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Send us a text We went to Name Brandt Distillery in Middletown, Ohio to interview Peter and Paul Brandt! Check them out Here! Support the show Website: www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcast Insta: https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcast Thanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!...
Send us a text We are re-releasing our Halloween episode from a few years back; enjoy! Happy Halloween! On today's episode we have a glass of Rittenhouse rye! We talk about Rittenhouse rye and its namesake while sharing stories of conspiracy, history, and ghosts! All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! Our Website is www.whiskeychaserspod.com , check us out! Thanks, and enjoy the show! Be sure to show some love for the company that brought you today's bottle! https://heavenhilld...
Send us a text The heat of texas The texas heat is to much for a normal whiskey barrel, SO they have special barrels made that are thicker than normal to stand the heat In Hye, Texas Started in 2006, and became the first bourbon distillery outside of TN or KY First bottle came out in 2010 The founders Dan and Nancy (Married) Garrison https://craftspiritsmag.com/2021/05/25/bourbon-vision-the-origins-of-garrison-brothers-distillery/ Support the show Website: www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook: htt...
Send us a text William Dalton Distiller in the area This was his mashbill Uses a brandy yeast as well as their normal Flavor Breadyness Fruitcake Raisen/fig Dusty Barn Has wheated cream but its savory Dark for its age (4.5 years) www.flaskap.com Support the show Website: www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcast Insta: https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcast Thanks For Listening! Tell a Friend...
Send us a text Club News Looking to start tasting in and around Columbus. What does a tasting event look like to you? Text us! Podcast news Updates on cincinnati distilling, They changed their name in 2020 from sycamore distilling Cincinnati makes their own, Sycamore sourced We have a few interviews Distillery news Hayner distilling 1866: an american whiskey launches 10/12 Blend of their Bourbon and Rye They also have a barrel experience with an 8.5 year rye! You fill a bottle from the barrel, s...
Send us a text History of distillery Nov. 18, 2022 opens its doors In Milford,OH Millcroft building has a lot of history Built by a founding family No connection to the distilleries history Distillery doesn't have a history Purched in 2018 to become the home of the distillery Distillery founded by an IT guy https://www.cincinnatidistilling.com/millcroft-history https://www.cincinnatidistilling.com/kugler-waldschmidt-history Tasting Mellow If you take a big sip, creaminess at the end Thin Salty A...
Send us a text Club news Prince dinner Podcast news Cincinnati Distilling company Amber waves Wheated bourbon! Craft Distillery News Copperworks Distilling Co. A new 5.5 year american single malt $10 per bottle goes to the seattle aquarium https://store.copperworksdistilling.com/products/copperworks-american-single-malt-whiskey-single-cask-322-750ml?variant=42230119137395 Tamworth Distilling Graverobber Unholy Rye was seasonal, but becoming year round this year! 80 proof, aged 3 years, Maple syr...
Send us a text Opened in 2006 Brad and Kate Mead ranch in the area and their family has since 1890 Son Sam is the one in charge now David DeFazio When Brad and Kate decided to make bourbon, they turned to “Faz” to figure out how to get it done and he’s been getting it done for Wyoming Whiskey ever since. To keep David’s bio from being too long, we’ll just make a list: lawyer, river guide, late night philosopher, angler, skier, wingman, Yankees fan, and whiskey man. Mashbill 68% corn, 20% wheat, ...
Send us a text Club News This month is our prince dinner! What are we having? Any guesses What is our bottle? Podcast news Next episode is outryder by wyoming whiskey distillery They sent us a sample and we loved it! Craft distillery news Watershed just released their fall finishing series with a cask strength 5 year port barrel finish Only available at the bottle shop in columbus https://www.watersheddistillery.com/fall-finishing-series American Metal Whiskey Their limited release, 10 year is n...
Send us a text Chasing whiskey 8/22/24 Podcast updates Appeared on Power of man where nick and steve get a little personal’ Appeared in Podcaster nation talking about how we started and some behind the scenes Club Updates Last week we had our club get together and had Cincinnati Distillery Stout cask finish Everyone liked it, but it was on the sweeter side Got the last of the bottles for the year. Went to nealy family distillery. Distillery news A central Ohio travel baseball team has a whiskey ...
Send us a text History of distillery Founded by Donlad and Alexander Johnston in 1815 As far as I can tell not related to John Johnston who founded lagavulin Started as cattle farmers growing barley for the cattle Excess barley used to make whisky, which became more profitable than the cattle Near the Kilbride stream, their water source which has a peaty flavor 1836, donald buys out his brother, but passes away in 1847 In the 19th century most whiskey was blended, and Laphroaig was used by the m...
