Dads Drinking Bourbon

We got ourselves involved in a huge bottle split for Michter's 20 Year Bourbon and decided to review it on the show. It's one of those ones you don't get your hands on every day, but it makes for a fun conversation.  Come see the Dads at the Whiskey Warmer in Franklin, TN on March 28th. Get your tickets at www.whiskeywarmer.com  Get your liquor shipped directly to your door at www.caskcartel.com ...

The folks over at Pinhook let us get our hands on the newest rye release from Pinhook, Rye'd On, and of course we couldn't wait to review it. This is their first release of Castle and Key distillate, as they transitioned from MGP. Zeke also updated us on his week.  Get your liquor shipped to your door at www.caskcartel.com  All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com  Catch us live, March...

Neil Giraldo, a successful musician and producer, had an idea to translate his gift of making hit records into producing a hit bourbon. Enter, Three Chord Bourbon . He enlisted Master Distiller, Ari Sussman, to be his man in the control room, making the magic behind the scenes that they hope will eventually turn into No 1 hit releases. All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com Get your...

Our good friends Justin and James, now JSquared Barrels , visit us in the studio and give a sneak preview to a conversation we'll be having with them next week about their future plans. We also review Oak and Eden , which is a unique company that puts spires within the individual bottles to enhance flavor and increase aging.  Get your liquor shipped to your door at www.caskcartel.com  All glasswar...

Our friends, Jim and Mike, from the Bourbon Road podcast paid us a visit in Nashville to sit down and learn more about their podcast. We also reviewed the newest Cellar Collection release from Angel's Envy, a Tawny Port finished bourbon.  All glassware was provided by www.distilleryproducts.com Get your liquor shipped to your door with www.caskcartel.com  

John gives Zeke a present, despite Zeke's critique of John's casual late night attire. Then they both drink and review a Mizunara Cask finished whiskey from Taconic Distillery.  Get your liquor shipped to your door with www.caskcartel.com All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com visit them for all your wholesale laser etched glassware needs

Spirits of French Lick had sent us their wheated bourbon as well as their four grain bourbon way back in October (Doh). Unfortunately, it was lost in a box while John moved... So we pulled them both out this week (finally) and reviewed them. As Zeke would say.... "Better late than never".  Get your liquor shipped directly to your door with www.caskcartel.com All glassware provided by www.distiller...

The Dads review barrels 3 and 12 from 2019's release of King of Kentucky. To make things interesting, Zeke took the lead in hosting this show... How did he do? Listen and find out! Get your liquor shipped directly to your door at www.caskcartel.com All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com

Adding to their portfolio which already consists of a Double Barrel Whiskey, Tennessee Straight Bourbon, and Straight Rye, the folks over at Heaven's Door sent the Dads a bottle of their 2019 Edition Bootleg Whiskey. This is a 26 year old Canadian Whisky finished in Japanese Mizunara Oak Barrels and only has an allocation of 3,000 bottles. Get your liquor shipped to your door with www.caskcartel.c...

Our all-star panel is back recording with us on a Saturday night from the Whiskey House in Nashville. Join the Dads and their friends Chris, Gideon, John, and Sasha as they review 2019 William Laure Weller, and give each other a lot of hell in the process. Get your 10% off Nose Your Bourbon kit by using DDB10 at https://www.etsy.com/shop/NoseYourBourbon Get your liquor shipped to your door at www....

It's a packed house as our friends Chris, Gideon, and John joined the Dads for a Saturday night over at the Whiskey House where we talked about the nosing kit Chris made called "Nose Your Bourbon" and drank some Country Smooth that was sent to us. Get your Nose Your Bourbon kit at https://www.etsy.com/shop/NoseYourBourbon Get your liquor shipped to your door at www.caskcartel.com All glassware pro...

Chances are if you've been a whiskey fan for a while, you've heard the name Prav Saraff. Not only is he one of the nicest in the game, he and his family have built a store that is one of the must stops in DC, and he has built a group to distribute some of the most sought after picks in the game. We sat with Prav to learn more about him and what he has in store for us in the future. All glassware p...

