Bourbon episodes, reviews, and tasting notes from The Liquor Connoisseur.
Tommy 'Blue' McDaniel built Hochatown Distilling in the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and turned it into a nationally distributed brand. Part 1 of the story.
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The essential details, tasting conversation, and story behind Holy Grail of Whiskey? This 3000 Bottle Vault is Insane! - Pt. 4 w/ Ultimate Collector Dewayne Poor.
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The essential details, tasting conversation, and story behind Holy Grail of Whiskey? This 3000 Bottle Vault is Insane! - Pt. 3 w/ Ultimate Collector Dewayne Poor.
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Penelope's Experiment series finishes their four-grain bourbon in French rosé wine casks. Crystal and Roger find out if the marriage works or if it is just a novelty.
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Join us for this four part series where we go outside the Liquor Library and into the Malt Vault of the ultimate connoisseur Dewayne Poor!
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Wilderness Trail is one of Kentucky's newer craft distilleries — and their wheated bourbon is a textbook example of the style. Crystal and Roger use this episode to explain exactly what 'wheated' means and why it matters.
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Brough Brothers is the first Black-owned distillery licensed in Kentucky history. Crystal and Roger taste through their bourbon and talk about what that milestone actually means.
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Two iconic 101-proof bourbons go head to head. Wild Turkey 101 is high-rye and bold; Maker's Mark 101 is wheated and soft. Crystal and Roger call the winner.
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Maker's 46 was the first new Maker's Mark expression in 50 years when it launched in 2010. Crystal and Roger review it and tell the story of the French oak stave finishing that made it possible.
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Blackland Distillery out of Fort Worth, Texas produces their Prairie Gold from 100% Texas-grown grain. Crystal and Roger taste it and give the verdict.
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