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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 Barry Downing, Master Crafter & Blender and Chief Sales Officer, from Limestone Farms Bourbon. Barry was previously a guest on Episode 196.
Matt and Mark talk with Barry about the current status of their new distillery that is currently under construction in Georgetown, Kentucky, Barry’s unique and amazing process of creating Limestone Farms’ Bourbon which combines both the art of crafting and the art of blending, as well as the current state of the Bourbon industry as it relates to the accessibility of barrels in the market and the health of the Bourbon market overall.
They also taste and review the new Limestone Farms Bloodlines Bourbon, the new Limestone Farms Bloodlines Small Batch Bourbon, and the yet to be released Limestone Farms Bloodlines Cask Strength Bourbon.
This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is presented by Liquor Barn and is also sponsored by Penelope Bourbon, Limestone Farms Bourbon, Company Distilling, Bluegrass Distillers, The Stave Restaurant, Three Chord Bourbon, James E. Pepper Distillery, and The Kitchen Table at James B. Beam Distilling Co.
Check out all of our amazing sponsors online at: 
www.liquorbarn.com 
www.penelopebourbon.com
www.limestonefarms.com
www.companydistilling.com
www.bluegrassdistillers.com     
www.thestavekentucky.com 
www.threechordbourbon.com
www.jamesepepper.com  
www.visitthekitchentable.com

This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief takes a ride to Danville, Kentucky to chat with Dr. Pat Heist, co-founder of Wilderness Trail Distillery.
Dr. Heist tells Big Chief and listeners how his partner Shane and himself went from playing heavy metal music to being the leaders in fermentation. Their work with distilleries around the world would and their love of whiskey provided the passion to create their own distillery.
Pat explains that they use age old traditions, but improve them with science. Wilderness Trail Distillery’s products are handcrafted with precision focusing solely on a unique sweet mash process and producing consistent great tasting award winning spirits.
They start the show by sipping on their wheated straight bourbon whiskey. This bottled in bond 64 % corn, 24 % wheat and 12 % malted barley is one of the big man’s favorites with its high wheat and malted barley. The sweet mash takes away the burn. They then move onto the rye bourbon expression that is made up of those same percentages as the wheat. The rye adds that spice that’s great in any cocktail.
To start the second half they sip on the rye whiskey that has a 56% rye 33% corn and 11% malted barley is the perfect example of a Kentucky rye. This is a balanced whiskey of flavor offset from higher rye mash bills. They finish off the show with their bottled in bond rye bourbon that has become a fan favorite. If Big Chief had to pick a rye bourbon to drink for the rest of his life, this would be it.
This ride on The Whiskey Trip showcases a brand that has risen to the top of the industry in short timing.
 Cheers!

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, Matt and Mark are on location at Augusta Distillery in Augusta, Kentucky for the release of their 17-Year Old Buckner’s Bourbon and they also spend some time hanging out with 4x guest, and Augusta Distillery’s brand new Master Distiller and Director of Distillery Operations, Alex Castle, and Co-Founder and President, Ryan Edwards.
Matt and Mark talk with Alex and Ryan about Alex’s decision to leave Old Dominick in Memphis, where she also served as Master Distiller, to take the reins at Augusta Distillery and Ryan’s perspective on making such a tremendous hire for Augusta, the transition that Augusta Distillery will have to make over the next few years in moving from sourced Bourbon to using their own distillate (a process that Alex previously went through at her Old Dominick), and what the future looks like for the brand and for Augusta Distillery.  
They also taste and review Augusta Distillery’s full Buckner’s lineup including Buckner’s 10-Year Old Bourbon, Buckner’s 13-Year Old Bourbon, Buckner’s 15-Year Old Bourbon, and their brand new Buckner’s 17-Year Old Bourbon.
This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is presented by Liquor Barn and is also sponsored by Penelope Bourbon, Limestone Farms Bourbon, Company Distilling, Chevalier Casks, The Stave Restaurant, Three Chord Bourbon, James E. Pepper Distillery, and The Kitchen Table at James B. Beam Distilling Co.
Check out all of our amazing sponsors online at: 
www.liquorbarn.com 
www.penelopebourbon.com
www.limestonefarms.com
www.companydistilling.com
www.chevaliercasks.com           
www.thestavekentucky.com 
www.threechordbourbon.com
www.jamesepepper.com  
www.visitthekitchentable.com

This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief takes a ride to northern Michigan to chat with Chris Fredrickson, Co-Founder of Traverse City Whiskey Company.
Chris tells Big Chief and listeners about the history of Traverse City Whiskey. He explains how they have leveraged the cherries from his family’s orchards to create an amazing cherry whiskey. They are also amazing in any whiskey cocktail.
They start the show by sipping on their straight bourbon whiskey. At 86 proof this is a great summer sipper. They then move on to the barrel proof bourbon. The Big Man loved the sweetness and spice of this one.
To start the second half, they sip on the North Coast Rye. This unique blend of rye whiskies is a flavor bomb. Mint spice, liquorish, and orange zest make this something special. They then move on to the barrel strength rye. Oh my, orange slice candies and rich stone fruits.
To finish the show, they crack open their best selling Bourbon infused with Traverse cherries. Oh my! At 70 proof it’s simply delicious. If only the Big Man had a barrel proof edition of this.
This ride on The Whiskey Trip showcases another great craft distillery.
Cheers!

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, Mark and his special co-host, Stacey, spend some time hanging out on location at The Kitchen Table at The James B. Beam Distilling Co. with Jason Betts, Consumer Relations Manager, for The James B. Beam Distilling Co.
Mark & Stacey talk with Jason about his extensive background and how that experience led him to Beam 9 years ago as well as what his job as Consumer Relations Manager entails, the creation of their incredible on-site restaurant, The Kitchen Table at The James B. Beam Distilling Co., and the awesome events that they host there, and all of the different tours and experiences that guests can have at The James B. Beam Distilling Co.
They also taste and review the just released Golden Origins Corn Whiskey, which is part of the Hardin’s Creek Series, the soon-to-be-released Knob Creek Bourbon x Rye, and the recently released Little Book Ch. 8: Path Not Taken.
This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is presented by Liquor Barn and is also sponsored by Penelope Bourbon, Limestone Farms Bourbon, Company Distilling, Bluegrass Distillers, The Stave Restaurant, Three Chord Bourbon, James E. Pepper Distillery, and The Kitchen Table at James B. Beam Distilling Co.
Check out all of our amazing sponsors online at: 
www.liquorbarn.com 
www.penelopebourbon.com
www.limestonefarms.com
www.companydistilling.com
www.bluegrassdistillers.com     
www.thestavekentucky.com 
www.threechordbourbon.com
www.jamesepepper.com  
www.visitthekitchentable.com

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, and is a best selling author. There’s nothing this woman can’t do says the Big Man.
To represent the brands that Ella worked with Big Chief starts the show with Jameson Irish Whiskey -  making people happy since 1780.
They then move on to Jefferson’s Ocean-Aged at Sea, Voyage 29 Wheated. You can almost taste the salt of the sea and feel the waves.
To start the second half the Big Man cracks open a Bulleit 10 Year Frontier Whiskey - don’t think this would have made it 10 years on the frontier.
To finish the show a bottle of Jonnie Walker Black Label is pulled out. At 12 years old this can be a beautiful blended Scotch Whisky.
This ride on The Whiskey Trip shows Big Chief’s fascination with marketing.
Cheers!