Ever wonder what it’d be like to blend your own Pinhook True Small Batch? Well, take a listen to Garrett Turnquist of Maize + Mash and Steve Malloy of Malloy’s Finest joint experience of heading to Kentucky and blending together barrels and evaluating proofs to create their own three barrel blend.

Guest: Steve Malloy and Garrett Turnquist

Hosts: Jake Hukee

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Wilson Torres is on to share the love, the pride and the restoration it took to develop Castle & Key’s single barrel program. This distillery’s story begins from reengineering Colonel Taylor’s bourbon recipe to developing a rye whiskey from the heartbeat of Kentucky, then transforming batches from both of the whiskeys into single barrel programs.

Guest: Wilson Torres

Hosts: Jake Hukee

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Day 4 | 12 Days of Barrel Picks. Chris Blatner, Executive Director of Bourbon Charity shares their magnificent Four Roses single barrel. Chris shares how the nonprofit organization raises money for various charities across the country through whiskey auctions and from the aid of its donors and distilleries that they partner with. Chris also highlights his trip to Kentucky to select this lovely single barrel from Four Roses.

Guest: Chris Blatner

Hosts: Jake Hukee, Callum O’Donnell & Andres Arias

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Day 3 | 12 Days of Barrel Picks. We catch-up with our old friend Bob Zacharias. Bob is the GM of the taproom at the brewery/distillery located in Chicago. Bob shares the growth of Maplewood’s spirits program, and the difference between hospitality when operating a bar versus a taproom and creating a community atmosphere. Midway through the conversation, Adam Smith, Special Projects Manager, joins us and discusses the evolution of their malt program that’s mainly based on distilling off-grain.

Guest: Bob Zacharias & Adam Smith

Hosts: Jake Hukee

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Day 2 | 12 Days of Barrel Picks. Andres Arias of Pernod Ricard is back to highlight the first Jefferson’s single barrel in the on-premise of Illinois. Andres and Callum share the history of selling Jefferson’s, which includes a long-awaited arrival of single barrels from the distillery—that’s been around for nearly 30 years. We also discuss the $250million investment that Pernod is dedicating to the Kentucky distillery.

Guest: Andres Arias

Hosts: Jake Hukee, Callum O’Donnell & Chris Blatner

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Day 1 | 12 Days of Barrel Picks. Andres Arias of Pernod Ricard joins the show to highlight a single barrel from the West Virginia distillery. We discuss the rise of the distillery and the demand for single barrels for their Old Scout label. Andres also shares how Pernod is investing into American whiskies, and how he’s personally devoting interest and time into whiskey.

Guest: Andres Arias

Hosts: Jake Hukee, Callum O’Donnell & Chris Blatner

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Old Elk’s new market manager, Eric Rosentreter returns to the show to talk about his new job with the Colorado distillery. Eric explains the rise of their single barrel program, and the responsibility of selling/representing a whiskey made by a living legend like Greg Metze.

Guests: Eric Rosentreter

Hosts: Jake Hukee

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Garrett Turnquist of Maize + Mash and Steve Malloy of Malloy’s finest join the show to discuss their Pinhook True Small Batch Bourbon for their restaurants and retail shops. They share the intricacies of meeting with the Pinhook founders to make their personal blend from three different bourbon barrels, and how their individual customers are enjoying their selection.

Guest: Steve Malloy and Garrett Turnquist

Hosts: Jake Hukee

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Live from Bitter Pops, our dear friends and many regular voices from our first 199 episodes help us celebrate 200 episodes of building community and sharing the stories behind label. In Part 2, the drinks start flowing through our gauntlets and taking a wild toll on our conversation. It’s fun.

Guests: Bob Zacharias, Chris Blatner, Jamie Duffy, Stephen Dragun & more

Hosts: Jake Hukee, Wilson Torres & Callum O’Donnell

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Live from Bitter Pops, our dear friends and many regular voices from our first 199 episodes help us celebrate 200 episodes of building community and sharing the stories behind label. This is part one of a two-part podcast.

Guest: Bob Zacharias, Chris Blatner, Jamie Duffy, Stephen Dragun & more

Hosts: Jake Hukee, Wilson Torres & Callum O’Donnell

Visit Bitter Pops when you’re in Chicago

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