Sour Mash Podcast

It all comes down to this. The Grandaddy of Them All! This is the moment that every young bourbon (and rye) dreams of. Welcome to the Final Pour! Andy, Dillon and Quincy talk their usual nonsense, and most importantly, taste through two rounds of matchups and declare a winner. Will it be one of the three favorites or the Cinderella Story? Tune in to find out!

The field of 16 is down to 4! Andy, Dillon, and Quincy are joined by special guest Kate (Soon to be Miles) Browne to catch up on Quarantine Life and make some incredibly tough choices in the quarterfinals. Will the favorites advance or do we have some Cinderellas sneak into the Final Four? Tune in to find out!

The tournament rolls on as Andy, Dillon, and Quincy wrap up the first round and narrow the field down to 8! We had some more big upsets, so tune in to see what products advanced to the Round of Eight.

Andy, Dillon and Quincy roll through the first half of the bracket and narrow the field down to 12. We had to overcome some technical difficulties, as usual, but we persevered and put together some quality content for our dozens of listeners to digest. Were there any big upsets?? Tune in to find out!

Andy and Dillon are joined by longtime friend of the ‘cast Quincy Kendall from Chicago to unveil the 2020 bracket. We are all in isolation and in mourning at the loss of the real March Madness, so we are making the best of it by pitting our favorite bourbons (and ryes) from the past year against each other in blind tasting matchups. In this episode, we release the field that will be whittled down over the next couple of weeks via blind tastings. Tune in and follow along!

You've missed us. Probably gave up the hope that there would ever be another episode again. But here we are, back with more A+ content for our dozens of listeners. Dillon joins Andy & Danielle from across town via Skype as we sip Larceny Barrel Proof and Old Grandad 114 while discussing everything from the latest news in bourbon tourism, to Dillon's upcoming bachelor party weekend, to the spreading pandemic that might bring down society. Its a barrel (pun intended) of laughs! Give it a listen.

The gang is back for one last spin before the holidays to put a bow on 2019. Tune in to listen to us compare the new Single Barrel Bakers to the old Small Batch Bourbon, while also touching on work holiday lunches, Pappy lotteries, Christmas movies, and a lot more. I promise it will at least as entertaining as the other podcast you're considering listening to. 

After a 2+ month break, we are back in studio (kitchen) to spin gold for the masses (dozens). We sip on some 2017 William LaRue Weller while listening to Dillon spit knowledge he gained during his whisky-centric trip to Ireland and Scotland, upcoming New Year's resolutions, our largest-scale tour and tasting yet, and various other nonsense sprinkled in between. Also you'll get to hear us gracefully work through some technical difficulties. Give us a break! It’s been a long hiatus and we’re knocking off the rust.

Sticking to our summer podcast schedule of one a month, the Sour Mash Tours team gets back together to spin gold and give our handful of fans the new content they demand and deserve. We sip on Eight&Sand Blended Bourbon from MGP and talk about a busy stretch of tours, the railroad, Dillon and Kate’s stock the bar party and a whole lot of other nonsense in between. Listen up!

The extreme heat has broken and the gang is all back after a month-long break to spin some gold for our dozens of fans. We kick things off by sipping on and talking about the new Peerless Bourbon release, but then a discussion about some recent concert outings turns into a spirited debate about Skyline Chili. From there, we recap some of our recent Sour Mash Tours events and the exciting things we have coming up. Overall, its a better-than-average way to spend a half hour. Tune in!

We’re Back! Danielle, Dillon, and Andy are reunited after more than a month without spinning as a group to sip on the Cali Gold bourbon blend while talking about the temporary shutdown of the Bourbon Secondary Market, Facebook spying on our conversations, Dillon’s crazy plane ride from Hilton Head, a bourbon-filled wedding weekend in Chicago and much more. Give us a listen, subscribe, rate us, and tell a friend. Even two of those four actions would be greatly appreciated.

Andy sits down with Matt Guyer and Jason Ridenour from the Central Kentucky Spirits Society to drink all sorts of good stuff from Venezuelan and Guatemalan rums, to real Kentucky Moonshine, to a semi-dusty Wild Turkey and Four Roses 130th. It's quite the lineup. Oh yeah, the topic of the hour is the Bourbon on the Banks Festival in Frankfort from August 22-24. Give the podcast a listen and grab some tickets at www.bourbononthebanks.org before they sell out.

