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  • Old 55 100% Sweet corn Dud!

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    On today's episode we have a glass of Old 55 100% sweet corn!  We continue our series on Duds!  CJ and Brendon join Nick and I to talk about some duds we have ended up with.  We talk about Single Barrels, Sharpee’s, and the cost of rare . All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! 

     

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    Intro: 

    1. What are we drinking 
      1. Flavor/tasting notes
      2. Likes dislikes 
      3. Recommend to buy or leave on the shelf? 
    2. Why are we drinking it?


    How did they get their start? 

    • This is a family run distillery out of Indiana 
      • It is not an MGP product
    • The name they picked was based on the road you would find them on. 


    What is their mashbill? 

    • Simple 
      • 100% sweet corn that they grow themselves on their own farm


    What makes this unique?

    • There are no other bourbons out there that are made of 100% sweet corn 
    • Other blends are corn but not sweet corn 
      • Let alone home grown by the distillery 


    What is worth the price? 


    Ending; 

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    57 min
  • Howler Head!

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    On today's episode we have a glass of Howler Head Whiskey!  We continue our series on Duds!  CJ and Brendon join Nick and I to talk about some duds we have ended up with.  We talk about UFC, flavored whiskey, and Cocktail creation. All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! 

     

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    • History of distillery
      • owner/s
        • Steve Lipp
          • Whiskey investor, owns Alexander Murray & Co.
            • Independent bottler of scotch Whisky
        • Jason Wooler
          • Wooler brands works with a lot of scotch and other whisky brands
        • Campiri group
          • Bought 15% for $15 mil in aug 2022
          • Option for full purchase in 2025 based on undisclosed performance goals
      • When it was founded
        • Launched in 2021
      • Green river Distilling produces it
      • Why they chose to start
        • No origin story
    • Tasting
    • The bottle
      • The look of the bottle
      • What is written on it
      • Notes on why it looks the way it does
    • The juice
      • 2 years old
      • #4 alligator char
      • Natural banana flavor blended in
      • Mash bill
      • Who made it
    • The type
      • Major sponsor of UFC.
      • Campari is helping spread it probably due to the the success of UFC

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    43 min
  • Yellowstone General Store Dud!

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    On today's episode we have a glass of Yellow Stone General store whiskey!  We continue our series on Duds!  CJ and Brendon join Nick and I to talk about some duds we have ended up with.  We talk about how this has nothing to do with Yellowstone Distillery, Yellowstone Park,and how stories about getting a bottle can help make it less of a dud. All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! 

     

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    54 min
  • Mercantile Dud!

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    On today's episode we have a glass of Mercantile Bourbon!  We start our series on Duds!  CJ and Brendon join Nick and I to talk about some duds we have ended up with.  We talk about NO INFORMATION, The right words on bottles, and Weird Bourbon age Rules. All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! 

     

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    39 min
  • FREE Bonus Episode!

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    Some of you may have noticed that about once a month we release a special subscriber only episode.  Since August has 5 thursdays we decided to release the June  unique finishes Series Subscriber only episode free to everyone!  These episodes wrap up a series where we get into deeper whiskey topics and discus some more inside baseball topics.  If you are a true whiskey lover, consider subscribing!  For only $3 a month you get an extra episode every month just for you!


     

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    57 min
  • 🔒 Chef Prince Joins for a blind taste test of our age series!

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    On today's Subscriber only episode we have a Blind tasting of the last 4 bottles in our age series; Hardins creek 2 year, Holladay soft red wheat 6 year, McKenna 10 year, and IW Harper 15 year!  We recorded this before doing the series to have a better blind taste test, but turns out we are not great at running a blind! Chef prince joins us to talk more about pairing food and whiskey!  All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! 

     

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    Prince Board is an Ohio native and culturally adept chef that isn't afraid to think outside of the box when it comes to cooking and flavor combinations. He graduated from Sullivan University with a bachelor's in culinary arts and traveled the world looking to add a variety of knowledge and understanding of food and cooking styles.


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    https://www.boardroomcateringco.com 


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    1 hr 1 min
  • IW Harper 15 Year!

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    On today's episode we have a glass of IW Harper 15 Year!  We continue our series talking about whether age is the end all be all on the flavor of whiskey.  We talk about the Burnheim Brothers, sourcing from your competition, and the power of nostalgia on your whiskey journey.  All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! 

     

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    • History of distillery
      • Issac Wolfe (I.W.) Bernheim immigrated from germany in 1848
        • Came to work in Ney York, but the company he wanted to work for went out of business
        • Got a job as a peddler of household items, going door to door throughout pennsylvania.  He did this UNTIL HIS HORSE DIED
        • Moved to Paducah, KY to be a bookkeeper for a liquor wholesaler
        • While there he made enough to move his brother to the US
      • Bernheim Bros distilling began in 1870
        • They moved to Louisville in 1888 and bought Pleasure Ridge Park Distillery and Bernheim Distillery was born
        • IN 1896, the bonded warehouse burned down.  They had insurance BUT the Unpaid Whiskey Tax was to much.
        • They were tied in court until 1897, the court decided they did not owe the tax as the whiskey was destroyed
        • They were allowed to continue producing through prohibition, but sold to Schenley Industries in1937. This was sold to Guiness in 1987, Which own Diagio
      • The return of the name
        • 1992, Bernheim Distilleries was opened again by united, owned by Guiness
        • The Bernheim brand was sold in Asia and europe, but was a top name in Japan
        • In 1999, Heaven Hill purchased Bernheim Distillery 
          • In 1996 the Bernheim distillery was destroyed in a Fire, so they bought the site
        • Bernheim Original wheat was introduced in 2005 by heaven hill, Named after IW Bernheim and his brother for their contributions to whiskey
      • But….. IW Harper?
        • IW Harper was reintroduced by Diageo in 2015, Using spirits from the Bernheim Distillery, Aged at Stitzel-Weller, and Bottled by George Dickle
    • Tasting
    • The bottle
      • Beautiful crystallized look with a square topper
    • The juice
      • March 2015 this was released
    • Proof: 86
    • Age: 15 Years
    • Mashbill: 86% Corn, 6% Rye, 8% Malted Barley
    • MSRP: $75 (2016)

