It's Bourbon Community Roundtable #87 and this one dives into a single topic that has perplexed me over the past few months. It seems that there are only a handful of brands people talk about yet there are over 2000 distilleries across the US. I would like to think the stigma of craft is changing but my newsfeed is always talking about the same select few. What makes us always gravitate to the big 6 or perhaps we should refer to as the big 7 now? Is it accessibility because it's on the shelf or could be on your shelf pending allocation? Is it marketing and the big brands can throw their weight around at the distributor level? Or is Big Bourbon just better than craft? 

 Show Notes:

Above the Char with Fred Minnick (@fredminnick) talks about mocktails

Is big bourbon just better than everything else?



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436 - Is Big Bourbon Just Better? on Bourbon Community Roundtable #87

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It's This Week in Bourbon for May 17th 2024. Four Roses introduces two new bourbon mash bills, New Riff Distilling has announced the dual release of Ol’ New Riff, and Bardstown Bourbon Company’s award-winning Collaborative Series will debut The Amrut Collaborative Series.Show Notes:
Chet Zoeller passes away at 83 years old

Alex Castle joins Augusta Distillery as Master Distiller

Four Roses introduces two new bourbon mash bills

Oregon Department of Justice wrapped up

Nelson Brothers Honey Cask Finish

Spring 2024 edition of Old Fitzgerald

15 STARS Vino de Naranja

Whiskey JYPSI Legacy Batch 002 The Alchemist

Kentucky Senator Bourbon 5th Release

Michter's 10 Year Kentucky Straight Rye

Weller Millennium

Ol’ New Riff

Milam & Greene Bottled in Bond

Frey Ranch Wheat Whiskey Single Barrel

RD1 Spirits wood-finished bourbon flight

Little Book Chapter 8 Path Not Taken

Oak & Eden Bourbon and Amburana

Bardstown Bourbon Company The Amrut Collaborative Series

@fourrosesbourbon @augusta_distiller @augustakydistillery @nelsonsgreenbrier @heavenhillbrands @whiskeyhypsi @michterswhiskey @kentuckysenatorbourbon @newriff @milamandgreene @freyranchdistillery @rd1spirits @beamgeneration8 @oakandeden @bardstownbourbonco @amrutmalt

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TWiB: Four Roses Has Two New Bourbon Mash Bills, Ol’ New Riff, Bardstown Bourbon Company Amrut Collaboration

If you can recall your childhood, you probably remember your Dad being there but you may never have appreciated the life lessons you were taught until you got much older. And when you have kids, maybe that's the reason you start drinking bourbon. Both of these are reasons our guest today decided to call his brand Fathertime Bourbon. Jim Gaffigan needs no introduction because we've all laughed at his jokes throughout the years. Family life is a facet of his standup, and food obviously, but Jim loves to say the things we're all thinking and it's what has made him so successful in his comedic career. Jim Gaffigan joins the show to talk about how he made the switch from beer to bourbon and what drew him in to becoming a bourbon connoisseur or as he likes to call it, a professional alcoholic. From there we dive into his new brand of Fathertime Bourbon and what it meant to incorporate generations of his family and his comedic focus into the story and design. 

 Show Notes:

Above the Char with Fred Minnick (@fredminnick) talks about proofing whiskey and adding water at home.

Can you recall a good college story with Stu Pollard?

What made you want to go down the path of being a professional alcoholic?

Did you find any correlation between picking barrels and your comedic routines?

Did you have the natural progression from mixing to neat?

Did you try and buy the rarest stuff right away or look for everyday items?

How is bourbon perceived in your circles?

Were there anything obvious or strange about bourbon that you discovered?

Are you finding yourself traveling to whiskey bars now?

How involved were you with the bottle design?

What tips do you have for signing bottles and not letting your hands get tired?

How did you script the social media launch for the brand?

What easter eggs did you hide in the label?

Is there a statement or impact you want to make with this brand?



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462 - The Unheralded Life of a Dad with Jim Gaffigan of Fathertime Bourbon

On this Whiskey Quickie by Bourbon Pursuit, we review Whiskey JYPSI Explorer. This 6 year old bourbon is 103 proof and $70 MSRP. Let us know what you think. Cheers!

DISCLAIMER: The whiskey in this review was provided to us at no cost courtesy of the spirit producer. We were not compensated by the spirit producer for this review. This is our honest opinion based on what we tasted. Please drink responsibly.
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Whiskey Quickie: Whiskey JYPSI Explorer Bourbon Review

It's This Week in Bourbon for May 10th 2024. Wild Turkey is back open for visitors, Maker's Mark and TravisMathew collab on new golf gear. Prairie, American Solera, and Pursuit drop Not Subtle.Show Notes:
WhiskeyLand S01 May 14th

AARP pours

Jammin' at Jeptha Creed Distillery

Wild Turkey is back open for visitors

Man fired a gun outside Buffalo Trace Distillery

Derby Day Party at Hartman's Distilling Co

Guilty plea from one of the original indicted nine suspects from Pappygate

Maker's Mark and TravisMathew collab on new golf gear

Stephen B. Beam Tasting Lodge

George Dickel bottled-in-bond 12 year

Liberty Pole Spirits Old Monongahela Full Proof Rye Whiskey

Stonestreet Kentucky Straight Bourbon Founder's Edition

Templeton Midnight Rye

Prairie Artisan Ales, American Solera, and Pursuit Spirits drop a 3 Way Beer Collab called Not Subtle

@whiskeylandtv @jepthacreed @wildturkey @buffalotracedistillery @hartmans_distilling @makersmark @travismathew @stephen.@beam.@7 @georgedickel @yellowstonebourbon @libertypolespirits @stonestreetwhiskey @templetondistillery @prairieales @pursuitspirits @americansolera

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TWiB: Wild Turkey VIsitor Center is Open, Maker's Mark x TravisMathew New Golf Shoes, Prairie, American Solera, and Pursuit New Beer

We've had the very cool opportunity to have lots of famous names on this show, and today we get to hear the story of another brand that has been in bourbon for a very long time. In fact, in this episode you get a chance to hear from someone who's family once owned the Old Grandad label. Turner Wathen has a deep family lineage rooted in bourbon, and that originally piqued my interest because I used to own a bottle of Wathen's bourbon. Turner dives deep into his family history and how when he wanted to get into the whiskey business, he couldn't even use his family name. Turner shares his wild decision in 2014 by analyzing the whiskey market and feeling there is too much saturation so he dove into rum. But not just any rum, but he set himself on a mission to become the upmost recognizable independent bottler of amazing, high age stated rum, that is now Rolling Fork Spirits

Show Notes:

Above the Char with Fred Minnick (@fredminnick) talks about NDPs and bottled in bond.

Can you give a background into how you found out your name was famous in bourbon?

At what point did you decide to revive the family legacy?

Are you still balancing your day job with all this?

When did you decide that bourbon was crowded and looked at other spirits?

Why is sorghum a bad grain to use?

How important is it to find rum with no additives and why is that important?

Was Fortuitous Union a mistake or the on purpose?

Why was there a legal battle for Fortuitous Union?

How much of an educational hurdle did you have to overcome?

When did you switch from the Fortuitous Union brand back to a rum focus?

Any reason why you haven't worked with any American rum producers?

What is going on with all the rum taxes?

Are we looking at the rare days of rum that would be equivalent to Van Winkle or early Jeffersons?



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436 - Is Big Bourbon Just Better? on Bourbon Community Roundtable #87

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