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Great American Whiskey Cookers — 252 episodes

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Friday Blind Tasting | Driftless Glen 10 Year Bourbon

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Episode #141 - Thornton Distilling Co. | Our Distillation is Deliberate

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge | Black Band Wheated Cask Strength

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Episode #140 - Black Band Distillery's Flagship Bourbon | Guided Tasting & Review

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Episode #139 - Black Band Distillery | Reviving Peoria's Whiskey Legacy

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge | Striped Pig Double Barrel

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Episode #138 - StilL 630 Distillery | Tasting Maple Sunset Rye

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge | Brickway Rye Whiskey

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Episode #137 - Blaum Bros. | Tasting Knotter Bourbon

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge | Brickway Double Barrel Bourbon

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Episode #136 - Grandpa Al's Legacy Lives On in This Whiskey | Tasting Wildcat Distillery - Tillmans Whiskey

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Father's Day Special Blind Tasting - This pour is for my dad.

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Father's Day Special Blind Tasting - My Dad's Legacy & Mesquite Smoke

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Episode #135 - How a Custom Still Mix-Up Became a Happy Accident at Lonely Oak Distillery

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Friday Blind Tasting | Shortbarrel Straight Rye Whiskey & Bees Knees

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Episode #134 - Wildcat Distilling Co. | Tasting Wildcat's first Bourbon...from the barrel

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Episode #133 - A Journey to Wildcat Distilling Co. | A Generational Farm

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Friday Blind Tasting | StilL630 Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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Episode #132 - Rush Creek Distillery | Tasting Honey Finished Bourbon

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Friday Blind Tasting | Kings Family 10 year Bourbon

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Episode #131 - Old Glory Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey Review

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Blind Tasting Challenge | Still Austin Single Barrel Straight Rye vs. Sazerac Rye 125 Proof

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Episode #130 - Old Louisville Whiskey Co. | Production is Production, it hasn't changed.

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Friday Blind Tasting | Whiskey Acres Bloody Butcher Bourbon

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Episode #129 - Elijah Craig PGA Valhalla | Tasting at Whiskey University

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Blind Tasting MB Roland Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey | Friday Whiskey Challenge

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Episode #128 - Whiskey Geek Talk on a different level | West Fork Whiskey Co.

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Tasting Steeple Ridge 4 Grain Sour Mash Bourbon | Friday Whiskey Challenge

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Episode #127 - Tasting Edelweiss Single Malt | Thornton Distilling Co.

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Tasting Harmony Spirits Barrel Strength Bourbon Whiskey | Friday Whiskey Challenge

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Episode #126 - MB Roland Distillery | Guided tasting of Barkers Mill BiB

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Tasting George T Stagg 2025 BTAC | Friday Whiskey Challenge

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Episode #125 - Tasting American Single Malt | Thornton Distilling Co.

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Episode #124 - Thornton Distilling Co. | Craft American Single Malt in Illinois with an Artesian Well

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Tasting Shortbarrel The Afterswarm Double Barrel Toasted Rye | Friday Whiskey Challenge

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Blind Tasting 13th Century | Friday Whiskey Challenge

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Episode #123 Iowa Legendary Rye Gold Label Review | Tasting at Whiskey University

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Episode #122 - Oxmoor Farm: Kentucky's Hidden Whiskey Gem Revealed!

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Blind Tasting Southern Star Paragon Single Barrel | Friday Whiskey Challenge

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Episode #121 - Why StilL 630 Double Distills Everything | Craft Whiskey Explained

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Blind Tasting Huling Station Straight Bourbon | Friday Whiskey Challenge

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Episode #120 - Casey Jones Distillery Single Barrel Bourbon | Rare Last Bottle Tasting

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Blue Spot Irish Whiskey Blind Tasting | Friday Whiskey Challenge

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Episode #119 - Off the Rails Whiskey Review | Tasting at Whiskey University

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Blind Tasting Conviction Double Oak 1929 Bourbon | Friday Whiskey Challenge

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Episode #118 - Top-Rated Double Barrel Rye Tasting | StilL 630 Distillery

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First West Toasted bourbon in a blind tasting. Does the flavor really show up?