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    46 min
  • Henry McKenna 10 Year!

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    On today's episode we have a glass of Henry McKenna 10 year!  We continue our series talking about whether age is the end all be all on the flavor of whiskey.  We talk about Henry McKenna, the Mckenna Bill of 1892, and Value bottles.  All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! 

     

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    • History of distillery
      • Henry McKenna immigrated from Ireland in 1838 and owned a flour mill in Fairfield KY
      • Needing something to do with the Waste from the mill, in 1855 Started a distillery making less than a barrel a day
      • 1865, hired Patrick Sweeny, another Irish immigrant to be his distiller, raised production to more than a barrel a day
      • 1881 Opened “the Old blue house” on market street in Louisville as a sales office
      • By 1883, they built a new distillery in Fairfield KY, to support their 3 Barrell day capacity
    • McKenna Facts
      • Refused to sell anything under 5 years old
      • 1892 the “McKenna Bill” was put before congress to establish a 5 year bonding act
        • 1897 was when the bottled in Bond act passed
      • Was a stickler for Sanitation, adding a washing and scrubbing step to the normal Lime Whitewash 
      • 1893, Henry McKenna Passed away
        • Sons Daniel and James took over the business, as manager of distilling and as marketing and distribution respectively
      • To this day, they only produce 9 barrels a day at the direction of the family, and only produce for 9 months out of the year.
        • Henry believed that summer was bad for fermentation so production stops in the summer
    • Tasting
    • The bottle
      • The look of the bottle
      • What is written on it
      • Notes on why it looks the way it does
    • The juice
      • When was this expression created
      • Why did it come about
      • Mash bill
      • Who made it
    • The type
      • Does it follow the rules of a certain type of whiskey?


    Distillery: Heaven Hill

    Proof: 100

    Age: 10 Years

    Mashbill:  78% Corn, 12% Malted Barley, and 10% Rye

    MSRP: $30 (2017)


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    46 min
  • Holladay Soft Red Wheat BIB 6 Year!

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    On today's episode we have a glass of Holladay Soft Red Wheat Bottled in Bond! We Continue our series talking about whether age is the end all be all on the flavor of whiskey with this 6 year our of Ben Holladay distillery in Missouri. We talk about the Pony Express, Wheat in a mashbill, and do you buy a known name or a no name?  All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! 

     

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    • History of distillery
      • Ben Holladay was born in KY, but moved west to Gain Fame and Fortune.
      • He was a transportation Tycoon, Named “the stagecoach king” for laying out a stagecoach route throughout the west.  This was purchased by Wells Fargo.
      • He owned Steamships, Streatcars, and Railways, as well as silver mines and saloons. and was also the owner of the Pony Express
      • Late 1800’s he was the nation's Largest employer
      • 1856 Blue Springs Distillery is started
        • The site was bought by Ben Holladay in 1849 and he noticed the limestone springs on the property
          • Being from KY, he knew the benefits of limestone water to distillation
        • There is a Cave on site that the whiskey was aged in and is still part of the tour there.
        • 1894
    • Weston, MO
      • Weston was established in 1837, was was a stop by Lewis and Clark in their 1804 expedition
      • It was the second largest port on the missouri river
        • Speculation is that if there had not been a flood in 1881 that shifted the river, it would have taken the place of Kansas City in size today
    • Tasting
    • The bottle
      • The look of the bottle
      • What is written on it
      • Notes on why it looks the way it does
    • The juice
      • When was this expression created
      • Why did it come about
      • Mash bill
      • Who made it
    • The type
      • Does it follow the rules of a certain type of whiskey?

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    45 min
  • Hardins Creek 2 year!

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    On today's episode we have a glass of Hardins Creek 2 year! We begin a new series talking about whether age is the end all be all on the flavor of whiskey.  We talk about Colonel Beam, Freddie Noe , and is this 2 year bottle worth the price? All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! 

     

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    • The juice
      • Released in July 2022
      • Inspired by day 121
        • Beam released spirits on day 121 after prohibition ended, using the idea of lowering the distillation proof to impart a fuller flavor at the young age
      • Who made it
    • The type
      • Does it follow the rules of a certain type of whiskey?

    Classification: Straight Bourbon

    Company: Beam Suntory

    Distillery: Fred B. Noe Distillery

    Release Date: July 2022

    Proof: 108

    Age: 2 Years

    Mashbill: Undisclosed

    MSRP: $80 (2022)



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    43 min

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