98: Rio Brazos With Nathan Barkman

Welcome Back if y'all remember I had to redo this podcast. I hope it is worth the redo for y'all. I thought it was a great conversation. I love a distillery that gives back to the community. Make sure you check out our sponsors Badmotivatorbarrels.com/shop/?aff=3 https://www.instagram.com/zsmithwhiskeyandmixology?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Hinterhausdistilling.com Patreon.com/the_whiskeyshaman Rio Brazos Distillery The first distillery in Brazos County, the Rio Brazos Distillery was founded in 2013 by the Barkman family. We make whiskey from small batches of sweet corn, red winter wheat and two-row malted barley — all grown in Texas by Texan farmers — and distilled in a pot still. A uniquely American style known as a Tennessee narrow hearts cut, our double-distillation process involves four all-day cooks, four all-day stripping runs and a final 13-hour long spirit run. We donate our spent grains to a local company that grows insects for poultry farming. Sealed with Pride. Stamped with Your Ring. Commemorate the Achievement. Seal and stamp a bottle with your class ring’s imprint. This December during regular tasting room hours. College Station Texas Corn Whiskey College Station is distilled from a sweet bourbon mash of sweet corn, wheat and malted barley. Its time in both new and used charred oak barrels results in flavors of candied fruits, apricot, nutmeg and toasted coconut. A long finish ends with notes of fresh-cut grass. 45% alcohol by volume | Single Barrel | Hearts Cut Texas Bourbon We mill and cook a sweet mash from Texas-grown corn, wheat and malted barley in our kettle and ferment for five days before transferring it to our pot still. A uniquely American style known as a Tennessee narrow hearts cut, our double-distillation process involves four all-day cooks, four all-day stripping runs and a final spirit run. During this spirit run, we collect the best fraction of distillate during a slow, 13-hour long run. The hearts, once diluted and aged in new, charred American white oak barrels, is bourbon.