The Bourbon Road

Jim and Mike (and the ladies) hang out at the Southern Whiskey Society event held at the Factory in Franklin Tennessee. Over 30 distilleries and many world acclaimed chefs show up to support "One Generation Away" which strives to make sure everyone in America has healthy food. A great cause, good food and great whiskey at this year's event! https://madesouth.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

This Monday, Jim and Mike review the Old Elk Master's Blend Double Wheat. You bet Mike is excited... twice the wheat. Listen in as we break down this American Whiskey. https://www.oldelk.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

This week, Jim and Mike travel to Clermont Kentucky to sit down with Freddie Noe, Eighth Generation Master Distiller for James B. Beam Distilling Company. In this episode we get some great insight into Freddies life growning up at the distillery. We also drink through the new Hardins Creek expressions. Don't miss this one. https://www.hardinscreek.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

This Monday, Jim and Mike review the Brush Creek Stright Bourbon Whiskeys from Wyoming. Listen in as we analyze this blend of three distilleries from three states. We give our honest opinion of whether you should add this bottle to your bar. https://brushcreekdistillery.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike take on the Bourbon Highball Challenge. This week six bourbons and six ginger ales go head to head to find out which bourbon makes ginger ale taste best. You definitely want to check out this episode and remember that it is important not to take youself too seriously and enjoy life!!! https://thebourbonroad.com Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

