Bourbon Real Talk® is a whiskey education podcast.
The word blend is a confusing term. Blended, blend of, blend...what do they mean? More importantly when a brand tells you their blending techniques are the reason you should buy their brand is that legit or marketing bullsh*t? Please Share With Your Whiskey Friends, Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
When you are first getting into whiskey the opportunity to make purchases you will regret are endless. In this episode I surveyed experienced whiskey enthusiasts to see what tips they would offer someone to help them avoid the mistakes they have made. There were a lot of answers, but I was able to narrow them down into the top 10 recommendations for a newer enthusiast looking for a buyer's guide. If you are on the newer side of collecting whiskey this is a must watch. If you are experienced it w...
Pappy Van Winkle is arguably the most sought after bourbon of human history. Finding it is almost impossible. This episode discusses a range of alternatives to this elusive spirit. Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
There can be a lot of trickery with regard to whiskey and its value. The tips in this video should help you avoid regret! Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
I was given the opportunity to purchase 4 bottles of vintage Four Roses whiskey. When you get a dusty whiskey a journey begins to figure out what year it was released, distilled, or both. Dating vintage whiskey is a blast if you know what to look for. In this video we go through the process of dating the bottle together, discover mind blowing historical whiskey information at every turn, find the exact year and season it was bottled and distilled, and fresh crack a bottle that is 83 years old! P...
Whiskey House Nashville houses the world's largest collection of open bottles of whiskey. With 3,000+ open bottles and counting, this place is a whiskey lover's dream come true. In this episode we sit down with John Brittle Jr (JB), the founder of WHN, and discuss how this museum-like collection came together, what they do with it, and how you might be able to get involved in the future. Enjoy! Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priva...
A barrel has become a common piece of decor in whiskey rooms and man caves. They are bulky and take up a lot of space, but what if you could convert that barrel into extra whiskey storage by making it into a whiskey barrel cabinet? In this video I talk with Alyson and India as they teach us how to get it done. India also has a podcast that has a similar vision as BRT to bring people together. We discuss that along with women's involvement with the whiskey enthusiast community. Whether you are lo...
In this episode the host of Bourbon Real Talk is interviewed by his wife about their newly renovated whiskey room, and their whiskey wall that displays around 300 open bottles of bourbon, rye, rum, scotch, and misc spirits from around the world. They discuss the creation of the whiskey room/wall and talk about many of the special bottles they have in the collection. Enjoy! Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: http...
The lincoln county process (LCP) is a charcoal filter process used in making Tennessee Whiskey. In this episode we sit down with Lexie Phillips the assistant distiller with Jack Daniel's. Jack Daniel's is largely responsible for popularising the practice along with the idea that LCP turns bourbon into TN Whiskey. In this episode we discuss is Jack bourbon, what the LCP is, what the process is doing to the whiskey, and I cry a little at the end. Enjoy! Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment!...
Jack Daniel's is the largest or second largest whiskey producer in the world (depending on what stats you follow). Jack Daniel's uses a charcoal filtering process prior to being put in a barrel for aging called the Lincoln County Process. A debate has raged for decades as to whether the LCP makes Jack into a whiskey that is not bourbon. Regardless of the legal name of the product there is a second debate as to whether or not the product is bad. In this episode we tackle both questions. Please Su...
Bourbon is as American as apple pie. Some might argue it is more American than apple pie, but most of the rest of the world makes their whiskey from malted barley. In the US there is a growing trend toward producers making American Single Malts. It is a fast growing and exciting category for whiskey enthusiasts. In this episode we talk with one of the category's leading experts Matt Drew. Matt is maltster and he runs the growing podcast Single Malt Matters. Matt and I represent our respective sp...
The first video made by a bourbon lover for bourbon enthusiasts actually explaining how bourbon is made! We talk about grain, moving things about the distillery, what a mash bill is, milling, what grist is, cooking the mash, fermentation, distillation, head/heart/tail cuts, maturation (aging), deciding when a barrel is ready, batch blending, dumping, chill filtering, proofing, and bottling. If you want to understand bourbon this video is for you! Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Adve...
