Great American Whiskey Cookers

In this Friday Blind tasting episode, we crack open a Shenks 2025 release and put it to the test. This is one of those allocated bottles…and I just happened to stumble across it. So let’s find out if it’s worth the price.

In this episode, Colonel Craig Duncan from Whiskey University pours Jeff the regular release of Elmer T. Lee and then gives him a pour of the unicorn Elmer T. Lee Death bottle. This is a bottle that we have never seen or even heard of, but we get the chance to sample it and compare it to the everyday release of Elmer T. Lee. It's only 3 proof points in difference, but oh my. This is quite the...

It’s another super premium blind challenge, but this time, from the same distillery. It’s a Russell’s Reserve 15 year that everyone is raving about vs. a Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse. Which one wins over our tastebuds on this blind tasting. Check it out.

Welcome to Episode #98 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers!  Where does whiskey get all it's flavor from? It's a topic sure to start some fiery debate depending on who you talk to. Amine Karaoud at Old Louisville Whiskey Co. in Louisville Kentucky gives us some insight on how and why whiskey develops the color and the flavors it does while it spends time maturing in a barrel. Time it s...

The bourbon bunker is undergoing a transformation, and after some remodeling, we took a break and we put a Still630 Rally Point Double Barrel Rye from St. Louis Missouri in front of the guys blind. The results on this blind tasting were surprising. Check it out.

While at Old Louisville Whiskey Co., the owner, Amine Karaoud poured us a sample (from the barrel no less) of one of his Double Barrelled Bourbons. And come to find out, tasting at Old Lousiville Whiskey Co. is always like this.  It’s what all whiskey drinkers want…tasting from the barrel.

Welcome to Episode #96 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers!  Tucked away in a non-descript building in Louisville Kentucky is a small Non-distiller Producer, or NDP called Old Louisville Whiskey Co. They are fairly new to the scene, but that doesn’t mean they have just started. They started around 2018. But have been holding on to their barrels till they were ready for the show. We introduce you...

It’s a super premium blind tasting on this Friday Blind tasting episode. Can the always hunted Blanton’s Gold beat out the Peerless Single Barrel for the win on our taste buds? Which one do we pick? Listen and find out.

E.H. Taylor…George T. Stagg…just some of the famous names in the whiskey world. And…also involved in quite a bit of controversy with respect to who owns the name and where it can be used. It’s a common argument that still rages today with some brands. Brian Haara, Spirits Attorney and Author sheds some light on the legal proceedings that happen with brand names.

In this blind tasting, we are back at the bar at Nate’s place for a blind tasting of Old Glory Small Batch from Clarksville Tennessee. Check out the episode and see what they think of this craft distiller.

Welcome to Episode #94 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Columbia Illinois and Old Monroe Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Running a distillery sounds like fun…making whiskey…tasting whiskey…but….there is a survival component to it. Especially for Craft Distillers. They not only have to kee...

In this episode, it’s a craft vs a craft…well sort of. In one corner, it’s Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat. Probably technically a craft whiskey, but the case can be made that they are much bigger. In the other corner, it’s a craft whiskey from Indiana, West Fork Wheated Bottled in Bond. Two midwest bourbons sparring for the win in this blind tasting. Check it out. 

Welcome to Episode #93 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers!  When you pull into most craft distilleries, you don’t normally see the rick house. And if you do, it’s usually a non-descript building. But at MB Roland, it’s a centerpiece and tells a story from the moment you lay eyes on it. In this episode, we talk with Paul and Merry Beth Tomaszewski of MB Roland about their rick house, aging and a...

This tasting has me putting a Sideshow Spirits Lincoln Nebraska Straight bourbon in front of the Big Human and some friends of the show to get their reactions to this craft whiskey. Now they know it’s a craft whiskey, but…surprise lurks in the bottle.

Welcome to Episode #92 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers!  On the western side of Kentucky, away from all the bourbon business, surrounded by farm fields, is a distillery called MB Roland. This is a husband and wife team that has been knocking out some pre-prohibition whiskey since 2009. Veteran owned. Kentucky hospitality and a passion for making some really really good whiskey, you end up wi...

This Friday blind tasting challenge has an Ezra Brooks Single Barrel sparring with another craft distillery, Old Glory and their single Barrel. Does Big Bourbon win us over or, does Craft run the table? Listen and find out.

Welcome to Episode #91 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! Some people you just don’t say no to. The Queen of England is likely one of those people. However, if you aren’t a british subject, you have the right to tell her no. Hear why an American Citizen told the Queen of England NO.

On this Friday Blind tasting, we are putting a craft whiskey, Rush Creek Double Oak up against the one that started it all. Woodford Reserve Double Oak. Once again, it’s a David vs. Goliath Who comes out on top? Is it a unanimous decision for one or the other or a split vote? Watch and find out.

Welcome to Episode #90 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. In this conversation with Matt and Mike Blaum of Blaum Brothers Distillery, we cover everything from small batch descriptions and what it means, to competitions, whether...

You might not have heard of Old Louisville. At least not yet. But you will. In this blind tasting challenge, we see who comes out on top between an Old Louisville and a Knob Creek Cask strength. Both, higher proofs, and both from Kentucky. But, which one wins us over. You’ll have to listen and find out. 

Welcome to Episode #89 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Indianapolis, Indiana and West Fork Whiskey. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Whiskey Barrels are one of those unsung hero’s in Whiskey making. So when we find a distillery that is experimenting not only with barrels from small barrel makers but...

It’s another craft versus a shelfer blind tasting challenge. In one corner, it’s Blaum Brother Rye out of Galena Illinois. In the other corner its Old Forrester Rye out of Kentucky. This is a david vs goliath fight. Can the Craft Rye beat out a legacy brand like Old Forrester? Check it out. 

Welcome to Episode #88 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Indianapolis, Indiana and West Fork Whiskey. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. What does a Medical Student, a Lawyer and an MBA graduate have in common? Well…probably whiskey. So it makes sense to leave all that behind and start a distillery. And...

In this blind tasting challenge, it’s a Russells 15 year versus an Old Forester 1920. Is it worth hunting a Russells 15 year and paying the price for a bottle, or is the Old Forester 1920, found on almost all liquor store shelves a better buy? Check out the episode and see what we think.

Welcome to Episode #87 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to  Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Casey Jones Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. When you see a craft distiller building a brand new Rick House, you can make a pretty good assessment that not only is the distillery growing, but that the deman...