Great American Whiskey Cookers

Welcome to Episode #18 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Galena Illinois and Blaum Bros. Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Whiskey is full of stories, mostly made up of marketing. However, you won’t find that at Blaum Brothers Distillery in Galena, Illinois. Matt and Mike Blaum don’t rely on...

Welcome to Episode #17 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Tasting whiskey from the barrel is a great experience. And, sometimes the flavors can be overwhelming. When Murphy Quint taps one of his QuintEssential barrels and lets the...

Welcome to Episode #16 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Growing a distillery is great. It means you might have to buy a bigger still. But, what do you do when the still arrives and it’s too big for the room you are planning on p...

Welcome to Episode #15 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. If you were to get an email from one of the largest heavy metal bands in the world, if not the largest, would you think it was real or would you delete it? Well…luckily for...

This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. Love it or hate it, Blanton's Single barrel can be polarizing. The Big Human has never tried Blanton’s. So,....Let’s see what he thinks of this bottle.

Welcome to Episode #14 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. In most states, you will find that one of the Big Bourbons named Jack or Jim is the number one selling bourbon in that state. But not in Iowa. Cedar Ridge has claimed the #...

Welcome to Episode #13 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. On this episode of the Great American Whiskey Cookers Murphy Quint walks us through a tasting of their award winning Single Malt whiskey and explains some of the processes...

Welcome to Episode #12 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. On this episode of the Great American Whiskey Cookers, Master Distiller Murphy Quint walks us through a tasting of the #1 selling Bourbon in Iowa, Cedar Ridge Bourbon, and,...

This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. If you have watched any of our episodes on Iowa Legendary Rye, you know that the Big Human loves this brand. So, let’s see if he thinks the same on this brand new Gold Label expression from Iowa Legendary Rye.

Welcome to Episode #11 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. On this episode Cedar Ridge has faced many challenges besides being a craft whiskey producer. From a historic flood, to an inland hurricane called a Derecho, Cedar Ridge pu...

Welcome to Episode #10 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. On this episode of the Great American Whiskey Cookers, Murphy Quint gives us insight into how they are barreling and aging their whiskey and what role Mother Nature plays....

Welcome to Episode #9 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. On this episode Murphy Quint talks about their award winning Single Malt, the QuintEssential and get an insight into his playground…barrel shed #9.

This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. On this first episode, we put a Cedar Ridge Slipknot #9 in front of the Big Human to see if he is still of the same mind as when he had it a few years ago.

Welcome to Episode #8 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. On this episode we sit down with Murphy Quint and Jamie Siefken for the first of 10 episodes and talk about the origins of Cedar Ridge and how it came to be a powerhouse in...

Welcome to Episode #7 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to New Richmond Wisconsin and 45th Parallel Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Opening up a distillery can be a daunting process. There’s land that needs to be bought, equipment to purchase, people to hire, including a head distiller and so...

Welcome to Episode #6 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Riverside Illinois and Quincy Street Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. This episode finds ourselves in Riverside Illinois at Quincy Street Distillery. We have done a lot of interviews and sometimes it can be a bit of work to carry a con...

Welcome to Episode #5 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to the  Driftless Glen Distillery in Baraboo Wisconsin. Join us as we delve into what makes this distillery such a rich whiskey making distillery.. On this episode  we are headed to the rolling hills of Baraboo Wisconsin and the home of Driftless Glen distillery. A small distiller wh...

Welcome to Episode #4 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to the historical Iowa Legendary Rye Distillery. Join us as we delve into the rich history and unique story behind this iconic distillery. In this episode, we explore the meticulous craftsmanship and passion that go into creating their prohibition spirits. From the selection of the l...

Welcome to Episode #1 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to an Eastern Iowa Distillery called Cats Eye. Join us as we delve into the unique story behind this small craft distillery. In this episode, we explore the meticulous craftsmanship and passion that go into creating their exceptional spirits. From the incredibly small still to how th...

Welcome to Episode #2 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Lyon’s Colorado and introduce you to Spirit Hound Distillery Join us as we delve into the history and unique story behind this craft distillery. In this episode, we explore the meticulous craftsmanship and passion that go into creating their exceptional spirits. From the selection...

Welcome to Episode #3 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure up north in Minnesota to 10,000 Drops Distillery. Join us as we delve into the rich history and unique story behind this small upstart distillery. In this episode, we explore the meticulous craftsmanship and passion that go into creating their exceptional spirits. From the selection...