Send us a text We had the opportunity to sit down with Alex Trask, the Production manager and head blender of Wigle Whiskey. We had an amazing time interviewing Alex and hearing about his process and the state of craft whiskey in Pittsburgh. We discussed Monongahela Rye, American Single Malt, and the process of Finishing and how that imparts flavor. Alex is a real leader in the finishing world and is looking to triple or quadruple finish in the future, and really enjoys playing wi...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810.Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, KYHenry Oberholzer (Anglicized to “Overholt”), a German Mennonite farmer, moved to ...

Send us a text Happy halloween from the Whiskey Chasers! The Raven is a blend of Journeyman whiskeys in an awesome decanter. Support the show Website:www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcast Insta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcast Thanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810.Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, KYHenry Oberholzer (Anglicized to “Overholt”), a German Mennonite farmer, moved to ...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810.Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, KYHenry Oberholzer (Anglicized to “Overholt”), a German Mennonite farmer, moved to ...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810.Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, KYHenry Oberholzer (Anglicized to “Overholt”), a German Mennonite farmer, moved to ...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810.Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, KYHenry Oberholzer (Anglicized to “Overholt”), a German Mennonite farmer, moved to ...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Tony is a retired pharmacist and had no distilling experience when they startedIn 2016, the owner said they were working on a vodka, but didn't have any interest in whiskey’sIn 2021, they met Jeremy Quinn, who became master distiller and will be the successor of the businessToday, it makes about 25,000 bottles a yearOur Bottle: Daufuskie Low Country BourbonCame out in 2019Claims high corn and very low rye content, and is 3 3-grainPipe Pai...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Expanded in 2023 and now makes about 2000 bottles a yearPot still onlyUses Bloody Butcher cornLow yield, about 25% lessA “Liberty Pole” was kind of like a banner posted by the Mingo Creek Society to protest the excise tax imposed on whiskey to help pay for the War of IndependenceWhiskey RebellionHamilton Vs JeffersonHamilton wanted a stronger federal Government and felt the nation should assume the debt from the states from the warJeffers...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Background in AgricultureDrinking is an “Agricultural Act”Jimmy Red CornDwindled to 2 cobsPartnered with Clemson to grow 2.5 acres and made 2 batchesThey know grow 1.3 million pounds!Now makes about 30 barrels a weekLast still was only about 8 a weekOur Bottle: Jimmy Red Straight Bourbon Whiskey100% Jimmy Red CornSweet MashPipe Pairings: Cornell and diehl blockade runnerCocktails:Research Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz5zGb7O78E...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Ryan is from the military and Holly worked with airlinesRyan is also a glassblowerNames of the bottles are based on glassblowing itemsDidymium is a purple filtering glass that glassblowers wear to protect their eyes, filtering out all the other bottles on the shelfThe Gaffer collection is their limited release, and a Gaffer is the head glassblowerThe First batch just released includes 20% Amaranth which is similar to wheatVERY Small produ...

Send us a text Based out of Utah High West Distillery was founded in 2006 by David Perkins and his wife, Jane. David, a former biochemist, was inspired to open his own distillery after seeing the parallels between the fermentation and distilling process and his own work in biochemistry during a trip to a whiskey distillery in Kentucky.High West began with humble roots, opening a small, 250-gallon still and Saloon in an historic livery stable and garage.Started with sourced but are now ph...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Proximo Started the brand, Spinoff of stranahan which was purchased in 2010Named after a mining town in colorado and for the tin cups that people drank fromPartners with stranahan Distillery Is fully marketed as an outdoor brand, to the point where their website is more a gear site than a whiskey site in a lot of waysJess Graber first was a co-founder to stranahans, and branched out ot tincup to go a more bourbon directionWas a volun...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:The Name came from an Austin Nichols Exec (Who distributed the whiskey made by the ripy’s) who took it on a turkey hunt, and his friends kept asking for that wild turkey bourbonAustin Nichols Was a distributor until 1971, when they Bought the Boulevard Distillery and renamed it Wild Turkey1980-pernod Richard PurchasedMay 9, 2000A fire destroyed a warehouse holding 17,000 barrelsThe Whiskey flowed out on fire, catching the woods on fire, a...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Distilled in Hilliard, Ohio, in a garageFormerly Mill Street Distillery in UticaSame owners and master distiller, just bought out some others and movedRickhouse is in GroveportHas cask strength single barrelsOpa’s has oneOur Bottle: Bourbon100% cornPipe Pairings: Boswell northwoodsCocktails:Research Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilzesbv1sJwhttps://www.leatherandoakspirits.com/home Support the show Website:www.whiskeychaserspod....

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Started with whiskey, then limoncello, and last vodka. Bootstrapped, so didn't have a large bank loan to force them to get out something to start. They used “Creative aging” to get whiskey done faster. Natural, not pressurizedMost likely small barrelsHas a second location in Put-in-BayOur Bottle: Dark CherryThis was their very first bottlePipe Pairings:Cocktails:Research Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdbIG8JNsVY...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Most awarded flavored whiskey brandBottles at full proofThey don't have a Wikipedia Page!Our Bottle: Blackberry Pipe Pairings:Cocktails:Blackberry Bramble2 oz Bird Dog Blackberry2 Oz Rum Chatta (Rum cream Liquor)Blackberries and Cream Whiskey Martini1.5 oz Bird Dog Blackberry1 Oz Ameretto.5 oz Vanilla Vodka.25 Oz Lemon JuiceResearch SourcesJust the website Support the show Website:www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook:https://www.facebook.c...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery: The pot still was made in South BendVeteran OwnedCharlie was infantry for 12 yearsDiagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome and medically dischargedCauses nerve pain in the legs and feetHas an MBA from Notre Dame, and that is where he thought to start, since there wasn't any small batch in Indiana 80% corn, 10% wheat, and 10% rye is the signature blendOur Bottle:Breakfast of DegeneratesFlavored whiskeyHas maple flavoring addedPipe...

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Has 4 locations (two in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Nashville) and a 5th set to open in 2026 with Yee Haw Brewing in Myrtle Beach.Sold to APEX Private equity in 2022Our Bottle: Salted WatermelonPipe Pairings:Cocktails:Research Sourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Smoky_Distilleryhttps://olesmoky.com/https://www.whiskeyuniv.com/b-joe-baker Support the show Website:www.whiskeychaserspod.com Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaser...

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