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This episode I'm joined by Matt Carter, Luis Baston, Chris Francis and Glenn Burnett.  We start the show with a fun blind and then move into Wild Turkey Russel's Reserve.  Russel Reserve is a great product that is a single barrel and always on a shelf.  It's also a bourbon that you can find a store pick or group pick and in this episode we taste through 5 RR picks from Chicago, Houston, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. As in all our shows, when we talk bourbon we always get into conversations on other products and this episode is no different.  Fun show and conversation and worth the listen.

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This episode is a discussion on the only 5 bourbons you need in your home bar.  This came from a guy on Reditt who came up with these five criteria's for you home bar.  This has been a hot topic in the bourbon community and I got some friends together to give our lists.
The list
1. Daily drinker - your go to for enjoying bourbon
2. Impress your guests - fancy but not too fancy
3. Cheap Mixer - (and for guests who won't appreciate it)
4. Something great - your Friday night bourbon
5. The Special Occasion bottle

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Our 2nd episode in the Shelf Hero's series.  In this episode the Matt's are back along with Dave and we discuss some of our favorite Rye's and Bourbons in this price range.  When we get the the $30-$60 price range there is so much to enjoy.  We cover offerings from Wild Turkey, Jim Beam, Heaven Hill, Four Roses, Barton and Brown Foreman.  A great listen to get information on some quality bourbons and a fun conversation with some good laughs along the way.

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I'm joined by Darryl Bowman and in this episode we talk to Brett Martin - store manager at Longhorn Liquor (12 stores) and Meagen Howard from Oak & Eden.  Megan brought some really cool whiskeys Oak & Eden are doing seasonally a long with their regulars.  Fun to taste through and we give you our honest feed back on everything.   

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Ernie and Dave join me on this episode as we talk about Wild Turkey.  There's so much to get into with a topic like Turkey Talk so this conversation covers quite a bit in a hour. Deeper dive will come on a follow up episode.  Here Ernie shares some of the history of Turkey, the Russell family, we talk about the solid products that should be in everyone's home bar and we talk and drink a little on some Dusty's.  

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This episode is just casual conversation that covers several topics related to food, wine and whiskey, my favorite is our new Supper Club Group.  We get into bourbons, distillers, food with bourbon, a little wine and a little about how crazy the beer world is.  Just some fun conversation.

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In this episode we taste through Rye Whiskey's that can be found on a regular basis (except 1) on at the liquor stores.  David, Glenn and Joby join me to taste through, compare and discuss the quality, flavor and price point on 7 Rye's.  Rittenhouse Rye, Sazerac Rye, James E. Pepper Rye, Whitmeyers Rye,  Pikesville Rye, Rarebreed Rye, EH Taylor Rye are the whiskeys we taste and compare. 

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In this episode I'm joined by Dave and Joby and we discuss and taste through some bourbons that we call shelf hero's.  A shelf hero is a bourbon that has three qualifying factors - Quality, Value and availability.  Today we are staying in the $12 - $30 range, shelf hero's can get to various prices but today we want to keep the cap at $30.  We also feel these are great selections for the new bourbon person wanting to start a bar at home, you can get all of these for less than $105.

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On this episode I'm joined by Darryl Bowman of Bad Wine Reviews, Jordan Hill and Tyler Martin.  They are part of a movement #FB2020 (F@$k Bourbon 2020), we talk about what exactly this means to them and what are the issues that got them to this point.

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Me and a few friends (Glenn, Dave and Joby) taste through and compare wheated bourbons along with a little fun conversation.  The results were a little surprising based on my expectations of what we were comparing with cost, reputation and availability. As always with bourbon episodes there's always knowledge that is shared and gained.  

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