Sara Beth Urban, who recently took over as the Executive Director of the Tennessee Whiskey Trail comes to the DDB studio for a great conversation about Tennessee Whiskey, what she's learned travelling to distilleries in the state, what are some of the challenges Tennessee distillers face, and of course all the great things going on in Tennessee. Get your liquor shipped to your door with www.caskca...

The Dads review 2019 George T. Stagg and go through their first major scandal of 2020... #corkgate Get your liquor shipped directly to your door with www.caskcartel.com All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com

I was going to title this one "Blind Pappy", but I knew y'all would correct me. Our friends at www.caskcartel.com sent us some Old Rip 10, Lot B, and Pappy 23 and we have been dying to do a blind, so we figured what better way to do it than with these 3 to start the year. Cheers and enjoy! Get your liquor shipped to your door with www.caskcartel.com All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts...

It's now 2020, and after a very small break for the holidays, we're back and taking one more quick look back on 2019 before we move into the new year. Although we already had a year end show, we thought there were just too many things going on we didn't want to miss! Cheers y'all and Happy New Year. All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com Get your liquor shipped to your door with www....

Tarak Patel from Elixir Spirits and PJ Harrison join us to review a sample of Four Gate's Batch 4 Split Stave by Kelvin. We thank Four Gate for sending us this sample. This one is just four friends sitting around and enjoying a pour and discussing it. Hope you enjoy!  Get your liquor delivered to your door with www.caskcartel.com All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com  

The Dads go on location at the Whiskey House in Nashville with our good friends Andrew and the one and only JB to drink some good whiskey and discuss 2019. Don't worry, we know we missed some important ones that we will be sure to bring up soon, but this is just a fun night with great people talking whiskey honestly. Get your liquor shipped to your door at www.caskcartel.com All glassware provided...

PJ Harrison from Papa's Pilar Rum comes in to the studio to educate the Dads about Papa's Pilar Rum and their newest Marquesas Blend, in tradition of the brand's ode to Ernest Hemmingway. All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com Get your liquor shipped to your door at www.caskcartel.com

Events Hatched recently held the 2019 Holiday Spirits Festival in Franklin, TN and it was a blast. Join us, and our friends, as we discuss the food, drinks, and just have a great time. Cheers and enjoy! All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com Get your spirits delivered to your door with www.caskcartel.com

Patrick Spalding, the Sales Manager at New Riff Distilling , joins the Dads at the 21c Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee to discuss the brand's expansion into Tennessee as well as to drink and talk about New Riff's current offerings. Get your liquor shipped directly to your door with www.caskcartel.com All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com

Our friend Abby from the podcast Bourbon and Blondes joins us in studio to review some Peerless Bourbon we got ourselves with an assist from a family member that was in Kentucky. We get to know Abby for a bit and then get into the bourbon. Make sure to subscribe to Bourbon and Blondes wherever you get your podcasts. All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com Get your spirits delivered to...

The Dads get some alone time in the studio to catch up and talk some whiskey. We thank the folks over at Barrell for sending us over some samples of their latest bourbon batches, 20 & 21, as well as some of their American Vatted Malt Whiskey to try. As always, we give an open and honest review and hope you enjoy. All glassware provided by www.distilleryproducts.com Get your liquor shipped right to...

Mike Paladini and Danny Polise from Penelope Bourbon stop by the studio to not only tell the incredible story of how Mike had an idea to create a bourbon when he found out the news he was having a daughter, Penelope, but also to have an incredibly candid conversation about their brand and decision making as your starting off a new label. You'll want to listen. Get the world's best spirits delivere...

For the past two years, we have donated a charity tasting for St. Jude's big event in Middle TN and for the past two years, Nick and his friends have placed the winning bid to have a great night with the Dads drinking whiskey. We hope you just sit back and enjoy this conversation between us and a group that got to try some pours they don't get every day. Either way, there were a lot of laughs. All...