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Bourbon Lens Podcast

188: High West Distillery Discusses Their Whiskey Lineup

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Jake sits down with one of his favorite brands to talk with High West Distillery’s Brendan Coyle.  Brendon, Master Distiller, talks about High West’s evolving core lineup and limited release schedule.  What makes High West Whiskey unique and why does it have a cult-like following?  Grab yourself a bottle of High West next time you […]

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Off Hours with Bourbon Lens Episode 9: David Mandell

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We’re back for Episode 9 of “Off Hours with Bourbon Lens” featuring David Mandell, the man behind many projects in the heart of Bourbon Country; Bardstown Kentucky.  David is co-founder of Bardstown Bourbon Co. and is currently with Stoli Group/Kentucky Owl and is the Chairman of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. Jake sits down with David

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187: Discovering America’s Best Craft Whiskey with Blind Barrels

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Our guest this week is Bobby DeMars, founder and CEO of Blind Barrels. Bobby developed Blind Barrels as a quarterly blind tasting experience that ships straight to your door. Blind Barrels is an exploration of the craft whiskey scene of America and we were excited to test our palates. Blind tastings remove any “label bias”

Bourbon Lens Podcast, Off Hours with Bourbon Lens

Off Hours with Bourbon Lens Episode 8: Marcus Niemann

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We’re back for Episode 8 of “Off Hours with Bourbon Lens” featuring Marcus Niemann, the future Director of Quality and R&D at Michter’s Distillery and former guest of our Behind the Scenes at Four Roses Episode way back on Episode 39.  Marcus is a long-time friend of Jake’s who is passionate about philanthropy, bike riding,

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185: Carefully Crafting Bourbon and Rye Whiskey with Pinhook

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Putting a wine-maker’s spin on blending bourbon and rye, Sean Joseph’s utilizes his background as a Wine Sommelier to blend yearly vintages of Pinhook.  We discuss the Pinhook approach to blending and the work behind the horse racing-inspired branding.  It’s clear that there is a lot more to this whiskey than colorful wax.  Have you

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