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The Bourbon Life™️
Our mission is simple – to share our passion for all things Bourbon with you.
I cannot WAIT to attend this event in-person this Friday at @buffalotracedistillery!!
This will be the 1st ever live drawing for SBS members to win the chance to purchase a barrel from Buffalo Trace.
Be sure to check out the LiveStream this Friday, March 31st at 6pm.
Fingers crossed I win!!!
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@buffalotracedistillery Don’t miss the first-ever Single Barrel Select drawing livestreamed from Buffalo Trace Distillery on Friday, March 31st! 🥃 Visit the link in profile for details.
#buffalotrace #stagg #ehtaylor #eaglerare #weller #bowmanbrothers #blantons #bourbon #bourbonlovers #distillery #singlebarrelselect
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*** NEW WHISKEY TRIP EPISODE AVAILABLE NOW ***
This week on @thewhiskeytrip Podcast, @bigbourbonchief is in New Orleans, Louisiana for a Bourbon festival so why wouldn’t he visit the historic @sazerachouse and the Willy Wonka of Whiskey himself, the one and only Matt Ray (@itsmemattray), Experience Team Leader?
Matt takes the big man to school as only a former teacher could do, educating him about Sazerac, Bourbon Street bartender life, and the best places in New Orleans to grab a cocktail and dinner.
Of course, Matt makes the classic Sazerac cocktail for Big Chief - traditionally a combination of Cognac or Rye whiskey, Absinthe, Peychaud's Bitters, and sugar, although Bourbon whiskey is sometimes substituted for the Rye and Herbsaint is sometimes substituted for the Absinthe.
Listen in as Matt and Big Chief sip on the oldest known American cocktail and let them bring The Big Easy to you.
Cheers!
Link to Episode in our Profile LinkTree.
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#thewhiskeytrip #bourbon #rye #sazerachouse #mattray #neworleans #nola #thebigeasy #thewhiskeytrippodcast #cocktails
Video killed the podcaster. Seriously.
We’re all set up to try to record The Bourbon Life Podcast with video tonight for the first time.
5 in-studio guests and 1 remote guest definitely made this setup interesting.
Here’s the setup:
- 5 Shure SM7Bs running through Cloudlifters into the Zoom Podtrak P8 to capture audio of in-studio guests
- Lenovo Yoga Laptop running SquadCast to capture the remote online guest audio (and video) using the Podtrak P8 as a USB interface
- 3 different Sony cameras (Sony a7rIV, a6000, DSC-RX100IV) connected to the Atem Mini Pro via HDMI and set up to capture video of 5 in-studio guests
- Laptop running HDMI output to Atem Mini Pro to capture video of remote guest through SquadCast
- Atem Mini Pro running with 4 HDMI inputs (3 cameras, 1 laptop) to capture video of 5 in-studio guests and 1 remote guest and to act as video switcher between the 4 video inputs
- Atem Mini Pro connected to external Dell monitor via HDMI for multi-camera viewing and monitoring
- External 2TB SSD drive connected to USB output of Atem Mini Pro to capture and record the video output of all video sources (to be purchased today)
Will it all work?
I have no idea. Hahaha.
We’ll find out tonight at 7pm.
But I’ve thought it through in my head a million times. I’ve even diagramed it out 2 or 3 times.
I’ve just never taken the time to set it all up because it was a huge pain in the ass.
Fingers crossed it all works.
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THIS SATURDAY!! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!
I’m super excited to be headed back down to the Nashville area for the 2023 @whiskeywarmer this Saturday, April 1st.
There’s going to be lots of great music, delicious food, and most importantly, amazing whiskies!
Oh yeah. And we’ll be there too!!
You can pick up tickets by checking out the link on our Profile LinkTree.
Come on out and have a great time with us at the 2023 Whiskey Warmer.
We hope to see you there!!
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#thebourbonlife #whiskeywarmer #bourbon #rye #scotch #nashville
I had a great time this afternoon hanging out with Master Blender extraordinaire, @ashley_barnes_tsg, and even brought home a few bottles of the brands that she has worked with, including @lucky7bourbon, @davidsonreserve, and even the 2016 @fourrosesbourbon 2016 SBLE (while she was at Four Roses).
If you’re not familiar with Ashley and the work she is doing with The Spirits Group, you definitely need to be because she is killing it.
Do yourself a favor and go back and check out Episode 144 of The Bourbon Life Podcast with Ashley.
You’ll be happy you did.
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#thebourbonlife #bourbon #rye #lucky7 #davidsonreserve #fourroses #thespiritsgroup
Hey, when you’re drinking your Bourbon it’s always smart to drink some water too.
And what better way to enjoy your water than out of a beautiful, new, sand-carved The Bourbon Life pint glass from @crystalimagery.
We’re gettin’ pretty fancy now. 😊
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#thebourbonlife #bourbon #water #crystalimagery #drinkyourwater
It’s #followfriday and today I’m enjoying some delicious Bourbon from our good friends, @kentuckysenatorbourbon.
