In this episode we begin the Elite 8 of our 2023 Battle of the Wheats where we’re blind tasting through 16 wheated whiskies to crown our champion of the wheats.

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Key Moments:

00:58 How Battle of the Wheats 2023 works

02:22 Whiskey #15

03:37 Whiskey #16

05:52 Smash Sip or Pass

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In this episode we continue our 2023 Battle of the Wheats where we’re blind tasting through 16 wheated whiskies to crown our champion of the wheats.

Follow along at thecuratedcup.com/battleofthewheats2023

Key Moments:

00:46 How Battle of the Wheats 2023 works

02:07 Whiskey #8

02:55 Whiskey #9

What whiskey have you been underwhelmed by?

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In this episode we continue our 2023 Battle of the Wheats where we’re blind tasting through 16 wheated whiskies to crown our champion of the wheats.

Follow along at thecuratedcup.com/battleofthewheats2023

Key Moments:

00:58 How Battle of the Wheats 2023 works

02:19 Whiskey #7

03:01 Whiskey #10

04:42 Smash Sip or Pass

What whiskey have you found to be fantastic on the nose for you?

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Music by ⁠AlexGrohl

In this episode we continue our 2023 Battle of the Wheats where we’re blind tasting through 16 wheated whiskies to crown our champion of the wheats.

Follow along at thecuratedcup.com/battleofthewheats2023

Key Moments:

00:46 How Battle of the Wheats 2023 works

02:07 Whiskey #6

03:06 Whiskey #11

Do you look for a matching nose and palate in a whiskey?

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Music by ⁠AlexGrohl

In this episode we continue our 2023 Battle of the Wheats where we’re blind tasting through 16 wheated whiskies to crown our champion of the wheats.

Follow along at thecuratedcup.com/battleofthewheats2023

Key Moments:

00:58 How Battle of the Wheats 2023 works

02:19 Whiskey #5

03:17 Whiskey #12

05:09 Smash Sip or Pass

What notes do you look for on the palate of wheated whiskey?

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Music by ⁠AlexGrohl

In this episode we continue our 2023 Battle of the Wheats where we’re blind tasting through 16 wheated whiskies to crown our champion of the wheats.

Follow along at thecuratedcup.com/battleofthewheats2023

Key Moments:

00:46 How Battle of the Wheats 2023 works

02:07 Whiskey #4

03:24 Whiskey #13

What wows you with a wheated whiskey?

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Music by ⁠AlexGrohl

In this episode of Smash, Sip or Pass we continue our 2023 Battle of the Wheats where we’re blind tasting through 16 wheated whiskies to crown our champion of the wheats.

Follow along at thecuratedcup.com/battleofthewheats2023

Key Moments:

00:47 How Battle of the Wheats 2023 works

02:19 Whiskey #3

03:19 Whiskey #14

04:17 Smash Sip or Pass

What do you think of wheated whiskey? Do you like it or is it not for you?

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Music by ⁠AlexGrohl

In this episode of Smash, Sip or Pass we kicked off our 2023 Battle of the Wheats where we’re blind tasting through 16 wheated bourbons to crown our champion of the wheats.

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Key Moments:

(00:46) How Battle of the Wheats 2023 works

(02:24) Whiskey #1

(02:28) Whiskey #16

(05:13) Smash Sip or Pass

What do you think of wheated whiskey? Do you like it or is it not for you?

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In this episode of Distilled: Legends & Loure, we sit down with Stephen Gould, founder of Golden Moon Distillery in Golden CO. We discuss his journey to founding Golden Moon Distillery, the reality of being a master distiller, sourced whiskey, the emerging category of American Single Malt and so much more.

Key Moments:

(00:00) Intro

(01:33) Origin story

(01:56) Distilling from beer

(03:02) Don't open a distillery...yet

(09:33) Becoming the "Prince of Asian Spirits Import/Export"

(12:39) Finding Absinthe

(14:46) The reality of being a master distiller

(22:30) Absinthe is a bragging rights product

(23:16) The beginnings of Gun Fighter

(25:13) This is not a hobby anymore

(27:40) The beginnings of American Single Malt

(30:19) Advancing the American Single Malt category

(39:31) The stigma of sourced spirits

(40:38) The beginnings of brands - Mail order whiskey

(42:39) Words of Wisdom

(46:03) Picking out the serious distillers

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Music by ⁠AlexGrohl