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038 - Bourbon Advent Calendar - Day 5

Day 5 - Blade & Bow 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 five, DEW tells us about his early favorite, Blade & Bow. Find the guys who have your back and stay tight, check in, talk, sip, share and have each other...

037 - Bourbon Advent Calendar - Day 4

Day 4 - Clyde May's 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 four, Altoon tells us about his early favorite, Clyde May's. Stick with your passions, embrace change, be open to what's next and greatness is ahead. Merry Chris...

036 - Bourbon Advent Calendar - Day 3

Day 3 - Blantons 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 three, Kratt tells us about his early favorite, Blantons. Impossible to find, makes an incredible Christmas gift for your favorite podcast hosts. Merry Christmas, h...

035 - Bourbon Advent Calendar - Day 2

Day 2 - Russels 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 two, Kurtron tells us about his early favorite, Russels Reserve. Merry Christmas, happy holidays. Bourbon on!

034 - Bourbon Advent Calendar - Day 1

Day 1 - Woodford Reserve - Double Oaked 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 one, Altoon tells us about his early favorite, Woodford Reserve - Double Oaked. Merry Christmas, happy holidays. Bourbon on!...

033 – Travels and a Tribute

Sometimes you just have to stretch those legs, get out of town… change up the scenery. Jump in to hear Alton talk about his adventure out west and new love for automotive cow tipping. Then Kurt shares the deets on his amazing trip across the pond – including a very professorial commentary on Ballooning – yes, plenty of hot air. And lastly, we take a moment to introduce a new bottle and pay tribute to losing a very special lady. This episode’s lineup includes a few good bottles - Belfour, 3 Chord...

032 - It’s a good ol’ revival, get back together and get under the tent

Who doesn’t love a revival story? It’s been a while since we’ve shared a bourbon pour and it was great to be back together in a new studio no less. Shoutout to Blake and his buddies planning their Bourbon Trail visit – we want to hear about your adventure! Back to the podcast, reviving the Bourbon Boys podcast doesn’t hold a candle to the Jimmy Red Corn story. News flash - since we were last together, Kurt’s texting has miraculously improved… unfortunately his bladder has shrunk. The line up was...

031 - Crossroads

We’re back. Again. Was it March or April since we last published? Upon reminiscing about Kurt’s epic April Fools joke - of which Kratt fell for hook, line and sinker, we landed on late March. Bear with us since it’s been a while, but we’re trying to get ourselves back on track. Three bourbons hit the list - The Wiseman, Blue Note Crossroads and cask strength Heavens Door. It’s all about the journey we take in life. Curiosity, courage and being comfortable with going somewhere you’re not really s...

030 - Kurt has left the conversation (door slam🚪)

Yes, Kurt, we know you left the chat… Short on research but long on flavor, this episode brings 3 delicious bourbon pours and some random conversation. We get our first passport stamp, blow past 8000 downloads, Sara gets an apology, and more, all while we sample some great spirits - Davidson Reserve, Casey Jones, and Bourbon Rabbi. Yes, the Bourbon Rabbi! Listen in… you’ll surely come away with a couple of new labels to put on your bourbon wish list. #bourbonrabbi, @bourbonrabbi #davidsonreserve...

029 - Emergency Surgery, Spiritless, Cold Blooded Murder - Will Kratt make it back?

It has been way too long but the boys are back in town. Dave bails but for good reason. Something to do with stones but not the Rolling Stones unfortunately, but he’s still alive and we’re all glad for it. Altoon and DEW are fooled by a little surprise as we go down the road of discovery from the last three months. Much to DEW’s disappointment, another Rye enters the picture. When all is said and done we’ve got emergency surgery, Spiritless surprise and yes, cold blooded murder on the table. Joi...

028 - Part Cinque - UrbanBourbon Trail - Evan Williams

028 - Part Quatre - UrbanBourbon Trail - Stitzel Weller

STITZEL-WELLER “What do you mean you’ll run out of Blade & Bow?” Urban Bourbon trail stop 4 was @stitzelwellerdistrillery. History abounds at the site Pappy himself once roamed. While there are no active production lines on site, the Rickhouses and aged buildings provide a classic atmosphere (ask about the black fungus...it’s safe, they say). The tastings were wide-ranging and included @bulleit, @bladeandbowwhiskey, and a 15-year @iwharper. Annie scared us a bit talking about a limited suppl...

