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Burton James Wheated Single Barrel Bourbon and where Vegemite and Bourbon Collide

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We’re back with Sean McCormick from Burton James Distillery, sipping their single barrel wheated bourbon and diving deep into Sean’s path from hotel kitchens to creating a custom bourbon for us.

In this episode:

  • 👨‍🍳 Sean’s journey from culinary school to Kraft Foods

  • 🧪 The accidental career switch that led him to food science

  • 🥣 Developing cereal flavours and why bourbon came next

  • 🥃 What makes Burton James wheated stand out

  • 🤝 The wild connection that brought Sean into the bourbon world

    From Doritos dreams to distilling reality — it’s a cracking yarn over a damn fine bourbon.

    🟠 Keywords: Burton James bourbon, wheated single barrel, food science, bourbon founder story, culinary to craft spirits, Aussie bourbon lovers

     

    Chapters

    00:00 The Journey to Distilling Bourbon

    02:00 Food Science and Bourbon
    05:00 The Start of BH James Distilling
    06:45 Small Scale Bourbon Distilling
    07:30 Vegemite and Bourbon
    09:00 Challenges in the Bourbon Industry
    10:47 Visiting the Distillery and Future Plans

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