Our friends from Campari, Xavier Herit and Galen Johnson join us to take us to school about Grand Marnier, how the brand got started, a little about Cognac, and we taste through 3 different Grand Marnier Expressions. If you ever wanted to learn about Grand Marnier, this is the podcast to do it. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at ...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 397
Our good friend Tim Heuisler from Jim Beam returns to the podcast to talk about Hardin's Creek, which is all coming from the brain of Freddie Noe. This one was a lot of fun, maybe too much, but we hope y'all enjoy the ride. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 396
Big news! The TTB has now proposed their definition for an American Single Malt. We talk about this and try an American Single Malt from Westward Whiskey. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a date on the calendar and let’s t...
Aug 04, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 395
Stellum Spirits have sent us over their Stellum Bourbon Equinox Blend #1 to try. This is a blend of whiskey from Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee and is 117.26 proof. Cheers y'all! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a date on the ca...
Jul 28, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 394
Colorado's Branch and Barrel sent us over some of their flagship bourbon to try. Cheers y'all! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a date on the calendar and let’s take on a Spartan Race together! We’re putting together a global team...
Jul 27, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 393
We review Balcones' Big Baby Bottled-in-Bond which is 5 year corn whiskey finished in tequila casks. We also take a look at the listener mailbag which we haven't done in a minute to answer questions from all of you. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a...
Jul 20, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 392
Heaven's Door releases the first of their Decade Series, a straight bourbon whiskey. This is a 10 year Tennessee Bourbon that has 22% rye, which is unusal for a release from Tennessee. What did we think? Listen and find out! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make ...
Jul 15, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 391
Old Elk just released a Double Wheat and a Four Grain in their Master's Blend Series that we were lucky to try. Cheers y'all! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a date on the calendar and let’s take on a Spartan Race together! We’re...
Jul 13, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 390
Nate Gana holds tastings across the country, has an incredible Instagram presence, has written for Food and Wine and Forbes, and is also a good friend. I attempt to tell his story, but we really just end up having a great conversation about whiskey. PS - he's going to be in Nashville for Whisky Live on July 23rd and 24th. You can get tickets here: https://bevridge.co/event/whisky-live-usa/ Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures....
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 389
The folks at Spirits Lab Distilling Co in NY were nice enough to send us over some of their Bull's Run Bourbon and a Blood Orange Old Fashioned to review! Cheers y'all! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a date on the calendar and l...
Jul 06, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 388
Mike and Danny from Penelope sent us some of their Founders Reserve American Light Whiskey to try. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a date on the calendar and let’s take on a Spartan Race together! We’re putting together a...
Jun 29, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 387
The folks at Lux Row sent us over their latest blend of Blood Oath Pact 8 to review. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a date on the calendar and let’s take on a Spartan Race together! We’re putting together a global team a...
Jun 29, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 386
Clay Risen, is a reporter at The New York Times and the author of the forthcoming book Bourbon: The Story of Kentucky Whiskey. He's also written a few other great books too. This interview started with us finding out more about Clay and talking about his book, but quickly turned into three friends sitting around BSing about whiskey. Hope you enjoy! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 385
We drink some Larceny Barrel Proof B522 and also talk about the Arby's Smoked Bourbon that everyone has been talking about. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a date on the calendar and let’s take on a Spartan Race together!...
Jun 09, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 384
The folks at Heaven Hill were nice enough to send us over a bottle of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B522 to review. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a date on the calendar and let’s take on a Spartan Race together! We’re putti...
Jun 03, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 383
John got the opportunity to sit down and talk about Puncher's Chance with the voice of the Octagon and the Raiders, Bruce Buffer and a man who is a 17 year vet from Campari that redesigned Wild Turkey and Espolon Tequila, Umberto Luchini. Now they are branching off with Puncher's Chance. We talk the brand and what they have our and what's in store. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distil...
Jun 02, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 382
Jack Daniel's recently released two new offerings: Bonded and Triple Mash. They were nice enough to send us some bottles to review. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a date on the calendar and let’s take on a Spartan Race t...