Andy and Dillon take the reins of the ‘cast while Danielle is out and about. Listen as the gentlemen of Sour Mash Tours sip the “BSM Dumpster Fire” Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel and talk about Dillon navigating Jazz Fest on a knee scooter, run-ins with TSA officials, Andy’s visit to Wild Turkey for a memorable barrel selection, and reflections on the 20-episode milestone. “Dumpster Fire” was an apt choice of bourbon because this one gets off the rails a bit over the first 14 minutes, as the conversation veers toward conspiracy theories and former WWF Superstar, Val Venus. Give it a listen!

The gang is all here for a return to the normal Sour Mash Podcast format. Listen as we sip on the new Four Roses Small Batch Select while lamenting Dillon’s weekend injury, talking about childhood shoes, and recanting tales from Danielle and Andy’s marathon wedding weekend in Texas. Grand Tastings, brisket, and the largest convenient store in the world. This one is jam packed. Give it a listen!

This is the big one! The Sour Mash Tours team is joined by David Stadler of El Toro and all around whiskey hustler and guru Forrest Price to taste the best of the best. We narrow the Final Four down to two, then decide a champion. There are laughs, surprises, thrills, and a great time had by all. Give it a listen and discover the champion!

It's a true family affair at the Quarterfinals of the Sour Mash Sixteen. Dillon's fiancee' Kate and future father-in-law Creg join the gang to help whittle the field down to the Final Four. There were laughs, upsets, and a BIG surprise at the end. Give it a listen!

While the rest of the world is in the throes of the NCAA's March Madness, over here it's all Sour Mashness. Danielle is back from D.C. and the gang narrows the field down to eight. The left side of the bracket was mostly chalk, but tune in to find out about the right side. Perhaps there will be some big upsets. Who knows?!?

Before the NCAA eliminated even one team from the field, the Sour Mash Sixteen has been whittled down to 12. Danielle is off earning a living, so Matt Evans AKA The Brown Water Guy joins Andy and Dillon in studio to taste the left side of the bracket and decide who moves on. We had some favorites undergo some close calls and a an upset! Give it a listen to hear the results announced live!

It's that time of year again! We celebrate Dillon's engagement and the kickoff of the 2019 Sour Mash Sixteen by announcing the absolutely stacked field. We've got everything from Stagg and Birthday Bourbon to New Riff and Willett Pot Still. The competition is going to be fierce and it starts right here! Don't miss out.

The gang is back after a month hiatus to sip some Barrell Dovetail, recap the March Mashness event that we hosted over the weekend, talk about tasting bourbon blind, and read some listener emails. C'mon, just give it a listen. You might even like it! 

We're back with a second microphone with (hopefully) our best sounding podcast yet. The gang sips on the brand new Old Forester Rye while talking about Dillon's birthday outing to the slot parlor, some award-winning soup, and the next Sour Mash Tours special event. You can carve out 30 minutes to give this a listen. Your time isn't THAT valuable.

To kick off the New Year, the Sour Mash Tours team is back sans guest. We sip on Cream of Kentucky & a 1792 Full Proof Total Wine pick while talking about our New Year's Resolutions, the "Napafication" of Kentucky, and Danielle's weird spam text messages. You've got an extra 40 minutes. Give it a go!

The Sour Mash Tours team is on location at the Bonnycastle Club in the Highlands to talk with Liquor World’s Chad Clifton about picking barrels for his stores, how the Bourbon Boom has impacted the retail environment, and whether or not allocated bourbon is priced too low. We had a great discussion and you should probably check it out!

Dillon and Andy are joined by Matt Guyer and Jason Ridenour from the Central Ky Spirits Society to talk about their growing group of spirits enthusiasts and the industry as a whole while tasting all sorts of good things out of brand new Neat glassware. We sip on Pendleton 1910 Rye, OKI 12 Year Single Barrel Bourbon, Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7yr Rye, Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch, and Peerless Triple Oaked Rye. It was a hell of a time, so give it a listen!

The gang's all back. We sip on some of our favorite whiskey for the holiday season - High West's Midwinter Night's Dram - while talking about the 12 Cocktails of Christmas, Dillon's (f)unemployment, our favorite Thanksgiving foods, and the many things that we are thankful for. Overall, it's a good way to kill 37 minutes. Give it a listen! 

The Lost Episode - Andy and friend of the 'cast, Quincy, tried to recreate a sought-after Maker's Mark expression to mixed results (at best). For some reason, there is a recording of them revealing said results in July. Here it is!

