The Bourbon Library

In this week's After Hours, we are joined by our buddy Craig who shared a dusty 15-year-old Jim Beam from 1967. You won't believe what happens when we try it. To Drink Is To Live! Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Twitter: @LibraryBourbon Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ryan: ryan@thebalasbrothers.com Alec: alec@thebala...

In this episode, Alec tells the story of how whiskey changed his life, creating a deeper and more fruitful connection with his family.  MERCH: the-bourbon-library.creator-spring.com  Review the show on Apple Podcasts.  Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary  Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com  IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod  Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com&nbs...

In this week's After Hours, we sip on Little Book Chapter 5 from Jim Beam. Join us! Little Book Chapter 5: The Invitation Little Book® Chapter 5, “The Invitation,” is the fifth chapter in the Little Book Whiskey series. The Invitation offers a chance for any curious whiskey drinker to expand their palette - both seasoned connoisseurs and newcomers alike. The name of this year’s chapter offers fans...

In this week's episode, we sip on the entire lineup of Empire Rye style whiskeys from the original six Empire Rye Association founders + Van Brunt Whiskey, with our Dad as the special guest. Grab a glass and join us!  LINEUP: Empire Rye Whiskey - Black Button Ragtime Rye - NY Distilling Do The Rye Thing - Hudson Whiskey Empire Rye - Van Brunt Still House Empire Rye - Kings County Single Barre...

In this week's After Hours, we sip on a BONTICOU CRAG BOTTLED-IN-BOND RYE MALT WHISKY from Coppersea Distillery. Join us! LIMITED RELEASE OF COPPERSEA’S 100% RYE MALT WHISKY The Bottled-in-Bond release of the Bonticou Crag fulfills our mission of creating spirits of historic significance. The Bottled in Bond Act of 1897 was one of the first consumer protection laws in the United States, and mandat...

In this week's After Hours, we sip on Big Angus Green Malt Whiskey from Coppersea Distillery. Join us! All About Angus Green Malt Whiskey (from Coppersea): 100% Hudson Valley barley, malted on our malt floor, mashed while still green and without kilning.  THE RAREST EXPRESSION OF AN ANCIENT WHISKY STYLE Big Angus Green Malt honors our founding Master Distiller, Angus McDonald. We make this un...

In this episode, the fellas all bring a surprise bottle and make each other guess what they have and why...Kyle has a CRAZY story about how he got his very special bottle. MERCH: the-bourbon-library.creator-spring.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ry...

In this week's After Hours, we sip on an empire rye whiskey from Coppersea Distillery. Join us! Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Twitter: @LibraryBourbon Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ryan: ryan@thebalasbrothers.com Alec: alec@thebalasbrothers.com

In this week's After Hours, we sip on an empire rye whiskey from Kings County Distillery. Join us! Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Twitter: @LibraryBourbon Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ryan: ryan@thebalasbrothers.com Alec: alec@thebalasbrothers.com

What bottles of bourbon would you spend $100 on? That's the question we ask this episode and the debate gets deep, detailed, and at times a little fiery. Listen now for what the fellas decided to drink and why. MERCH: the-bourbon-library.creator-spring.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod...

Basil Hayden Dark Rye is a subtle exploration of blending, a perfect introduction to wine drinkers, and one way to look back...This week's After Hours comes as a solo tasting, when Ryan finds himself deep in northern Wisconsin in a cabin, waxing poetic about the fortified good times. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Twitter: @Li...

In this week's After Hours, we talk about the Pot Still Whiskey from Brian McKenzie at Finger Lakes Distilling. It's distilled from a barley and oat mash that gives it a creamy mouth feel. Join us! Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Twitter: @LibraryBourbon Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ryan: ryan@thebalasbrothers.com...

In this episode, the boys sip Angels Envy, find a Reddit thread with a direct source, and debate whiskey finishes.  MERCH: the-bourbon-library.creator-spring.com  Review the show on Apple Podcasts.  Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary  Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com  IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod  Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com  Ryan: ryan@thebal...

In this week's After Hours, we take on the great debate: Eagle Rare VS Buffalo Trace. Who will win!? Join us! Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Twitter: @LibraryBourbon Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ryan: ryan@thebalasbrothers.com Alec: alec@thebalasbrothers.com

In this episode, the boys sip Four Grain Bourbon, do blending experiments, and share stories about Alec.  MERCH: the-bourbon-library.creator-spring.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ryan: ryan@thebalasbrothers.com Alec: alec@thebalasbrothers.com

In this episode, the boys are joined by the OG... Original Grandpa. They sip Early Times and talk about old times, World War 2, and Ukraine. MERCH: the-bourbon-library.creator-spring.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ryan: ryan@thebalasbrothers.com A...

In this week's After Hours, we talk about Ryan's recent break from alcohol and our trip to Lousiville where we interviewed Head Distiller Nicole Austin of Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. for our upcoming documentary about Empire Rye Whiskey. Join us! Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Twitter: @LibraryBourbon Reach out: thebourbonli...

In this week's After Hours, we sit with our niece and nephew for the ultimate faceoff, 7UP VS. Root Beer. We taste, review, and even mix the two to find out which soda is better. Join us! Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Twitter: @LibraryBourbon Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ryan: ryan@thebalasbrothers.com Alec: alec...

In this episode, Alec remembers one of his best birthdays as a kid and the group tries a bourbon that debuted in the year 1992. MERCH: the-bourbon-library.creator-spring.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ryan: ryan@thebalasbrothers.com Alec: alec@the...

In this week's After Hours, Ryan is speaking again with filmmaker and friend Brian "Georgie" Randles. They question the magical powers of place and time while sipping on Willet Straight Rye. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Twitter: @LibraryBourbon Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ryan: ryan@thebalasbrothers.com Alec: a...

In this special episode of After Hours, Ryan drinks Old Forester Statesman with his good friend and filmmaker Brian Randles in Los Angeles. They talk about Adding lemon to your bourbon and Brian’s desire to explore his Kentuckian grandfather's life through a documentary. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Twitter: @LibraryBourbon...

In this episode, Ryan reminds us that he wasn't a very good boy scout and the gang gets into a heated debate about George T. Stagg MERCH: the-bourbon-library.creator-spring.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.thebalasbrothers.com IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com Ryan: ryan@thebalasbrothers.com Alec: alec@...

Each Week On After Hours, Ryan and I sit down to explore further into the wide world of whiskey by tasting and reviewing whiskies without the limits of our featured bottle being bourbon. I hope you join us in this journey to challenge and expand our whiskey knowledge. This week we try McKenzie Single Barrel Rye from Finger Lakes Distilling. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.t...

Each Week On After Hours, Ryan and I sit down to explore further into the wide world of whiskey by tasting and reviewing whiskies without the limits of our featured bottle being bourbon. I hope you join us in this journey to challenge and expand our whiskey knowledge. This week we try Bardstown Fusion Series from Bardstown Bourbon Company. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary Visit Us: www.th...

Each Week On After Hours, Ryan and I sit down to explore further into the wide world of whiskey by tasting and reviewing whiskies without the limits of our featured bottle being bourbon. I hope you join us in this journey to challenge and expand our whiskey knowledge. This week we try Fort Hamilton Rye Whiskey from Fort Hamilton Distillery in Brooklyn, NY. Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary...