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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103 - Do Master Blenders Get The Recognition Th...
Drew Mayville, Master Blender at Buffalo Trace / Sazerac, has one of the most important jobs and that’s making sure the blended products meet a flavor profile. We dive into the differences between tanked and non-tank Sazerac 18 year and even talk...
53 min
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102 - Creating Al Young's 50th Anniversary Bour...
Brent Elliott, Master Distiller at Four Roses, takes us through the creation of Al Young’s 50th Anniversary bourbon at an exclusive session during WhiskyLive. Show Notes: Listen as Brent talks about every individual bourbon and how it blended all...
34 min
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101 - Counterfeits in Secondary Markets and Wel...
The Bourbon Community Roundtable #9 talks about the recent news of one man who has defrauded the secondary bourbon market with counterfeit bourbon. We wrap up the show talking about the Weller 12 craze.
64 min
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100 - Small Time Operations At A Big Time Disti...
Charlie Downs, Artisanal Distillery Manager at (a part of Brands) talks about the operations, his mentorship with Parker Beam, and the recollection of events that took place at the Heaven Hill fire of 1996.
63 min
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099 - Is Experimentation with Bourbon a Gimmick...
San Francisco Spirits Competition, Vintage spirits law, and out of whack pricing
65 min
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098 - Campbell Brown, President of Old Forester...
Fred Minnick leads another great discussion on Kentucky Derby Museum's Legend Series
70 min
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097 - Anyone Care About Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Y...
The Bourbon Community Roundtable #8 is back for a Derby special to talk about their lack of desire for ORVW25, a surprise twist with Bulleit Bourbon, and results from San Francisco Show Notes: It’s Derby, who has plans So Pappy25 is out. Who...
64 min
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096 - Bourbon Lodge Gets Bigger at Forecastle F...
The Bourbon Lodge has become a festival of itself
37 min
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095 - Beam Bourbon History and Expression Break...
All the history behind Jim Beam and the different expressions.
53 min
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094 - No One Is Safe: Non-sense Marketing, Pric...
A Bourbon Pursuit exclusive where no one is safe.
73 min
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093 - Tom Bulleit of Bulleit Distilling Co at t...
Fred tries to pry information out of Tom about family history, stitzel-weller, age statements, and more
70 min
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092 - Building the Barrels at Brown Forman with...
We are going back and revisiting episode #056 about building the barrels at Brown Forman. This is a great to wrap up back to basics month.
35 min
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091 - Making Whiskey Stills and Vendome Copper ...
the art and craftsmanship that go into making the stills
44 min
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090 - Our Beginnings, Gateway Bourbons, and New...
Beginnings with bourbon. Where did it all start, the intimidating scenarios, tips for beginners, and even tips for veterans.
66 min
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089 - Deep Dive into Bottled in Bond with Berni...
what makes these bourbons “bricks of gold”?
76 min
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088 - Back to Basics with Bourbon 101 and 201 w...
An in-depth Bourbon 101 and 201 level knowledge bomb. You will learn something new, guarenteed or your money back!
67 min
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087 - From Never Owning a Bottle to Being The M...
He never owned a bottle of Four Roses until he interviewed
39 min
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086 - Old Grandad 114 Stays, Buffalo Trace Laun...
Beam sales tactics with OGD114 news, Buffalo Trace OFC conspiracy theories, and is there a bias towards NDP/MGP when buying off the shelf.
60 min
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085 - The Angel's Share is the First Fictional ...
The first fictional novel based on bourbon that takes place in Twisted Tree, Kentucky on an old family distillery that was abandoned after prohibition.
32 min
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084 - How A Psychologist Became a Sensory Scien...
Elizabeth McCall, Sensory Scientist and Master Taster, Brown-Forman, joins the show to share what happens behind the white curtain and how people with a psychologist degree are recruited into bourbon.
49 min
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083 - The Importance of Shopping Small and Barr...
Cork N Bottle's historic past with bourbon, the importance of shopping small, and Ed Bley's process of doing barrel picks
45 min
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082 - Ending Old Scout Picks, More Age Statemen...
The theories behind Old Scout, 2017 Predictions and Easily Obtainable Barrel Proof Choices.
58 min
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081 - Four Roses Continues Expansion with Ryan ...
His history of beer brewing led him to distillation, the Four Roses brand, distillery expansion, and even hints at a possible Four Roses Rye.
30 min
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080 - Jim Beam Backpedals on Booker's Price Inc...
Chuck Cowdery, Bourbon Author and media pundit, joins to talk about Jim Beam backpedaling its way out of Booker’s price increase and the unique purchases Sazerac is making to expand their footprint.
67 min
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079 - Old Scout Single Barrel Crazy with John L...
John Little, VP and Head Distiller at Smooth Ambler, talks about the how the whole operation started from a note his father-in-law gave him from Time magazine.
42 min