Bourbon Lens Podcast

The Bourbon Lens Podcast features friends Jake Lewellen and Scott Dilley sharing drams, stories, and insights that shape the bourbon and whiskey industry

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129: Our Top Picks for Drinking Whiskey in the Summer Heat

129: Our Top Picks for Drinking Whiskey in the Summer Heat Read Post »

You won’t find us reaching for the barrel proof bourbons often in the summer heat, so what do we reach for when the temperature rises? In this week’s episode, we discuss some of our favorite choices when summertime rolls around and we want to enjoy our favorite booze outside or poolside. Whether it’s low proof, […]

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128: Sam Houston’s 15 Year Old Kentucky Bourbon Release 6

128: Sam Houston’s 15 Year Old Kentucky Bourbon Release 6 Read Post »

Recently, we had the opportunity to sample 6 single barrels from Western Spirits Beverage Company; you may remember our previous episode. This was all in preparation for their upcoming release of Sam Houston Bourbon Release No. 6. We were honored to be selected, along with several other “bourbon influencers”, to help provide feedback that would

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127: Stellum Spirits – Discussing the Modern Whiskey Drinker with Will Schragis, Chief Innovation Officer

127: Stellum Spirits – Discussing the Modern Whiskey Drinker with Will Schragis, Chief Innovation Officer Read Post »

It’s National Bourbon Day and we are having a brand new bourbon this week. Will Schragis, Stellum Spirits’ Chief Sales & Innovation Officer, joins Bourbon Lens to chat about all things Stellum, whiskey industry, and the modern whiskey drinker. A wildly popular blending house, Barrell Craft Spirits, just created a more affordable spinoff brand (at

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126: First Ever Bourbon Lens Barrel Pick – Starlight Sauternes Finished Bourbon

126: First Ever Bourbon Lens Barrel Pick – Starlight Sauternes Finished Bourbon Read Post »

Our first Bourbon Lens Barrel Pick is now available for purchase! Jake and Scott sit down in the Bourbon Lens Office to taste through the unique finished bourbon we picked from Starlight Distillery.  This is a 4 ½ Year Old, Straight Bourbon distilled by Starlight and finished in a French, Sauternes Wine Cask.  The bourbon

Wally Dant, Log Still Distillery, Dant Crossings
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124: Reviving the Dant Family Name in Bourbon History – Log Still Opens Kentucky’s Newest Distillery

124: Reviving the Dant Family Name in Bourbon History – Log Still Opens Kentucky’s Newest Distillery Read Post »

It’s Kentucky’s newest distillery; Log Still Distillery is located in Gethsemane (just outside of Bardstown in Southern Nelson County). We toured the 300-acre “Dant Crossing” property with Founder and President, Wally Dant.  Wally, along with his family, Lynne and Charles Dant, are taking on this large project to create a “destination distillery” that is perfect

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