The Bourbon Lens Podcast features friends Jake Lewellen and Scott Dilley sharing drams, stories, and insights that shape the bourbon and whiskey industry
56: Silverback Distillery’s Mother-Daughter Distilling Duo Read Post »
Michael enjoyed some whiskey from Christine Riggleman (aka Hooch Mama) and Lauren Riggleman Weller (Baby Hooch). Thanks to one of our fans, PCWhiskey on Instagram, we were introduced to this Mother-Daughter distilling duo from Silverback Distillery. Learn more about the Silverback team and their lineup of whiskey in this week’s episode. Christine and Lauren make […]
55: Weller Bourbon Blind Flight Read Post »
Wheater Madness and Weller Bourbon! It has been exactly one year since we released our first podcast and this week’s episode is a bit of free-for-all. And what better bourbon to discuss than Weller, “The Original Wheated Bourbon”. We discuss voting for The Rock for President, old school pro wrestling, the bourbon secondary market, Conor
54: Taconic Double Barrel Maple Bourbon Read Post »
Today’s episode features the limited release Double Barrel Maple Bourbon from Taconic Distillery. Michael and Scott also dive into the world of Whiskey Instagram and how we see things changing on the platform. The Double Barrel Maple Bourbon is the 115 proof release and it was barreled in Catskill Mountain Sugarhouse maple syrup barrels. We
53: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon Read Post »
The three of us are back together again and we have 3 barrel proof bourbons ready to go. This time, we taste a flight of the 2019 offerings of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof. Heaven Hill released three high proof, 12 year old bourbons in 2019, as they do every year of their popular Elijah Craig
52: Rye Whiskey Flight Fight Challenge Read Post »
On this week’s episode, while Scott is out for the birth of his new son, Jake and Michael take time to reflect back on The Bourbon Lens’ first year and highlights for us in 2019, and oh yeah, put some rye whiskies to the test. We put eight rye whiskies through the rye flight challenge.
51: Denver and Liely Glassware Interview Read Post »
On this week’s episode Michael sits down with glassmaker Denver Cramer, co-owner of Denver & Liely. Denver & Liely is a company founded by two engineers in Melbourne, Australia with a passion for designing spirits glasses that enhance the drinker’s connection with the spirit they are consuming. This episode takes a trip down memory lane
