Bourbon Pursuit

Brent Goodin, Master Distiller at Boundary Oak Distillery, discusses his new startup distillery and how his first bottle of bourbon off the line sold for $28,000.Show Notes: What’s your bourbon story? Do you have an earliest moment with bourbon? Are you picking up the family lineage of getting back into the bourbon industry? What led you to becoming a Master Distiller? Any influencers along the way? How long have you been practicing your trade? Where does the name Boundary Oak come from? Where is your location in relation to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail? I don’t get to use this word very often, but What’s it mean to be the first distiller in Hardin County after a “centennial plus some”? There was an Insider Louisville article lately that talked about a record being broken for the most paid for a first bottle of bourbon. Talk about that Most consumers think 2 year old bourbon is under-aged. Are you doing something different to age your bourbon to make it more appealing? How big is your operation? and how many barrels can you age? Are you thinking you are going to have multiple brands or mix them all together to have a consistent flavor? What price point are you targeting? As with most distillery startups, you already have a product for sale, Kentucky Amber, talk about it a bit How can people get a hold of you and learn more about the distillery? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Haara (@SippnCorn), Attorney and blogger at Sipp’n Corn, joins the podcast to talk about the history of the bourbon industry through the lens of lawsuits. Listen to find out how Colonel Taylor loved getting himself into trouble as well as the real story behind Ezra Brooks.Show Notes: Do you have a favorite office bourbon? What’s your bourbon story? How did you get into bourbon? The one thing I love how blog is such an interesting angle into the past. You stumbled upon this, now are you going through archives in Lexis Nexis to search for keywords like “EH Taylor”. Do you think more people are looking to become educated consumers? You have an article on your blog on how to read the Four Roses single barrel label Talk about Copycat Whiskey with Jack Daniels and Ezra Brooks Who is the most notorious for being in legal trouble with bourbon? Talk a bit about Taylor and the bottle-in-bond act What about the lawsuits between George Stagg and Taylor? What did that mean about the brands and the distilleries? Is there more legal trouble about Taylor’s Signature? You’ve got another article called Kentucky Isn’t Big Enough for Two Colonel Taylors. Talk about that. Did you see a lot of cases based off copyright or brand infringements? Churchill Downs Distilling vs Churchill Downs Inc. Were there any cases involving Stitzel-Weller? Are there any recent laws or cases that are interesting? Give me your favorite bourbons you have reviewed recently Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Mandell, CEO of the Bardstown Bourbon Company, talks about the beginning of one of the newest and largest distilleries to ever hit Bardstown, KY. We talk about the present and future of this up and coming distillery.Show Notes: David tell us about your background Tell us about the spirits you will be distilling Give us your bourbon story. What led you into the spirits business? Talk a little bit about the operation you are currently building What edge does this give you compared to Heaven Hill, Four Roses for outsourcing bourbon? What are you going to do with 37,000 square feet of space? We’re the first to break the news about Harrison-Smith House being a staple at the new distillery. What else can you fit inside this massive space? What’s the timeline to get the stills running? To be called a bourbon it needs to be aged for two years. So what’s your two year plan to fill the gap? What are the long term plans with that facility? What was the solidifying fact by choosing Bardstown as the home for this new distillery? What are the biggest hurdles you see as the biggest blockers for trying to get into the spirits industry? Tell us about Steve Nally and what he brings to possible micro-distillers wanting to expand their product lines Where are you exactly in Bardstown? Like Bardstown Bourbon on Facebook, Follow @btownbourbon on twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marianne Barnes, Master Distiller at The Distillery Formally Known as Old Taylor, discusses her new role, what everyone can expect coming from this revitalization, and insights into what it takes to be a master distiller.Show Notes: Tell us a little bit about your past How does chemical engineering play into this role? Talk to us about why we have you on the show Are you going to keep the name Old Taylor name or will it be renamed? What’s being invested into restoring the distillery? Where is the distillery in relation to the bourbon trail? Where do you see this business in the next 5 years? How do you measure success? What can you do differently versus Brown-Forman? What does it mean to be a woman in this male dominated field? Talk to us a little bit about what made you so successful and why you were chosen for this role What is going to set your bourbon apart from everything else on the market? When is the distillery going to be up and running? Follow Marianne Barnes on Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ewan Morgan, National Director for the Diageo Masters of Whiskey, joins us from DC to talk about his past with whiskey, scotch, and bourbon. We dive deeper into the Orphan Barrel releases as well as the latest, Blade and Bow.Show Notes: Tell us about your love story with bourbon. How did you get into the industry? Give us an idea about the differences