Chi Spirits Guys

The guys are joined by a new guest to take a journey through bourbon history with Old Forester's Whiskey Row Series. The great 1910 vs 1920 debate continues.

The guys see what Tennessee whiskey is all about with an in-depth look at the offerings from Jack Daniel's. 

Just in time for the college football championship, the guys explore Alabama'a official state spirit, Clyde May's. They discuss the very unique story of its founder and examine a few of the brand's offerings. Could one of these whiskies be the key ingredient in the perfect Manhattan? One person in the group thinks yes.

This week the guys take a trip to the Caribbean with St. Lucia's Bounty Rum. They break down 4 expressions from the distillery and discuss how they stack up with some of their big name contemporaries. As a special bonus, the guys also answer a mail bag question from the listeners. 

The guys explore the first Irish Whiskey on the podcast, Teeling. They take a look at some of the history of the distillery and discuss the unique ways Teeling is differentiating themselves from other whiskies with their expressions. 

The guys get into some interesting embargo conversation while sampling this week's topic, Havana Club...specifically the Cuban variety. This brand has a particularly interesting backstory and equally interesting rums.

This week we do a deep dive into Cincinnati Distilling. Producer Jenny sat down for an interview with a member of their team and got the full story on the brand and all of their exciting offerings. Parker and Jon also get to try a few of them and give their takes.

The third and final match of the Fantasy Spirits Contest. The series is tied 1-1 with bragging rights and a bottle of bourbon on the line. Stephen joins the show as a guest judge. Who will be the big winner?

In this rare beer episode the guys and guests sample a wide variety of this season's Christmas beers. They try a wide variety of brands to see what holiday beers will be the best to celebrate with this season.

In a special Thanksgiving edition of the podcast the guys enjoy some turkey, some Wild Turkey. They discuss some of the wide variety of Wild Turkey expressions as well as what they are thankful for this holiday season.

The guys try out some rum from a distillery in Parker's hometown. After a recent visit to the Copper Bottom distillery there was plenty to talk about from their variety of products to their production process.

The second match of the Fantasy Spirits Contest. Jon has a 1-0 series lead. We'll see if he can secure victory in this best of three contest or if Parker's team can force a winner take all third match. The guys are joined by special guest judge and fan of the show, Todd. Tensions are running high as the competition is heating up.

Stephen joins the pod to talk about Compass Box Scotch. Blended scotch whiskies with vastly different expressions and significant quality. The guys try a few of these and break down the differences. 

Parker is joined by Stephen this week to discuss Codigo Tequila and some of its expressions. The first ever all agave episode on the show gets into what good tequila has to offer.

This week the guys are joined by a pair of special guests to talk about the spirit that came before gin, Genever. The group gets into what this spirit is and where it comes from (and how great it is).

The first match of the Fantasy Spirits Contest. The guys are joined by special guest judge, Chicago's Ms. Dive Diva (@ChicagoDiveDiva). She'll decide who started the best spirits lineup in the first match of this best of 3 contest. May the best spirits win.

We take a quick look at what Cincinnati Distilling has to offer. An up and coming player that calls the Queen City home, some of their ideas might be a little crazy, but we're excited to talk about them.

The guys keep it local this week with an exploration of FEW Spirits out of Evanston, IL. Can the birthplace of prohibition produce good spirits? Only one way to find out.

With the fantasy football season upon us the guys give their own take on fantasy sports with Chi Spirits Guys first ever fantasy spirits draft. A competition like no other, Parker and Jon draft their teams for an upcoming series of matchups that will pit bourbon vs bourbon, rye vs rye and much more. Who will win? You'll have to listen to find out.  

In this episode we bring together an expert panel to explore the wide world of the hottest drink of the summer, Seltzer. There are a lot of brands making seltzers nowadays...and we try most of them. On second thought, "expert" may be a strong word to describe our seltzer panel, but they certainly have some opinions on the subject.

Joined by two special guests, we try even more delicious and unique single cask and vintage Plantation rums, have some light discussion about piracy, and surprise our guests with a very special "bonus" rum. 

The guys explore one of Florida's premier distilleries, St. Augustine Distillery. The nation's oldest city has some great history and it turns out some great spirits as well.

In this installment we explore our first scotch of the series, Balvenie. We taste through some of their core cask finished whiskies and introduce a new guest to the show. We also discuss some world history as well as a very special celebrity bourbon.

The guys discuss their new favorite Montana distillery Wildrye out of Bozeman. From Gin to "Rum" this place makes some impressive stuff.

The guys explore Benchmark Bourbon and all 5 of the additional offerings from the brand: Top Floor, Small Batch, Bonded, Single Barrel and Full Proof.