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Blind Tasting Podcast — 113 episodes

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Pursuit United Double Oak Rye Whiskey Review: Is It REALLY “Wise Beyond Its Years”?

2

Still 630 Wins Big, Fireball Gets Silly & North Dakota Gets My Ire

3

World’s Best Bourbon, Guess the Whiskey Returns & I Rant About AI

4

Silk Velvet Small Batch Select Whiskey Review: Was It Worth Waiting 100 Years?

5

Four Roses NEW Yellow Label 100 Proof: Should You Buy It?

6

Whiskey Witness Protection Program: Which Bottle Gets Banished Forever?

7

Old Forester 117 Series High Angels' Share Rye: Hype or Heaven?

8

Back in the Barrel Again! Family, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace & What's Up Next

9

Is Bourbon Losing Its Soul…To Foreign Ownership?

10

My Conversation with Bill McBrayer, McBrayer Legacy Spirits

11

Most Underrated Bourbon? I’ve Got Thoughts. Plus Whiskey News & an Olympic-Sized Rant

12

ICYMI: Cock of the Walk Bourbon Review, Is It Pappy’s Bold Wheated Cousin?

13

Why I REFUSE to Attend Bourbon & Beyond 2026

14

Resurrecting Silk Velvet Whiskey With Zach Hargis & Master Distiller Jacob Call

15

Knob Creek Blender’s Edition Review: Goodbye to Oakie

16

Jackson Purchase Full Proof Review, $12K Eagle Rare 30, Steph Curry Bourbon & Buffalo Trace Chaos

17

This Huge Bottle of Bourbon Only Cost Me $23 Bucks

18

MGP Pauses Whiskey Production for a Year: What’s It Mean for Lux Row & Limestone Branch?

19

BREAKING NEWS: Sazerac Wants Brown-Forman...What Happens to Jack Daniel & Buffalo Trace?

20

Statesman Bourbon Whiskey: Is it the Redheaded Stepchild of Old Forester?

21

Bourbon Drops From Texas to Kentucky, Sweepstakes, & My Take on Booker’s Beam House Batch

22

The Only Bourbon Trail Advice You Really Need

23

The Beam Bloodline Speaks: Craig Beam on Legacy, Heaven Hill & Starting Over

24

Breaking News: Elijah Craig Finally Did the Thing

25

Why Buffalo Trace Refuses to be on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail

26

Stagg 25D Review: Worth the Hunt…or Hard Pass? Plus, New Releases from Makers, Barrell, Michters & More!

27

Breaking News: Sazerac Expands Its Bourbon Empire.....Again

28

Is Maker’s Mark’s NEW Age-Stated Cask Strength Actually Better…or Just Taller?

29

Fred Minnick Answers My Top 100 Question, Blanton’s Voted Off the Island & Bourbon Trail Hack

30

Could You Handle George Washington’s Rye Whiskey? I Finally Taste It on this Extended Splash 'n Dash

31

Hazmat Bourbon Is Going to Ruin Bourbon

32

BREAKING NEWS: Whiskey Giant Four Roses Sold!

33

Bourbon Banned on FB, Still630 Patriotic Release, High-Tech K-RAX Rickhouses, 2024 Yellowstone Limited Edition Review

34

Weller Antique 107 Review, Woodford Reserve New Release, & Are Aluminum Whisky Bottles Coming Soon?

35

BREAKING NEWS: This Bottle of Bourbon Just Shattered Records, and No, it’s not Pappy 23

36

Is MGP in Trouble? Plus Other News & My Review of I.W. Harper 15 Straight Bourbon Whiskey

37

Hazmat Bourbon, Hockey Whiskey, Buffalo Trace News & Cooper’s Craft Barrel Reserve 100 Review

38

In-Depth Interview with Switchgrass Spirits, An Employee-Owned Distillery in St. Louis, MO

39

Blanton’s Gold vs Straight From the Barrel - Does MORE Blanton’s Actually Make Blanton’s Better?

40

Everyone Is Wrong About Jim Beam And We Have the Receipts

41

Breaking Bourbon News: Jim Beam Shuts Down Main Distillery Production for 2026

42

Beavis & Butt-Head, Bradshaw, Magnus Cigar Blend, Plus the Rock n Roll HOF Pissed Me Off

43

Heaven Hill & Wild Turkey "New Releases", Best 3 Bourbons to Gift, and Dented Brick Rye Whiskey Review

44

Whiskey Wisdom & Bourbon B.S.: Barrel Strength Legends, Lies, and Untold Tales (for Christmas!!)

