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Savage & Cooke Master Distiller Jordan Via joins Bourbon expert Tom Fischer to talk about what is new at their Vallejo, California distillery. The unique distillery owned by winemaker Dave Phinney takes innovative approaches to both flavor and distilling. Their whiskeys are finished in used wine barrels and their distillery on historic Mare Island showcases rare art. 

For the podcast, they taste Burning Chair Bourbon, Lip Serice Rye, and Second Glance whiskeys. Via and Fischer also do an early taste of the 2020 Bad Sweater from Savage & Cooke Distillery, coming for the holiday season. 

Sean Williams of Cohiba Cigars and Bourbon expert Tom Ficher pair expressions of Rye and Bourbon whiskeys from Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. with Cohiba Cigars. As Peerless is one of Fischer's favorite whiskeys to pair with a cigar, they do a comparative tasting on how both Peerless Small Batch Whiskeys and Peerless Single Barrel expressions can enhance the flavors of the cigars in unique ways. 

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The first review and live tasting of the Angel’s Envy Japanese Mizunara Oak Cask Finished Bourbon Whiskey with founder Wes Henderson and Bourbon expert Tom Fischer. They taste the new limited edition Bourbon whiskey and talk about the last 10 years of Angel's Envy as they celebrate this special anniversary with the first-ever whiskey in the Angel’s Envy Founder’s Collection.

The only way to get a bottle of this Mizunara Bourbon is to sign up for Angel's Envy 500 Main Club on this link, as they will go on sale on a first-come, first-served basis tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19. 

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Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey National Brand Ambassador Rick Edwards sips and chats with Bourbon expert Tom Fischer in this podcast. Rick and Tom taste Stranahan's expressions while telling stories of Colorado adventures and distillery friends.

They also try the Stranahan's Sherry Cask and other expressions. Though no specific details are given, Rick teases forward to potential future releases of Stranahan's and Stranahan's  Snowflakes distillery only releases. 

The BourbonBlog.com team have long been fans of Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey as we've watched the distillery and brand grow in Denver over the years.

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Professional wrestlers Jerry Sags, of The Nasty Boys and Andrew "The Reinforcer" Anderson and join Bourbon Expert Tom Fischer and Matty Rock Cigar Saturday for a conversation about cigars, the future of wrestling and more in this podcast.

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Bourbon expert Tom Fischer talks live with Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Chris Morris about the $1,000 Mint Julep for Kentucky Derby 146 at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. This year's cocktail celebrating Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in  Kentucky Derby 50 years ago. 

As the $1,000 and the $2,500 Woodford Reserve Mint Julep Program always support a good cause, this year's cause is The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. You can purchase a cup on WoodfordReserveMintJulep.com.

The new Old Forester Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey program is now bottled at 100 proof and barrel strength. Master Taste Jackie Zykan tastes through some of the new ones with Bourbon whiskey expert Tom Fischer. 

 The new limited edition found both as limited-edition, distillery only releases (those sold only in Louisville). They can also be a privately by holders of on-premise off-premise liquor license.. Until recently, the Old Forester Single Barrels were only available at select retailers and accounts at 90 proof.

World-renowned food and beverage expert Anthony Caporale joins Bourbon whiskey expert Tom Fischer. Plus, Caporale shares more about his new Virtual Theater Festival in partnership with Playbill, learn more about that and how to submit on VTF.live.

Fischer and Caporale have partnered on a number of film, spirit, and cocktail projects and events for over a decade.  Thus, bringing these two together in one podcast is like a well-balanced cocktail!

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Ivy Mix, co-owner of the famous Brooklyn bar Leyenda Brooklyn Cocteleria, talks with spirits expert Tom Fischer about Latin American liquors and cocktails from her new book "Spirits of Latin America.' 

 The James Beard Award-nominated bartender also talks about how she is working with celebrity chef Tom Colicchio and others on the Independent Restaurant Coalition to support restaurant and bar employees and owners in need during the COVID-19 crisis.  Learn more about that project on Saverestaurants.com

Purchase the book and learn more about Ivy on this link.

French black Périgord truffles are infused into Sonoma County Distilling Company this a highly anticipated limited-edition release. 

Learn how the flavors of France unite with California's rye whiskey as head whiskeymaker Adam Spiegel tastes with Bourbon expert Tom Fischer. They also talk about the importance of whiskey, Bourbon, and culinary pairings from a California and Sonoma County perspective.