In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out with three-time guest, Steve Coomes, Director of Programming for the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. Steve was previously a guest on Episodes 78 and 149. The guys talk with Steve about his incredible background and how he got involved with the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, the amazing events and programs that Steve and company have put together for this year’s Festival, and what the future looks like for the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. They also taste and review several different expressions from this year’s featured Distillery of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Bardstown Bourbon Company, including their brand new Origin Series Rye, Fusion Series #9, and Discovery Series #10 This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is sponsored by Liquor Barn, The Stave Restaurant, Three Chord Bourbon, and District 7 Social. Check out all of our amazing sponsors online at: www.liquorbarn.com  www.thestavekentucky.com  www.threechordbourbon.com

Season 4, Episode 32: Steve Coomes, Director of Programming - Kentucky Bourbon Festival

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In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, The Bourbon Life Skeleton Crew (Matt, Mark, & Chad) spend some time hanging out in The Bourbon Life Studios enjoying some great pours and great conversation. The guys talk about several new releases that have just come out and discuss whether the pricing on new releases has gotten a little out of hand, the increase in the number of whiskies hitting the market with unique mashbills and whether that is a trend that will continue, and Bourbon and food pairings, including a heated debate on Bourbon and BBQ being served together. They also taste and review the brand new Woodford Reserve Toasted Bourbon, an Old Potrero Malt Rye Single Barrel, and a Lucky Seven 14-Year Old Bourbon Whiskey Consensus Single Barrel. This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is presented by Liquor Barn and is also sponsored by Penelope Bourbon, Limestone Farms Bourbon, Chevalier Casks, The Stave Restaurant, Three Chord Bourbon, James E. Pepper Distillery, and The Kitchen Table at James B. Beam Distilling Co. Check out all of our amazing sponsors online at:  www.liquorbarn.com  www.penelopebourbon.com www.limestonefarms.com www.chevaliercasks.com            www.thestavekentucky.com  www.threechordbourbon.com www.jamesepepper.com   www.visitthekitchentable.com

Season 5, Episode 22: The Bourbon Life Crew - Unscripted & Unfiltered

This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief takes a ride to the historic Mount Vernon, Virginia to visit Steven Bashore from George Washington’s Distillery. Steven takes the big man through the history of George Washington’s famous homestead and his distillery. With a new farm manger, came new ideas. One of those ideas was a way to profit from their gristmill and grains. A whiskey as bold as our first president was born. The distillery would become the largest of its day, distilling 11,000 proof gallons in 1799. Imagine un-aged whiskey being sent to taverns all over Northern Virginia. The distillery operated until 1814 when it burned and was buried in time. They start the show with George Washington’s Rye Whiskey. The mashbill was discovered by researchers examining the distillery ledgers for 1798 and 1799. His whiskey consisted of 60% rye, 35% corn and 5% malted barley. They move into the break sipping on George Washington’s Straight Rye Whiskey aged in a 25-gallon barrels for two years. This straight rye whiskey was double-distilled in copper pot stills heated by wood fires, making this rye whiskey as close to the original recipe as possible. Steven and Big Chief finish the show with George Washington’s 5-Year Premium Rye Whiskey. Aged in 53 gallon barrels, it’s bottled at 93 proof and non-chill filtered, this single barrel release marks a new benchmark for George Washington's Distillery. This ride on The Whiskey Trip showcases Big Chief’s desire and passion to bring whiskey history to life. Cheers!

The Whiskey Trip - Season 2, Episode 22 - Steven Bashore - George Washington's Distillery

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out with Aaron Goldfarb, Author, of Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits. The guys talk with Aaron and his time in film school and how a move to New York opened the door for him to become a spirits writer, the writing of his book, Dusty Booze, from concept to reality, and some of the interesting people and vintage spirits that he met along his journey, as well as a discussion about the current state of the Bourbon industry and what the future of the industry might look like.   They also taste and review the 2024 Michter’s 10-Year Bourbon, the newly released A. Overholt Monogahela Rye, and the James E. Pepper Decanter Barrel Proof Bourbon. This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is presented by Liquor Barn and is also sponsored by Penelope Bourbon, Limestone Farms Bourbon, Repeal Steakhouse, Bluegrass Distillers, The Stave Restaurant, Three Chord Bourbon, James E. Pepper Distillery, and The Kitchen Table at James B. Beam Distilling Co. Check out all of our amazing sponsors online at:  www.liquorbarn.com  www.penelopebourbon.com www.limestonefarms.com www.repeallouisville.com  www.bluegrassdistillers.com                   www.thestavekentucky.com  www.threechordbourbon.com www.jamesepepper.com   www.visitthekitchentable.com

Season 5, Episode 21: Aaron Goldfarb, Author - Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits

This week on The Whiskey Trip podcast, Big Chief takes a ride to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains just outside of Charlottesville, Virginia to visit Alex Toomy from Ragged Branch Distillery. Alex takes the big man through the history of Ragged Branch and how the late Johnny Appleseed of Whiskey, David Pickerel helped them hone their craft. This a true grain to glass distillery with their grain coming from the over 800 acres of rolling fields. Those fields are filled with beautiful cows that are fattened with the spent grain and then the beef is sold at the tasting room. So this is really a field, to glass, to the dinner plate operation. Big Chief took some of that beef and made delicious burgers with it for Miss Viv and her parents. They start show with their bottled in bond wheated bourbon that is aged for four years and then finished in a new barrel for another two years. This bourbon was how Big Chief found this amazing craft distillery. They then move on to the cowboy cut that is a cask strength Wheated bourbon that hits the spot. On the second half these two old country boys start with Ragged Branch Signature Bourbon. This rye bourbon has just a little spice, like the blue ridge mountains are talking to you. To finish the show they sip on the bottled in bond rye bourbon that has that little extra kick for big guys like Big Chief. This ride on The Whiskey Trip is dedicated for Tony Sayago, Big Chief’s father in law and a man who drank a drop or two of whiskey in his life. Cheers!

The Whiskey Trip - Season 2, Episode 21 - Alex Toomy, Co-Founder - Ragged Branch Distillery

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Liquor Barn, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out in The Bourbon Life Studios with Rob Wilson and David Thornton, Co-Founders, of Ten Day Bourbon. The guys talk with Rob and David about their respective careers in the medical field (Rob a Doctor and David a Dentist) and how they came together with a 3rd doctor friend to create Ten Day Bourbon, the process of starting a brand new brand and the challenges, and successes, that they’ve had, as well as what the future looks like for Ten Day Bourbon. They also taste and review the Ten Day Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon Batch 2, Ten Day Bourbon High Rye Bourbon Single Barrel, and the yet-to-be-released Ten Day Bourbon Prohibition Blend. This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is presented by Liquor Barn and is also sponsored by Penelope Bourbon, Limestone Farms Bourbon, Hotel Distil, Bluegrass Distillers, The Stave Restaurant, Three Chord Bourbon, James E. Pepper Distillery, and The Kitchen Table at James B. Beam Distilling Co. Check out all of our amazing sponsors online at:  www.liquorbarn.com  www.penelopebourbon.com www.limestonefarms.com www.hoteldistil.com www.bluegrassdistillers.com                   www.thestavekentucky.com  www.threechordbourbon.com www.jamesepepper.com   www.visitthekitchentable.com

Season 4, Episode 32: Steve Coomes, Director of Programming - Kentucky Bourbon Festival

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