It's Whiskey #FFS | First Fill Spirits First Fill Spirits

In this episode, we discuss South Carolina's High Wire Distilling Co. and their Jimmy Red Corn Bourbon along with one of Fred Minnick's latest articles. According to new data, all generations, across the board, are planning to drink less for a variety of reasons but many based on health reasons. We want to know your thoughts as we share ours!



NEW BOTTLES TO THE SHOP

Dràm Mòr Independent Bottler

Tullibardine 8YR PX Cask Finish

Inchfad 16YR

Benrinnes 12YR Rancio Sec (French Sherry) Finish

Dailuaine 13YR Port Cask Finish



Cree/Creetown Independent Bottler

Arran 18YR

Caol Ila 12YR Shiraz Finish

Balblair 10YR

Teaninich 15YR Sherry Finish

North British 31YR



Cayeya Cask Strength Single Barrel Tequila

Tumblin' Dice 8YR Rye



Midwestern Lost Lantern Collection

Tom’s Foolery 9YR Rye

FEW Spirits Bourbon

Starlight Bourbon

Middle West Rye

Wollersheim Bourbon

Cedar Ridge Wheat Whiskey

Far Flung Blended Rye



Torabhaig Allt Glean Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch



All travel trips can be found ⁠here⁠.

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Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal

We discuss all of the amazing new bottles to shop and it's a lot. We then do a grab-bag of sorts for new samples that we really need to taste and discuss all of the whisky trips we have planned for 2024 and 2025. In the mix, we talk about GlenAllachie and their new mainland-peated releases called "Meikle Toir". Come travel and drink whisky with us!



NEW BOTTLES TO THE SHOP:

GlenAllachie Madiera 13YR

Meikle Toirs - Original, Sherry, Chinquapin & Turbo

Nc’Nean Organic Single Malt Scotch

Glen Scotias - 12YR Amontillado, 15YR, 11YR Campbeltown Malts Festival Port Finish, Victoriana

Craigellachie, Old Pulteney & Auchentoshan Signatories

Redacted Bros – SRV5 - Caol Ila & Clynelish | TB/BSW - teaspooned Macallan

Raising Glasses Ascendence Linkwood Single Malt Scotch & Westland Single Casks

Port Askaig Islay Single Malt Scotch

SweetDram Blended Scotch

Spearhead Single Grain Scotch

Fat Baby Bourbon

Bardstown BIB Wheated Bourbon

EJ Curley Small Batch & Single Barrel Bourbon

Blue Note Uncut Single Barrel Bourbon

Kanosuke Japanese Single Malt

Penderyn Headliner Single Malt – Jamaican Rum & Ruby Port Finish



All travel trips can be found here.

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Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal

This episode is all about Coastal Scotland. We feature Isle of Raasay Distillery and discuss our September West Coast Scotland Whisky Trip. If these distilleries and this discussion don't make you want to book at least 5 trips to Scotland, we don't know what will...

Holly blind tastes Charles and we're both a bit out of practice when it comes to blind tastings!



Douglas Laing Old Particular Jura 13YR & Authroisk 12YR
Elements of Islay - Cask Edit, Cask Strength Bourbon, Cask Strength Sherry
MacLean’s Nose Blended Scotch Whisky
Dead Reckoning Rum - Foursquare, Foursquare PX Finish, Australian
High N Wicked High Rye Kentucky Bourbon 
Desert Dessert from Lost Lantern, Del Bac is back in!
Suerte 7YR Extra Anejo Tequila Single Barrel



** West Coast Scotland Experience --
Scotland - West Coast Whisky Tour 2024 - Rascal + Thorn (rascalandthorn.com)


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Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com



Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal

A lot of big moves and acquisitions in our Scotch & Canadian Whisky world! We discuss Found North, Single Cask Nation, and what we see happening in 2024. We also discuss a Dramface article that was pretty harsh on all of this production increase continuing to happen in the Scotch industry (and beyond).

Then, we get back to blind tastings, and Charles blind tastes Holly.



Lost Lantern Releases – Mountain Meadow, Flame & Shadow (Brooklyn Bakery gone)


Cream of Kentucky 16YR


Four Roses NY single barrels 


Boone County Bourbon & Green River Bourbon Store Pick


NEW Stauning Danish Rye Whisky Store Pick


Just a heads up, these store picks are single-digit low: Stauning Tequila Finish, Black Button Bourbon & Obtainium Light Whiskey.





** Water of Life Film Speyside/Highland Trip Spring 2024 --
⁠⁠The Water of Life - Speyside & Highlands: May 4-12, 2024 | First Fill Spirits: Curate | Learn | Explore⁠⁠

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Check out all releases online at www.firstfillspirits.com!



Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com



Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal

We discuss the experimental and delicious whisky from Spirits of French Lick in Indiana. We took in a few cases as a NYS exclusive of Hindostan Falls Bourbon and everyone is LOVING it, including us.

Every December all the influencers, magazines, and all their cousins and friends come out with their top picks of the year. We aren't going to tell you our favorite whiskies of 2023, that's just too dang difficult but we will take a look at our shelves and pick out the bottles that we would love for someone to gift to us. Our holiday picks!



** Water of Life Film Speyside/Highland Trip Spring 2024 --
⁠The Water of Life - Speyside & Highlands: May 4-12, 2024 | First Fill Spirits: Curate | Learn | Explore⁠

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New Bottles to the shop:




DS Tayman is back in!
GlenAllachie 12YR Oloroso Single Cask
EJ Curley Bourbon – Ashley Barnes blending
Elements of Islay
New Rice Whiskies - Fukano
Glenturret’s are back in!
Old Ezra Rye & Bourbon
King’s Honey Barrel Finished Bourbon
King’s County Cask Strength Bourbon
Suerte 7YR Anejo Tequila
Fannys Bay Tasmanian Single Malt
Glendalough 7YR Mizunara Cask
Boone County 6YR Single Barrel Bourbon STORE PICK 64% ABV



IN-STORE ONLY CALL US


Found North Peregrine 20YR
Rare Character Exceptional Series Single Barrel Bourbon
Rare Character Exceptional Series Single Barrel Malt



Check out all releases online at www.firstfillspirits.com!



Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com



Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal

Our Japan Whisky Tour is coming up in March 2024 so we have Kanosuke on the mind! Also, in the news a ton over the past few weeks is Indian Whisky. We are so excited to see all of this press as Indri, Kamet, and other brands continue to push the category into global awareness. We discuss our next Stauning store pick single barrel and don't forget to look at our upcoming whisky trips!

** Water of Life Film Speyside/Highland Trip Spring 2024 --
The Water of Life - Speyside & Highlands: May 4-12, 2024 | First Fill Spirits: Curate | Learn | Explore


Please leave us a review wherever you are listening as well. We appreciate you! Cheers!



New Bottles to the shop:


Murray McDavid's: Glentauchers, Braeval, Glen Keith & more!
Single Malts of India Kurinji
Dixon Dedman’s New 2X0 Doubled Oaked Release
Jimmy Red South Carolina High Wire Bourbon
Raising Glasses Australian Whisky Yowie & Venezuelan Rum
Hindostan Falls Bourbon
Boone County Amburana
James Eadie Jura, Glen Spey, and Caol Ila
check out all releases online at www.firstfillspirits.com



Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com



Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal