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The Whiskey Ring Podcast

Join Whiskey in my Wedding Ring and my guests to talk about all things whiskey and spirits! Support this podcast: https://www.patreon.com/whiskeyinmyweddingring

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Ep. 114: Wayward Irish Spirits and The Liberator with...

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2023/11/01

What would you do if your family had lived on the same land for 900+ years in the most beautiful area of Ireland, have a history of bootlegging then going legit, and a passion for action? You start a whiskey brand, that's what, and you name it for Daniel O'Connell, your ancestor and one of the most famous Irishmen to ever live. Sir Maurice O'Connell is the man behind Wayward Irish Spirits and The Liberator, a new Irish whiskey brand named for his noted forebear. He is humble, genuine, and quietly

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01:16:08

Ep. 113: Laura Fields and Bob McDonald

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2023/10/25

Welcome! This week I'm joined by two people at the heart of the Rosen rye and heritage grain movements: Laura Fields, head of the Delaware Valley Fields Foundation, and Bob McDonald, owner and farmer at Dancing Star Farm in central PA. These two know more about farming and grain history than I will ever forget, and the passion is evident. If you don't already, follow Laura and Bob on Facebook - Laura posts on American Whiskey History DAILY and Bob nearly as regularly posts about the new grains

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01:23:35

Ep. 112: Live at Black Button Distillery!

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2023/10/18

Live from New York it's Black Button Distillery! Black Button has just opened a brand new facility, 6 times the size of its former one and with 10 times the capacity! They're now producing between 10-15% of all the bourbon in New York, all while promoting New York whiskey, Empire rye, and knowing where your grains are from. I'm joined by founder Jason Barrett, Director of Marketing Gregg Stacy, and Alex Hunnell, the first guy I met from Black Button and how I'm now obsessed with their

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01:27:13

Ep. 111: Clear Creek, Hood River, and McCarthy’s...

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2023/10/11

Hood River, Clear Creek, McCarthy's Single Malt, and Trail's End Bourbon - all are the same family, the same facilities, and part of a whole. Hood River Distillers, founded in 1934, was one of the first distilleries to come online post-Prohibition. Clear Creek was founded by Steve McCarthy in 1985, first to produce fruit brandies and later (starting in the '90s) a peated single malt that paid homage to his newfound love of Islay Scotch. Today, McCarthy's (which, though a brand, is the name by

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01:31:07

Ep. 110: Ardnamurchan and Adelphi with Jenny Karlsson

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2023/10/04

Ardnamurchan Scotch Whiskey, out of Adelphi Distillery, is not-so-quietly putting out a delicious new style of Scotch, marrying peated and unseated spirit (with peated water right off the peated hills nearby) into a gentle, smoky spirit with huge body and oiliness. Ardnamurchan is an extension of Adelphi, an independent bottler with a history dating to the 1820s. This (relatively) new distillery is focused on quality over quantity, leaning into their remote location on the Scottish coast and

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01:07:53

Bonus Episode 7: Barrell Rye Single Barrel Launch...

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2023/10/02

The Barrell Rye pick is in! A Barrell Rye blend finished for 12 months in Armagnac casks - this is an incredible pick. To help us launch it, I invited Barrell's own Tripp Stimson to talk about this pick in particular and the goings on at Barrell as they expand around their 10th anniversary. I'll leave the rest for the episode - oh, btw, Patreon members get an exclusive benefit. Join today! ______________________________________________________ Before we jump into the interview just a few quick

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01:16:56

Ep. 109: Lisa Roper Wicker

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2023/09/27

Lisa Roper Wicker. If you know bourbon (or American whiskey in general), you know her name. She's an industry legend whose humility and quiet nature belies an intensity for her work and a vast store of knowledge. Lisa has had stints at such spots as Limestone Branch, Widow Jane, Pearse Lyons, Samson & Surrey, and more, exploring a new facet of the industry at each step. Distiller, blender, brewer, president, it's all on the resume. Beyond that, though, Lisa is a wonderful human being. For this

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01:27:45

Ep. 108: Trä-Kál Patagonian Spirit

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2023/09/20

THE SINGLE BARRELS ARE HERE! IF YOU'RE NOT ON PATREON YET, GET ON IT NOW OR YOU'RE LIKELY TO MISS OUT ______________________________________________________ Ok, here's a new one - how often do you come across a whole new category of spirit? Something that needs new recognition by the TTB, EU, UK, and all regulatory agencies? Introducing Trä-Kál Patagonian Spirit. Think about a brandy base (distilled from fruit) using a gin-esque botanical and fruit mix with essential oils. This defies

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01:30:58

Ep. 107: Cape Byron Distillery with Founder Eddie Brook

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2023/09/13

This week, we're back to whisky! Still without an E, but whisky nonetheless! We're going to the farthest east coast of Australia, the Gold Coast and Cape Byron to visit Cape Byron Distillery. Founded by Eddie Brook and nurtured by whisky legend Jim McEwan, Cape Byron is putting out whiskies, gins, and liqueurs that celebrate the land from which they come. The Brookie's gin has 25 botanicals, with 17 native species. The single malt is excellent, boasting the creamy, buttery notes of a great malt

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01:21:15

Ep. 106: Holmes Cay Rum with Founder Eric Kaye

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2023/09/06

We're taking another diversion from whiskey this week to talk rum! I'm joined by my favorite rum guru, Eric Kaye, to talk Holmes Cay Rum, single barrels, and origin series rums from around the world. Eric spends half the year traveling around the world, trying rums from Barbados and Jamaica to Mauritius, Japan, and Fiji. Dozens of countries, all making their own styles of rum for exploration. And that's why Holmes Cay is the best way to get into the rum game. It's not all Bacardi, sugared and

