Bourbon With Friends

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. The BWF crew is on site at Castle & Key Distillery. We sat down with Brett Connors. National Brand Embassador for Castle & Key. To whom Connor more lovely nicknamed, the whiskey wizard. We had a great time at C&K as well as having a live audience pop in on our recording! This is an episode you don't want to miss! In 1887, C...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. The BWF crew sits down with Holladay Distillery Master Distiller Kyle Merklein & Director of Marketing Noelle Hale.  The Holladay Distillery was founded in 1856, making it both the oldest distillery in the state of Missouri and the oldest distillery west of the Mississippi still operating on its original site. The property sits on activ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. The BWF crew are all together for the first time at RD1 in Lexington Kentucky. We are with Barry, Co- Owner of RD1. Former Kentucky linebacker and brand ambassador Kash Daniel. And the man who made it all possible, veteran Will Argueta. Will attended the Bourbon Ball in may and bid on a podcast and private tasting at RD1 and made a very gen...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. The BWF crew is joined by Paul Heshemi, founder of the SIP Awards.  The SIP Awards were created with a simple question in mind, “What about the consumer’s opinion?” The goal was to fill this void, bringing the people who regularly consume your product together to decide which brands deserve this prestigious award. We set out to create a fai...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. The BWF team sits down with Country Music Artist and Veteran Ryan Weaver.  Ryan’s personal story is like no other artist in country music today. Growing up with a family of eleven in a small town in Floral City, Florida, he joined the Army right after high school. After several years of working as a Military Intelligence Analyst, Ryan follo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. The BWF team sits down with Renowned Master Blender Jackie Zykan.  Known for having one of the most respected palates in American Whiskey, Jackie Zykan’s approach to blending looks a lot like her approach to life – focused on balance, structure and celebrating the unique nuances of each blend. A native of St. Louis, and now calling Louisvil...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we officially welcome our new co-host Chanda to the team! Check out our sponsors! Fudge Kitchen - In business for over 50 years. Fudge Kitchen ships delicious fudge, chocolates and sweet treats all across the USA. Fudge kitchen makes a perfect gift or decadent snack at all hours of the day! Check out their website - https://fudgekitchens.com/ Blind Barrels - Blind...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. The crew sit down with Co-Owner of Bluegrass Distillers Ben Franzini and Director of Marketing & Distribution Maggie Young. Bluegrass Distillers is a craft distillery soon to be located in Midway Kentucky. Established in 2012. It is best known for its Kentucky blue corn bourbon. They also just recently launched their newest product line...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. Paul, Connor and Special July Co-Host Alex sit down with Bobby Demars, Founder and CEO of Blind Barrels.  Blind Barrels is a Blind Whiskey Tasting Kit that was born to disrupt the whiskey industry by showcasing American craft whiskey that don’t make their way to liquor store shelves due to distribution limitations. Blind tastings are all ab...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends, presented by Not 4 Long Media. The guys sit down with the creator and founder of Whiskey Stories® Rachna Hukmani. Rachna Hukmani is the first South Asian woman to open a whiskey company. She has been working with whiskey for more than 11 years, has helped design legendary whiskies like The Macallan 12 Double Cask, The Macallan Luxury Editio...

Send us Fan Mail In this Episode of Bourbon With Friends, Presented by Not For Long Media. Paul & Connor, again with special Co-Host Alex (@whiskyculture). Sit down with Carolina Panthers TE Colin Thompson.  What makes this episode even more interesting, is that Bourbon With Friends just signed on with Colins Media Company. Not For Long Media and this is the very first show since announcing th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. Paul, Connor and special July guest host Alex sit down and have a dram and ask each other 3 questions. We tried to keep it within the whiskey world, but as you know on Bourbon With Friends we sometimes let shenanigans take over! This is a really fun episode we know you all will really enjoy! Support the show Follow us on: www.bourbonwithfri...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. Paul & Connor sit down with Bill Binder Bill Binder has created a name and brand for himself. Bill’s talent for creating led him to becoming head mixologist at the SOHO House in South beach. Not only has Bill been published in FORBES for his craft cocktails, he’s also globally published in other magazines, recognized as being a top mixo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. Paul & Connor sit down and have a chat about some of the random whiskey news that has been coming out the past few weeks. As well as discuss how our July 4th celebrations were with a bit of surprise news.  Make sure to follow us on Instagram. @bwfpodcast Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify if you enjoy the show! It really he...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. They guys are joined by Marianne Eaves.  Eaves has been recognized in Whiskey Advocate Magazine as “the Next Generation” for the bourbon industry, and has been honored by Forbes and included in the 2015 Food & Drink 30 under 30 list. As she stepped into the role of Master Distiller herself, taking on the herculean restoration project of...

