Only Bourbon Fans

In this episode, Albert, Heisey, and Googs dive into the bourbon world, discussing their recent experiences with various bottles, particularly focusing on the Penelope brand. They explore the thrill of hunting for rare bourbons, the rediscovery of classic favorites, and the impact of price on bourbon quality. The conversation includes a detailed tasting of the Nine-Year and Ten-Year Penelope bourbons, comparing their profiles and discussing the nuances of flavor and aroma. They also reflect on the lottery system for acquiring rare bottles and share their final ratings and thoughts on the bourbons tasted.

In this episode of The Only Bourbon Fans, we’re cracking open a special bottle sent by Raleigh Hughes from Bendt Distilling—Unbendt Unblended Straight from the Barrel Whiskey. We take a deep dive into its bold flavors, rich complexity, and what sets it apart from the rest. Is this unblended barrel-proof a hidden gem or a heavy hitter? Pour yourself a glass and join us as we give our honest first impressions, tasting notes, and final verdict!

We’re raising a glass to 100 episodes of bourbon stories, laughs, and insights—this time with Booker’s “The Reserves” in hand. Cheers to the fans who’ve been with us every sip of the way.

Albert, Googs and Heisey sit down and have a chat! Heisey talks about his budget bourbon bracket. We then discuss the bourbon "glut" and the future of the consumers of whiskey and the thrill of hunting bourbon. Plus a discussion on preferences of Jack Daniel's

We kick off our third season with this episode! And to start it off with what we were drinking, we each pulled out 5 bottles on our own shelves. Then someone picked what that person would drink for the episode.

We then look at Breaking Bourbons whiskey release calendar for 2025 and point out anything we are looking to try. The list is short right now, so we will come back and add to it. Enjoy!

The guys went back and listened to last years episode about what they wanted to try for the 2024 releases. We look back and see what we did and did not actually try from our original list.

We get together with our ugly Christmas sweaters to sit down and chat about the year a little bit and what we would want Santa to bring us this for a gift.

Join the barrel pick experience with Albert and Heisey as they select a Dads Hat single barrel with Billy Morrison from the 611 Collective. You’ll hear how Albert had his eyes (and taste) set on a barrel he wasn’t going to let get away.

We have gathered the OKI (Ohio,Kentucky,Indiana) Repeal Day Trilogy Act! The OKI brand is one to check out if ever given the chance. We also were able to catch up with our former guest David Mark Young, owner of Golden Sheaf! We get details into his latest limited release of three new very small batch cask strength whiskeys! DMY love for whiskey allows us to just chat with him and sample something we have never had before. Take a listen to find out what else we chat about in this episode!

We welcome in Raleigh Hughes from Bendt Distilling in Texas. Raleigh takes us through some of their current whiskey and what the future holds for Bendt. Raleigh is a great time and cannot wait to have him back on again sometime.