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

Bourbon Lens Podcast

75: Fistful of Bourbon

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14818448/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/1085999/custom-color/87A93A” height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] “It ain’t just a bourbon. It’s a damn fistful.”  We had a great time with Anthony Bohlinger, National Brand Ambassador for Fistful of Bourbon. Fistful of Bourbon is a new, national release bourbon from William Grant & Sons. You may be more familiar with […]

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74: Rye Whiskey Born From Brewers

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14726957/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/1085999/custom-color/87A93A” height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Bruce Joseph, Master Distiller of Hotaling & Co., joins us to discuss one of the original craft rye whiskies post-Prohibition.  Old Potrero emerged out San Francisco after a few brewers decided to try their hand at distillation in the mid-1990s.  Hotaling & Co. (formerly

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73: Pairing Whiskey with My Cigar Pack

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14638517/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/1085999/custom-color/87A93A” height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] We are joined by Alexander Berezowski, founder of My Cigar Pack and Cigar Yard, to talk cigars. We discuss the parallels in cigar culture and the world of whiskey as well as what makes the modern cigar smoker different. Alexander generously shared some fine

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72: Around the World with Jefferson’s Bourbon

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14545568/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/1085999/custom-color/87A93A” height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Trey Zoeller & Jefferson’s Reserve We had a great time learning the history of Jefferson’s Reserve, sourcing whiskey in Kentucky, and sending bourbon on trips around the globe.  Trey Zoeller, Founder of Jefferson’s Reserve, joins us for a great evening enjoying two of Jefferson’s

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70: Knob Creek with Fire Chief Mercer

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14362943/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/1085999/custom-color/87A93A” height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a firefighter and first responder at one of the world’s largest bourbon distilleries? This week, we sit down with Jim Beam Fire Chief Kevin Mercer and some whiskies from Knob Creek. You’ll hear all about

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69: Elijah Craig Single Barrel Picks

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14266133/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/1085999/custom-color/87A93A” height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] We line up 4 single barrel, store picks of the ever-popular Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon.  We also discuss life during the Covid-19 quarantine.  The quarantine has provided us with an opportunity to sample some great and some unique whiskies.  The four picks we

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