45

Evan Williams Black vs Old Forester 86: Budget Bourbon Battle Plus New Releases From Willett, Castle & Key and Blade & Bow

46

Big Buffalo Trace & Michter’s News, Booker’s Should Be Retired & Review of Booker’s 2025-03 Jerry’s Batch

47

Big Ass Jack, Peyton Manning, Bud Heavy, MGP Mess, Yellowstone Select Bourbon Whiskey Review

48

I Found WhistlePig by Accident, Whiskey News, Plus Puff Daddy & Keanu Reeves Cameos

49

Preservation Distillery’s Cock of the Walk Bourbon: Is it Pappy’s Bold Wheated Cousin? Plus Whiskey News & More

50

BREAKING NEWS: Four Roses is Up for Sale, Is a Massive Bourbon Shake-up Coming?

51

St. Louis Bourbon Festival Highlights, Whiskey News, and a Bulleit Bourbon Review

52

World’s Best Bourbon 2025, Uncle Nearest Drama, Buffalo Trace Milestone & Remus Repeal Reserve IX Tasting

53

STOP! Don’t Visit Buffalo Trace Distillery Until You Hear This – Special Alert

54

Barely Legal Bourbon Battle: Elijah Craig 18 vs Knob Creek 18, Which Whiskey Wins?

55

Pappy Van Winkle 2025 Drops, New Riff High Balls, Pro Tips on Buffalo Trace, and Revisiting Ben Holladay Rickhouse Proof Smoked Bourbon Whiskey

56

Should Booker’s Be Put Out to Pasture? Heaven Hill News, Buffalo Trace Travels, Ireland Gets Invaded, Review of Booker’s 2025-02 By the Pond

57

Sorghum Bourbon, Gaming Gear, Four Roses News, Review of Cask House Triple Cask Bourbon Aged in Rye Barrels, Say what?

58

Buffalo Trace vs. Clyde May’s Blind Tasting Bourbon Battle – Too Close to Call?

59

Blackberry Jack, Bourbon & Beyond is for Millionaires, Kentucky Owl in Distress, 1st Whiskey Confessions

60

Whiskey Freaks on Parade, Bourbon BOLOs, A Rant (Yep), and Review of Old Forester 86 Proof Straight Bourbon Whiskey

61

Uncle Nearest in Big Trouble, Doc Holliday Rides Again, and Still Austin Rye Whiskey Review

62

Can Sydney Sweeney Save Whiskey, I.W. Harper Has Pride, Canada Bourbon Drought, Review of Jesse James Bourbon Whiskey

63

Wild Turkey Slumps, Yacht Rock, Sex Toys, & Review of 123.3 Proof Ben Holladay Rickhouse Proof Bourbon Whiskey

64

Whiskey Wisdom & Bourbon B.S.: Barrel Strength Legends, Lies, and Untold Tales

65

Millennium #2, (Seriously Buffalo Trace?) Crown Gets Jacked, Sonic Whiskey, Review of 1792 Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon Whiskey

66

Is Kilbeggan Triple Cask Irish Whiskey Worth a Damn? Plus, TSA Chaos, Buffalo Trace Sludge, & Field of Dreams Builds a Monster

67

Whiskey Trauma, Hot New Releases, and Review of Larceny Barrel Proof C924

68

Buffalo Trace Drops a $1,500 Flex, Mountain Dew Predicts the End Times, Review of Traveller Whiskey

69

Whiskey Stocks Are Down… Should We Freak Out? — Connecting Wall Street to Whiskey Row

70

Big News from Heaven Hill, Dark Arts, Wild Turkey + Pinhook’s 2022 “Rye Munny” Review

71

Splash 'n Dash - Review of Piggyback Rye Whiskey - Does it Have More Decimals Than Flavor?

72

Eagle Rare 12 Is Here! Plenty of New Releases + a Review of New Riff Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon Whiskey

73

Splash 'n Dash - Head-to-Head Members Mark Small Batch Bourbon vs. 1792 Small Batch

74

Heaven Hill’s New “Sustainable” Distillery, Buffalo Trace News, Steak Night, Review of Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select Whiskey

75

Rebel 100 Review: Rebels, Rebels, Everywhere - Is This One a Rebel Without a Cause?

