The Bourbon Hunters Podcast

On this episode, Brett, JD, and Dude hang out online and discuss some of the industry happenings.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Patreon, which inc...

It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!   On this episode, Dude blinds the guys with the 2026 High West Prisoner’s Share.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Pat...

If you’ve ordered a glass of Four Roses Bourbon recently, you know it as a premium, top-shelf staple of the modern bourbon boom. But if you went looking for it in the United States forty years ago? You’d find a cheap, blended whiskey cut with neutral grain spirits that most serious bourbon drinkers wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole.  So, how did a ruined domestic brand transform into a world-cla...

It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!   On this episode, TThe fellas are blinded the new 2026 Star Hill Farms.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Patreon, whi...

I t’s Mouth Experience Monday!!   On this episode, Todd Ritter sends some blinds to the fellas, from Heaven Hill.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Pa...

If you’ve ever browsed the top shelves of a whiskey aisle, you’ve definitely seen it. An elegant, high-shouldered bottle wrapped in a paper-style label and strapped with a signature metal band. It reads: Basil Hayden.  Today we will talk about his influence on the whiskey world, on this… Bourbon Brief. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourb...

On this episode, Dude and the fellas sit down to some King of Kentucky Small Batch, Eddie Russell’s Russells 13 and the latest Little Book.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters produc...

It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!   On this episode, JD blinds Dude with a new Frey Ranch 5 Grain Single Barrel.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Patreo...

When you think of the pioneers of Kentucky Bourbon, you probably picture rugged backwoodsmen, frontier farmers, or secret family recipes passed down by word of mouth. But the man who actually revolutionized the entire bourbon industry wasn't a farmer at all. He was a meticulous, quiet Scottish chemist. We will be covering Dr. James Christopher Crow on this week’s Bourbon Brief. Have you thought ab...

On this episode, Dude and JD sit down with President’s Choice, Jack 14 batch 1, and russels 15.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Patreon, which inclu...

It's Mouth Experience Monday!!!  On this episode, Dude blinds the fellas with Bombargers from 2025.  So sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of.... The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Patreon, which in...

It’s that iconic, dripping red wax seal, right? Makers Mark.  It is noticeable all over the world.   Today we will be talking about the Woman behind the brand on this … Bourbon Brief. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Patreon, which includes exclus...

On this episode, Dude and JD sit down with David Jennings to talk about his whiskey brands and his books.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Patreon, w...

It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!!   On this episode, Dude blinds the fellas with EH Taylor 4 Grain.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Patreon, which inc...

If you’ve browsed the whiskey aisle lately, you’ve probably seen a bottle with a distinct horseshoe on the label and the words "The Pride of Owensboro" pressed into the glass. Today, we will be discussing the history of Green River Distillery. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbo...

On this episode, the boy wonder returns to grace us with his presence while we sip through some Rye Whiskeys, including a hazmat Jack Daniels, Micther's 10 Yr, and a 13th Colony finished with maple spirals.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bour...

It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!!   On this episode, Dude blinds the fellas with Makers Mark’s 2026 Wood Finishing Series - The Stewards Release.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters pr...

On this episode, Brett, JD, and Dude hang out and revisit some Woodford Reserve bottles.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Patreon, which includes exc...

It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!!   On this episode, Brett blinds Dude and JD with Larceny C922.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign up for our Patreon, which includ...

Today we are traveling to the rolling hills of Versailles, Kentucky, to uncover the roots of one of the most iconic names on the shelf: We will be discussing Woodford Reserve on this Bourbon Brief.  So sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of The Bourbon Hunters! Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com...

On this episode, Jason, JD, and Dude drink through a ton of new offerings including: 15yr Buffalo Trace Experimental Wheated 19yr Faultline 10 Year Preservation Distillery Barrel Strength Sour Mash Michters Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project Batch 80 So sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of The Bourbon Hunters! Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on ove...

It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!!   On this episode, Dude blinds JD and Brett with a pour from the Roundbarn Lighthouse Series, called Watchman Bourbon.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?    Head on over to our website at  https://www.bourbonhunters.com    where you can, by purchasing Bourbo...

Have you ever wondered why you can’t just buy a bottle of Buffalo Trace directly from the distillery’s website in most states?  Today we’re looking at the invisible hand that moves every bottle of whiskey from the rickhouse to your glass. We will be discussing the legal framework called the Three-Tier System on this... Bourbon Brief. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to...

On this episode, Dude, Brett, and JD drink through a treasure trove of 12 different blinds sent from one of our listeners, tune in to find out what they were.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?  Head on over to our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bou...

It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!!   Dude blinds JD and Brett with an Evan Williams Champions Select Ohio State Single Barrel.   So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…   The Bourbon Hunters. Have you thought about supporting our podcast?    Head on over to our website at  https://www.bourbonhunters.com  where you can, by purchasing Bourbon Hunters products, and sign...