49: Broken Barrel Whiskey

On this week's episode we sit down with Broken Barrel Whiskey Founder and CEO, Seth Benhaim. Seth started the Infuse Spirits Company in 2012 when he was 25 years old. The Infuse Spirits line focuses on naturally infusing and blending spirits with natural fruits and spices. Seth's passion for infusing spirits led him to become the youngest brand owner to ever win Best-in-Show and Double-Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.   While the Infuse Spirits line primarily focuses on blending and infusing Vodka spirits, Seth realized he wanted to expand his blending experience to whiskey. This created the spin off from Infuse Spirits to Broken Barrel. We sat down with Seth and shared some pours of his Single Oak series of Broken Barrel Whiskey. The premise of this project, was sourcing Kentucky and Indiana whiskey, and then additional aging in steel containers, using staves from used barrels. In the single cask series, Seth has created a Mizunara finish, a Peated Scotch finish, and an Amontillado Sherry finish. Seth's process for accomplishing this, is to use reclaimed barrels that have seen a life of aging other whiskies. Once Seth receives the used barrels at his Los Angeles warehouse, he removes the barrel hoops and then the fun part, smashing the barrels with a sledge hammer, giving him the staves needed to age his whiskey and created unique flavor profiles. It was fun getting to sit and talk with Seth for this podcast. Seth is not a Master Distiller, he is a spirits enthusiast who loves to blend sourced spirits and create new and interesting flavors that stand out in a crowded market. So pour yourself a dram and enjoy the show as we discuss what it's like to start a business in the spirits industry and the inspiration behind creating the Broken Barrel Single Cask Series: Mizunara, Isle of Peat, and The Cask of Amontillado. Cheers!   Details on The Single Oak Series Lineup from Broken Barrel Whiskey: Isle of Peat Mizunara The Cask of Amantillado   Read The Cask  of Amontillado from Edgar Allen Poe As always, we would appreciate you giving us a 5 star rating on your podcast app and please leave us a written review. This will help others discover our podcast and will help us expand our reach. Also, be sure to follow us @BourbonLens on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please email us at [email protected]. Visit our website BourbonLens.com to check out our blog posts and see what we are up to.   Where is Broken Barrel Whiskey / Infuse Spirits Available? Available across the US (ask your retailer) In Kentucky (small sampling):  TOTAL WINE & MORE  BARDSTOWN BOURBON CO MAMMOTH LIQUORS  LIBBYS COVINGTON DEPS FINE WINE & SPIRITS COVINGTON DEPS FINE WINE 424 ALEXANDRIA PIKE FORT THOMAS CORK & BOTTLE 584 BUTTERMILK PIKE FT MITCHELL   GO BIG BLUE LIQUOR 1260 FOX CREEK RD STE B LAWRENCEBURG   LUCKYS MARKET LIQUOR  210 N HURSTBOURNE PKWY LOUISVILLE ASPEN CREEK #376 8000 BARDSTOWN RD LOUISVILLE DOC CROWS SMOKEHOUSE 127 W MAIN ST LOUISVILLE   JS LIQUORS 2216 NEW HARTFORD RD OWENSBORO   SOUTHSIDE WINE & SPIRITS 222 S MAYO TRL PIKEVILLE THE BOURBON BARN 640 W KY 92 STE 1 WILLIAMSBURG