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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64: This Bourbon Smells Like What?!

64: This Bourbon Smells Like What?! Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/13747688/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 is hard to identify the flavors and aromas of whiskey without experiencing those flavors and aromas first.  This is where the Nose Your Bourbon Kit comes into play.  Chris Walters has created a bourbon nosing kit to help bourbon fans identify the various […]

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63: Westland American Single Malt Whiskey

63: Westland American Single Malt Whiskey Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/13641734/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’re discussing a new style of whiskey for us, American Single Malt Whiskey.  And who better to talk with than Westland Distillery, co-founders of the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission.  We discuss what makes an American Single Malt Whiskey and the efforts to ratify

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62: Barley & Blarney – St. Patrick’s Day

62: Barley & Blarney – St. Patrick’s Day Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/13549004/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] 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.

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61: Peggy Noe Stevens

61: Peggy Noe Stevens Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/13448282/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] 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

Man cutting ice
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60: How It’s Made: Kentucky Straight Ice – The Official Ice of Bourbon™

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

Man holding two bottles of Kentucky Owl
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59: Kentucky Owl and Dixon Dedman

59: Kentucky Owl and Dixon Dedman Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/13261433/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] 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

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