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Episode #117 - Lonely Oak Distillery Revives Wapsi Valley Corn for Craft Whiskey in Iowa

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A Blind Review of Hard Truth Sweet Mash Wheated Bourbon Bottled in Bond

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Episode #116 - How Zac Triemert Rebuilt His Distillery and Started Over in Omaha - Cut Spike & Brickway Distillery

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Blind Rye Tasting | Bardstown Bourbon Co. vs 45th Parallel Rye 100

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Episode #115 - Whiskey University "Tasting Old Forge Distillery"

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Blind Whiskey Tasting | Eleanor Batch 3 vs Eleanor Batch 14

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Episode #114 - Tasting Brickway’s Sherry Cask American Single Malt | Cut Spike & Brickway Distillery

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Episode #113 - "I Got Whacked!” A Whiskey Industry Betrayal & Comeback Story - Cut Spike & Brickway Distillery

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge - Milam & Greene the Answer

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Episode #112 - Inside Old Glory Distilling: Meet the Whiskey Guys of Tennessee

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Whiskey Acres Maple Cask Finished vs 13th Colony Maple Cask Finished

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Episode #111 - Whiskey University "Tasting Russell's 13 Year and Russell's Reserve 2003"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Westward Whiskey Double Dark Single Malt

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Episode #110 - Inside Blaum Bros. Distillery: Marketing Secrets & a Wheat Bourbon Tasting

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Middle West Spirits Dark Pumpernickel Rye

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Episode #109 - Spirits Attorney Brian Haara "Distillers and Blenders and Rectifiers"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: MB Roland Single Barrel

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Heaven Hill 18 vs. Penelope 10 year

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Episode #108 A Very Merry GAWC Christmas 2025 Distillery Recap

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Popcorn Sutton Bourbon

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Episode #107 - A Journey to Iowa Legendary Rye "Tasting Purple Label Rye"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Oxmoor Small Batch vs. Kings Family Distillery

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Episode #106 - A Journey to Whiskey University "Tasting Belle Meade Whiskey"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Michter's Barrel Strength vs. Pursuit Rye

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Episode #105 - Spirits Attorney Brian Haara - "Do you know the rules of Bourbon"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Old Grand Dad BiB vs. Old Grand Dad 7 year

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Episode #104 - A Journey to Whiskey University "Tasting Roaming Man Rye Whiskey"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Dettling Straight Whiskey vs. Russlls Reserve 13 year

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Episode #103 - Still 630 Distillery "Celebrating America's 250th Birthday"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: West Fork Wheated Bottled in Bond

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Episode #102 - Still 630 Distillery "Tasting Monon Bell Bourbon"

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Episode #101 - Still 630 Distillery "An Indomitable Spirt making Spirits"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Weller Full Proof vs. Fidler Georgia Heartwood

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Episode #100 - Spirits Attorney Brian Haara - "The history of bourbon through Lawsuits"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge -Shenks 2025 Release

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Episode #99 - A Journey to Whiskey University - Tasting Elmer T. Lee Death bottle

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge - Russels 15 vs Russells Reserve Single Rickhouse

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Episode #98 - A Journey to Old Louisville Whiskey Co. "Maturation is where the Magic Happens"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Still 630 Distillery Rally Point Double Barrel Rye

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Episode #97 - A Journey to Old Louisville Whiskey Co. "Tasting Double Oak from the Barrel"

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Episode #96 - A Journey to Old Louisville Whiskey Co. "Origin Story"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge - Peerless Single Barrel vs. Blanton's Gold

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Episode #95 - Spirits Attorney Brian Haara - "What's in a name"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge: Old Glory Small Batch

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Episode #94 Old Monroe Distillery - Surviving as a Craft Distiller

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge - Ben Holaday Soft Red Wheat BiB vs West Fork Wheated BiB

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Episode #93 - A Journey to MB Roland Distillery "A rickhouse that really tells a story"

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Friday Tasting Challenge - Sideshow Spirits: Lincoln Nebraska straight bourbon

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Episode #92 - A Journey to MB Roland Distillery "The Little Distillery that is making waves"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge - Ezra Brooks Single Barrel vs Old Glory Single Barrel

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Episode #91 - Oxmoor Farm - Would you tell the Queen of England NO?

