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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140 - Getting Nosey with Nancy "The Nose" Frale...
Blending is an art. We've discussed it many times before and our guest today would be considered the Queen.
75 min
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139 - Overaged Bourbon, PLCB Controversy, Reboo...
This episode touches on recent releases of NEAT, the less than stellar James Thompson & Brother incredibly overaged bourbon made its way out.
82 min
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138 - The Truth About Unicorns, Bottle Collecti...
He might be the angriest man in bourbon and ruffles a lot of feathers along the way, but he's been enjoying the spirit longer than most of us.
68 min
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137 - The Most Famous Name in Rickhouses, Donal...
The Rickhouse. A place where bourbon allows father time and mother nature to do its magic. Have you ever wondered who is behind all these rickhouses?
45 min
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136 - Past, Present, and Future Production at A...
We revisit with Kyle Henderson to talk about the past and current production of Angel's Envy.
56 min
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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.
73 min
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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.
59 min
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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.
54 min
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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
70 min
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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.
60 min
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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 ,
57 min
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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.
106 min
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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?
22 min
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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.
56 min
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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
75 min
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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.
64 min
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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?
58 min
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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.
61 min
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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.
78 min
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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
69 min
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120 - High Volume Online Retailers with K&L and...
Retailers need an edge to stay competitive in today’s market.
53 min
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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?
58 min
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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.
66 min
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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...
80 min
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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...
42 min