028 - Part Trois - UrbanBourbon Trail - Peerless Distillery

PEERLESS Bourbon before lunch, a cat named Rye, a new pal named Jerry, and a kickass experience... Urban Bourbon trail stop 3 was @kentuckypeerless. My oh my, what an experience at this award winning distillery. We talk sweet mash, dig into their non-mass distribution approach, and taste some mighty fine spirits. Oh, and Corky, the man behind the machine, pops in and sets the tone for the entire welcoming experience (and shares some @officialgreggallman dirt). Don’t worry, Corky, we’ll be back! ...

028 - Part Deux - UrbanBourbon Trail - The OG Old Forester

OLD FORESTER Something special is brewing @oldforester... and it’s bigger than the Modjeskas. Barb was a great guide covering everything from whisky vs whiskey, to mash bills to barrel toasting to the missing “r”. We learned about the history and distilling process at one of the oldest and continuously producing distilleries, before-during-after prohibition. We talk through the climate controlled rickhouse experiment and finish off with a tasting of 4 Old Forester varieties accompanied by bourbo...

028 - Part Un - UrbanBourbon Trail - Going down the Rabbithole

Our first stop on the UrbanBourbon tour was at Rabbithole Distillery in the NuLu neighborhood of Louisville, KY. Mason our tour guide took us on a tour of their ultra slick, modern facility. It started with an old fashioned and ended in a tasting room overlooking the city sampling some very fine small batch and single barrel bourbon. Highly recommend it if you are in the area. #rabbithole #rabbitholedistrillery #nulu #louisville #urbanbourbon #urbanbourbontrail #bourbontrail #bourbon #craftdisti...

027 - Road Trip!

With the excitement of recording in Kratt’s barn shot because he can’t seem to finish a project, we find ourselves again at Sandowne Estates. In this episode we explore four craft distiller bourbons that DEW picked up on a recent road trip to New England. (Who doesn’t love a good road trip?) Making bourbon started as a local effort and while we enjoy the consistent flavors and availability large distilleries offer, exploring craft spirits is chock full of surprises – some good, some not so good....

026 - Ordering and Making an Old Fashioned

Episode 026 The Old Fashioned is a deep part of America’s cocktail history. With a simple base ingredient list, it begs for experimentation. In this episode we explore the history of the Old Fashioned (Kurt insisted) and each of us put our spin on the bourbon classic. Not surprising to those who have played with the recipes, we find four distinct tastes with each playing into personal taste preferences - sweetness, citrus, smoky flavor and spice. Bourbon neat is still the drink of choice but a g...

025 - The Kickin' Chicken - Exploring The Wild Turkey Family Tree

Episode 025. No…wait, is it actually 26? I'm confused. Listen in as Kurtron commits to channel his inner Wisconsin brethren…@SeanHayes host of @SmartLess. DEW quotes Spinal Tap, Alton offers to give Kurtron a hug, and Kratt talks about hammers. In this 2nd Family Tree session we’ll work through 3 of Wild Turkey’s finest: Wild Turkey 101, Russell’s Reserve 10 yr., and Rare Breed. Hope y'all get a chance to sample these on your own – all great pours from the mighty Kickin’ Chicken!! P.S. If anyone...

024 - What's In The Bag

Who doesn’t love a blind bourbon tasting? We know the Bourbon Boys do! In this episode there are 4 new flavors ... the only guard rail was “bring something we haven’t tasted together.” Part of the fun was seeing the camouflaging techniques- plastic bags, a fancy burlap bag, a neoprene sleeve, and a good ole’ brown bag. Guess who brought out the fancy burplap...? Best news is that none were dogs, all 4 had some interesting elements. Kurt is REALLY GOOD at guessing what’s in the bag, at one point ...

023 - Top 20 Tasting and Shenanigans

Bourbon Boys or Rye Rascals? There is no question where DEW stands on the debate. Come along the tasting journey for three spirits - two grand bourbons and a rye whiskey that somehow snuck in the mix. Exploring Whiskey Advocates 2020 Top 20, the guys find a Knob Creek 12 gem (that we hope to see again soon) and revisit the delicious and hard-hitting Wild Turkey Rare Breed. In between, we meet Old Overholt for the first time. Like a good spirit-filled family reunion, some of the best banters come...

022 - Staring Down The Barrel - Ghost Coast Distillery

Shoutout to the wives for bringing the Ghost Coast name to life! In this 3rd episode of Staring Down the Barrel, we meet Chris Sywassink, co-founder of the Ghost Coast distillery in historic Savannah, Georgia. The story of how the first legal distillery in Savannah since Prohibition came into being includes everything from moonshiners to General Oglethorpe’s affinity for oranges to a lesson about the impact of storms on barrel aging. Ghost Coast’s Master Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a cozy bourbo...

