Kurtron lands a great bourbon from a friend of a friend of a friend. We travel to Steamboat Springs, Colorado to catch-up with John and Ann for an hour of innovation and creativity, celebrating the artistic spirit of American women. This is a very unique story about a new way of making a really tasty bourbon with a purpose to keep the arts flowing. Featuring a high-corn mashbill, American Woman Bourbon has a smooth, sweet taste but the story behind how this came together is unlike anything we ha...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 68
What does an $1800 bottle of Bourbon taste like? The Bourbon Boys settle in for their first tasting of a $1800 bottle they blended. The 2023 Infinity Bottle. After recording each episode in 2023, we poured a shot of what we tasted into a gifted, crystal decanter with our names engraved on it. This became the 2023 Infinity Bottle. Hear about how this became an $1800 bottle, how Kratt was able to pull fast math on it, how Kurt's neighbors gifted this bottle, what we reflect on in 2023, the year in...
Mar 12, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 67
It's time for a long last call to wrap up a big year. We hear about three classic Christmas movies, their lead characters and the bourbon you'd toast them with. From Die Hard with Bruce Willis, to Scrooged with Bill Murray, to Christmas Vacation with Randy Quaid and Chevy Chase. Grab the popcorn, put on your slippers, settle in for a long winter's episode as we raise a glass of good, terrible, meh and decent bourbon to these stories and traditions. And in the words of Tiny Tim, Bourbon On! #DieH...
Dec 12, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 66
If you bottle it, they will drink it… and love it. While not exactly as well-known as #ShoelessJoe whispering “if you build it, he will come” to Ray in the #FieldOfDreams classic, we’re pretty sure someone was whispering this to #DrewStoren and #TylerClippard as they worked to create the Field of Dreams bourbon. Or maybe Drew was just hearing things. Regardless, these two former major leaguers set an audacious goal to bring together two of America’s greatest heirlooms – baseball and bourbon. Aft...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 65
What does the luck of the draw mean to you? Listen as the boys try two really lucky finds. First up is the Weller black label that Kurton secured through some connections after he tried it at a spirits conference in NYC last year. This is smooooother than the backside of a spoon. Next up is Kratt's lottery winner in the NC ABC allocation lottery - the Woodford Reserve Masters Collection coming in at a hot 124+ proof. This lottery is a little different, you don't win the bottle, you win the right...
Sep 18, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 64
This is just a week after Episode 062 - Room 206, so we are feeling loose. There's a very thin thread of a storyline in this episode, but we do cover Kentucky Owl from Kentucky of course, Monk's Road also from Kentucky and David E. from Hershey PA. Alton and Kratt did their homework, while Kurton and DEW just interrupted the entire time. We sample a great range of flavors mixed together with plenty of sharp banter between Kurt and Kratt. Shocker. Grab a bottle and a glass, sit back, enjoy the ep...
Aug 28, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 63
What happens when you bury a bottle of bourbon upside down, in the middle of the summer, behind a church, at night? Find out and hear about what tasty bottles were hidden behind the door of Room 206. This episode talks about newlyweds, drink packages, boot legging bourbon, The Spire, deep friendships, meeting Bourbon Tom and toasting to a bright future. If you can find a bottle of Horse Soldier, Blue Run (it's a rye this time) and Fugitive, pour a glass and enjoy! #horsesoldier #bluerun #fugitiv...
Aug 22, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 62
Where have you fellas been? We have put on thousands of miles of travel over the past three months. We did our homework and tasted, collected, reviewed some great bourbons and other whisky and whiskey. From Berkshires in western Massachusetts to the red corn fields of Wisconsin to the shores of southern Alaska. Plus there was always time to taste Canadian, Irish, Scottish whiskies. Southern Alaska is where we find Boatwright, a young bourbon blend featuring a bourbon from Kentucky and their own ...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 61
What Daufuskie? That’s what we all said when Kratt got pulled away for a company dinner last minute and couldn’t join us tonight. So Alton picked up Kratt's role and gave Kurt are hard time. We learned a lot in this eposide about starting businesses, ladders and frat houses, stealing second and living on an island, this is one worth a listen. Everybody, meet Tony. What started as a conversation about what retirement looks like with his wife led to a beach house on a remote island off the shore o...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 60
Staring Down The Barrel - Rotten Little Bastard The irony in the name Rotten Little Bastard wasn’t lost on us. In this episode of Staring Down The Barrel, we chat with the owner and founders of Rotten Little Bastard Distillery. Hailing from the low country Beaufort, SC, this young distillery is hiding its age in some pretty amazing tasting bourbon for a soon to be three year old distillery. The brain child of Master Distiller Brian Fackrell, the idea came to him during his Distilling Masterclass...
