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

Four Whiskey Bottles In front of grain silos.
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32: Heading West for Whiskey

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10914061/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] High West Whiskey Podcast Our High West Whiskey Podcast is now live. In our latest episode we think about taking a trip to High West Distillery and having a remote podcast. We sample 6 different High West Whiskey’s and provide our impressions of the […]

two bottles in the sunset.
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31: Discover Bardstown Bourbon Company

31: Discover Bardstown Bourbon Company Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10857494/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] The Bardstown Bourbon Company is looking to mix things up with their Series 1 release of Fusion and Discovery.  It’s taking on the big names like MGP (Midwest Grain Products) and becoming the new source of high quality spirits for non-distilling producers.  The Bardstown

bottle on book!
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30: Stay Bonded with Heaven Hill

30: Stay Bonded with Heaven Hill Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10769957/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] Do we still need “bottled-in-bond”?  Stay Bonded! The motto of Bernie Lubbers, the “Whiskey Professor” and brand ambassador for Heaven Hill Distilleries. Bernie is a wealth of knowledge of all things bourbon and The Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. We attended a tasting event at

Line up of bottles
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29: Brandy in Bourbon Country

29: Brandy in Bourbon Country Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10680272/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] A detour from the Kentucky Bourbon Trail for the podcast. We toured Louisville’s only brandy distillery, Copper and Kings, for this week’s episode of the podcast. We discuss how to make brandy and how Copper and Kings is innovating and staying relevant in the

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28: Do Not Call it Bourbon!

28: Do Not Call it Bourbon! Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10604939/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] Whatever you do, do not call it Bourbon!!  It’s Tennessee Whiskey and they get very protective of the name.  Although Tennessee Whiskey and Bourbon might share some characteristics, do not confuse the two. Rival states and rival whiskies.  What is Tennessee Whiskey and how

close up bottle of Henry McKenna
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27: Does Bourbon Age Matter?

27: Does Bourbon Age Matter? Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10415651/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] Are age statements on whiskey labels a thing of the past?  Or are they making a comeback in the bourbon world? We have seen distilleries remove age statements from bottles over the years, but it seems that some distilleries are making a return to

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