Welcome to The Great American Whiskey Cookers, your exclusive pass to the world of craft distilling. Join us on this captivating video series and podcast as we venture behind the curtain with America's finest distillers. Get ready to meet the passionate souls who work the stills, discover the exquisite spirits they craft, and uncover the rich stories that embody America's liquid heritage.
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. I’m taking the Big Human way up north in this episode to a small distillery called Far North Spirits. This distillery is located in northern Minnesota, and I mean way northern Minnesota. This will be an interes…
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Welcome to Episode #43 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Franklin, Kentucky and Dueling Grounds Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Dueling Grounds distillery in Franklin, Kentucky is focused. Focused on their core product and making sure it’s …
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. The Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat whiskey has received a lot of positive reviews and a lot of press. But…what does the Big Human think of a wheated whiskey when he’s trying it blind and he doesn’t have all the hy…
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Episode #42 - A Journey to Dueling Grounds Distillery "Origin Story"
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Welcome to Episode #42 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Franklin, Kentucky and Dueling Grounds Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Back stories in whiskey are mostly marketing and some great story telling. However, Dueling Grounds distillery i…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. Michter’s Bourbon is a pretty widely known brand, and one that can often be found on the shelf. At least their non-allocated regular offering. But I wasn’t sure the Big Human had ever had it. So…I put it in a b…
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Episode #41 - A Journey to Driftless Glen Distillery - Cask Strength Single Barrel Rye Tasting
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Welcome to Episode #41 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Baraboo, Wisconsin and Driftless Glen Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. On this episode we are sitting down with Driftless Glen while they walk us through the differences in their Rye E…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon is one of my favorite Big Bourbons. I always have it. And, you can almost always find it on the shelves. Is the Big Human as much of a fan of this bourbon as I am? Stay tuned.…
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Episode #40 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits Distillery - Right Place at Right Time
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Welcome to Episode #40 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Lincoln, Nebraska and Sideshow Spirits Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Building a distillery from scratch takes time and money. As luck would have it, Sideshow Spirits in Lincoln Nebr…
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Welcome to Episode #39 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Riverside, Illinois and Quincy Street Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Derrick Mancini, the proprietor and distiller at Quincy Street Distillery takes us on a historical journey as we …
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. Now, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to blind the Big Human on a single malt when we had him in the Bourbon Bunker. And so we poured him, and some friends of the show, one of my favorite Single Malts from Si…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. This time around we are blinding the Big Human with a Chestnut Farms whiskey brought to us by friend of the show, Nate Pilcher. I’ve never even had this whiskey, so this was a fun one to try. Should you be on t…
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Episode #38 - A Journey to Casey Jones Distillery "Tasting 5 Year Wheat Whiskey"
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Welcome to Episode #38 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Casey Jones Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Casey Jones has a lot of great expressions. We go to the bar with Cody Turner and he walks us through a tasting …
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. I challenged some friends of the show to bring a whiskey to blind the Big Human with. Jeff Leonard from the Proof 319 Bourbon Club brought this whiskey which happens to be a $100+ bourbon, and coincidently, not…
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Episode #37 - A Journey to Casey Jones Distillery "Origin Story"
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Welcome to Episode #37 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Casey Jones Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Whiskey history is filled with tales of moonshiners. But when you actually land at a distillery named after a re…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. The craft whiskey that brought me, your host to craft whiskey is Beer Barrel Bourbon from New Holland. I drink it all the time. And…I’ve poured it for the Big Human several times. Question is, does he like it b…
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Episode #36 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "It's Just Business"
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Welcome to Episode #36 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Galena Illinois and Blaum Bros. Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Owning and running a distillery can be fun, at least it seems like fun and games. However there is the whole business a…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. A stalwart in most every liquor store, and usually on the bottom shelf, Evan Williams 1783 is a standard for most. And easily accessible. So, what does the Big Human think of this low budget, readily available …
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Episode #35 - A Journey to Pursuit Spirits "Walkthrough of Downtown Location"
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Welcome to Episode #35 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Louisville Kentucky and Pursuit Spirits. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. As if three podcasts, two full time jobs, and a distillery weren’t enough, Ryan and Kenny from Pursuit Spirits decided to …
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. The Big Human has had Cedar Ridge several times. But never blind. No matter what anyone says, if you know the brand or bottle, you have a bias. But trying something blind, it’s only your nose and pallet that co…
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Welcome to Episode #34 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Columbia Illinois and Old Monroe Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Rye whiskey can be …well, something that a lot of people don’t think they like. Enter the single barrel Rye Whiskey fr…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. The Big Human gets his first taste of Chattanooga Whiskey 91 proof out of Tennessee. I’m making him try it blind of course so the only thing he has to go on is his nose and his pallet. Is he going to have to ma…
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Episode #33 - A Journey to Old Monroe Distillery "Origin Story"
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Welcome to Episode #33 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Columbia Illinois and Old Monroe Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Kentucky whiskey may be King, but did you know that Illinois was once a prime whiskey state? Several brands, now long …
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. The Big Human has never had George Dickel Bourbon. Does his pallet pick up the peanut and flintstone notes that so many people remark about? Where is his pallet on his whiskey journey? And, is he a thumbs up or…
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Welcome to Episode #32 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Galena Illinois and Blaum Bros. Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Does the back of the bottle have to be whiskey related? Does a Rye whiskey have to follow the same mash bill as everyon…
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Episode #31 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits Distillery "We Put The Blinders On"
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Welcome to Episode #31 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Lincoln Nebraska and Sideshow Spirits Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. On this episode, we head back to Lincoln, Nebraska and have a discussion with Sideshow Spirits about what they ha…