Send us Fan Mail Bourbon Across America features stories from YOU the everyday bourbon drinker! These stories highlight what makes our national spirit so special and how it brings it all together! In this episode we speak with Vince. Vince is a Bardstown Kentucky native and also works for Bardstown Bourbon Company! Support the show Follow us on: www.bourbonwithfriends.com Instagram: @bwfpodcast Fa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. Paul & Connor sit down with bourbon loving country music artist Stephanie Ryann. Stephanie Ryann is a woman who's got something to say, whether you want to listen or not. Embracing country music's forward progression, Ryann's " storyteller " lyrics and unique vocal stylings showcase her influences from country,...

Send us Fan Mail Ok, so let's just be honest. We started Bourbon With Friends around a campfire talking about nonsense drinking whiskey. So halfway through this episode, we just randomly started inviting people to join us and shenanigans followed.  The episode is divided up into two parts. First 45ish minutes. Connor and I review our barrel pick from Bradshaw Bourbon. We also have a surprise...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. Paul & Connor reviews McConnell's Sherry Cask Finished Whisky.  McConnell’s Sherry Cask Finish is aged for 5 years in 1st fill select Bourbon barrels. It is then finished in the finest Oloroso Sherry Casks which bring out rich aromas of dried figs, dark chocolate and lingering spice. Nose: Dried figs and currants followed by Christ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. The guys sit down with Matt from Colorado Spirits Collective. We have to be honest, this podcast went full on shenanigans literally from the word go. So if you were hoping for a serious bourbon conversation in this episode, you may be disappointed.   Matt does lay out the bourbon festival he is putting on in Colorado Springs, SoCo Still Fes...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. The guys sit down with Cocktail developer and author Thea Engst. Thea grew up on the dairy farm her father owned and operated in Upstate NY. She has spent her adult life being a displaced farm girl in cities, traveling, writing, and drinking a lot of bourbon. Thea is a hospitality veteran, having worked in restaurants for more than a decade...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. The guys sit down with Zach Johnston. Zach is the Drinks Editor for UPROXX. We met Zach when he ranked us as one of the top 18 whiskey podcasts to listed to in 2022. Here is more about Zach Below.  Zach Johnston, Drinks Editor UPROXX Before getting into a writing career online, Zach spent years working around the globe as both a chef and a...

Send us Fan Mail Bourbon Across America features stories from YOU the everyday bourbon drinker! These stories highlight what makes our national spirit so special and how it brings it all together! In this episode, the guys sit down with Craig. If you are anywhere around the bourbon IG community. You may know Craig by his IG handle...@whiskeylovercutlerbay. Craig is one of the kindest most engaging...

Send us Fan Mail Bourbon Across America features stories from YOU the everyday bourbon drinker! These stories highlight what makes our national spirit so special and how it brings it all together! In this episode, we sit down with our very good friend Karissa. We met Karissa through Instagram (notice a trend?). She had listened to the show for a while and through posts, lives and some fundraisers...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bourbon With Friends. The guys sit down with Ryan, AKA That One Dude Ryan from Instagram & TikTok. Ryan's slam pours are one of the most iconic social media videos on Bourbon TikTok and Instagram. Whether it's funny videos or education. Ryan has brought fun to the bourbon social media community.  Follow Ryan on IG and TikTok - @ThatOneDudeRyan Supp...