If you’ve never tried their Bourbon then you definitely need to track some down.
Rumor has it that there may be a new release coming soon so be sure to give them a follow to keep up with everything that’s going on with them.
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#thebourbonlife #bourbon #kentuckysenatorbourbon #kentuckybourbon #kentuckyproud
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*** NEW EPISODE ALERT ***
In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by @visitlex, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out with Dr. Nicole Saphier (@nicolesaphier_md), Radiologist & Director of Breast Imaging at Sloan Kettering, Author, Speaker, and @foxnews Contributor.
They talk with Nicole about how she decided to become a Radiologist and the amazingly important work that she does in women’s health at Sloan Kettering; her work with FOX News, initially as a medical contributor, and how she got that role; and her most recent book, Panic Attack, and what we’ve learned from the recent pandemic and how the past three years have affected us all.
And since she’s not a big Bourbon drinker it was a great opportunity for the guys to walk her through some great Bourbons, including @basilhayden, @bardstownbourbonco Origin Series Wheated Bottled in Bond, and the 2022 Pappy Van Winkle 15-Year Old.
This was such a fun and truly informative Episode with someone who has been at the forefront of the pandemic from the very beginning and who provides some amazing insights into it all. (and some pretty damn impressive tasting notes as well)
Link to Episode in our Profile LinkTree.
This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is also sponsored by @liquor_barn_ky, @thestavekentucky Restaurant, @threechordbourbon, and @district7social.
📸: @foxnews
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I was super excited to receive my new Glencairns today from @crystalimagery.
Rather than laser etching, these Glencairns are sand carved and the logo is an incredible 3D image in the glass.
They do cost a little more than traditional laser etched glasses but for pictures and videos for social media these sand carved Glencairns look absolutely amazing.
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##thebourbonlife #bourbon #crystalimagery
Surely I’m not the only one.
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“Too much of anything is bad but too much good whiskey is barely enough.”– Mark Twain, Author
It’s fitting that one of the greatest storytellers in American History had this to say about whiskey many years ago.
And as an author who wrote about life on the Mississippi River we have to believe that Mr. Twain was writing these words specifically about American’s only native spirit, Bourbon, a spirit that he surely enjoyed as it passed down that mighty river regularly heading for New Orleans and the rest of the world.
Bourbon is all about two things: (1) the people (those who make it and those who drink it), and (2) good stories. There is nothing better than sitting around with friends, both old and new, sharing a delicious glass of Bourbon and telling great stories.
At The Bourbon Life our mission is simple – to share our passion for all things Bourbon with you.
May your glasses always be full and may you keep on living The Bourbon Life.
*** NEW WHISKEY TRIP EPISODE AVAILABLE NOW ***
This week on The Whiskey Trip Podcast, Big Chief is in New Orleans, Louisiana for a Bourbon festival so why wouldn’t he visit the historic The Sazerac House and the Willy Wonka of Whiskey himself, the one and only Matt Ray, Experience Team Leader?
Matt takes the big man to school as only a former teacher could do, educating him about Sazerac, Bourbon Street bartender life, and the best places in New Orleans to grab a cocktail and dinner.
Of course, Matt makes the classic Sazerac cocktail for Big Chief - traditionally a combination of Cognac or Rye whiskey, Absinthe, Peychaud's Bitters, and sugar, although Bourbon whiskey is sometimes substituted for the Rye and Herbsaint is sometimes substituted for the Absinthe.
Listen in as Matt and Big Chief sip on the oldest known American cocktail and let them bring The Big Easy to you.
Cheers!
Link to Episode on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/42N6FSD
My man looks like Loki mixing up some drinks. I bet Big Chief was looking like Hulk beside him! Lol
I had a great time this afternoon hanging out with Master Blender extraordinaire, Ashley Barnes, and even brought home a few bottles of the brands that she has worked with, including Lucky 7 Bourbon, Davidson Reserve, and even the 2016 Four Roses Bourbon 2016 SBLE, while she was at Four Roses.
If you’re not familiar with Ashley and the work she is doing with The Spirits Group, you definitely need to be because she is killing it.
Do yourself a favor and go back and check out Episode 144 of The Bourbon Life Podcast with Ashley.
You’ll be happy you did.
I absolutely love those Lucky 7 proprietors. 6yr and 14yr single barrels are amazing. Can’t wait to listen to this episode.
Hey, when you’re drinking your Bourbon it’s always smart to drink some water too.
And what better way to enjoy your water than out of a beautiful, new, sand-carved The Bourbon Life pint glass from Crystal Imagery?
We’re gettin’ pretty fancy now. 😊
Looks great! Does the logo have a textured feel to it on the glass?
The Beer Life 😉
Funny, I haven’t received mine yet. They look awesome.
Anyone looking for Weller antique I was lucky enough to grab a case of it and willing to get rid of a couple I won't be greedy to keep all the bottles to myself shoot me message if you want