Bourbon Turntable

We laugh a lot in this one.  We had Bryson Willoughby and Andrew Brockman from the band MojoThunder as our guests and we had a great time with them. We discuss the band's roots, their recent tour of Europe and their fantastic album, "Hymns From the Electric Church".   This is a great band to get in on now so you can say "I was listening to them back when...." Be sure to fo...

Jimmie Bratcher has been playing blues for practically his entire life.  He has just released his 13th album called "Far Enough" and he is our guest this week on #BourbonTurntable.   Jimmie uses his love for music and his talent to reach the people that most of us simply don't notice. He plays in homeless camps and prisons and tries to bring a little relief and a message of hope to...

This week on #BourbonTurntable we wrap up our conversation with Steve Gorman about The Rolling Stones "Some Girls" album on the 45th anniversary of its release.  Drew called listening to Steve "a master class on this album".  He ain't wrong. The conversation with Steve resumes around the 12-minute mark.  Drew and I talk a bit about the new Foo Fighters album at the start o...

On June 9, The Rolling Stones classic album "Some Girls" will turn 45.  To celebrate this album we recruited Steve Gorman (drummer and founding member of The Black Crowes, best-selling author, radio host, all-around great guy, etc.) to talk with us about it. Before we get into "Some Girls" we drink some whiskey.  Well...some of us do.  We have Keeper's Heart out of Steve&a...

Cristina Vane is a remarkably talented singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and she is our guest on this week's #bourbonturntable   In this episode we talk with her about her personal background as an Italian-American, her history in music and her career as a musician.  Her style crosses many genres (country-bluegrass-blues-Americana) and her music sounds fresh but feels familiar.   W...

"The nectar of the gods"...that's the phrase I use to describe 100% sweet corn bourbon from Old 55 Distillery.   Alan Bishop of Distillers Talk and Spirits of French Lick stopped in as a guest host for this conversation with Jason Fruits, the owner and distiller at Old 55 Distillery.  In addition to the 100% sweet corn, we talk with Jason about his new American Single Malt.   As alw...

One of our favorite new artists that we learned about in 2023 is Dusty Bo.  Dusty is an accomplished singer-songwriter and guitarist whose debut "The Vulture & the Fox" is stellar blend of southern rock, country and 90s-alternative.  To me, it's a bit Skynyrd, a bit Audioslave, a bit Chevelle and a whole lot of fun. Drew leads us in a blind tasting of two Lee W. Sinclair single...

Have you heard about Distill America?  Do you have your tickets yet? We have Fred Swanson (Dancing Goat Distillery) with us this week to tell us all about Distill America coming up on May 20 in Madison, Wisconsin. Sitting in as guest host is Alan Bishop (Spirits of French Lick, Distillers Talk, etc.). In addition to learning about Distill America, we also try some spirits from Dancing Goat. We als...

Got any Blanton's? Well, we do in this episode of Bourbon Turntable.  We talk the fact and the fiction - the hype and the hate - of the most well-marketed whiskey in the world.  We also talk what the parallels to Blanton's would be in the music world.  Let us know your thoughts in the comments, please! Please like, share and subscribe.  We appreciate your support!

Jason Clark and Lacey Crowe of Bourbon House were with us for a special live episode of #BourbonTurntable.   Bourbon House just release "The Fourth Album".  We talk with Jason and Lacey about their fantastic new record and get to know a little bit more about them as a couple and as musicians.  Being a Wisconsin band, we also taste some Wisconsin whiskey with them in the form of Dancing G...

Chris Canas is a ferocious guitarist out of Detroit and he is our guest on this week's Bourbon Turntable.  Chris leads a blues-rock trio playing original songs and familiar covers (his version of "Purple Rain" is the best cover of it I've heard). In addition to talking to Chris about music, we also taste some Michigan whiskeys with him: Journeyman Distilling "Not a King Ry...

Who doesn't love to make new friends?  #BourbonTurntable has found a kindred spirit in the podcast All Things Blues and Southern Rock.   Drew and Kevin sit down with Brian Jones and Jason Johantges (the hosts of All Things Blues & Southern Rock) for this week's episode.  We get to know these guys and their show while enjoying some uniquely southern whiskeys from High Wire Distilling...