76

Buffalo Trace Under Water, Garrard County Distilling Gone For Good? Review of All Nations Straight Bourbon Whiskey

77

Trump's “Beautiful” Tariffs Are Gut-Punching the Bourbon Biz

78

Splash 'n Dash - Review of Four Roses OESO Limited Ed. Straight Bourbon Whiskey

79

Van Winkle Auction Brings in World Record, Whiskey and Guns Don’t Mix, Review of Benchmark Full Proof Straight Bourbon Whiskey

80

Splash 'n Dash - Review of Holladay Ancient Cave Hickory Smoked Straight Bourbon Whiskey

81

Buffalo Trace Gossip, New Releases, Florida Man? Review of Still Austin "The Musician" Straight Bourbon Whiskey

82

EMERGENCY EPISODE! Wolcott Rickhouse Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review

83

The Bourbon Trail Gets Bigger! What IS a Glencairn? Smoke Wagon Bourbon Whiskey Review

84

Splash 'n Dash - Review of Four Roses Small Batch Select Straight Bourbon Whiskey

85

Is Cocaine the Same as Whiskey? Mitch Wants Your Money, Guess the Whiskey, Old Grand-Dad Bonded Bourbon Whiskey Review

86

Buffalo Trace Wild New Release, Holladay Is Expanding, Top 10 US Whiskies, Review of Green River Straight Rye Whiskey

87

Splash 'n Dash - Review of Rebel 10 Year Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey

88

Layoffs at Brown-Forman, Cool New Releases, Irish Whiskey News, Ezra Brooks 99 Review

89

Review of Wild Turkey 101 vs 70th Anniv. 101, vs Wild Turkey 101 12 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey

90

MGP Is Getting Sued, Dumbassery in the Whiskey World, Celebrity Whiskies of 2024, Review of Booker's Jimmy's Batch

91

Calumet Farm 16 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review, Does it belong in the winner's circle?

92

Good News for Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace Brings Weller to India, Sweet Treat from Woodford, Pendleton Cowboy Whisky Review

93

Weller Special Reserve vs. Maker's Mark 46 French Oaked Bourbon Whiskey Tasting Review

94

Is China Taking Over Whiskey? Still Austin's Whiskey Stunt, Best Winter Bourbons, Devil's River Texas Rye Whiskey Review

95

Review of Little Book: The Infinite, Worth All The Hype?

96

Fireball Puts Human Tears in Whiskey, MGP Cuts Back, WTH Is Estate Certified Whiskey, Review of Woodford Straight Malt Whiskey

97

SPOTLIGHT--Brickway Brewery & Distillery, Reviews of Sherry Cask-Aged Single Malt Whisky & Double Barrel Bourbon Whisky

98

Blanton's Single Barrel and Ancient Age 90 Proof Head-to-Head Review

99

Beam to Raise Prices, Japanese Whisky Trends, Barrell Bourbon 20 Year Release, Russian Whisky, Review of Barrell 15 Year Gray Label 2021

100

Cocktober Continues With My Review of Chicken Cock Double Oak Bourbon Whiskey

101

Cocktober is Here! Pete Rose Belongs in the HOF, Dragon Whiskey, Swiss Miss is Making Booze, Chicken Cock Bourbon Review and More!

102

It's Cocktober! Review of Fighting Cock Bourbon Whiskey plus My Rant About Beyonce's Sir Davis "American" Whiskey

103

Two Bitch Bourbon, Guess the Whiskey, Brown Forman Cancels DEI Program, Review of Little Book Chapter 7

104

I.W. Harper Cabernet Cask Reserve Bourbon Whiskey Review, No BS, Real Talk

105

Heaven Hill Ticks Me Off, Jimmy Russell Celebrates 70 Years, Triple Blind Review of Jim Beam Black 7 Year Bourbon Whiskey

106

Buffalo Trace Raises Prices AGAIN!, Hell House Whiskey From Lynyrd Skynyrd, Top 3 Bourbons for a Buddy, Evan Williams BIB Review

107

Starlight Indiana Bourbon Whiskey Review, Yep, Indiana Whiskey NOT made by MGP!

108

Guess the Whiskey, Have the Big Distilleries Gone Mad?, Review of Oak & Eden In-bottle finished, Toasted Oak Bourbon Whiskey

109

Do We Have a Whiskey Glut? Kentucky Bourbon Trail Turns 25, Review of Very Old Barton 100 Proof

110

Elijah Craig 18 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey Review, All Hype or All Good?

111

Can You Make Cheap Bourbon Taste Expensive? Introducing Garrard County Distilling, Traveller Whiskey Review

112

Maker's Mark Cask Strength 23-04 Review, Best Kept Secret or Stomach-churning Swill?

113

Infinity Bottles, Harry Truman, Oak Tree Crisis, Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Review