Adam Johnson, Director of the KY Bourbon Trail & Bourbon Affair, talks about tourism, the places to visit, horse country, and craft distilling.

Show Notes:

• Can you remember your first drink?
• Live, Eat, Drink, and Sleep Bourbon
• What’s your elevator pitch for the Kentucky Bourbon Trail?
• What increase are you seeing in visitor attendance?
• There are quite a few on the trail. Is there a best way to plan this all out?
• What’s the difference between the Bourbon Trail & The Craft Tour?
• Is there a better time of the year to visit?
• Talk about the Passport Program and free t-shirts
• Talk about biking (bicycle or motorcycle) the bourbon trail
• Are there plans for a bullet train between destinations?

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Maggie Kimberl (@LouGirl502), author of everything bourbon for Louisville.com, joins the duo to talk about bourbon in the news and media.

Show Notes:

• What was your first bourbon memory?
• How do you perceive Master Distillers spending their time in liquor stores?
• Talk about your job for writing about bourbon industry news and culture for Louisville.com
• Has your following grown over the past year?
• Favorite barrel proof bourbons & Bottled-in-bond
• Talk about Bottled-in-bond
• Uncle Jemima’s Pure Mash Liquor
• What are your tips for traveling to bourbon country?
• Any bourbon bars you can suggest?
• Talk about being a woman in the whiskey world

Wes Henderson, Chief Innovation Officer of Angel’s Envy, joins us to talk about the start of this brand, his father’s heritage, and more

Show Notes:

• What was life like growing up around bourbon with your father’s reputation?
• Talk about the origins of the brand and the design
• Where did the idea for port barrel finishes stem from?
• Talk about the cask strength
• More stores are starting to offer ‘blended’ picks
• What’s going on with the new distillery?

Blake Riber, author of bourbonr.com, talks about the popularity of his blog, his ideas and the release of a brand new app!

Show Notes:

• How did you get into bourbon and how did it lead to the blog?
• You have almost two websites. The Blog and My Whiskey Cabinet.
• Where does inspiration for content come from?
• What are the most popular articles?
• Where did poor man’s pappy spawn from?
• What does your current collection look like?
• There is a brand new bourbonr.com app coming to the market

Harlen Wheatley, Master Distiller at Buffalo Trace, joins us we discuss multiple facets of his history and life at the famed Buffalo Trace Distillery

Show Notes:

• Do you remember life before bourbon? What led you here?
• Wheatley Vodka, the spirit named after Harlen.
• Sampling, tasting, and characteristics of the brands
• Don’t you get tired of tasting bourbon all day?
• History and future of the Single Oak Project
• Warehouse X… what’s the big deal?
• What’s more important? The mash bill or the aging process
• Forecasting demand for Pappy and other BT products
• What’s the best part about your job?

Meet Ryan and Kenny. Your hosts on this journey. They discuss everything about the show and more

Show Notes:

• Welcome to the podcast! So what’s this thing all about?
• Who are some of the guests in the queue for upcoming shows.
• How each of them got into bourbon, the history, and the culture.
• How to form a facebook hunting posse which has worked out well for us.
• Lastly, how do you throw a wrench into a bourbon tasting event?