Since this is father's day weekend we decided to do something a little special. Lindsey makes another appearance on this episode, but this time the tables are turned and she is interviewing me. We get the kids in on the fun and they ask me a few questions too, plus everyone takes a turn mimicking my show intro...which is hilarious. We discussed father related topics like how you manage kids and alcohol, how fatherhood has changed me, etc. Please enjoy and happy father's day! Please Subscribe, Re...
All across the whiskey space rumors abound that the neck pour or fresh crack pour of a whiskey will be different from subsequent pours. In this episode we discuss what the theories really are (because everyone seems to be confusing the two terms) the science behind the phenomenon. Enjoy! Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Ken Hamlin was a marquee player in the NFL. He played for the Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, and Indianapolis Colts. He was even named to the NFL Pro Bowl team in 2007. After the NFL Ken developed a passion for cigars and applied his same pursuit for excellence that carried him in the NFL to creating his perfect cigar. This isn't just another celebrity brand trying to make a quick buck off of fame. Ken is PASSIONATE. In this interview Ken tells us some amazing NFL stories an...
I see a lot of talk about how to store whiskey bottles. Many of the recommendations are cross over elements from proper wine storage. In this episode we discuss the factors that cause degradation in wine and whiskey and how those factors influence storage protocols. Unfortunately there are many misunderstandings about what factors influence whiskey after it has been bottled, so many of the recommendations on the internet are not necessary and some even damage your whiskey. If you want to learn h...
People are always asking me what my favorite bourbon is. This is a difficult question because there are so many that I love, but I have narrowed it down to my top 5 favorite bourbons of all time. I have had some amazing bourbons, but I purposefully made the list exclusively from bourbons that are still in production. This eliminated dusties and any one time releases. I also kept it strictly bourbon so no ryes were considered for the list. I didn't plan it this way, but all of my favorites are ca...
Rabbit Hole is one of the hottest new distilleries in KY, and many of their most popular expressions are finished in used barrels. Today we sit down with the founder Kaveh Zamanian to discuss the differences between regular whiskey and finished whiskey. As we discuss we taste two of Rabbit Hole's ultra premium offerings from their Founder's Collection, one of which is the $1500 Cask Strength 15 year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Japanese Mizunara Oak. Kaveh is interesting and inf...
My long suffering wife has never made an appearance on my podcast in 100 episodes. This week I blind her on 7 of the top allocated whisk(e)ys while I ask her questions about what it was like from her perspective as I drug our family deeper into the world of whiskey. Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Four Roses is an iconic distillery producing some of the world's most sought after bourbon. Their limited edition bottlings and many of their single barrel bottlings that gain notoriety trade on the secondary for many times their retail value. The head of production is the Master Distiller Brent Elliott. What makes Four Roses different is that they have two mashbills and five different yeast strains that produce 10 different bourbon recipes. Brent is arguably the world most experienced expert wh...
Dave Wagner is an importer of some of the worlds most recognized gun brands. His appreciation for rare things has pushed him to start a whisky collection, cigar collection, Scotty Cameron putter collection, and a Gibson Les Paul guitar collection. His journey is fascinating and inspiring. Hear how Dave came to possess so many of the wonderful things we all love, and the entertaining stories of how it all came to be. Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redc...
The mad scientist Alex Baptista is on a mission to find the best port finished whiskey in America. He set up a march madness tournament bracket to narrow 32 whiskeys down to one winner. In this episode we discuss the process and reveal the shocking results. There are surprise winners and losers so pour a dram and enjoy finding out who makes the best port finished whiskey in America. Please Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt...
With all the new and old whiskey drinkers trying to get the same bottles, there are many expressions that are hard to find. This episode goes through a list of quality shelf available rye whiskey products that are sure to please any whiskey lover. I provide a quick rye review along with a little backstory to help you feel more connected to the brands. If you are looking for information about how to start a whiskey collection or you are just looking for budget whiskey, this episode is sure to ple...
Snake River Farms is the United States' largest producer of Wagyu beef. They also produce prime grade steaks through Double R Ranch. While both brands supply many of the top restaurants in the country they had a local customer that was able to help me tackle this topic. Local Yocal is a well respected restaurant located in McKinney TX. What is unique about them is they are owned by an actual wagyu cattle rancher who also runs a local high end butcher shop by the same name. This video was a uniqu...