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Welcome to Episode #30 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Louisville Kentucky and Pursuit Spirits. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. 108 is the magic number for Pursuit Spirits. In this episode Kenny and Ryan of Pursuit Spirits walk us through a tasting o…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. The Big Human likes the Magi whiskey, which is made by Cat’s Eye, in Bettendorf Iowa. But has he ever had their bourbon. In this episode, the big human gets to taste Cat’s Eye Essence of Iowa Blind. What does h…
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Episode #29 - A Journey to Pursuit Spirits "Origin Story"
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Welcome to Episode #29 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Louisville Kentucky and Pursuit Spirits. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. What do you do if you have the number one bourbon podcast? Well…you start a whiskey company. And that’s exactly what Kenny…
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Episode #28 - A Journey to Quincy Street Distillery "Tasting Laughton Brothers 3 Year Bourbon"
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Welcome to Episode #28 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Riverside Illinois and Quincy Street Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Tasting whiskey with Derrick Mancini at Quincy Street Distillery is nothing short of a whiskey history lesson. Der…
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Welcome to Episode #27 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Faribault Minnesota and 10,000 Drops Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. When making whiskey, the corn has to be ground up. Most distilleries automate this process. But not the guys at 10…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. Blinding the Big Human on whiskey he has never heard of or seen is a trip. So his reaction to this whiskey, Burning Chair from California, is something you want to see. Where does it take him on his whiskey jou…
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Episode #26 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Tasting Cedar Ridge Barrel Proof with Murphy Quint"
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Welcome to Episode #26 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Tasting whiskey from the barrel is a great experience. And, sometimes the flavors can be overwhelming. When Murphy Quint t…
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Episode #25 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Barrel Storage is a Religion"
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Welcome to Episode #25 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Galena Illinois and Blaum Bros. Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Let’s say you are a distillery, and you have a building where part of it used to be used for a church. What would you u…
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Episode #24 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits Distillery "Everything is a Single Barrel for us"
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Welcome to Episode #24 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Lincoln, Nebraska and Sideshow Spirits Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Allocated whiskey’s and Single barrels, are all the rage and often times limited time offerings for Big Bourbon.…
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Welcome to Episode #23 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to New Richmond, Wisconsin and 45th Parallel Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. If you want to make a great wheat whiskey do you follow the tried and true recipe and use the same wheat that…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. Jack Daniels can be a bit polarizing. And I know the Big Human has tried a Jack Daniels Single Barrel before and didn’t like it. But every single barrel can be different. So, I had the Big Human try this blind …
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Episode #22 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits "Single Malt Tasting"
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Welcome to Episode #22 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Lincoln, Nebraska and Sideshow Spirits Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. What’s the next big thing in Whiskey? Single Malt. And Sideshow Spirits in Lincoln, Nebraska seems to have it di…
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Episode #21 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits "Origin Story"
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Welcome to Episode #21 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Lincoln, Nebraska and Sideshow Spirits Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Nebraska might not be at the top of your list for Bourbon, but maybe it should. We took a trip out to Lincoln an…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. 2X0 Whiskey has burst onto the whiskey scene and is Dixon Deadman’s 2nd Act. The American Oak is a regular expression from 2X0, so let’s see what the Big Human thinks of this. Could it be an everyday drinker?…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. Driftless Glen Distillery in Baraboo Wisconsin is making some great whiskey, and not too long ago, they came out with a Single Malt Whiskey. So I thought, lets put this in front of the Big Human (blind of cours…
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Welcome to Episode #20 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Galena Illinois and Blaum Bros. Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. We get to sit down with Matt & Mike Blaum of Blaum Brothers Distillery and have them walk us through a tasting of their…
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Episode #19 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Does Size matter?"
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Welcome to Episode #19 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Galena Illinois and Blaum Bros. Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Does Size Matter? It’s an age old question. And, when starting a whiskey company, it’s a key decision. Matt and Mike Bl…
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Episode #18 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "There’s nothing Made Up here"
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Welcome to Episode #18 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Galena Illinois and Blaum Bros. Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Whiskey is full of stories, mostly made up of marketing. However, you won’t find that at Blaum Brothers Distillery in G…
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Episode #17 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Wow! I’m a man of few words"
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Welcome to Episode #17 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Tasting whiskey from the barrel is a great experience. And, sometimes the flavors can be overwhelming. When Murphy Quint t…
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Episode #16 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "We had to cut a hole in the floor"
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Welcome to Episode #16 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. Growing a distillery is great. It means you might have to buy a bigger still. But, what do you do when the still arrives a…
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Welcome to Episode #15 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. If you were to get an email from one of the largest heavy metal bands in the world, if not the largest, would you think it…
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This is the Big Human’s Whiskey Journey where he gets to taste a whiskey blind, with no preconceived ideas and we get his initial reaction. Love it or hate it, Blanton's Single barrel can be polarizing. The Big Human has never tried Blanton’s. So,....Let’s see what he thinks of this bottle.Great American Whiskey Cookers által
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Episode #14 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Jack and Jim play second fiddle"
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Welcome to Episode #14 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. In most states, you will find that one of the Big Bourbons named Jack or Jim is the number one selling bourbon in that sta…
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Welcome to Episode #13 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. On this episode of the Great American Whiskey Cookers Murphy Quint walks us through a tasting of their award winning Singl…
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Episode #12 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Tasting of flagship Bourbon whiskey"
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Welcome to Episode #12 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Swisher Iowa and Cedar Ridge Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery. On this episode of the Great American Whiskey Cookers, Master Distiller Murphy Quint walks us through a tasting of the #1 …
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