Mar 20, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 59
“Wait, how did we get to episode 58?” What else did I miss? Turning the page on more than the calendar year, the conversation delves into a major life change for one of the crew. With lots of bourbon on the table, we go deep in a bottle of Noah’s Mill - maybe too deep. The bottle, gifted from a close friend (thank you, Neil) leads us as explore a soul-batical career break, aka ‘pretirement’, and some of the many factors that led to this stage of life’s journey. Listen in for a few laughs, a good...
Feb 06, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 58
Day 24 - Jefferson's Ocean Aged at Sea It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day twenty-four, DEW tells us about his early pick, Jefferson's Ocean Aged at Sea. This blended bourbon has been around the world in the belly of ...
Dec 24, 2022•9 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Day 23 - Southern Star Double Shot Bourbon Cream It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day twenty-three, Altoon and DEW tell us about this seasonal pick, Southern Star Double Shot Bourbon Cream. This has to be in your fridg...
Dec 23, 2022•6 min•Season 3Ep. 56
Day 22 - Southern Star Single Barrel It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day twenty-two, Altoon and DEW tells us about his local pick, Southern Star. While hard to find outside of NC, this local bourbon is in all of our w...
Dec 22, 2022•11 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Day 21 - Southern Star Standard It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day twenty-one, Altoon and DEW tell us about this local pick, Southern Star. Just up the road from us, putting a big star on the bourbon map here in NC, ...
Dec 21, 2022•14 min•Season 3Ep. 54
Day 20 - Henry McKenna 10 It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day twenty, Altoon tells us about his early pick, Henry McKenna 10. This was a $20 bottle, quickly became a hard to find $40 bottle, now if you can find one fo...
Dec 20, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Day 19 - Clover It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day nineteen, DEW tells us about his early pick, Clover. Still can't convince Alton to like this one, but there's hope for 10 year bourbon fans. Merry Christmas, happy h...
Dec 19, 2022•11 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Day 18 - Tin Cup 10 It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day eighteen, Kurton tells us about his early favorite, Tin Cup 10. Shockingly good for a mass produced bourbon, this 10 year is not your regular Tin Cup, if you see...
Dec 18, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Day 17 - Maker's Mark It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day seventeen, Kurton tells us about his early favorite, Maker's Mark. This one is a great gift idea for a coworker, neighbor, heck anyone who is getting into bour...
Dec 17, 2022•9 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Day 16 - Basil Hayden It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day sixteen, DEW tells us about his early favorite, Basil Hayden. You can't go wrong showing up to any party with a bourbon bottle that comes with it's own sharp w...
Dec 16, 2022•9 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Day 15 - George T Stagg It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day fifteen, Kratt tells us about his early favorite, George T Stagg. Dave was the lucky winner and the lottery ticket came up to get this special bottle. Maybe ...
Dec 15, 2022•9 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Day 14 - Maker's Mark RC6 It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day fourteen, Kratt tells us about his early favorite, Maker's Mark RC6. Thank you to Bourbon Tom and the introduction to a unique recipe of Maker's Mark. Merr...
Dec 14, 2022•6 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Day 13 - Bib & Tucker It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day thirteen, DEW tells us about his early favorite, Bib & Tucker. If you have a mule, add Bib and Tucker to your list. Either way, get gussied up for all ...
Dec 13, 2022•9 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Day 12 - Bulleit It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day twelve, Kurtron tells us about his early favorite, New Riff. This is a newer bottle on the scene. Try bringing a new taste to your next holiday party with a bottle ...
Dec 12, 2022•9 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Day 11 - Jefferson's Reserve It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day eleven, Kratt tells us about his early favorite, Jefferson's Reserve. This is a great gift for someone who is new to bourbon. Merry Christmas, happy hol...
Dec 11, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Day 10 - Bulleit It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day ten, DEW tells us about his early favorite, Bulleit. This is a must for all bourbon cabinets. At $30, you should come to every party with a bottle of Bulleit. Merry...
Dec 10, 2022•8 min•Season 3Ep. 43
Day 9 - Longbranch It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day nice, DEW tells us about his early favorite, Longbranch. It's not bad, it's alright, alright, alright. Merry Christmas, happy holidays. Bourbon on!...
Dec 09, 2022•11 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Day 8 - Yellowstone It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day eight, Kratt tells us about his early favorite, Yellowstone. National Park trips and bourbon make great gifts. We'll take one of each. Merry Christmas, happy hol...
Dec 08, 2022•10 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Day 7 - Eagle Rare It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day seven, Kurt tells us about his early favorite, Eagle Rare. If you find a bottle, get one for you and one for me. Merry Christmas, happy holidays. Bourbon on!...
Dec 07, 2022•7 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Day 6 - Buffalo Trace It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day six, Altoon tells us about his early favorite, Buffalo Trace. Haven't met anyone yet who wouldn't be happy to get this as a gift. Merry Christmas, happy holida...
Dec 06, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 39