We are back after a three-week hiatus! We finally get to try our Maker's Mark Private Selection (available at Red Castle Liquors and Waterfront Wine and Whiskey). While sipping on that, we chat about Danielle's experience at Star Hill Provisions, our favorite Halloween costumes and candy, and a friend of a friend's meet up with Mario Lopez. This might be a bold claim, but I think it might be the best Sour Mash Podcast yet. Listen up!

The gang drinks some 2014 Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye while lamenting no longer being able to find fall releases of allocated high-end whiskey and waxing poetic about our bourbon origin stories. There are some laughs, and we even get a little sentimental. It’s a good listen. Check it!

The gang is back with the 10th episode of the Sour Mash Podcast! We sip a special private selection of Eagle Rare from Silver Dollar while discussing the rained out Bourbon and Beyond, some of the boozy highlights from Andy and Danielle's jaunt to New York and Europe, Dillon's trip to Pittsburgh, and some of the weirdest "would you rather" situations yet. It's not that bad!

The whole gang is back in the studio for the 9th episode of the 'cast. We sip on some 2017 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon while discussing throwing up in a tuxedo, the Rabbit Hole distillery tour, tossing axes with a Louisville legend, Bird adventures and more. Topped off by a lightning round of "Would you Rather?". You're bored and we are decently entertaining, so give it a listen!

Our first in-"studio" guest! Matt Evans of Bourbon & Banter joins Andy and Danielle to sip Wyoming Whiskey and New Riff Bottled in Bond. We talk about Matt's extensive bourbon history, how to get good at picking out flavors (practice!), organizing a tasting, and much much more. It's our most bourbon-centric podcast yet! 

This one was fun. Danielle is back, so the gang is complete. We drink Rabbit Hole Rye while talking about Louisville's newest urban distilleries, the renovated convention center, Danielle's complicated relationship with pizza, and Moviepass. Then things get weird. Give it a listen! You've got nothing else to do.

Andy and Dillon (sans Danielle) drink Kentucky Owl 11-Year Rye and chat about the bourbon secondary market, spin about the Forecastle Festival, answer an age-old question about a Smashmouth song, and lament the city's brief stint with Bird Scooters. Dillon reveals himself as a master in segues. A lot more too! 

The Sour Mash Tours gang is back to catch up after some time apart. We sip 1792 Sweet Wheat bourbon while talking about the tragic rickhouse collapse at Barton, Dillon's vacation, a Maker's Mark private barrel selection, what we would choose for our last meal, and more! It's the best 'cast yet!

The Sour Mash Podcast welcomes its first guest! We sip on Joseph A Magnus and talk to our old buddy Forrest Price, former Whiskey Advisor at Jack Rose in Washington D.C., current reviewer at Whiskey Wash and all around Whiskey Hustler. Forrest dialed in from Portland, Orgegon to drop some knowledge about picking whiskeys for guests, finished bourbons, and much, much more. Andy gets proven wrong about a bourbon fact and it's our longest podcast yet! 

We got the levels figured out! This is our best sounding podcast yet! Listen as the Sour Mash Tours team sips Weller Antique while discussing an (unsuccessful) early-morning bourbon chase, our trip to the new brandy bar atop Copper & Kings, a late-breaking NBC News bourbon report, and much more. Just give it a listen. If you don't like it, you can have your money back.

The Sour Mash Tours team is back with our second episode. Listen as we sip on EH Taylor Small Batch and Castle & Key Gin. We talk about our trip to Castle & Key, nerd out a bit on barrel entry proof, talk about Dillon's Hamilton experience in Chicago, and discuss a tough condiment decision. It's pretty good! We've got a new microphone and everything! 

The Sour Mash Tours team sips some Wilderness Trail bourbon and discusses an array of topics including the Louisville City Football Club, tree maintenence, the Royal Wedding, and whether we'd prefer to fight one horse-sized duck or a hundred duck-sized horses. It's kind of a hot mess, but you don't have anything better to do. Give it a listen.

The SMT team reveals the final results of the Sour Mash Sixteen

The SMT team reveals the blind tasting results of the quarterfinal matchups

The Sour Mash Tours team reveals the results of the right side of the bracket

The tastings are complete for the round of 16. Tune in to hear the Sour Mash Tours team reveal the results!

The Sour Mash Tours team kicks off our foray into podcasting by announcing the field for the Sour Mash Sixteen. We’ll be back in the coming days to do some blind tastings and work through the field until we pick a winner!