Author name: Michael Burton

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Bourbon Lens Podcast

54: Taconic Double Barrel Maple Bourbon

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12795191/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] 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 […]

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53: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon

53: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12706223/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 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

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52: Rye Whiskey Flight Fight Challenge

52: Rye Whiskey Flight Fight Challenge Read Post »

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12621923/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, 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

Denver & Liely Glassware
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51: Denver and Liely Glassware Interview

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12551924/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 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

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47: The Alchemist of Indiana

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12232064/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 sat down with Distiller Alan Bishop and Jolee Kasprzak from The Spirits of French Lick Distillery in West Baden Springs, Indiana. We recorded this episode on location in the Spirits of French Lick Barrel Chai (Warehouse) while enjoying some of their Lee W.

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44: Infinity Bottle War

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11984324/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 may not be Avengers: Infinity Wars, but we had a battle this week. We found out how difficult it is to blend whiskey. Each of us tried our hands at blending our own whiskey (blend recipes listed below) and we lined them up

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