends, three University of Michigan grads, one bachelor party campfire and one big idea. That’s how Detroit City Distillery got its start, and it must have been a winning formula as the distillery is still going stro...

Donnis is the first Master Distiller in the state of Texas and has been there from the beginning at Garrison Brothers! He helps create some of the finest bourbons in the state and he has developed every expression at their distillery in Hye, all the way from "corn to cork." Listen to another wonderful episode with the full cast this week! Make sure to subscribe, follow, and review the po...

Ben and Joe are back with another wonderful edition of Proof Positive. It used to be rejected by most in the bourbon world but now it is coveted and also widely available. See what the guys think of this week's Proof Positive. Please subscribe, review, and listen on all major streaming platforms!

This episode features a different look at the bourbon industry with CEO and CO-Founder of Unicorn Auctions AJ Heindel. A.J. Heindel is the co-founder of Chicago-based Unicorn Auctions, the website platform that holds monthly auctions for an assortment of spirits and is particularly popular for its whiskeys. Some of the site's flagship products have sold for eye-catching price tags. In a single...

On this edition of Proof Positive, Ben and Kyle do the first ever side by side comparison in the podcast's history between two great Weller products. Listen and see which one the guy's prefer. Make sure to review and subscribe wherever you are listening to our podcast. Thanks for listening!

Another great edition of proof positive as Ben and Joe tries out another rare bottle of bourbon. Listen in to find out if it is thumbs up or thumbs down with this week's proof positive. Thier fourth Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series may be the easiest way to taste your way through the rickhouse.  The name BRT was given to these expressions because of the influence our consistent practice of h...

The boys are back with another wonderful edition of Proof Positive. This week they review Starlight Cart T Huber Cigar Batch. Another fantastic unique bourbon experience. In 2013, the family achieved their goal, and Starlight Distillery became one of the first artisan distilleries in the state producing bourbon. The expansion involved implementing a new 13,000-square-foot stillhouse, adjacent to t...