The Whiskey Professor Bernie Lubbers & Martin Miller's 9 Moon Gin

Bernie Lubbers is the National Whiskey Brand Ambassador at Heaven Hill Distilleries.  He tells us exactly what it takes for a Whiskey (or other Spirit) to be labeled as "Bonded in Bond".   Also we speak with Jacob Ehrenkrona and taste the delicious Martin Miller's 9 Moons Gin. It's the Bartender Journey Podcast Number 184.  Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio. For a spirit to be labeled "Bottled In Bond" it must be:

• Composed of the same type of spirits and produced from the same class of materials
• Produced in a single distilling season by one distiller at one distillery
• Stored for at least 4 years in wooden containers
• Reduced in proof with by the addition of only pure water to exactly 100 proof
• The label must bear the real name of the distillery and the plant number where it was produced and where it was bottled

Book of the week: Bourbon Whiskey Our Native Spirit: Sour Mash and Sweet Adventures 2nd Edition by Bernie Lubbers Cocktail of the Week: Horses Neck

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters
• Ginger Ale
• Long “ribbon” of lemon peel

Directions

• Using a channel knife, peel a lemon in one long spiral. Twist around your finger or a barspoon to create a coil.
• Drop the lemon coil into a highball or Collins glass leaving the end hanging over the lip and fill with ice.
• Add bourbon and bitters. Top up with ginger ale.

(In a pinch, you can use a standard lemon wedge) Toast of the Week: May you… Work like you don’t need the money, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like no-one is watching, screw like it’s being filmed, and drink like a true Irishman.