you see in scotch vs whiskey vs bourbon Talk about your role at Diageo as a Master of Whiskey How would you even begin in that career path? Talk about how Diageo started getting into pure bourbon? Give us a little bit of history and the inspiration behind the Orphan Barrels How did Diageo come up with the bottle designs? Can you talk a little bit about the Diageo Orphan Barrel releases? Old Blowhard, Barterhouse, Lost Prophet, Rhetoric, and Forged Oak. What makes each unique? Some Orphan Barrel series such as Barterhouse are seeing new batches show up while some others such as Lost Prophet are pretty much done. Can you give an indication of which releases we can expect to see more of? And which ones are done? Diageo recently released Blade and Bow. Talk to us a bit about both releases What is solera aging? Talk about the marketing of the key and the name “Blade and Bow” What does it mean to call the old Stitzel-Weller distillery "home"? How much Stitzel-Weller juice do you have on hand? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marianne Zickuhr, Executive Director of Preservation Louisville, talks about the history of Whiskey Row and her involvement with preserving this iconic landmark in downtown Louisville, KY.Show Notes: What was your first memory or first bottle of bourbon? What’s your role at Preservation Louisville? Did you study history in college or have you been a history buff? What is Whiskey Row in Louisville, KY? How did you get involved with it? Can you recall any of the names that might have inhabited Whiskey Row? Can you explain more about the building because the facade is there but what about the rest of the building? Why did Whiskey Row die off? Do you know the origin of the tiles on the block showing names of the old distilleries? Is everything done what can be done to preserve it? There is a bourbon called Whiskey Row but it’s actually made in Crestwood, KY and you have a story about that. Follow @PreservationLou on twitter and @PreservationLou on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Higgins, Chief Fun Officer of Mint Julep Tours, talks about the array of tours they offer with customized trips with their tag line “the purpose of fun is to have some”. From bourbon to horses to zip lines, Sean is your Louisville concierge.Show Notes: Tell us a bit about Mint Julep Tours How did you get into the bourbon industry? You helped drive Makers Mark into Southern California. Was this pre-Ambassador Program? What are in the catalog of products you offer? Can you just hop on a tour on a whim? How many distilleries can you see in one day? What’s the cost? What’s the range of people to charter your own bus? Give us an idea of a bachelor party trip? How did this idea come about? How do you find your tour guides? What can you do for corporate events? Talk about the “expert” bourbon tastings you advertise Talk about the Mint Julep Exclusives like the Makers Mark After Dark tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Johnson, Director of the KY Bourbon Trail & Bourbon Affair, joins us as the first ever two-time guest! This time we talk about the Kentucky Bourbon Affair that will be taking place June 3rd-7th 2015.Show Notes: What’s your elevator pitch of the Bourbon Affair? Tell us about some of the events that take place The hype video shows the polo players getting bathed in bourbon? It’s the hardest event to pack a suitcase for How do you respond to “what’s the best?” Fred Minnick says this is an event usually Press and Analysts get to do These events do cost money to attend Which events did you like from last year? Casa Bourblanca Louisville bars do stay open till 4am visit the Facebook page and kybourbonaffair.com to get more info Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Curtis, Distillery Operations Manager, and Kyle Henderson, Production Manager and grandson of Lincoln Henderson, from Angel’s Envy join to talk about their roles and the new distillery in the works.Show Notes: Kevin, how did you get your start? What was your role while you were at Brown-Foreman? How did your time at Brown-Foreman prepare you for role at Angel’s Envy? Kyle, talk about your family lineage with Angel’s Envy. Kyle what’s your day to day operation? When you’re analyzing the maturity of a port barrel, what are you looking for? Kevin, what’s your day to day role as well? What do you think makes Angel’s Envy so special and such a success? Give us a verbal map of how it goes from 500 East Main Street to the old Yellowstone Distillery. When is the expected start date for visitors to come to the distillery? How has the Louisville bridge project effected your start date? Has the project effected your future forecast? What do you want to leave our listeners with? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Rutledge, Master Distiller at Four Roses, joins us for Part 2 of this 2-Part podcast and discusses his travels, limited edition releases, one floor warehouses, and how he’s shaping their future.Show Notes: What experiences stand out from your travels? Talk about your super premium releases such as the Single Barrel and Small Batch Limited Editions What goes into the process of selecting the premium limited edition barrels over regular bottling barrels? Do you look at limited editions as a form of experimentation? Talk a bit about the single barrel bottle labels providing the consumer information for warehouse locations and recipe used Have you selected the barrels for 2015 limited edition releases? Four Roses has one floor warehouses, is that done to minimize variables of temperature fluctuations? Why wouldn’t you create 10 different brands from 10 different recipes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices