On this week’s episode of The Bourbon Road, Jim Shannon and Todd Ritter crack open something new—and bold—as they welcome Julian Jones, co-founder of West Fork Whiskey, to the show. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, West Fork has been making waves with its unapologetically bold approach to whiskey making and its dedication to showcasing the
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Visiting Denver’s Grain-Forward DistilleryJim Shannon, host of the Bourbon Road podcast, traveled to Denver, Colorado. He visited Laws Whiskey House and sat down with founder Al Laws. This episode explores Al’s passion and the unique approach of his Denver distillery. They discussed the history of the company. They also tasted several of Laws’ distinctive whiskeys.
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Welcome back to the Bourbon Road! Hosts Jim Shannon and Todd Ritter recently connected across state lines – Jim in Colorado and Todd in Kentucky – to catch up on the latest in the whiskey world, share a couple of pours, and discuss everything from Derby wins to industry shifts. The Bourbon Road
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Jim and Brian sit down with Seth Behaim of Broken Barrel to discuss his latest releases. Broken Barrel is located in Los Angeles, California. The whiskey is distilled at the Owensboro Distilling Co. In this episode, Seth shared a few new expressions with Jim and Brian. Press play above to listen to this
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We are happy to introduce Tyler to The Bourbon Road! Tyler is our new Producer/Media Director and head of all things social media. He is a bourbon & whiskey lover, a digital content creator, and very excited to be a member of The Bourbon Road team. We are excited to have him on the
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It has been a busy couple of weeks, but we are happy to be introducing our new Co-Host of The Bourbon Road Podcast, Brian Hyatt. Our new Co-host Brian is an old friend, long time listener, previous guest and a great addition to The Bourbon Road team. We hope you’ll welcome him with open
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What’s your favorite Willett Distillery expression? Willett Distillery has a cult following of their Willett purple top bottles but have been missing a wheated bourbon . Luckily for the Wheated King of Kentucky they have finally added a purple top wheater . To say Big Chief was excited when our great friend Adam Boothby handed
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A couple weeks ago a Black Cadillac Escalade pulled up the drive of Jeptha Bend Farm here in Shelby County Kentucky. It was a Mint Julep Tours car that had arrived to take my wife Vivian and I to the James B. Beam Distilling Company, about an hour drive southwest for their new Clermont
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On this week’s podcast episode we have Taylor Hughes Praying to the Whiskey. Taylor visited Jeptha Bend Farm and preformed some of her latest music for us while sipping on three bourbon expressions that she chose off my shelves. While she belted out her song Praying to the Whiskey, we sat there sipping on
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This week, Jim and Mike hang out with Jesse Parker, Master Blender at Doc Swinson’s out of Washington State. It is always a good day when we get to try some new whiskeys while hanging out with a new friend. Jesse sent us several bottles and over the course of this episode, we will
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