This Monday, we review the Hardin's Creek Jacob's Well Bourbon. At 184 months in the barrel, this 108 proof bourbon should teach us a few things about extra aged bourbons. Listen in as we break this one down and give you our opinions on this new James B Beam expression. https://www.hardinscreek.com/jacobswell Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike head out to Four Gate to sit down with Bill Straub and sample a number of their soon-to-release whiskeys that will hit the shelves the the next few days. Listen in as we give you the inside scoop on the next few highly anticipated batches. https://fourgatewhiskey.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike review Batch 1 of the Ben Holladay Bottled In Bond Bourbon. This bourbon is six years old and meets the strict requirements to be considered a Missouri Bourbon. Listen in while we break it down and give you our opinion. https://holladaybourbon.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Listen in as Jim and Mike host Taylor Hughes, an energetic country artist who loves that brown water. Taylor sips on Elmer T, Weller and Knob Creek 12 while belting out a few of her favorites. She has been described as having a voice as "rich chocolate cake with soul" and is said to be "country music's answer to Adele". Don't miss this episode. https://www.taylorhughesmusic.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike review the much anticipated 8 year rye bourbon from Wilderness Trail. Listen in as the guys give their detailed tasting notes and personal opinions on this well aged expression from one of our favorite distilleries. https://wildernesstraildistillery.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Listen in as Jim and Mike host Chris Thomas from Made South to talk about this years Southern Whiskey Society Event to be held August 6th in Franklin Tennessee. Listen closely for the great give-a-way as well as our tasting notes on a couple of barrels that will be available at the event. https://madesouth.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Thanks to one of our generous "Roadies", Jim and Mike get to try and review the Leopold Brothers Three Chamber Rye Whiskey. Listen in as we disect this whiskey and give it our review. A big thanks to Todd Ritter for providing the bottle. Cheers! https://www.leopoldbros.com/threechamber Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike sit down with the folks from the Bourbon on the Banks event team as well as The Frankfort Bourbon Society to discuss this years Bourbon on the Banks event. Listen in for all the details on this great event. Hope to see you there! https://bourbononthebanks.org/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Happy Fourth of July!!! Jim and Mike sit down with a rum cask finished bourbon whiskey out of Colorado's Breckenridge Distillery. Listen in as we disect this whiskey and give you our honest review. https://breckenridgedistillery.com/spirits/breckenridge-rum-cask-finish/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike welcome Heather Wibbels to Jeptha Bend Farm. Heather is the Managing Director of the Bourbon Women organization as well as an accompllished author. Listen in as we sample her cocktails while discussing the bourbon industry, women in bourbon and her book, "Bourbon Is My Comfort Food". https://www.cocktailcontessa.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike take on the second new expression in Jack Daniels Bonded Series, the Triple Mash Blended Straight Whiskey. A blend of Rye, Tennessee Whiskey and American Malt all in a bonded expression at 100 proof. https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/whiskey/triple-mash Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike sit down with Jesse Parker, Master Blender at Doc Swinson's out of the Washington state. We explore their bourbon and rye expressions of the Alter Ego line while we get to know a little more about Jesse, their team and the Doc Swinson's brand. https://www.docswhiskey.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike savor a new cask strength single barrel from Leiper's Fork Distillery. Listen in as the boys walk through the tasting notes and discuss those things that make Leiper's Fork a stand out among the many craft distilleries knocking it out of the park these days! https://leipersforkdistillery.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike welcome Bruce Russell from Wild Turkey to Jeptha Bend Farm. Join in as we sip through some very cool expressions from Wild Turkey and talk whiskey, family and growing up in a distillery family. https://www.wildturkeybourbon.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike try George Dickel 8 Year Bourbon Whiskey and give you their take on this well aged bourbon from Tennessee. Listen in as we break this one down and give you our notes and purchase recommendations. https://www.georgedickel.com/whisky/dickel-bourbon Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Listen in as Jim and Mike answer a whole lot of listener questions while sipping on some pretty epic bottles. Some of these questions are pretty personal, but we love to talk and drink bourbon. https://thebourbonroad.com Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike dive into the new Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Whiskey. At 100 proof and a minimum of four years old, this whiskey has been a long time coming. Listen in as we break it down and give you our thoughts. https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/whiskey/bonded-experience Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Mike heads south to Loretto to visit Maker's Mark Distillery. He sits down with Master Distiller Denny Potter and Master of Maturation Jane Bowie to taste and discuss the great wheated bourbon that Maker's is known for. Listen in for a great time and another give-a-way. https://www.makersmark.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike sit down with a bottle of James Ownby Reserve Tennessee Bourbon from Ole Smoky Distillery. If you love their "shine", you're really gonna like this bourbon. Listen in for all the details. https://jamesownbyreserve.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike sit down with Sam and James from Laws Whiskey House in Denver Colorado. It's a great day when we get to drink a couple of fine bonded whiskeys. Listen in as we review their 8 year bonded Four Grain Straight Bourbon and their 7 year bonded San Luis Valley Rye. https://lawswhiskeyhouse.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike review the E.J. Curley Straight Bourbon Whiskey out of Jessamine County Kentucky. A revival of an historic distillery from 1867, located in Camp Nelson a famed historic site of the Civil War. Listen in as we dive into the whiskey which was blended by our good friend Ashley Barnes. https://www.facebook.com/ejcurleyco Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike sit down with Chris Morris, Master Distiller at Woodford Reserve. On this show we work through four expressions of Woodford while chatting with Chris about both the history and future of Woodford Reserve. https://www.woodfordreserve.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike review Treaty Oak's "The Day Drinker Texas Bourbon". Meant to be an easy sipper at 80 proof that is gentle on the palate. Lisen in as we give our review and recommendations. https://www.treatyoakdistilling.com/whiskey#dd-header Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike discuss how to protect your bourbons from oxidationa dna damaging sunlight. How long should a bottle of bourbon last? Listen in for all the tips. https://thebourbonroad.com Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike review the new Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke Bourbon. Priced at around $50 this new expression will get your attention. Listen in to get the entire review. https://www.basilhaydenbourbon.com/subtle-smoke Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike sit down with two great ladies from the Kentucky Distillers Association and The Kentucky Bourbon Trail to talk about the great advances in spirits legislation here in Kentucky and how that effects visitors to the Bourbon Trail. https://kybourbon.com/ https://kybourbontrail.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike review Larceny Barrel Proof A112 from Heaven Hill. It's always nice when you can get your hands on a bottle of this high octane whiskey. Listen in as we give you our thoughts on this release. https://larcenybourbon.com/barrel-proof Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