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge - Woodford Reserve DO vs. Rush Creek DO

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Episode #90 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Whiskey Wisdom and Nuggets"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge - Old Louisville vs Knob Creek Cask Strength

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Episode #89 - A Journey to West Fork Whiskey "Experimenting with Barrels"

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Big Human's Whiskey Challenge - Craft vs. Shelfer: Old Forester Rye vs. Blaum Brothers Rye

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Episode #88 - A Journey to West Fork Whiskey "Origin Story"

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Super Premium Blind Tasting: Russels 15 Year Vs. Old Forester 1920

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Episode #87 - A Journey to Casey Jones Distillery "A Shiny New Rickhouse"

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Big Human's Whiskey Challenge - Craft vs. Shelfer: Benchmark Full Proof vs. Eleanor Batch

108

Episode #86 - Rush Creek Distillery "Tools of the Whiskey Trade"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge - Sideshow Spirits Double Oak vs Pursuit Spirits Double Oak

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Episode #85 - Old Glory Distillery "Never Sourced a Drop"

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Boone County Bourbon - Blind tasting review

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Episode #84 - A Journey to Pursuit Spirits "The business of starting a whiskey company"

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The Big Human Whiskey Challenge - Craft vs. Shelfer: Makers Mark vs. 45th Parallel Red Fife Wheat

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Old Glory Distillery - Tasting Tennessee Whiskey Small Batch

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Episode #83 - A Journey to Old Glory Distillery "Back when People Gave a Damn!"

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Friday Blind Tasting Challenge- David Nicholson Reserve vs. MB Roland BiB

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Episode #82 - A Journey to Lonely Oak Distillery "I love the Spring Days where the whiskey is cold..."

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The Big Human Whiskey Challenge - Craft vs. Shelfer: Buffalo Trace vs Rush Creek Bourbon

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Episode #81 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Barrel Finishing"

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Tasting Oxmoor Bourbon Small Batch

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Blind Tasting Dueling Grounds Linkumpinch Bourbon at Proof 319 Bourbon Club

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Episode #80 - A Journey to Oxmoor Farm - Tasting the June 2025 Single Barrel Release

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The Big Human Whiskey Challenge - Craft vs. Shelfer: Larceny vs Penelope Wheated

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Episode #79 - A Journey to Oxmoor Farm - "Welcome to Oxmoor, Whiskey History re-discovered"

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Blind Tasting Challenge: Blaum Brothers Tasting - Flagship and Knotter Bourbon

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Episode #78 - A Journey to Casey Jones Distillery "What was once old is now new"

127

Super Premium Blind Tasting: Michter's 10 Year Rye vs. Sazerac Rye

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Episode #77 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits "Limited Distribution & a cool ass bottle"

129

Big Human Whiskey Challenge: Blind Tasting "Redbreast 15"

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Episode #76 - A Journey to Rush Creek Distillery "Tasting Flagship Wheated Bourbon"

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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Old Elk Infinity vs. Bakers 7

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Episode #75 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Let's talk whiskey geek stuff"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey: Blind Tasting "Mary Dowling"

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Episode #74 - A Journey to Dueling Grounds Distillery - "Ready for growth"

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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Little Book Vs. Lonely Oak

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Episode #73 A Journey to Lonely Oak Distillery "Tasting the Sweet Mash Rye"

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Big Human's Whiskey Challenge: Blind Tasting "Whiskey Acres Blue Popcorn"

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Episode #72 - A Journey to Rush Creek Distillery "Let's talk Whiskey Geek stuff"