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01:24:48

Ep. 105: Jack Daniel’s Distillery with Lexie Phillips

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2023/08/30

Let's be honest - if you don't know who or what Jack Daniel's is, you probably aren't old enough to listen to this podcast. ANYWAY - I'm thrilled to be joined by Lexie Phillips, Assistant Distiller. Lexie is not only the first woman in this position, she's also an accomplished distiller and taster in her own right with a background in agriculture. Oh, and she led the barrel pick that resulted in TWO barrels for podcast listeners! Lexie and I talk the parts of Jack that you don't always hear about,

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Ep. 104: Dread River Part 2 with Joshua Goins

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2023/08/23

Part 2 of our episode with Dread River Distilling in Alabama gets down to the nuts and bolts with new distiller Joshua Goins. Founder John Cubelic stole Joshua down to Birmingham to take over the distilling, and just a month and a half into the job he entered the Whiskey Ring. I must say, he did an amazing job. This episode works best with Part 1 (Episode 98) but is set as a standalone, too. Enjoy! ______________________________________________________ Before we jump into the interview just a few

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01:36:52

Ep. 103: New York Distilling Co. with Allen Katz

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2023/08/16

Back to whiskey! Driving down to Brooklyn, we're visiting New York Distilling Co. (NYDC) with founder Allen Katz. NYDC was one of the first distilleries back in NY after the craft movement started. It devoted itself to only one type of whiskey: rye. Gins, too, but only rye on the whiskey side. And that rye is Empire Rye - a minimum of 75% rye grown in New York. NYDC is a fascinating study in focus and length. A decade-plus in its history and multiple rye variations later, it stays true to that

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Ep. 102: Bertha’s Revenge Gin with Founders Justin...

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2023/08/09

I know what you're thinking: Gin? That bitter, juniper-heavy, cocktail drink? Yes, gin. But gin is so much more than a mixing spirit. Gins have been a low-key favorite spirit of mine for a while now. The most interesting ones differentiate themselves with local botanicals (read: plants, spices, etc.) that create a profile unique to that place. Some, like this week's guest, start before that, using the base as a differentiator. I didn't know this, but apparently whey-based alcohol is a thing and a

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01:34:48

Ep. 101: Barrel Brokerage with Jason Barrett

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2023/08/03

In the last two years, how many products have we seen that contained 15-, 20-, even 30-year-old Canadian whisky? A dozen? two dozen? Also - want to know how buffalo horn buttons help Jason move whiskey across borders? (Don't worry, the horns fall off naturally, no hunting involved). None of these products came from Canadian producers, though - all the ones I could find were put out by NDPs or producers blending it with their own spirit. So where does one find those barrels? When a brand suddenly

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Ep. 100: Coppersea Distillery with Aaron Kravig

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2023/07/26

We've reached it! Episode 100! For Episode 100, I wanted to feature a distillery I initially wasn't sold on. I wanted to highlight the importance of retrying products every few years, especially for younger distilleries that continue to hone their craft. Coppersea sits in the beautiful Hudson Valley, right outside New Paltz (which is world-famous for its mountain climbing - who knew!). They're one of the few distilleries with on-site malting, which they use to add character to their ryes and

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01:02:35

Ep. 99: Dread River Distilling, Part 1

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2023/07/19

Dread River is here! Our first episode in Alabama, and it doesn't disappoint. Dread River was founded by John Cubelic less than a decade ago. With founding partner Jeff (a doctor with Andrews Sports Medicine - the site of more Tommy John surgeries than I'd care to think about), they toured the country to find out what American distilleries were doing in different states. Along the way, they found an identity they wanted to achieve. Back in Alabama, they found a Tuscan-style villa for their

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01:41:47

Ep. 98: Holladay Distilling with Jordan Germano and...

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2023/07/12

Holladay Distilling burst onto the scene in 2022 with a 6-year-old Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon that won Best First Release at the 2022 Whiskey Ring Awards. It was a fantastic pour that beat out several other highly-touted distilleries from around the world, including Lochlea (helmed by the legendary John Campbell) and Keeper's Heart, which stole Brian Nation from Midleton and brought his influence to America. It was a statement: we're from Missouri, we're making Missouri Bourbon, and just try and beat

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01:38:58

Ep. 97: Wolfburn Distillery with Mark Westmoreland

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2023/07/05

Wolfburn Distillery has a two-century history on the far north coast of Scotland - interrupted, of course. First founded in 1821, it languished in disuse for nearly 150 years before being revived in 2012. At the time, it took the title of Northernmost Distillery in Scotland away from the nearby Old Pultney. Since then, 8 Doors Distillery has usurped the geographic title, but Wolfburn is happy to give it to a fellow distillery. As many of the distilleries that far north are - including Highland Park

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Ep. 96: OH Ingram River-Aged Whiskey with Scott Beyer

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2023/06/28

Plenty of distilleries and NDPs take someone else's distillate, slap a label on it, and sell it. I hate that. Others take the distillate - aged or new make - and do something with it, either a weird finish or some new maturation technique to differentiate themselves from the pack. OH Ingram fits into the latter category, though not derisively. Their proposition is pretty simple, honestly: take new make that would be aged in a rickhouse on land and age it in a floating vessel (read: a barge without

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