This week, Mike sits down with Rob Rubens, Founder and Head Distiller of R6 Distillery out of El Segundo, California. Rob tells a great startup story while the two sip on their bourbon and rye. https://r6distillery.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike review Jim Beam's Pre-Probibition Style Rye Whiskey. At $22 this one is strongly in the value category. Listen in as we sip on it ang give you our opinion. https://www.jimbeam.com/en/bourbons/jim-beam-rye/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim sits down with David Coors of the Coors Whiskey Company to taste their Five Trail Blended American Whiskey. Listen in as Jim and David explore this interesting new whiskey that just earned a double gold at San Fransisco. https://www.fivetrail.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike review a rye whiskey from Brown County Indiana called Hard Truth. This is a fine sxample of an Indiana Straight Rye that you may want to give s shot. Maybe travel to Nashville Indiana and check it out. https://hardtruthdistilling.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike visit te home of Stephen Fante, Brand Ambassador for Limestone Branch Distillery and the Yellowstone Bourbon and Minor Case Rye brands. Listen in as we taste through their lineup. Check out the great give-a-way! https://limestonebranch.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike review a single malt whiskey from R6 Distillery out of El Segundo California. We are quite suprised by this whiskey and can't wait to tell you all about the interesting flavor profile. https://r6distillery.com/single-malt/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike pay a visit to Castle and Key Distillery in Millville, Kentucky. Site of the Old Taylor Distillery and home to the one of the most highly anticipated bourbon releases of the year. Listen in as we give you the details while tasting some of Kentuckys finest spirits. https://castleandkey.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike review a whiskey from Franklin, Kentucky near the Tennessee border. A small distillery called Dueling Grounds is producing a wheated bourbon that has our attention. Listen in as we give you the low-down on this cask strength single barrel. https://www.duelinggroundsdistillery.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Jim and Mike dive deep into their bar this week and grab two bottles that haven't been visited in a while. We encourage you to do the same. Listen in close becasue there is a huge giv-a-way in this episode! https://thebourbonroad.com Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

It is the day after release of the long awaited Castle & Key Bourbon. Now it is here and we have a bottle to taste and review. Listen in as the guys give you the scoop on this highly anticipated spirit. https://castleandkey.com/pages/small-batch-bourbon-whiskey Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

The Bourbon Road is on the road. Today Jim and Mike visit Michter's Distillery in Louisville to explore their fine offerings and talk with Andrea Wilson and Dan McKee about all things Michter's. This is an episode you do not want to miss. https://michters.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Listen in as Jim and Mike review a a fan favorite for this show. Clocking in a t a minimum of 10 years aged, the Russell's Reserve 10 Year Small Batch Bourbon get's the full attention of the boys today. https://www.russellsreserve.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

The final stop on Big Chief's Texas Distillery Tour is at Treaty Oak Distilling in Dripping Springs Texas. Listen in as Mike walks us through their expressions while chatting with Daphne Cottrell, Distiller and Princess of Bourbon. https://www.treatyoakdistilling.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

A big give-a-way on today's show. Be sure not to miss this great episode as we review some delicious rye whiskey from Blackland Distillery in Fort Worth Texas. https://blacklandfw.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Mike drops into Still Austin Whiskey Co. during his Texas road trip. Y'all have been waiting for this one and now it is here. Listen in as Mike goes through the lineup and tells you what he thinks about this awesome Texas whiskey company. Check out https://stillaustin.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Listen in as Jim and Mike review a wonderful rye whiskey that was distilled and bottled in Melbourne Australia and available in 27 states here in the US. Our listeners down under recommended this one for an episode. https://usa.thegospelwhiskey.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Listen in as Mike makes another stop in Texas at Milam and Greene in Blanco. It's more rye and bourbon with the ladies of Milam & Greene, Marlene Holmes along with Blair from Whiskey Women. You do not want to miss this episode! Check out https://milamandgreenewhiskey.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Today Jim and Mike check out a Florida bourbon from Sanford. This one is a short drive from Orlando and worth the jaunt. Listen in for our give-a-way on this episode. Check out https://loggerheaddistillery.com/ Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!