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In our Spirit with character local distillery series we sit down with a Jamie Oakes, a distiller from Tamworth. In our short time or exploring whiskey Tamworth really sets the bar for craft distilleries. A well thought out company in New Hampshire who is not afraid to take risks (like using a castoreum) but also is extremely well thought out in what they want to put out on shelves. They are rooted in history and hold close their ties to Grover Cleveland and the Bottle In Bond Act. Do not let a few unique whiskeys deter you, this bottle in bond 4 and 7 year are great! With many other offerings from brandy to vodka and gin. We also get to know Jamie and his experiences of classes with distillers from Texas and what it is like to work for Steven Grasse “punk rock prince of small-batch spirits”

On a random night to choose to go to a tasting, featuring Milam and Greene whiskey, at a small liquor store just over the border in Maryland. Albert and Heisey did not know they were going to actually meet Master Distiller, Marlene Holmes, and National Brand Ambassador, Blair Ault. After chatting and sharing stories they definitely wanted to be on the podcast and hopped on with Albert and Heisey just one week after! So kick back and relax for a great conversation with these two! Seriously… This is good. Even without Zack hosting

The guys are all getting together this weekend to do their first barrel pick. Sam helped set us up with Brian McKenzie over at Finger Lakes Distilling and McKenzie whiskey company and it will be the first time all 5 of us have been together since we started this thing. We are making this a whole weekend affair and we discuss what we expect will happen verse what might actually happen and talk about the rest of the weekend plans.

Our final review in our Texas Series is the A special release for the Lunar New Year from Fierece Whiskers, the Ham Choi. Albert forgot about a stave that he put into an Elijah Craig Small Batch. We discuss where to put his stick next. And Heisey and Albert take a quick trip to Maryland for a tasting with Milam & Greene.

Caleb from Tx_whiskey geek joins us for this review of not one but two bottles from Ironroot Distillery. We were very grateful of Caleb who made sure to get us a few bottles for our podcast that we had to have him join us. Caleb is proud of the whiskey that comes out Texas and has been a long time listener of ours. His knowledge of the Texas Whiskey shows in this episode so make sure you give him a follow. We learn about his “Blackout Whiskey Tour” something he is doing for the eclipse that is coming through. And we talk about how we “stumbled” across the second bottle of Ironroot in Tampa during our trip.

Albert and Zack get to recap their trip to Tampa for the Whiskey Riot Festival. And then we get into our third review from the Texas review series. Still Austin “The Musician” the straight bourbon.

This episode we chat more with David about him, Golden Sheaf, blending and throw him through our rapid fire questions. How does David and Dixon fair in cage match against some heavy hitters?

David Mark Young from Golden Sheaf Distillery and co host on Blending Bourbon podcast joins the crew for a Four Roses Single Barrel Blind. This is such a good episode that we split this into 2 parts. Part 1 includes the blind and part 2 will include what we talk about after the blind. In this episode we chat about all good things Four Roses, palates and that no tasting note is safe from scrutiny. Stay tuned for part 2.

Jon from, the director of sales for Castle and Key joins Albert and Zack as they will all be at the Whiskey Riot Festival this Weekend down in Tampa. We talk about the distillery, how it came to be and what’s happening in the future. We also talk about what it’s like working at an event like this and how a consumer can actually go about making it a worth while experience. We really got know Jon well and his love for whiskey and are excited to run into him down in Tampa. Does he have an allowance? Listen and find out.