About this podcast
Australian Bourbon Lovers enjoying one pour at a time, sharing the magic of bourbon with Australia.
Episodes
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- 35 Years of Kentucky Bourbon Festival: The Bourbon & The Myths · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 127Is Kentucky Bourbon Festival worth flying all the way from Australia to attend? We think so—and this week we’re explaining why. We’re opening the Kentucky Bourbon Festival 35th…
- Weller Antique 107 Cigar Cut: Crème Brûlée, Dark Cherry & 107 Proof · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 126Is 107 proof the sweet spot for bourbon? This week we’re opening Weller Antique 107 – The Cigar Cut, a special single barrel selected for Australia by The Drink Society. And…
- Whitney Rye: Bardstown, Bourbon & a 15-Year Willett in The Parlor Room · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 125What happens when you grow up in the Bourbon Capital of the World? We’re visiting Whitney Rye at The Parlor Room in Bardstown, Kentucky, where she’s sharing a very special…
- Kentucky Boy Uncorked: Brown-Forman's Tribute to Chris Morris · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 124What makes a whiskey worth importing into Australia? We’re joined by Kia and Jack from Honey Barrel to crack a bottle we brought home from Kentucky Bourbon Festival…
- Exploring Jim Beam Ten Pin and Bourbon Decanter Culture · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 123We bought this bourbon because it came in a bowling pin. Seriously. Fresh home from Kentucky Bourbon Festival, we’re cracking one of the more ridiculous—and brilliant—souvenirs…
- Cracking Open Heaven's Door Tennessee Bourbon: Apricot Jam & Spice · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 122This week we’re finally cracking a bottle that’s been sitting unopened on our shelf for far too long: Heaven’s Door Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the expression now known…
- 2XO Sneakerhead: The Bourbon We Never Would Have Picked · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 121Sometimes you need to stop choosing your own bourbon and let someone else put something in your glass. That’s how we discovered 2XO Sneakerhead Blend at Evergreen Liquors in…
- Purple Wax & Pinhook: Bourbon, Wine & Kentucky Racehorses · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 120This week we’re opening our first bottle of Pinhook—and Helen was sold before we’d even tasted it because it came dipped in purple wax. It’s a Pinhook Single Barrel Cask…
- Michter’s 10 Year Bourbon: 6 Things They Do Differently · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 119This week we’re opening a particularly special bottle: a 2025 Michter’s 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon that Dave’s friends gave him for his 40th birthday. And it’s an…
- Batch 36 Breakthrough: Barrel Bourbon Tastes & Tales · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 118This week we’re pouring Barrell Bourbon Batch 36, a fascinating blend of bourbons sourced from Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee. The components range from 7½ years old all the…
- Whiskey Hunt Australia’s Maker’s Mark Private Select · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 117This week we’re pouring a Maker’s Mark Private Select hand-selected by Whiskey Hunt Australia. The Private Select program takes the wood-finishing idea behind Maker’s Mark 46…
- Vanilla Gorilla & Kentucky Festival Tips: Burton James Single Barrel Wheated Bourbon · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 116Kentucky Bourbon Festival is only weeks away, so this week we’re opening one of our favourite festival finds. It’s a Burton James Single Barrel Wheated Bourbon selected for…
- Inside Maker's Mark: Cellar-Aged Secrets with Dr. Blake Layfield · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 115Dry July continues, so we’re revisiting one of our favourite interviews. This week we’re back at Star Hill Farm with Dr. Blake Layfield from Maker’s Mark. Sharing a pour of…
- Green River Wheated vs High Rye Bourbon Explained with Caryn Wells · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 114Dry July continues, so we’re revisiting another one of our favourite interviews. This week we’re back with Caryn Wells, National Brand Ambassador for Green River Distilling Co…
- Larrikin's Cigar Lounge Bourbon Explained in Dry July Replay · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 113For Dry July we’re revisiting another favourite interview. This time we’re back with Greg Keeley from Larrikin Bourbon Company in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Greg walks us through…
- We Revisit Our Favourite Michter's Episode, 10 Year Bourbon with Dan McKee and Andrea Wilson (Dry July Recap) · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 112For Dry July we’re revisiting one of our all-time favourite interviews. We roll back to sit down with Michter’s Master Distiller Dan McKee and Master of Maturation Andrea Wilson…
- Old Grandad 114: Small Jug, Big Personality · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 111This episode we’re pouring Old Grand-Dad 114. A high-proof bourbon with a cult following, a recipe that dates back to the 1800s, and a surprisingly strong connection to Basil…
- Elijah Craig Barrel Select 'Grenade': Tiny Bottle, Big Bourbon · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 110This episode we’re pouring one of the most unusual bottles we’ve ever brought home from Kentucky. The Elijah Craig Barrel Select Grenade Bottle. A tiny barrel-shaped release…
- Why Jack Daniel's Bonded Is Better Than You Expect · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 109ack Daniel’s Bonded (released May 2022), compare it to the classic JD No.7, and share tasting notes of dark chocolate, fruit & nut and banana on the nose and palate. They agree…
- Burnt Butter & Vanilla: Tasting Weller Antique 107 · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 108This episode we open a bottle that nearly disappeared before we recorded it. Weller Antique 107 Barrel & Batch Single Barrel Pick A wheated bourbon packed with: • Buttered…
