This week we welcome Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski from Lost Lantern back to The Bourbon Showdown to talk about their new Spring Collection. They have curated fantastic whiskey from all over the country and they walk me through how this new collection came together. This Spring Collection has whiskey from New York, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas and Indiana and I was happy to drink through a few pours with Adam and Nora on this week’s episode! Its a whiskey road trip, so buckle up and get ready for Lost Lantern and good whiskey on the Bourbon Showdown Podcast! 

This week we welcome David Bock from A. Smith Bowman and we talk the new A. Smith Bowman, Cask Strength #4! He walks me through what went into making this new cask strength expression as well as his journey to the master distiller chair and the whiskey insight he still gets from previous master distillers as he puts his stamp on the current bourbon being put down by A. Smith Bowman.  Its a tasty episode on this weeks Bourbon Showdown and I think you guys are really going to to enjoy this episode! 

This week we welcome David Coors from Coors Whiskey Company to the show and we talk all things Coors! David and I pour up some bourbon goodness as we walk through the Coors whiskey catalog and he tells what led to the company’s  inception, the idea behind Five Trail and how he stood that brand up in the midst of a pandemic, how Barmen 1873 came to be and then how Blue Run got added to the portfolio. It’s a great conversation and I want to thank David for coming on the show! Its all things Coors on this weeks Bourbon Showdown and I think you guys are really going to to enjoy this episode! 

This week we welcome Maker’s Mark back to the show! Trevor Bowles, the Manager of VIP Tour and Trade engagement at Makers Mark distillery on Star Hill Farm sits down with me and we talk whiskey! Not only is he an expert on all things Maker’s Mark, but he is a true steward of the whiskey culture. He appreciates good bourbon and the community it can create and it was a blast picking his brain for a couple hours while him and I drank through some delicious Maker’s Mark pours culminating in the new 2025 The Keepers Release! Him and I dive into this new release while also discussing Maker’s Mark history, the impact the Samuels family has had on the whiskey industry and how he came to be the Manager of VIP Tour and Trade Engagement on this weeks Bourbon Showdown Podcast. 

This week we welcome the 2024 Master Blender of the year and Master Blender for Joseph A. Magnus & Company, Nancy Fraley to the show! Her and I sit down and we talk Blending! We talk Whiskey! We talk Joseph A. Magnus and how she came to be the master blender for that brand and how she brought what we know today as the Cigar blend to the market! We talk about that and so much more! We talk blending methodology, we talk antique spirits, we talk brandy, we talk about the underlying fellowship at the bottom of every glass all while sipping some delicious Joseph A. Magnus whiskey! It’s a phenomenal episode of the Bourbon Showdown Podcast  this week! 

The Season 10 premiere is here! We welcome Angel’s Envy Master Distiller, Owen Martin onto the show and we talk whiskey!!! We sit down and talk about everything under the whiskey sun. We talk history, secondary finishes, how he came to be the Master Distiller for Angel's Envy while of course drinking some delicious Angel's Envy whiskey while we talk! It's a fantastic first episode of the 10th season of The Bourbon Showdown Podcast!

This week we welcome Wes Henderson back to The Bourbon Showdown! Wes and I sit down with a couple big pours of True Story Bourbon and Rye and he walks me through what led to this new whiskey brand. We talk about its inception, what he had to say with these new expressions and why he had to come out of retirement to buy castles and make more whiskey! Its a great conversation that I think you guys are really going to enjoy on this weeks episode of The bourbon showdown podcast!

This week we welcome Barry Brinegar from RD ONE to the Bourbon Showdown. Barry is a co-founder and National Brand Ambassador for RD One and we sit down and do what we do when we get together…. We talk whiskey, then we drink whiskey! We talk about how he got started, how the brand got started and what RD One has in store for not only the whiskey loving public but for Lexington Kentucky in 2025. Then we dive into a bottle of his 10 year Amburana Straight Bourbon Whiskey and let me tell you guys, it is a super tasty pour! Its a great conversation this week as we welcome Barry Brinegar and RD One to the bourbon showdown podcast!

This week we welcome WhistlePig back to the show to talk about The Boss Hog XI: The Juggernaut! We sit down with chief blender Meghan Ireland and  Research and Development Distiller, Mitch Mahar to talk all things Boss Hog! Whistlepig always delivers with The Boss Hog and Meghan and Mitch walk us through how they got to this years signature release.  It’s a globe traveling episode this week as they take us through their journey to India and how that inspired the flavors you find in The Boss Hog XI. How they were so hyper-focused on putting out the best liquid possible that they went straight to the source of the flavors they were looking for and utilized that Indian influence to craft a rye whiskey unlike any other Boss Hog put out before it. It’s a fantastic episode this week that will take you to India and back through the drinking glass on this weeks Bourbon Showdown Podcast! 

High West is back! This week I get to sit down with Isaac Winter, the Distilling Manager at High West and he walks me through this years Midwinter Nights Dram. We talk about how they start the process each year and what goes into making one of their most sought after annual releases. Then we crack a bottle of act 12 and (spoiler alert) it's really damn good! It’s a fun episode this week on the Bourbon Showdown podcast and I think you guys are really going to enjoy it!