Great American Whiskey Cookers

🥃 With more than 2,300 bottles in the Whiskey University library, you never know what hidden gem you might discover.

During one of our tastings, an offhand comment somehow led us to a whiskey with the perfect name , “Off the Rails.” And when you find a bottle like that, you simply have to try it.

Colonel Craig Duncan of Whiskey University pours us a sample and walks us through this unique whiskey in what turned out to be a fun and m...

🥃 You see Double Barrel Bourbons everywhere… but what about a Double Barrel Rye?

Now imagine that rye is ranked among the top rye whiskeys in the USA.

Would you try it? We did, and let’s just say, it delivers.

Dave Weglarz of StilL 630 Distillery walks us through a guided tasting of this bold, layered, double-barreled rye, breaking down what makes it stand out in a crowded whiskey market.

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🌽🥃 Most craft distilleries follow the proven path. Pat Hoffmann didn’t.

At Lonely Oak Distillery, he revived a rare heritage corn variety that only one U.S. farmer was still growing and now he’s the only distiller using it to make whiskey.

This is true grain-to-glass craft whiskey, built from the ground up.

And there’s another custom corn variety coming soon that was made especially for him.

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🥃 Same whiskey. Different batches. Big differences.

We had the chance to taste two releases from Crowded Barrel Whiskey Co. out of Austin, Texas—Eleanor Batch 3 and Eleanor Batch 14—side by side.

Crowded Barrel is a non-distiller producer (NDP) with a sharp focus on one thing: flavor first. And comparing these two batches shows just how much a whiskey can evolve over time.

A huge thanks to friend of the ...

🥃 Ever discovered a whiskey you’d never even heard of — and it completely surprised you?

In this episode, we dive into a guided tasting of Old Forge Bourbon from Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, uncovering the story behind this under-the-radar bottle and what makes it worth your attention.

This was just one of several standout whiskies we experienced during our visit with Colonel Craig Duncan of Whiskey University, and l...

Every distiller has that one bottle. For Zac Triemert of Brickway Distillery, it’s his American Single Malt finished in an Oloroso Sherry cask—a whiskey that never has time to collect dust on the shelf.

And once you taste it, you understand why.

In this episode, Zac walks us through a guided tasting, breaking down what makes this whiskey so special: rich balance, layered sweetness, and a finish that keeps you comi...

🔥 Kentucky bourbon vs. Texas bourbon — which one wins?
Milam & Greene set out to answer that exact question with their limited release called “The Answer.”
This unique bourbon was distilled in Kentucky, then split in two —
🥃 half aged in Kentucky  🔥 half aged in Texas
Same distillate. Same mash bill. Completely different climates.
Friend of the show Chris brought this rare release for us to put to the tes...

What would you do if you built a brewery from the ground up, helped change state laws, grew it into the largest craft brewery in the state—and then got voted off the island? Zac Triemert lived it.

“I got whacked,” he says. What followed felt less like a business breakup and more like a setup by so-called partners to push him out of a thriving company. So what’s next—quit, get bitter, or walk away?

If you’re Zac Tr...

It’s one thing to have a job — it’s another to live your craft.
When someone proudly calls themselves a “Whiskey Guy,” you know you’ve found people fueled by passion, not just a paycheck.
In Clarksville, Tennessee, we met a group of true Whiskey Guys at Old Glory Distilling Co. From grain to glass, their dedication to America’s native spirit is unmistakable. After spending time with the team, one thing became clear — these ...

In this episode, Colonel Craig Duncan, founder of Whiskey University, pours us a sample of Russell's Reserve 13 year and then pours us a sample of Russell's Reserve 2003 which is at 89.5 proof. A unicorn that we have never seen. the russell's 13 year is everything you hoped it would be, but the Russell's Reserve 2003 is in another hemisphere...And the conversation ends up down the path of explaining what a Scotc...