The Bourbon Life

This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief takes a ride with Ella Parlor, author of the best selling book High Tolerance: The Intoxicating World of Alcohol Marketing.

Ella tells listeners of her rise from an 18-year-old pitching energy drinks to becoming a marketing head for two of the largest companies in the alcohol industry. She now has her own successful podcast, consulting agency...

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, Matt & Mark spend some time hanging out with Tim Piersant, CEO & Founder, of Chattanooga Whiskey.  

The guys talk with Tim about his background and previous career working for his dad’s business and how he eventually ended up in the whiskey business, the creation of the Chattanooga Whiskey brand and the legal battle that t...

This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief takes a ride to Northern, Virginia to visit Rebecca Harris from Catoctin Creek Distilling Company.

Becky takes the big man through the history of Catoctin Creek and their Virginia Rye Whiskies. After years of being a chemical engineer she, along with her husband, started this craft distillery in Purcellville, Virginia.

Th...

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, The Bourbon Life Skeleton Crew (Matt, Mark, & Chad) spend some time hanging out in The Bourbon Life Studios enjoying some great pours and great conversation.

The guys talk about several new releases that have just come out and discuss whether the pricing on new releases has gotten a little out of hand, the increase in the number of whiskies hitting the market wit...

This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief takes a ride to the historic Mount Vernon, Virginia to visit Steven Bashore from George Washington’s Distillery.

Steven takes the big man through the history of George Washington’s famous homestead and his distillery. With a new farm manger, came new ideas. One of those ideas was a way to profit from their gristmill and grains. A whiskey as b...

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out with Aaron Goldfarb, Author, of Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits.

The guys talk with Aaron and his time in film school and how a move to New York opened the door for him to become a spirits writer, the writing of his book, Dusty Booze, from concept to reality, and some of the interesting people and vintage spirit...

This week on The Whiskey Trip podcast, Big Chief takes a ride to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains just outside of Charlottesville, Virginia to visit Alex Toomy from Ragged Branch Distillery.

Alex takes the big man through the history of Ragged Branch and how the late Johnny Appleseed of Whiskey, David Pickerel helped them hone their craft. This a true grain to glass distillery with...

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out in The Bourbon Life Studios with Rob Wilson and David Thornton, Co-Founders, of Ten Day Bourbon.

The guys talk with Rob and David about their respective careers in the medical field (Rob a Doctor and David a Dentist) and how they came together with a 3^rd doctor friend to create Ten Day Bourbon, the process of s...

This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief takes a Pit Stop from the highways and sits down with some of his Whiskey Friends at his Texas home called Bayou Sunset Farm.

The Big Man invites Clint Dungan, Michael Wright, and Ken Hemingway over to talk whiskey in 2024. From the best they’ve had this year so far. They also discuss the whiskey market, from finished whiskies to American Sin...

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, The Bourbon Life Crew (minus Chad) spends some time hanging out together in The Bourbon Life Studios sharing some great conversation and even better pours.

The Crew discusses this year’s Kentucky Derby and Philip’s Derby Party which Matt attended and was apparently very overdressed, the new $15,000 Woodford Reserve bottle that was recently released, as well as ot...

This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief takes listeners on a ride to Vail, Colorado to chat with Owner and Founder, Ryan Thompson from 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirits Co.

Ryan sits down with the Big Man and chats about the history of 10th Mountain and the storied Army Division it honors. Big Chief takes a trip down memory lane of his Army service. Ryan tells of his dedication to he...

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out with Kyle Merklein, Master Distiller, from Holladay Distillery.

The guys talk with Kyle about his educational background and experience, as well as growing up on a farm in Kansas, and how that led him to the world of whiskey and his current role as Master Distiller, the incredible history behind Holladay Distillery and ho...

This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief takes listeners on a ride to Blanco, Texas to chat with Master Distiller, Marlene Holmes from Milam and Greene Whiskey.

Marlene sits down with the Big Man and chats about the history of Milam and Greene Whiskey. She also tells her journey through whiskey over the last 35 years, from the rolling blue grass hills of Kentucky to the prickly pair...

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out in The Bourbon Life Studios with David Mandell, Co-Founder & CEO, and John Hargrove, Co-Founder, COO, and President, of Whiskey House. David was previously a guest on Episodes 117 and 135 and John was previously a guest on Episode 75

The guys talk with David and John about the respective backgrounds and experience, which ...

This week on The Whiskey Trip podcast, Big Chief takes listeners on a ride to Port Neches, Texas to chat with Tyler Blount, Owner of Neches Brewing Company.

Big Chief has collaborated with Neches Brewing Company and Treaty Oak Distilling on the Big Chief Series of Beers. The first of these is a German Dunkel aged in a Treaty Oak Bourbon for three months.

Tyler and the B...

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out with Ray Franklin, Founder & President of Staghorn, Owner of Garrard County Distilling Co.

The guys talk with Ray about his background and experience, including starting a Distillery with the legend himself, Dave Pickerell, and how that experience led him to start Garrard County Distilling Co., how Staghorn was able to bu...

This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief takes listeners on a ride to Memphis, Tennessee to chat with Logan Welk President and Chief Operating Officer, from B. R. Distilling Company.

Logan takes the Big Man on a ride learning about the Blue Note Whiskey and B. R. Distilling Company. They chat about Memphis and its love of whiskey in Juke Joints that belt out the blues and give the c...

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out with Zach Johnston, Chief Brand Officer and Senior V.P. of International Sales, for Blackwood Distilling Co. in Versailles, Kentucky.

The guys talk with Zach about his incredible background that saw him living in multiple countries over an extended period and working in the spirits industry in multiple roles, including an...

This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief showcases the music of the Southeast Texas band Running on Credit. 

This week Big Chief takes a breaks from distilleries and introduces listeners to Running on Credit. This band is straight out of the bayous of Southeast Texas and plays some beautiful country music together.

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