021 - Oh the places you'll go

Episode 021 - Oh the places you’ll go This is Episode 021. Each time we travel out of state, we all bring back a souvenir from a local distillery. Hard to believe we haven’t recorded since November in The Whiskey Prison. Did Kurtron lose a tooth in a prison fight? You be the judge. But since then, we have traveled to Utah to ski, The White Mountains of New Hampshire for Christmas and a weekend getaway to historic Savannah, Georgia. That’s a lot of ground covered and a lot of bourbon sampled. We ...

020 - Staring Down The Barrel - Conviction Double Oaked

Our visit to Whisky Prison uncovered a two-grain mash bill, a haunted rickhouse, a bourbon premier, and a wedding toast. What a great fall day. We went looking to hear about the Life Lore and Libation threads that make Conviction bourbon whiskey, and we were not disappointed. The distillery is actually in a former prison in use from the 1920’s until 2010. It houses 1 of 2 remaining isolation boxes in North Carolina. Fortunately for bourbon fans, it’s current residents are some select barrels agi...

019 - The Jim Beam Family Tree

In the bourbon world, Boehm doesn’t carry as much weight as Beam… but that’s where it started 225 years ago. With a rich family of spirits under the Beam family tree, we took a tour of a wide range of bourbons – Old Tub, Basil Hayden, Knob Creek, Bakers and Bookers. We were all a bit surprised at our rankings at the end of this tasting. Listen in to hear our scores and let us know your thoughts...and your opinion on country ham. #BourbonOn @jimbeamdistillery

018 - Larceny, Conviction and Redemption, plus Kurtron goes to prison

Episode 018 is all about crimes, punishment, redemption and the biggest question never asked..."who in your family would go to prison?" We sample them in order starting with Larceny - a wheated bourbon who's taste was made famous by an infamous act, then followed by North Carolina's own Conviction by Southern Grace Distillery, the first bourbon legally made behind bars in a former prison and wrap up the cycle with Redemption - not quite the Green Mile, but man this is a good bourbon. Hear our re...

017 - Staring Down The Barrel: Blue Note Bourbon

Welcome to our first edition of Staring Down The Barrel: Blue Note Bourbon. We have a conversation with the founder about what it's like to start and grow a young spirits brand. When a bourbon’s brand, heritage, and flavor come together to tell a full story, there is reason to take note. And take note we did, with 3 great pours out of Memphis, Tennessee - two amazing bourbon whiskey’s and a rye that will change how you think about ryes… “Smoother than smooth” are the words they chose, and we kin...

016 - New England Bourbon Trail

Talk about a wicked episode, kid! We take a trip up to New England and make our own Bourbon Trail. Which BTW is much more interesting than the Freedom Trail field trip in 7th grade, just sayin'. Aggressively, we tackle 5 bourbons in one episode. We don't recommend that. But we start with Berkshire Mountain Distillery in western Mass - The Bay State, then head 30 miles off the coast to Nantucket for Triple 8 Distillery's Nor' Easter. After that we head up to Vermont - the Green Mountain State - a...

015 - Flaviar Craft Bourbon Vials and HOA Rage

In this episode we sample our first shipment from Flaviar. These three vials of small, craft bourbons do not disappoint and the presentation from Flaviar adds some flair to the experience. We taste Alamo from San Antonio, TX; Koval from Chicago, the first distillery to open following prohibition; Journeyman from Michigan. Then something happened and Kurt's rage against HOA rules and signs in his yard came out. Here where it goes and how you can bribe your HOA president in a pinch. Plus use our l...

014 - Willett taste better than Weller?

This is our third attempt at episode 014. We really suck at Zoom, so attempts 1 and 2 turned in to catching up, drinking bourbon, losing wifi, timing out at 40 minutes because we are too cheap to buy a real Zoom account. But hey, it was great to get back together as the country is opening back up. We tasted three really great bourbons, didn't have a ton to argue about, still found ways to poke at Kurt and caught up on how we made it through the quarantine. Tonight we sampled two Weller wheated b...

013 - This is getting OLD

Whether it be in life or with bourbon, getting old is all relative. And depending on who you ask, we BourbonBoys are older and dare we say, better. So we took the challenge to see if Old is Better. We're sampling three bourbons all starting with "old" in their brand name - Old Forester 1870 Original Batch, Old Elk, Old Nick Williams. In this episode, we learn about cutting and heat, some top female blenders, what contributions rye makes versus wheat. These Old brands harking back to the 1800’s -...