Steak Bourbon and Sports Ep. 35

The Night Before a Barrel Pick 

On this weeks episode of Steak, Bourbon & Sports Jeremy Mandel (@jeremymandel) and Ari Temkin (@arisports) once again welcome Dan Stromberg, who is with Jeremy in Louisville Kentucky doing a barrel pick at Four Roses Distillery. The three whiskey drinkers discuss what goes into a barrel pick, what goes into the allocation process of certain whiskeys, the aging process of whiskey, and more.

 

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2:25

Why are Jeremy Mandel and Dan Stromberg in a Louisville Kentucky hotel? They are preparing themselves and getting their pallets ready for a barrel pick at Four Roses Distillery.

9:29

Dan Stromberg: "All I want are eight great barrels."

12:13

What goes into the allocation process, and how does a master distiller decide what is going to be a single barrel etc?

22:02

Thoughts on any factors or conditions being discussed that are more conducive to longevity in barrels.

25:41

In theory, whiskey stops aging when you take it out of the barrel.

31:47

The charity that Jeremy and Dan do some work with is called Special Op's Excursions, and they take Special Op Soldiers and veterans as they come off duty on fishing and hunting trips to try and get them back into a normal headspace and back into society.

35:13

How do Dan and Ari feel about the Dallas Cowboys almost win against the nearly undefeated Pittsburg Steelers?

 

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