Michael is joined by his buddies Actor and Pricing Analyst Andrew Gordon and Liquor Whistler Michael “Brandon” Chmielewski. Both endurance runners and bourbon enthusiasts, they share their love of America’s native spirit. Chmielewski also provides some insight into bourbon purchasing in Canepastan, and the guys tease us with some tequila talk. Listen, like, review, and share! Send show ideas or ask a be a guest or guest host to host@thepeoplesproof.com, and join the Facebook Page at tinyurl.com/...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Professor introduces Proofers to his friends from community theater and local. Mark Durbin, Bill Onion bring stories of their love of bourbon. Ed Kijauskas and Jonas Muliolis talk about the Lithuanian roots and making Krupnikas - a traditional liqueur of grain spirits, honey, and spices. "Egyptian Barry White" Sherif Mansour joins the Professor in an impromptu Krupnikas Kontest, and the guys how Krupnikas can actually enhance your favorite bourbon. Listen, like, review, and share! Send show ...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Professor, Matt Lozy, and Travis Pennick host a conversation with Wade Woodard, lay bourbon historian, legal guru, humorist, and publisher of http://www.tater-talk.com . We discuss the evolution of th bourbon craze and tatering. Listen, like, review, and share! Send show ideas or ask to be a guest or guest host to host@thepeoplesproof.com , and join the Facebook Page at tinyurl.com /ThePeoplesProofFB!...
Sep 11, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast For those celebrating the Jewish faith, the Jewish High Holy Days are coming up soon. In this episode, Michael interviews friends Yisroel Goldstein and the Bourbon Rabbi, Rabbi Chaim Litvin, to talk about how spirits are certified Kosher. The Bourbon Rabbi advises many distilleries on how to make their sprits Kosher, maintains a phenomenal website ( www.bourbonrabbi.com ) on Kosher spirits and bourbon, and even has his own brand of bourbon. What a great 10th episode! Listen, review, and share! S...
Aug 29, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michael is joined by Matt Khron and Mark Ibrahim to learn more about selecting, lighting the right cigar. They guys also discuss pairing a cigar with the right spirit or beer. Listen, review, and share! Send show ideas or ask a be a guest or guest host to host@thepeoplesproof.com , and join the Facebook Page at tinyurl.com/ThePeoplesProofFB !...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the first of viewer-requested episodes - Matt Krohn joins Michael to discuss another favorite of bourbon fans - Barrel-Aged Stouts. Join as Matt discusses his love of home brewing, tips for home brewing beginners, beer tasting, and how America’s Native Spirit have added an extra layer of flavors to beer. Listen, review, and share! Send show ideas or ask a be a guest or guest host to host@thepeoplesproof.com , and join the Facebook Page at tinyurl.com/ThePeoplesProofFB !...
Aug 15, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week the Professor joins the Real Wives of Bourbons (RWOB’s) guests Matt and Christa Khron from their home speakeasy! Learn their inspiration for building it am be inspired to maybe build one yourself! Assistant Professor Matt Lozy joins and brings a phenomenal dusty Jim Beam. This episodes a little longer than usual but, like any good time at a speakeasy, it’s about joining friends and having a good long time enjoying America’s Native Spirit! Listen, review, and share! Send show ideas or a...
Aug 08, 2021•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Representative Adam Koenig, Chairman of the Kentucky House of Representative's Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations and Christy Trout Van Tatenhove, Special Counsel to the Speaker of the Kentucky House and former Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, join the Professor to discuss the history of Kentucky's Direct-to-Consumer shipping program. Groundbreaking legislation in the spirits world, this program allows distillers in and out of Kentucky to...
Aug 01, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michael is joined by Matt Lozy, Sherif Mansour, Rony Daher, and Abhi “Handlebar” Vijaywergiya to discuss the art and technique of tasting whiskies using their own take on Mad Libs. Matt reads a heartwarming story of tatercovery from the T.A.T.E.R. Institute, the folks discuss how to enroll everyone and their mother in the OHLQ Weller 12 Lottery, and producer Stephanie takes the first small step toward appreciating America’s Native Spirit!
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michael is joined by Matt Lozy, Dave McFarland, Brett Shriver, and special guest Diane Demuynck - host of “Blonde and Ordained” - to discuss the epidemic and national security threats of Tatering. The gang unveils the public Facebook page for the T.A.T.E.R. Institute, prank calls a local store, and for a shocking finale gets Comrade Canepa of OHLQ on the on the phone! Join TPP on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1406379089704380/...
Jul 18, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michael is joined Justin and Liz Yeakley, Matt and Christa Krohn, and his wife Lindsay as the boys' better halves share their loves and not-so-loves on their husbands bourbon enthusiasm. From who has the better nose and palate to how to divide and conquer at the store, they cover bourbon from a couples' perspective!
Jul 11, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michael and friends interview Brian Haara, commercial lawyer, contributor to The Bourbon Community Roundtable on the Bourbon Pursuit Podcast, and notably, author of “Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Law Shaped America.” Brian shares how a dusty case allowed him to fuse his passions of the law and bourbon. Learn how storied distiller Col. E.H. Taylor was known for skipping debts and double-selling barrels before backing the Bottled-in-Bond Act, how litigation was as much a part of bourbon as mash, an...
Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michael is joined by friends Steve Lombardo, Sherif Mansour, Brett Shriver, and Justin Yeakley to discuss the history of their love of bourbon, COVID and the bourbon enthusiast, and the enjoyment of private barrel picks. Justin shares with the group the history of his website and app - Bourbon Analytics - and how it’s helped both customers and sellers with finding and selling bourbon. Michael fires his first shot ccross the bow at state liquor control regimes - starting with Ohio - and the group...
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast A sneak peek at what's ahead on The People's Proof!
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