139

Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Old Forester Birthday vs. Old Forester 100

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Episode #71 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Single Malt"

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Big Human's Whiskey Challenge: Blind Tasting "Casey Jones Eclipse Cask"

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Episode #70 - A Journey to Old Monroe Distillery "100 year old still"

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Big Human's Whiskey Challenge - Craft vs. Shelfer "Benchmark Full Proof vs. Wollersheim Single Barrel""

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Episode #69 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits "A private barrel you can afford"

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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Peerless Double Oak vs. Pursuit Double Oak

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Episode #68 - A Journey to Casey Jones Distillery "It's not your normal Still"

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The Big Human Whiskey Challenge - Blind Tasting "Redbreast 12 year Cask Strength"

148

Episode #67 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Moving from 80 proof to 86 proof"

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The Big Human Whiskey Challenge - Craft vs. Shelfer: Barton 100 Proof vs. Linkumpinch 100 Proof

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Episode #66 - A Journey to Lonely Oak Distillery "Tasting Tawny Port Barrel Finish Bourbon"

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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: William Larue BTAC 2024 vs Larceny Barrel Proof C923

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Episode #65 - A Journey to Rush Creek Distillery "Not only sweat equity but real equity"

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Episode #64 - A Journey to Rush Creek Distillery "Tasting Double Oak Bourbon"

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The Big Human Whiskey Challenge: Blind Tasting "Casey Jones 10 Year"

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Episode #63 - A Journey to Rush Creek Distillery "Origin Story"

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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Weller Orange Label Single Barrel Vs. Makers 46

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Episode #62 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Tasting Port Barrel Finished Bourbon"

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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Batch 14 Vs Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch A124

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Episode #61 - A Journey to Old Monroe Distillery - Barrels & Storage "Kentucky Style"

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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Blantons SFTB vs. Knob Creek Single Barrel

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Episode #60 - A Journey to Lonely Oak Distillery "I Had to Learn to Like Rye"

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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Thomas Handy BTAC Vs. Driftless Glen Single Barrel Rye

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Episode #59 - A Journey to Lonely Oak Distillery "Tasting the Flagship Bourbon"

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Episode #58 - A Journey to Lonely Oak Distillery "Origin Story"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Coppercraft Straight Bourbon"

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Episode #57 - A Journey to Casey Jones Distillery "Tasting the Prohibition Era Moonshine"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Elijah Craig Straight Rye"

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Episode #56 - A Journey to Pursuit Spirits "The Art of Blending" (Episode 4 of 4)

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Episode #55 - A Journey to Pursuit Spirits "The Art of Blending" (Episode 3 of 4)

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Episode #54 - A Journey to Pursuit Spirits "The Art of Blending" (Episode 2 of 4)

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Episode #53 - A Journey to Pursuit Spirits "The Art of Blending" (Episode 1 of 4)

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Cody Road Straight Bourbon"

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Episode #52 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits Distillery "A beer distiller making whiskey"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "FEW Bourbon"

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Episode #51 - A Journey to Dueling Grounds "Cocktail Tasting - Fall Fashioned"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Starlight Double Oaked Bourbon"

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Episode #50 - Happy New Year "2025 Preview"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Very Old Barton 100 Proof"

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Episode #49 - Christmas Eve - 2024 Recap "Our Favorite(s)"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Bardstown Bourbon Co. #12" (BH blinds us)

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Episode #48 - A Journey to Pursuit Spirits "Tasting the Double Oaked Bourbon"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Dettling Cask Strength Single Barrel"

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Episode #47 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Our labels are not everyone’s labels"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask"

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Episode #46 - A Journey to Old Monroe Distillery "A Still with a Past"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blanton's Gold"

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Episode #45 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits Distillery "Tasting 125+ Proof Rye from the Barrel"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind tasting Minor Case Rye"

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Episode #44 - A Journey to Casey Jones Distillery "The Grandfather Still"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind tasting Far North Spirits Bodalen"

