Great American Whiskey Cookers
Welcome to The Great American Whiskey Cookers, your exclusive pass to the world of craft distilling. Join us on this captivating video series and podcast as we venture behind the curtain with America's finest distillers. Get ready to meet the passionate souls who work the stills, discover the exquisite spirits they craft, and uncover the rich stories that embody America's liquid heritage.
Episodes
On this Friday blind tasting challenge, It's a viewers challenge that we are using. we take a bourbon from a distillery we have visited this year, MB Roland, and put it up against a shelfer, David Nicholson. And this time, we are joined by some friends of the show. Is it a unanimous win for the shelfer or the craft? Watch and find out.
Welcome to Episode #82 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Earling, Iowa and Lonely Oak Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery.
We get an inside look into the new rickhouse at Lonely Oak distillery with Pat Hoffman. We talk about some of the normal whiskey geek stuff, like barrel entry proof, Angel share, and barrel size, but it'...
On this Friday blind tasting challenge. I put the venerable Buffalo Trace up against one of our new favorites Rush Creek. The Big Human has no idea what he is trying. it's truly a blind tasting. Watch the episode to see if the OG Buffalo Trace wins, or if the craft Rush Creek takes the prize.
Welcome to Episode #81 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Galena Illinois and Blaum Bros. Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery.
When you go whiskey shopping you are bound to see a selection of all sorts of whiskey’s that are finished in a different type of cask. In this episode, we talk with Matt and Mike Blaum about their philosop...
Oxmoor farm has resurrected the Oxmoor brand of bourbon that used to call this working farm home. They have stayed true to how it was done back in the day by sourcing the bourbon. We get a guided tasting from the Currator, Shirley of their Small Batch Bourbon.
This episode goes back a ways to a proof 319 club event. We had the club taste a Linkumpinch Bourbon from Franklin Kentucky blind. This was a fun blind tasting and as usual, whiskey drinkers are pretty vocal. Check out the episode.
Welcome to Episode #80 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers!
Single barrels can be found from distilleries at all sorts of locations. Lots of barrels from lots of Name brand distilleries. But what if you could get your hands on a sourced single barrel from two distilleries that was blended specifically for one location, and that’s the only location you can get it at? Thats the case with Oxmoor Bourbon. It’s a blend of two mashbills...
It’s a wheated bourbon challenge on this blind tasting episode. Heaven Hills regular offering..Larceny against the recently released Penelope Wheated. Which the penelope is made by MGP. So it’s two big bourbons duking it out. Similar price points, but ones been around a long time and one is fairly new. Check it out.
Welcome to Episode #79 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers!
Nestled in the middle of Louisville Kentucky is Oxmoor Farms. An actual working farm that has roots all the way back to the writing of the Bottled In Bond Act. Matter of fact, part of it was written here. You might recognize the name of the owners. Bullitt. Who still own it today. Evan Williams provided the bricks that build the chimney. Its newly discovered Bourbon Histo...
We are at the Bourbon Bunker for this blind tasting with some friends of the show. This time it’s kind of a double whammy. We try a Blaum Brothers Bourbon out of Galena Illinois, and then break out one of their original Knotter bourbons that are extremely hard to find. The discussion and comparison is a lot of fun.
Welcome to Episode #78 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Casey Jones Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery.
Casey Jones was known for making square pot stills. His last one sat in a museum of sorts for decades. Then AJ and Peg had a brand new one built using Casey Jones’s plans. What was once old is bran...
It’s another Super Premium vs a Shelfer blind tasting on this episode. For this challenge we put a Michter’s 10 Year Rye up against big bourbon’s Sazerac Rye. I’ve never even seen the Michter’s 10 year rye in the wild. So, does this hard to find whiskey beat out whiskey that is easily found on the shelf?
Welcome to Episode #77 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Lincoln, Nebraska and Sideshow Spirits Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery.
Craft distillers face many uphill battles and one of those major battles is distribution. Getting their product out to market is always a struggle. We talk about that with Kip and Cody at Sideshow s...
On this Friday Blind Tasting…the Big Human breaks out one of his Redbreast 12 year Irish whiskies and blinds myself. Now I’m not really an Irish drinker so….what do I think of this whiskey? Will I put it on his buy list? Watch and find out.
Welcome to Episode #76 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Harvard Illinois and Rush Creek Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery.
We sit down at the bar at Rush Creek Distilling for a tasting of their Flagship Wheated Bourbon. It's 90 proof and was a big hit. Not only for Jeff, but for the entire crew. A super easy sipper that p...
It’s another Super Premium blind tasting. This time in the blind we have an Old Elk Infinity up against the solid stalwart Bakers 7 Year. Olk Elk could be considered a craft, and Bakers comes from the Beam house. So which is it this time? The hard to find Old Elk Infinity, or much easier to find Baker’s 7?
Welcome to Episode #75 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Galena Illinois and Blaum Bros. Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery.
In this episode with Matt and Mike Blaum, we are talking Small Batch, and what that means to them. Different Whiskey expressions, their single barrel program...ish, cutting Jalepeno's and Habenero pep...
For this tasting, I put a brand new Mary Dowling (who has been labeled as the Mother of Bourbon) in front of the Big Human blind to get his take on the whiskey. I know he’s never had it, so it will be interesting to see what kind of tasting notes he comes up with. Check it out.
Welcome to Episode #74 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Franklin, Kentucky and Dueling Grounds Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery.
Most all craft distillers start off very small, and as they find their groove, and get some success, they have to grow to meet demand. That’s the case at Dueling Grounds distillery in Franklin Kentu...
On this super premium bind tasting we go back to one of our blind tasting sessions with some friends of the show to see what will come out on top. It's a Little Book Path Not Taken #8 Rye vs. a Lonely Oak Cask Strength Rye. The results of this blind tasting was a bit of a shock.
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