One of the most entertaining personalities in the world of whiskey is Phil Kollin.  Phil has taken his love of bourbon, his knowledge of history and his knack for storytelling and created a business called "Phil Talks Whiskey".  Phil tells us all about this during the show.   Kevin also leads Phil and Drew in a blind tasting of three whiskeys.  You'll be very surprised at the result...

We are joined this week by Alan Bishop of Distillers' Talk and Mike Lisac from My Whiskey Den to discuss one of the most iconic and ground-breaking albums of all time: Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon".  The album celebrated its 50th birthday earlier this month. We discuss some of the behind the scenes trivia of the album and debate its impact on music as a whole and on us a...

David Levine of Whiskey in My Wedding Ring joins us on #BourbonTurntable this week.  We discuss the great work he's doing on both his blog and his podcast.  We walk through a tasting of Hindostan Falls from Spirits of French Lick and a single barrel rye from Whiskey Thief.   David recently wrote an article on the importance of reading whiskey labels and the specific issue with a particular Un...

This week on #bourbonturntable we talk with Tyler Mirt.  Tyler is the Kentucky Distilleries Ambassador for Brown-Forman Corporation.  Tyler is very talented as a whiskey taster and has a background as a wine sommelier, too.   We taste a couple of versions of the Old Forester 117 with Tyler, discuss what is on the horizon at Brown-Forman and, of course, dig into music. Please subscribe, like, share...

This week on #BourbonTurntable we are joined by Chris Tapp of the fantastic blues-rock band, The Cold Stares.  The band has a new album coming out on March 10 called "Voices".  We talk with Chris about the new album, their upcoming tour and the direction of the band. Before that, we taste some excellent whiskeys.  Chris is a collector of Japanese whiskey, so we start with a Kaiyo cask st...

This week on #BourbonTurntable our guest is Chip Tate.  Chip was the founder of Balcones Distilling and is one of the pioneers of the craft whiskey movement.   We catch up with Chip and his new venture: Tate & Co. Distillery.  Right now Chip is staying busy building custom stills for his own distillery as well as for others.   As always, we have a fun conversation with our guest on their perso...

Our guest this week on #BourbonTurntable is Jerry Dalton.  Jerry was the Master Distiller at Jim Beam from 1998-2007.  He bridged the era of Booker Noe to the start of Fred Noe as Master Distiller.  In this episode you'll learn of the great legacy of Jerry in the whiskey world, but also get to know the honorable man that Jerry Dalton is.  He is a man worthy of inclusion in the Kentucky Bourbo...

This week we have part two of our conversation with Todd Leopold, the highly-regarded and exceptionally-innovate distiller at Leopold Bros. in Denver.   We taste some more whiskey with Todd and look forward to some changes and new things that are in the works.  We also get much more into music with Todd and how it plays a role in shaping his life and his approach to distilling spirits.   One thing...

Ask anybody who knows anything about distilling and they'll tell you one of the finest and most innovative distillers in the world is Todd Leopold of Leopold Bros.  We are fortunate enough to have him as a guest this week (and next) on #BourbonTurntable.   A highly respected distiller and innovator in his own right, Alan Bishop, joins us as a guest host.   We have some fantastic conversation...

This week we tried something a little different.  Drew and Kevin are joined by Alan Bishop (Distillers' Talk) and Josh Golladay (Ironroot Republic) for what we call "Turntable Roundtable".  We have some open conversations about our pet peeves in the whiskey industry as well as some of the music we are listening to right now.   This was a fun show and we hope you like the format.  We...

Welcome to Part Two of our conversation with Dr. Pat Heist and Jerod Smith of #WildernessTrail Distillery.  This week we talk about the new partnership between Wilderness Trail and Campari. How does it change Wilderness Trail and how does it change Campari and, specifically, Wild Turkey. We also have a fantastic conversation with Pat and Jerod about music. We cover everything from Loretta Lynn to...

After launching in 2013, Wilderness Trail has been one of the fastest growing brands in the world.  We have Dr. Pat Heist, co-founder and Chief Science Officer, and Jerod Smith, National Brand Manager, with us on this week's Bourbon Turntable to talk about the success of their whiskey. We start the show with a blind, side-by-side tasting of Wilderness Trail Wheated Bourbon off a pot still vs....

This week we explore a couple of whiskey blends - #LittleBook and #BorrowedPage - and talk about some of our favorite musical blends...Super Groups. The link to the companion playlist is shown here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1DjTh5l6or2etMnEF6H9R2?si=250124e2f7754ff3