Jun 01, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 381
The folks at New Holland sent us over their Dragon's Milk Origin Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey to try. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a date on the calendar and let’s take on a Spartan Race together! We’re putting together...
May 27, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 380
We are sorry for the long delay! Between Strep, Covid, and the latest Pneumonia, it's been a tough May. Don't worry, we're going to try and catch up. The good folks at Valentine Distilling sent us over some of their 15 Year Mayor Pingree Bourbon to try. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change ...
May 24, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 379
The good people at Bardstown Bourbon Company sent us over Batch 7 of their Discovery Series to try. This is a blend of 7, 12, and 17 year whiskies from Indiana, Kentucky, Ontario, and Tennessee. Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a ...
May 13, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 378
Sorry for the delay y'all, John finally caught Covid and it knocked him down for a minute. Anyway, Heaven Hill was nice enough to send us their 17 year release of Old Fitzgerald to try. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Want to change your life with one simple move? Make a public commitment and put a d...
May 11, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 377
The folks at Barrell were nice enough to send us a bottle of Batch 32 of their bourbon. Cheers y'all! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match 50% of your first deposit up to $800...
Apr 30, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 376
Our friend Brandon, @thedailydram, from Bardstown Bourbon Company sent us over Batch 7 of their Fusion Series to try. Cheers y'all! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match 50% of your first deposit up to $800...
Apr 29, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 375
Jeff Duckhorn, the Master Distiller at Redwood Empire, joins us for a great conversation about his story as well as the story of Redwood Empire (and of course we got to drink his whiskey). Cheers! Happy Earth Day! In partnership with Trees for the Future and One Tree Planted, Redwood Empire Whiskey plants a tree for every bottle sold. In the coming months they’re hit their first major milestone of planting 500,000 trees! Every drink counts! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20%...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 374
Y'all, Zeke's sabbatical is over! That's right, we finally have him back and he's ready to talk about his experience picking the Four Roses Kentucky Tornado Relief Barrel with Ryan Hopkins. This barrel went in a charity auction for $278,000 and Zeke was lucky enough to be in on the pick. Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryp...
Apr 20, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 373
I cannot begin to tell you how great this conversation was with Chris Montana from Du Nord Social Spirits . Although he began his journey as a lawyer, he was drawn to distill. The story of how he got out from behind a desk to a still is an incredible one. We talk about his journey as well as his distillery being the first distillery to graduate from the Business Incubation Program, which was created in 2020 as part of the Nearest & Jack Advancement Initiative that aims to advance diversity w...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 372
The good folks at Heaven Hill sent us over the latest batch of Larceny Barrel Proof, A122, to try. This comes in at 124.4 proof and 62.2% ABV. You know we were excited to review this one. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to mat...
Apr 01, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 371
Greg Metze, the Master Distiller for Old Elk, along with Luis Gonzalez, the CEO for Old Elk, join us for a long overdue conversation about what's been going on at Old Elk and to taste the Infinity Blend that Greg has been working so hard on. We also talk about what to expect in 2022 from Old Elk. Hope y'all enjoy! Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 370
In anticipation of the release of their flagship bourbon, Brett Connors, the Head Distiller from Castle and Key joined us for an Instagram Live last night. We're bringing it to you unedited, exactly as it happened. We talked Castle and Key, his journey into bourbon, and of course, we discussed the upcoming bourbon release from Castle and Key. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life’s Adventures. If you’re a bourbon group, distillery, ...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 369
Stoli Group Kentucky Owl® is announcing the release of its St. Patrick’s Limited Edition Bourbon Whiskey in celebration of the long-standing ties that connect Irish and Kentucky whiskey making. Known for sourcing scarce and rare aged Kentucky bourbons and blending them to create unique limited run batches, the Kentucky Owl® St. Patrick’s Limited Edition features carefully selected barrels of Kentucky bourbon blended through Irish eyes. They were nice enough to send us a bottle to review. There i...
Mar 16, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 368
