All Things Whiskey Podcast

Remember way back in April of 2022 when we launched Episode 40: Write Your Own Booker's Story?  Well its time for part II!  If you're not familiar with Booker's, its a cask strength Bourbon from our friends over at Jim Beam.  Each expression is launched quarterly and newer bottles come in a wooden box with a small card with a written story that explains how they named the batch and what barrels make up the blend.  No...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this episode hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down to taste through their favorite whiskies of 2024 including a few controversial picks.  Join us as we choose and award our favorite whiskies in the following categories:

• Budget: Green River Rye
• Bourbon: split decision: Nashville Barrel Company Sunny B and All Things Whiskey Podcast Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
• Rye: Bardstown Bou...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down with special guest Nico Meyer the co-founder of Por Lo Bueno Mezcal.  

Yes, we are a Whiskey podcast, but we always love exploring new expressions and were thoroughly impressed with the entire lineup of Por Lo Bueno Mezcals.  If you're a whiskey enthusiast and particularly someone who enjoys Tequila and/or Peate...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchel sit down with special guests from American Woman Spirits Company out of Steamboat Colorado to discuss their lineup of whiskies and tequilas.  Join us for a great interview with Owner John Lupori and Part-Owner, Brand Ambassador, and Advisory Board Member Anne Hutchison .  We discuss how they created their unique bottle (shaped like a w...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell dust off the microphones to catch up on life and taste through a delicious whiskey lineup featuring:

• Green River Full Proof - a blend of 5 to 7 year old barrels proofed at 117.3 
• Sunny B - an 8 year old Nashville Barrel Company Single Barrel
• Bardstown Bourbon Company Amrut Collaboration - 2 rye whiskies blended together then finished...

Welcome back to all things whiskey podcast!  On this episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down to enjoy a sweet sweet sweet lineup of extra aged Bruichladdich expressions.  The crew first warms up by telling some funny stories while sampling the Dewar's Japanese Smooth Mizunara Oak 8 year expression before jumping into a 2011 Bruichladdich Islay Barley 6 year, a Bruichladdich 18 year (unpeated), and a Port Charlot...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this Episode Host Mike Outcalt sits down with Bryan Dewar - the Director of Distribution and Military Sales from 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirit Company out of Vail Colorado.  

Learn all about 10th Mountain and how the brand pays homage to the 10th Mountain Division - a group of skiing soldiers that fought in Italy's Apennines Mountains during World War 2.  Bryan also...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell (that's right - the new dad is back for this one) sit down to enjoy a special lineup of whiskies including the Maker's Mark Cellar Aged to celebrate the birth of Devin's son!  Join us as we sample that unicorn bottle along with our very own Elijah Craig Private Barrel (9 years, 125.4 proof), Insane Corn Posse's Nas...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this episode Host Mike Outcalt sits down with Partner and Master Blender Miles Munroe from Westward Whiskey!  Join us for a conversation that focuses on all the great things that Westward has done to craft American Single Malt whiskies out of Oregon over the past 20 years.  Learn about Mile's past, how he got involved with Westward, hear some great stories, and learn what's ...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this episode Host Mike Outcalt was invited into the Nashville Barrel Company tasting room in Nashville Tennessee to talk all things Nashville Barrel Company with their two Co-Founders Mike Hinds and James Davenport.  Join us for a great conversation around why they got into whiskey, their charitable contributions - especially to F*** Cancer and Veteran's, and what's next for...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this episode we're excited to welcome Westland Distillery's Master Distiller Tyler Pederson and Master Blender Shane Armstrong.  Join us as we talk about "why American Single Malt?", sense of place, and taste through several of their award winning expressions.  If you're an American Single Malt fan, you've gotta check out Westland Distillery and some of t...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  We're honored to sit down with and host Master Distiller and Director of Kentucky Distillation at Heaven Hill Distillery Conor O'Driscoll.  On this episode we talk about how Conor wound up in Denver Colorado, dive into his background, and talk all things Heaven Hill.  Tune in to gain a sneak peak into all the great things that they are doing (like opening a new distillery this ...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast - on this episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down with Anna Axster and Wendelin von Schroder - the owners of a brand new brand named Lodestar Whiskey!  All Things Whiskey Podcast is a place for new brands to tell the world about what they're doing in whiskey and this might be the newest brand that we've ever had on the show as Lodestar just started selling whiskey ...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell explore a line up of whiskies from Green River Distilling Co.  As a warmup our Hosts dive into a Smoke Wagon Single Barrel Bourbon (6 year 10 month) and talk a bit about their podcast journey, guests, and patrons before the main event.  This episode showcases 3 great new whiskies from Green River: 

• Green River Wheated Bourbon (90 p...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this Episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell review their Best In Class 2023 Alternates.  Couldn't find the Bourbon, Rye, Scotch, or Irish whiskey that we chose for our Best In Class awards?  Well you can go after the next best thing with these alternates that we've picked for each category along with a list of our favorite whiskies from the year.

Bourbon - El...

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  We're thrilled to release our 5th annual Best In Class Episode where we feature our favorite whiskies from 2023.  Join Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell as they review our favorite Budget, Bourbon, Rye, Irish, and Scotch whiskies from this year.  We open up a conversation around the state of whiskey, dive deep into why we picked these whiskies, and of course, pick a coveted Whis...

Have you ever dreamed of buying a castle in Ireland and starting your own distillery?  Well that's exactly what Bryan Bean Co-Owner of Kinnitty Castle Spirits did!  Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast.  On this episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down with Bryan Bean to talk about his new brand Kinnitty Castle Spirits.  Bryan is a US Army Special Operations Veteran who is passionate about his Irish heritag...

We're excited to announce that Episode 61 of All Things Whiskey Podcast is live now!

On this episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell welcome Dr. Tom Collins - Jackson Family Wines Endowed Professor of Viticulture and Enology at Washington State University to talk about his research; the impact barrels have on wines and spirits, and how certain levels of dilution in spirits can make them smell and taste the same....

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On tonight's episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down to taste their way through 3 Smoke Wagon Single Barrel Ryes that recently hit and were distributed throughout the great state of Colorado by our friends at Momentum Beverage Team!  They also talk about their next Patron only giveaway, which you might have guessed, is also a Smoke Wagon Single Barrel Rye #M4!  Patron...