Whiskey Chasers

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Go to their website! Really fun way of showing the distillery off Has Speyside, Highland, and peated Islay in it Said to be a family recipe of the Macleod family  Our Bottle: Pipe Pairings: Peterson Sherlock Holmes  Cocktails: Research Sources https://www.ianmacleod.com/company-history   https://www.isleofskyewhisky.com/   Support the show...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome Micah! Discovering the Legacy of William Grant & Sons: A Journey Through Whiskey Nestled in the heart of Scotland, William Grant & Sons is synonymous with quality and craftsmanship in the whiskey industry. As the third-largest producer of Scotch whisky globally, the company has a rich heritage and a passion for distilling that spans over a century. Let’s delve into...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! For today's episode, we talk about the future of whiskey and what we think will happen in the coming year for our spirit of choice! Support the show Website: www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcast Insta: https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcast Thanks For...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Whiskey Chasers!  We sat down to discuss our favorite bottles from the Podcast or for the club. If you are celebrating with a bottle or a pipe, feel free to tag us so we can see! Support the show Website: www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcast Insta: https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodc...

Send us Fan Mail Our Bottle: Ensemble We picked this because of how smoky and scotch like it was The ad for this bottle say its light but with a complex finish If this is light, I might really like mezcal! What is mezcal Made only in Jalisco “Mezcal” is like whiskey, where tequila is like “bourbon”  All tequila is mezcal but not all mezcal is tequila Made using agave hearts (pinya) that are roaste...

Send us Fan Mail Today we talk about Brandy and Cognac while enjoying Magnum Opus from Hearth and Home! Support the show Website: www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcast Insta: https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcast Thanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us Fan Mail Before Gin there was Genever: Malt Wine distilled  Wasn't very good, so they started adding Juniper  Old Tom came next in the 18th century This is our gin. Not using Malt wine, but instead grain spirits Then we have a London Dry Nuetral grain spirits Uses a column still Then Vapor infused with an onion top pot still In the second bubble on top is a gin bag with your herbs. Va...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we all picked a bottle that evoked memories.  We are getting personal on this one!   Our smoke for this episode was Father the Flame, by Cornell and Deihl.  This was a limited release for the documentary they put out. The Documentary "Father the Flame" is available to stream on Fubo and can be rented or purchased on YouTube. Support the show Webs...

Send us Fan Mail The Whiskey Chasers were joined by the whole Hough Family: Jim, Ellen, Rob, and Kevin, to discuss Liberty Pole Spirits.  It is always a joy to go to distilleries and meet the people behind the brand, but this was truly wonderful! The family was so welcoming and gave us a tour of the place, including their rickhouse. After our recording, we were treated to some amazing food from th...

Send us Fan Mail We had the opportunity to sit down with Alex Trask, the Production manager and head blender of Wigle Whiskey. We had an amazing time interviewing Alex and hearing about his process and the state of craft whiskey in Pittsburgh.  We discussed Monongahela Rye, American Single Malt, and the process of Finishing and how that imparts flavor.  Alex is a real leader in the finishing world...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810. Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan.  It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam disti...

Send us Fan Mail Happy halloween from the Whiskey Chasers!  The Raven is a blend of Journeyman whiskeys in an awesome decanter.   Support the show Website: www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcast Insta: https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcast Thanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810. Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan.  It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam disti...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810. Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan.  It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam disti...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810. Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan.  It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam disti...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810. Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan.  It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam disti...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Tony is a retired pharmacist and had no distilling experience when they started In 2016, the owner said they were working on a vodka, but didn't have any interest in whiskey’s In 2021, they met Jeremy Quinn, who became master distiller and will be the successor of the business Today, it makes about 25,000 bottles a year Our Bottle: Dau...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Expanded in 2023 and now makes about 2000 bottles a year Pot still only Uses Bloody Butcher corn Low yield, about 25% less A “Liberty Pole” was kind of like a banner posted by the Mingo Creek Society to protest the excise tax imposed on whiskey to help pay for the War of Independence Whiskey Rebellion Hamilton Vs Jefferson Hamilton wanted a...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Background in Agriculture Drinking is an “Agricultural Act” Jimmy Red Corn Dwindled to 2 cobs Partnered with Clemson to grow 2.5 acres and made 2 batches They know grow 1.3 million pounds! Now makes about 30 barrels a week Last still was only about 8 a week Our Bottle: Jimmy Red Straight Bourbon Whiskey 100% Jimmy Red Corn Sweet Mash Pipe P...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Ryan is from the military and Holly worked with airlines Ryan is also a glassblower Names of the bottles are based on glassblowing items Didymium is a purple filtering glass that glassblowers wear to protect their eyes, filtering out all the other bottles on the shelf The Gaffer collection is their limited release, and a Gaffer is the head...

Send us Fan Mail Based out of Utah  High West Distillery was founded in 2006 by David Perkins and his wife, Jane. David, a former biochemist, was inspired to open his own distillery after seeing the parallels between the fermentation and distilling process and his own work in biochemistry during a trip to a whiskey distillery in Kentucky. High West began with humble roots, opening a small, 250-gal...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Proximo Started the brand, Spinoff of stranahan which was purchased in 2010 Named after a mining town in colorado and for the tin cups that people drank from Partners with stranahan Distillery  Is fully marketed as an outdoor brand, to the point where their website is more a gear site than a whiskey site in a lot of ways Jess Graber first w...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: The Name came from an Austin Nichols Exec (Who distributed the whiskey made by the ripy’s) who took it on a turkey hunt, and his friends kept asking for that wild turkey bourbon Austin Nichols Was a distributor until 1971, when they Bought the Boulevard Distillery and renamed it Wild Turkey 1980-pernod Richard Purchased May 9, 2000 A fire d...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Distilled in Hilliard, Ohio, in a garage Formerly Mill Street Distillery in Utica Same owners and master distiller, just bought out some others and moved Rickhouse is in Groveport Has cask strength single barrels Opa’s has one Our Bottle: Bourbon 100% corn Pipe Pairings: Boswell northwoods Cocktails: Research Sources https://www.youtube.com...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting things about the distillery: Started with whiskey, then limoncello, and last vodka.   Bootstrapped, so didn't have a large bank loan to force them to get out something to start.   They used “Creative aging” to get whiskey done faster.  Natural, not pressurized Most likely small barrels Has a second location in Put-in-Bay Our Bottle: Dark Cherry This was their very...