Send us a text Podcast news Barrel picks are in the works Samples Fanmail Laura Finson says we should check out men in kilts episode one, so I did! Cool look at scottish food, mainly seafood Awesome look at a malting floor and digging peat. Craft distillery news Election day rye from Journeyman Buzzards roost has their first BIB bottle! 51% corn, 45% wheat and 4% malted barley $71.99 SRP https://craftspiritsmag.com/2024/07/23/buzzards-roost-launches-first-bottled-in-bond-bourbon/ Ironton Distill...
Send us a text History of distillery Legal distilling started in 1816 by John Johnston He kept it and also ran another distillery out of the same building (Ardmore) In 1862 Logan Mackie and Co. Buys Lagavulin Became a partner with the current owners then, JC Graham Graham managed the distillery, Mackie handled marketing to glasgow, london, and the colonies 1889 Peter Mackie takes over after Logan dies Peter Created white horse blend in 1890 Co-founded Craigellachie Malt Mill Peter starts malt mi...
Send us a text Peat Peat is not just moss Its compressed vegetable remains from peat boggs All peat for whisky comes from 5 boggs There is a difference in flavor from each bogg but that hasnt been played with much yet Roughly 1MM of new peat is added each year, but scotch takes les than that, so peat is being added yearly even with how much we use When cutting peat, you toss the top where the grass is, then you have 3 cuts down. The top cut is used for whiskey (dampest and least compressed, so m...
Send us a text Intro: What are we drinking Flavor/tasting notes Likes dislikes Recommend to buy or leave on the shelf? Why are we drinking it? What is scotch and isn’t it just whiskey? Scotland is said to be where Whiskey got started Apparently they are better than us and spell it the property without an ‘e’. The first written history dates back to1405 Must be distilled in Scotland and aged in oak barrels for at least 3 years They do not need to be new barrels Most are ex-bourbon barrels since t...
Send us a text Chasing Whiskey Whiskey chasers updates A new year starts with the club after finishing our Sourcing bottles Top 3 bottles Micah-4 gate Starting our finishing series Podcast updates Updates from last episode Texting us Craft distillery news Watershed releases 6 single barrels with OHLQ Each bottle labeled with a royal flush https://www.watersheddistillery.com/ohlq-exclusive-2024 Balcones Mirador Eclipse Texas Single Malt Whisky ASM made with Wine yeast strains, Red wine and Rose w...
Send us a text History of distillery Alberta Distillers Limited Started in 1946 by Frank Mchahon and Max bell Ranch hands deserve great whisky at a great price Frank Mchahon Oilman. First to go into western canada to look for oil and discover it. He was also a race horse owner and owned Majestic prince, winner of the Kentucky derby and Preakness in 1969 He seems to have been the money man Max Bell Married Franks Brothers wifes sister Was a newspaper magnate and oilman Inherited his dads paper th...
Send us a text History of distillery Alberta Distillers Limited Started in 1946 by Frank Mchahon and Max bell Ranch hands deserve great whisky at a great price Frank Mchahon Oilman. First to go into western canada to look for oil and discover it. He was also a race horse owner and owned Majestic prince, winner of the Kentucky derby and Preakness in 1969 He seems to have been the money man Max Bell Married Franks Brothers wifes sister Was a newspaper magnate and oilman Inherited his dads paper th...
Send us a text History of Seagrams Started by Joseph E Seagram in 1857 with 3 other guys In 1883 he was sole owner Samual Bronfman and Distillers corporation limited Distillers Corp was started by Samuel and his brothers in 1924 He came to the US to Tour shut down distilleries due to Prohibition and in 1923 he bought Greenbrier distillery for pennies on the dollar. He then dismantled it and moved it to LaSalle, Quebec He would ship his whisky to Saint pierre off the coast of newfoundland They wo...
Send us a text Canadian 101 (The right one!). sorry about the messed up file, this one is good! ITS A LIE! Canadian whisky/Canadian rye whisky/Rye Whisky are all the same thing There are no rules around rye percentage John Molson is credited with first bringing distillation to canada in 1799, first distillery was 1832. Why age separate? Why distill separate? Support the show Website: www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcast Insta: https://www.instagram.c...
