The Bourbon Lens Podcast features friends Jake Lewellen and Scott Dilley sharing drams, stories, and insights that shape the bourbon and whiskey industry
62: Barley & Blarney – St. Patrick’s Day Read Post »
Is there more to Irish Whiskey than a shot of Jameson on St. Patrick’s Day? We have a lineup of several different Irish Whiskies and found ourselves in uncharted territory as bourbon fans. Thank you to the contributors who helped make this episode possible. Irish Whiskey Glass Ltd. coordinated with Distillery Products to provide us […]
61: Peggy Noe Stevens Read Post »
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we sat down with a very influential woman in the Kentucky Bourbon world. Peggy Noe Stevens has played a huge role in crafting Kentucky’s bourbon-ism culture and creating bourbon-centric experiences for many thousands of guests in her career. Even if you didn’t know her name
60: How It’s Made: Kentucky Straight Ice – The Official Ice of Bourbon™ Read Post »
What is it like trying to make a name for yourself in the Kentucky Bourbon industry? Learn about running a small, family-owned business, risk tasking, and networking in Kentucky. We sat down with Rich Finck, Owner and Founder of Kentucky Straight Ice, “The Official Ice of Bourbon”. Whether you add water, ice, bitters, or coke
59: Kentucky Owl and Dixon Dedman Read Post »
On this week’s episode, The Bourbon Lens travels to the historic Beaumont Inn in Harrodsburg, KY to sit down with Kentucky Owl Co-founder, Dixon Dedman. Dixon resurrected his great-great grandfather, Charles Mortimer Dedman’s whiskey brand that had fallen victim to prohibition in the early 1900’s. The Kentucky Owl name laid dormant until Dixon had the
58: Four Gate Whiskey Company Read Post »
A big thank you this week to Bill Straub for inviting us into his home to share his whiskey with the The Bourbon Lens. We sat down with Bill Straub and Bob D’Antoni, co-founders of Four Gate Whiskey, and explored the history of their brand as well as their unique take on whiskey. Four Gate
57: Angel’s Envy Founder Wes Henderson Read Post »
On this week’s episode, we sit down with the co-founder of Angel’s Envy, Wes Henderson, as we discuss the inspiration of the brand and the Angel’s Envy product line. Wes is the son of bourbon hall of famer, Lincoln Henderson. Wes and Lincoln had a vision to start their own independent distillery and make unique
