Bourbon Pursuit
The Official Podcast of Bourbon! The best in news, reviews and interviews with people making the bourbon whiskey industry happen. Join hosts Kenny Coleman, Ryan Cecil, and Fred Minnick as they talk with prominent guests and provide insight on American whiskey 3 times a week. Catch all new episodes every Thursday with special Whiskey Quickie reviews on Tuesday and get caught up on bourbon news with This Week in Bourbon on Friday.
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135 - Barrel Pick Strategies and Theories, Crow...
Everyone has a different strategy when it comes to picking barrels and we talk about each of ours.
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134 - Being New to Bourbon: Exploration and the...
Many seasoned bourbon drinkers know all too well the climate of things, but rarely ever stop to think how newcomers to this hobby view it.
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133 - Grain to Glass with Ryan Burchett of Miss...
The grain to glass movement isn't new, but it's a way for brands to differentiate themselves as they have complete control of the distillation process from all locally sourced products.
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132 - Kentucky's Bourbon Boom: Economics Panel ...
What happens when you get Bill Samuels, Mike Veach, Reid Mitenbuler, and Susan Reigler in front of an economics class? You talk about the growth of bourbon, the economic impact of it
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131 - Banning Crotchshots, Vintage Spirits Law,...
The community did a pretty quick 180 in regards to treating people more fairly in facebook groups. We discuss how banning unopened bottles has settled the drama and also evaluate the definition of the new vintage spirits law.
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130 - Ask a Master Distiller with Shane Baker o...
You may remember of talking about the science of yeast. This episode feature his counterpart ,
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129 - Bourbon Trail meets Tobacco Road, Bourbon...
Enjoying a glass of bourbon while smoking a cigar seems like an average Friday night to some people. However, pairing a bourbon and cigar can be more complicated than you think.
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128 - Overnight Bourbon using TerrePURE with Ja...
It's a controversial topic amongst bourbon purists. Can you replicate all the effects Mother Nature and Father Time add to the bourbon that rests inside a barrel?
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127 - Sourcing High End Bourbon with Bill Thoma...
This new episode is a flash back to an interview Ryan performed while sitting with one of the shows all-time favorite guests.
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126 - Bitcoin, Community Bullying, and 2017 Bou...
In this final BCR of 2017 (it's the 15th edition) we look at the unique rise of trading bourbon for bitcoin weighing out the pros and cons, a look back into how the bourbon community has changed for the worse in 2017
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125 - The Export Market with the British Bourbo...
If you think the bourbon frenzy has gotten bad here in the US, well you don't know what it's like to live outside the borders.
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124 - How to Create Barrel Picking Groups with ...
Have you ever wondered what these bourbon barrel picking groups like , 1789b, T5C, and are all about?
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123 - Retail Pricing Wars... Part 2
MSRP pricing and how square footage, location, loyalty, and clientele all boil down into how rare bourbon is priced and sold.
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122 - Entrapment, Jefferson's Presidential, and...
There's been some sneaky releases lately from Diageo and Jefferson's so we tackle those. If you're short on Christmas gift ideas, we talk about some of those things you can give the bourbon lover in your life.
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121 - The Science Behind Bourbon and Yeast with...
Dr. Pat Heist of joins the show to explain what is chemically happening when you're producing bourbon and gives an in-depth look at yeast
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120 - High Volume Online Retailers with K&L and...
Retailers need an edge to stay competitive in today’s market.
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119 - Pivoting from a Coffee Bar to a Bourbon B...
With the current climate of overpriced rare whiskey, how do you turn that into a profitable business?
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118 - All Bad News. Murray Names EH Taylor Four...
Recent whiskey news has really been depressing. There hasn’t been much good that’s come of it so the roundtable spends an hour and complains.
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117 - The Past, Present, and Future of Bourbon ...
Is the madness ever going to end? Are those unicorn bottles going to continue to climb in price for the future? How did we end up here? , a bourbon authority, enlightens us to how the history of bourbon being an unwanted commodity created stocks of...
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116 - The Visitor Experience at Heaven Hill wit...
Have you ever visited the in Bardstown or the in downtown Louisville? It's time you meet Jeff Crowe who is the General Manager of Visitor Experiences for . Jeff takes us through what each locations have to offer and gives some insight into how he...
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115 - More Bourbon Trivia with Freddie Johnson ...
Freddie Johnson has a long resume. Previous guest on , 3rd Generation Employee at Buffalo Trace, and Tour Guide Extraordinaire. He joins to talk about , who was Thomas H Handy (THH) and other tidbits of random knowledge you only get from Freddie. Show...
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114 - A Blind Tasting of Rare Bourbons on Bourb...
The does a blind tasting with samples sent in by a fan of the show. The best bourbon bloggers out there are put to the test to see if they can figure out where it came from. You won’t believe what happens. Show notes below… Show Notes: We’ve...
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113 - Rum Pursuit with Fred Minnick
, multi-appearance guest on the show and author of the new book , educates us bourbon drinkers on why rum isn’t so bad and how the rum industry needs the passion of the bourbon community. Back in February you had a article named “”, an open...
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112 - All You Need to Know About Private Barrel...
Beau Beckman, Barrel Select Manager at Buffalo Trace, is now a 2nd time guest! We talk about how the program has matured, why you only get to taste 4 barrels rather than more, how the barrels are chosen for the program
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111 - The Kings of Barrel Picking with Reid & E...
Reid Bechtle & Emerald Adair of join the group to talk about the fascinations with the better things in life, how they started 1789b, how barrel selections have changed in 7 years, and the barrel picks they have still yet to do. Introduce...
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