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Episode #43 - A Journey to Dueling Grounds Distillery "Tasting Linkumpinch BiB Bourbon"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind tasting Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat"

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Episode #42 - A Journey to Dueling Grounds Distillery "Origin Story"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Michter's Whiskey"

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Episode #41 - A Journey to Driftless Glen Distillery - Cask Strength Single Barrel Rye Tasting

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Elijah Craig Small Batch Whiskey"

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Episode #40 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits Distillery - Right Place at Right Time

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Episode #39 - A Journey to Quincy Street Distillery "Tasting Laughton Bros. 7 Year Whiskey"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Sideshow Spirits Single Malt Whiskey"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Chestnut Farms Bourbon"

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Episode #38 - A Journey to Casey Jones Distillery "Tasting 5 Year Wheat Whiskey"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Hillrock Estate Bourbon"

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Episode #37 - A Journey to Casey Jones Distillery "Origin Story"

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The Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting New Holland Beer Barrel Bourbon"

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Episode #36 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "It's Just Business"

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The Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Evan Williams 1783"

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Episode #35 - A Journey to Pursuit Spirits "Walkthrough of Downtown Location"

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The Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Cedar Ridge Bourbon"

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Episode #34 - A Journey to Old Monroe Distillery "Rye Tasting"

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The Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Chattanooga Whiskey 91 Proof"

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Episode #33 - A Journey to Old Monroe Distillery "Origin Story"

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The Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting George Dickel 8 Year Bourbon"

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Episode #32 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Tasting the Rye Whiskey"

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Episode #31 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits Distillery "We Put The Blinders On"

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Episode #30 - A Journey to Pursuit Spirits "Flagship Bourbon Tasting"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Cat's Eye Distillery Essence of Iowa"

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Episode #29 - A Journey to Pursuit Spirits "Origin Story"

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Episode #28 - A Journey to Quincy Street Distillery "Tasting Laughton Brothers 3 Year Bourbon"

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Episode #27 - A Journey to 10,000 Drops Distillery "Filling the Mill"

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The Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Burning Chair"

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Episode #26 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Tasting Cedar Ridge Barrel Proof with Murphy Quint"

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Episode #25 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Barrel Storage is a Religion"

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Episode #24 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits Distillery "Everything is a Single Barrel for us"

224

Episode #23 - A Journey to 45th Parallel Distillery "Tasting Red Fife Wheat Whiskey"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Jack Daniels Single Barrel"

226

Episode #22 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits "Single Malt Tasting"

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Episode #21 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits "Origin Story"

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Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Driftless Glen Single Malt"

229

The Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting 2XO American Oak"

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Episode #20 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Tasting the Flagship Bourbon"

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Episode #19 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Does Size matter?"

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Episode #18 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "There’s nothing Made Up here"

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Episode #17 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Wow! I’m a man of few words"

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Episode #16 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "We had to cut a hole in the floor"

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Episode #15 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Slipknot…we almost deleted the email"

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Big Human’s Whiskey Journey "Blind Tasting Blanton's"

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Episode #14 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Jack and Jim play second fiddle"

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Episode #13 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Tasting the QuintEssential"

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Episode #12 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Tasting of flagship Bourbon whiskey"

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The Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Iowa Legendary Rye Gold Label"

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Episode #11 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "When our Backs are against the wall"

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Episode #10 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "A nod to Kentucky"

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Episode #9 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "The QuintEssential"

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The Big Human's Whiskey Journey "Cedar Ridge Slipknot #9"

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Episode #8 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "The Origin of Cedar Ridge"

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Episode #7 - A Journey to 45th Parallel Distillery

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Episode #6 - A Journey to Quincy Street Distillery

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Episode #5 - A Journey to Driftless Glen Distillery

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Episode #4 - A Journey to Iowa Legendary Rye

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Episode #3 - A Journey to 10,000 Drops Distillery

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Episode #2 - A Journey to Spirit Hound Distillery

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Episode #1 - A Journey to Cats Eye Distillery