Great American Whiskey Cookers

Can a craft whiskey beat a juggernaut like a Weller Full Proof? It’s a Friday Blind tasting Craft vs Big Bourbon Challenge. On one side is the hard to find Weller Full proof. Always looked for, and usually priced way over MSRP. On the other side is Fiddler Georgia Heartwood. Truly a craft whiskey. Check out the episode to see which one wins us over.

In this Friday Blind tasting episode, we crack open a Shenks 2025 release and put it to the test. This is one of those allocated bottles…and I just happened to stumble across it. So let’s find out if it’s worth the price.

It’s another super premium blind challenge, but this time, from the same distillery. It’s a Russell’s Reserve 15 year that everyone is raving about vs. a Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse. Which one wins over our tastebuds on this blind tasting. Check it out.

Welcome to Episode #98 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! 

Where does whiskey get all it's flavor from? It's a topic sure to start some fiery debate depending on who you talk to. Amine Karaoud at Old Louisville Whiskey Co. in Louisville Kentucky gives us some insight on how and why whiskey develops the color and the flavors it does while it spends time maturing in a barrel. Time it seems, just can't be cheated. 

The bourbon bunker is undergoing a transformation, and after some remodeling, we took a break and we put a Still630 Rally Point Double Barrel Rye from St. Louis Missouri in front of the guys blind. The results on this blind tasting were surprising. Check it out.

While at Old Louisville Whiskey Co., the owner, Amine Karaoud poured us a sample (from the barrel no less) of one of his Double Barrelled Bourbons. And come to find out, tasting at Old Lousiville Whiskey Co. is always like this.  It’s what all whiskey drinkers want…tasting from the barrel.

It’s a super premium blind tasting on this Friday Blind tasting episode. Can the always hunted Blanton’s Gold beat out the Peerless Single Barrel for the win on our taste buds? Which one do we pick? Listen and find out.

E.H. Taylor…George T. Stagg…just some of the famous names in the whiskey world. And…also involved in quite a bit of controversy with respect to who owns the name and where it can be used. It’s a common argument that still rages today with some brands. Brian Haara, Spirits Attorney and Author sheds some light on the legal proceedings that happen with brand names.

In this blind tasting, we are back at the bar at Nate’s place for a blind tasting of Old Glory Small Batch from Clarksville Tennessee. Check out the episode and see what they think of this craft distiller.

In this episode, it’s a craft vs a craft…well sort of. In one corner, it’s Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat. Probably technically a craft whiskey, but the case can be made that they are much bigger. In the other corner, it’s a craft whiskey from Indiana, West Fork Wheated Bottled in Bond. Two midwest bourbons sparring for the win in this blind tasting. Check it out. 

Welcome to Episode #93 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! 

When you pull into most craft distilleries, you don’t normally see the rick house. And if you do, it’s usually a non-descript building. But at MB Roland, it’s a centerpiece and tells a story from the moment you lay eyes on it. In this episode, we talk with Paul and Merry Beth Tomaszewski of MB Roland about their rick house, aging and all things bourbon barrels. 

This tasting has me putting a Sideshow Spirits Lincoln Nebraska Straight bourbon in front of the Big Human and some friends of the show to get their reactions to this craft whiskey. Now they know it’s a craft whiskey, but…surprise lurks in the bottle.