Bourbon Turntable

We finish the year on another high note with John Pals and Michael Lahalih, founders of Lucky Seven Spirits.  During the show we learn the origins of Lucky Seven, their process for selecting and blending barrels and some of the future plans for the brand.  

We also sample two of their bourbons with JP and Michael: Holiday Toast and The Frenchman.  

The conversation also gets into JP and Michael's love of classic films - and how that led to the name "Lucky Seven".  And, of course, we talk with Michael and JP about their favorite music.  

We were joined by Pat and Mike from My Whiskey Den as we shared our nominees for Whiskey of the Year and announced the ones that came out on top for 2022 for both Drew and Kevin.

We think you'll enjoy this episode of #BourbonTurntable that was recorded live.

Merry Christmas to everyone!

It's our Music of the Year Show for 2022.  Drew and Kevin announce their nominees and choices for Album of the Year and Song of the Year.  We also announce our nominations for Whiskey of the Year.  Plus, there's plenty of other fun stuff for you, too.

The playlist for this week's show includes selections from all of the nominated albums and can be found here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4kctPEsz4vFT3OaNSSMDB1?si=e4e6a9babf4f4efd

Brian Cushing is as authentic as they come.  He IS the Victorian Man.  He hosts a show called The Victorian Barroom and he brings his audience true-to-history cocktails from the Victorian Era.

Drew and Kevin follow along and make a cocktail with Brian and Brian shares some others during the course of the show, too.  Staying true to the theme, we dig into music from the Victorian Era, too.  You'll find this show very interesting and the playlist is something unique for us, too.  

Seeing a photo of Brian Cushing while in a metal band should be reason enough to tune in to this show!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NuWfHbWlyueRVCmo1M2iv?si=37a38a35c1d64bd3

Fred Swanson is the brand ambassador for Dancing Goat Distillery.  As brand ambassadors go, Fred is one of the most charismatic and knowledgeable in the industry.  His enthusiasm is infectious.  

Fred is our guest this week and in addition to sharing Dancing Goat's story with us, we have a remarkable and wide-ranging conversation on music.  

The companion playlist to this week's show can be found here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3T3QWjYCZgFax5JHm8tceU?si=5f28cbfefb6f4580

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What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than with some Turkey...Wild Turkey.  And what better person to celebrate with than Jimmy Russell.  Well, don't have Jimmy (or Eddie) but we have the next best thing in David Jennings.

David is a Wild Turkey "super fan" and the authority on all things Wild Turkey.  Drew and Kevin taste three different Wild Turkey expressions with David and discuss what makes each special.  

We also discuss David's book "American Spirit" that covers the history of the Wild Turkey distillery and brand and look forward to his upcoming follow-up book, "Wild Turkey Musings".

David has a deep love and background in music, too.   The playlist companion for this show covers Bon Jovi to REM to The Monkees to Prince and can be found here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/70M4NYwvwlOGODCdu3CR0h?si=45ac2eecbac2461b

David also shared some YouTube videos he loves of fantastic music performances:

Terry Kath of Chicago on guitar.  What an amazing guitar solo!
https://youtu.be/Lba2g_u1Ckg

James Brown steals the show on David Letterman in 1982:
https://youtu.be/miwzvkESBI8

Whitney Houston at the 1993 Billboard Music Awards
https://youtu.be/ipQ0fE0MRWQ

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We love to have as guests the musicians and distillers who are working their butts off trying to make in their field. They always have the passion about what they are doing.  

That is definitely true this week as we have a band called Sweet Lady as our guests.  Blue Williams (guitar/vocals), Boomer Purcell (bass) and Jordan Simpson (drums) are the trio that make up Sweet Lady.  This is a high energy band that you will want to see live.  

For Side A, we talk about the best whiskeys to order at a dive bar and also talk about their adventures in bourbon.  

On Side B, we discuss the inspirations for each of them as musicians and what all is going on in the band.  They are recording more new, original music and have big plans for 2023.

Here is the link to this week's companion playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0PgDMPlAYHwmsCbrLSHr2N?si=7f18963726dd4ff7

We have seen high dollar sales of American distilleries occurring at an increasing pace lately.  This week, Drew and Kevin discuss some of the distillery sales that have taken place in the last few years and express some thoughts on the deals, the distilleries involved and the impact on the whiskey landscape.  WARNING: Some strong opinions are included in this episode.  Make sure you have your big boy (and girl) pants on.

We also run through some of the massive deals made by musical artists selling their song catalogs.  Why do they do that?  How does it impact the integrity of their art?

Please subscribe, share, like and comment on the show and this episode.  We would love to hear your opinions, too. And...here's your companion playlist for this week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/65NqFgQt69lztjEAUMxocq?si=bbfacaa730cd4fdc

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We had the great opportunity to sit down with Erik Wolfe of Stoll & Wolfe Distillery this week.  We talk with Erik about opening the distillery, their focus on bringing back Rosen Rye and, of course, his relationship with the legendary Dick Stoll.

We also have a fun conversation with Erik about music and what that has meant to him in his personal life and as a distiller.

The Alchemist himself, Alan Bishop, joins us for this show as a guest host, too.  So you know we had a good time!

The most fierce band in the land is The Cold Stares.  They are a riff-heavy, groove-infused trio setting the current standard in blues-rock.  Our guest on #BourbonTurntable this week is the band's lead singer, guitarist and song writer, Chris Tapp.

We talk with Chris about the inspiration for music, his personal influences and the big things going on with The Cold Stares.

In the whiskey side of the show, we taste some William Dalton wheated bourbon from Alan Bishop of Sprits of French Lick.  Then we learn that Chris has a surprising preference when it comes to whiskey.  

For this week's companion playlist, we start with the latest single from The Cold Stares, "Joy".  Then we visit some of the music that were part of Chris's music experience early on. We finish out the playlist with some of my favorite songs by the band. 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4rsVVc2SFFBlBVJh1XpaZW?si=c58b720231e14b2a

This really is a top shelf show that I know you'll find interesting.  Be sure to follow The Cold Stares on Instagram (@thecoldstares) and on YouTube.  You can listen to all of their music on your favorite streaming service.

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