I had a lot of fun spending part of my birthday last month over at the @louisvillebourboninn for the @milamandgreenewhiskey Very Small Party where @thewhiskeyauthority led a small group of us through a tasting of their newest release - the Very Small Batch Batch 1 Bourbon.

This one definitely drinks older than the ages of the individual Bourbons that were blended to create it and I really enjoyed it.

I think @mydailybourbon did as well.

And it just seems to taste SO much better out of my brand new @bourboncapitalguild glass that Sam Lacy presented to me last night, as the newest Guild member, while we were recording this week’s podcast Epsiode.

Are you a Milam & Greene fan?
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Well, it’s turning out to be a @beamdistilling kind of week this week.

I just picked up the new Booker’s 2023-002 “Apprentice Batch” this afternoon at @liquor_barn_ky.

I’m a HUGE fan of Booker’s and even with the price increase I will still hunt them down.

I can’t wait to get into this one.

Are you a Booker’s fan?
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*** NEW WHISKEY TRIP EPISODE AVAILABLE NOW ***

This week on @thewhiskeytrip Podcast, @bigbourbonchief heads to Newport News, Virginia and visits with Owen King, co-founder, co-owner and Master Distiller of @ironcladdistillery. They chat about the historic naval battle between the two Ironclad Warships that would change the way ships were built and the fact that American sailors preferred drinking whiskey instead of rum.

Big Chief and Owen enjoy a blueberry mead cask finished bourbon and a bottled in bond bourbon for the first half. Then, for the second half the big man and Owen sip on a four grain Betrayal Rye that Owen kept hidden from his sister and father. They finish off the show with an amazing glass of The Old Kernel Straight Bourbon Whiskey made with Pungo Creek Mills heirloom Indian corn from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. This whiskey blows Big Chief’s palate out the the water just like one of the old ironclads.

This ride on The Whiskey Trip will have you hunting for a bottle from Ironclad once you hear Big Chief’s excitement.

Episode available in our Profile LinkTree.

Cheers!
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Oh my goodness!!

This 17-year old @hardinscreek Clermont from @beamdistilling might just be the best Bourbon I’ve had in 2023 so far.

Dang!!
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I am SUPER excited to announce that after months and months of waiting and wishing, today was my lucky day as I was invited to become a member of the @bourboncapitalguild.

This is an amazing group comprised of some of the best people in Bourbon.

Their mission? Well, their website says it best:

“We’re bringing together the industry’s top bourbon advocates and everyday enthusiasts to create a bourbon society like no other. With a foundation of education, exposure to the rich history and pervasive culture of bourbon, and unique access to partnered local distilleries, we’re crafting experiences that can only be imagined here in Bardstown, the Bourbon Capital.”

This is SO awesome!
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***NEW EPISODE ALERT ***

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out with Brent Elliott, Master Distiller of @fourrosesbourbon. Brent was previously a guest on Episode 57 on March 12, 2021.

The guys talk with Brent about his education and work background and how that led him to his career with Four Roses, the incredible history of the Four Roses brand including its return to the US market in the early 2000’s, and some BIG changes for the Four Roses brand that were just announced earlier this week.

They also taste and review several different Four Roses Single Barrel expressions including a Brent Elliott OBSF Distillery Pick, a @bhg_restaurants OESK Pick, and a @liquor_barn_ky OBSQ Pick.

This is another GREAT Episode with Brent and one that you don't want to miss.

Link to Episode in our Profile LinkTree.

This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is sponsored by Liquor Barn, @thestavekentucky Restaurant, @threechordbourbon, and @district7social.

📸: Four Roses
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Happy Birthday, @whiskeygodmother.

It was SO much fun celebrating you tonight!

Thank you so much for including Mrs. Bourbon Life and me in the festivities.
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I had such a great time getting to spend some time with the one and only, the amazing, the incredible, and the incomparable @ashley_barnes_tsg of @thespiritsgroup at @bustersbottle.shop last night while she was doing a tasting of @ejcurleyandco Small Batch and a Buster’s Barrel Pick.

I picked up a bottle of the Buster’s Pick because it was delicious and the Small Batch is pretty amazing as well.

If you’ve never tried any of the EJ Curley Bourbon, which is all blended by Ashley, you definitely need to.

Ashley is a rockstar in the industry and if you’re not familiar with her yet then you definitely need to go back and listen to Episode 144 of The Bourbon Life podcast.

And I was so blown away by the kind words that she wrote to me on my bottle.

Now, I’m not saying that I told her what to say but I might have had a little bit of an influence on the words she chose.
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When the Kentucky Bar Association finally presents a Continuing Legal Education class that you are actually interested in!!

Where are you @sippn_corn??
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We had a great time tonight at the @tbripy House in Lawrenceburg, KY listening to @oracle_of_the_fungi speak about the definition of “craft” and “tradition” within the context of process as it relates to Distilling.

And we also got to sample @company_distilling ‘s Tennessee Three Wood Whiskey, their Barrel Strength Bourbon finished with Maple Wood, and their Seismic Rye finished with Cherry Wood.

Kevin is next level smart when it comes to all things brewing and Distilling and if you ever get the chance to hear him speak (or drink his beer) you definitely need to do it.

And he’s just a super nice guy as well.

I’m becoming a big fan of what Kevin, @companydistiller1. and the rest of the team at Company are doing and I’m really excited to see what the future holds for them.
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