Send us a text History of distillery The name Four gate is a term for a 4 slat fence, used on horse farms around Kentucky Owners Bill Straub and Bob D’Antoni Started Four Gate in 2019 Kelvin Cooperage Version 11 year old Straight Rye Partners with Kelvin Cooperage This part bothered me They also partnered with well-regarded whiskey writers and personalities in Louisville to help select the exclusive blend to be finished in the ex-sherry rum casks. Sources https://fourgatewhiskey.com/the-name/ ht...
Send us a text History of distillery Opened in 2015 in the upstairs of big wood pizza in Nashville Indiana 2107 began construction on current distillery CAMPUS 325 acres with a touring and tasting room and restaurant 2018 sweet mash distillery officially opens The property has a live music stage, hosts festivals, food trucks and a bar, all called “Hard truth on the Rocks” Hard Truth Distilling Co. is part of the BWQOHT, Inc. family of brands, which also includes Big Woods Restaurants and Quaff O...
Send us a text VERY OPEN about their source Owned by O.Z Tyler and Latitude beverage Produced by O.Z. Tyler O.Z Tyler changed its name to Green river Distillery in 2020 Nowhere on their site do they claim to be anything other than a green river product. This was the first rye out of Green River Green river was purchased by bardstown distilling in 2022 History of green river founded in 1885 by John W. McCulloch It was the first in owensboro And the 10th distillery in Kentucky Like so many of thes...
Send us a text History of distillery 1890’s in scotts level, distillery owned by L. winand and bro. Produced pikeville whiskey. Pikeville was the next town over, not sure why they didnt name it scotts level rye. He owned it up to prohibition, and there is an elementary school and a tea kwan do facility named after him there. His story ends hrer 1936, Andrew W Merle acquires the brand and the recipe Andrew was not a distiller, but a business man who now owned a well known brand. But he found a di...
Send us a text Rye 101 Made with at least 51% rye in the mash bill. Aged in charred new oak barrels. Distilled to a maximum of 160 proof (80% ABV) Barreled at a maximum of 125 proof (62.5% ABV) Bottled at a minimum of 80 proof (40% ABV) and a maximum of 150 proof (75% ABV) Rye was the prominent whiskey of the americas at its founding. George washington had 5 stills and could produce 11K Gallons of Rye per year. Pennsylvania scots irish began distilling rye because of how well it grew in the area...
Send us a text History of distillery Sourcing for a long time 2015 broke ground on their own distillery, opened in 2018 2021 Lux Row was bought by MGP No mixing of MGP and LuxCo product, luxco is still distilled in KY MGP bought it for the distribution network. This is why we now have George remus available, as well as rossville. MGP Products that now have a distribution network The juice 4 grain double single barrel Combines a single barrel of Rye bourbon and single barrel wheated bourbon Is th...
Send us a text For the full Blog post on Joseph A Magnus, go Here ! Title: Unveiling the Legacy: Joseph A. Magnus Distillery's Historic Resurgence and Modern Brilliance Introduction: Step into the past with us as we unveil the remarkable history of the Joseph A. Magnus Distillery. From its roots in Cincinnati to a contemporary revival, this episode delves into a story of resilience, innovation, and the unwavering commitment to preserving a legacy. Segment 1: Early Triumphs in Cincinnati Explore ...
Send us a text To see our blog post about the Michters distillery click here ! History of distillery Founded by John Shenk, a swiss Mennonite farmer in Schaefferstown, PA in 1753 Called the Shenk Distillery Mostly a rye product Legend is that washington purchased the rye for his men during their winter at Valley Forge "the whiskey that warmed the American Revolution." Mid 1800’s purchased by Abraham Bomberger Now the Bomberger Distillery Hard times during prohibition had the shut the doors, but ...
Send us a text Read more about this bottle and its history, along with Jack Daniels history on our blog, here! History of distillery Jasper Newton Daniels founds Jack daniels in 1866 Learns how to make whiskey from a preacher who took him in and his slave Rev Dan Call and the slave in Nathan “nearest” green Distillery founded near Cave spring hollow Water from an underground spring with little to no impurities Limestone is so important for whiskey making because limestone counters the Iron in wa...
Send us a text On today's episode we have a glass ofYellowstone 93! We continue our gift series with Yellowstone 93 from Limestone Branch. We talk about John Wick, Yellowstone National Park, and Bartending stories. All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! Be sure to Like us on Facebook and follow us on instagram, as well as rate and review the show wherever you are listening, it really helps us out. Our Website is www.whiskeychaserspod.com , check us out! Thanks, and enjoy the sh...
