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Hoopes Family Vineyard wine is led by second-generation owner and proprietor, Lindsay Hoopes. The young homicide-lawyer-turned-winemaker was raised on a farm, learning how to cultivate grapes and express Napa's sense of place. Not just where wines are grown and processed, Hoopes Family Vineyard offers a unique hub for wine fans, millennials and beyond, to immerse themselves in a new and relaxed kind of California wine culture; the recently opened Oasis by Hoopes.Displaying ingenuity and creativity, Hoopes Vineyard will soon release a luxury California Brandy called Napañac. A rebirth of high-quality smoke-tainted wines and scorched grapes Master Distiller, Marianne Barnes, this grape based spirit is made using the “King of Grapes,” sourced from one the most renowned Cabernet regions in the world.From the area's 2017 wildfires, the late 2021 release of Hoopes Vineyard Napañac will mark the creation of a new product category; a Napa appellation brandy. A collaborative project by proprietor Lindsay Hoopes and Kentucky bourbon's first female millennials and beyond, to immerse themselves in a new and relaxed kind of California wine culture; the recently opened Oasis by Hoopes.
Bourbon, it’s not just for boys. Michelle Gravante joins the dram yinzers for the final PWF admin interview. She brought along a gauntlet of whiskies for them to try. Things start out a little different this episode because the first whiskey is not even a whiskey, its vodka from Castle & Key who was home to the first female master distiller Marianne Barnes.Check out Castle & Key!https://castleandkey.com/Bart Scott’s Cats of the Castle bookhttps://www.amazon.com/Cats-Castle-Book-One-Quest/dp/1683900294/ref=sr_1_2?crid=28Q5GW10MKR04&keywords=cats+of+the+castle&qid=1566964782&s=gateway&sprefix=cats+of+the+ca%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-2If you would like to become a patron of the show, please check out our Patreon site. https://www.patreon.com/thosedramyinzersBe sure to rate and review us on iTunesFind all other info on our site!https://pittsburghwhiskeyfriends.org/those-dram-yinzers/
Pretty sure everyone has heard about Barton 1792's Warehouse collapsing but we take our stab at some chaos theories. Brian Harra from Sipp'n Corn defended Castle and Key against Sazerac in a lawsuit and won. And the second half of the show is discussing all the new releases that are set to debut. Sponsors: Sterling Cut Glass is the Official Glassware of Bourbon Pursuit. They are offering FREE etched samples to whiskey societies nationwide! Simply email spirits@sterlingcutglass.com, include your logo, and mention Bourbon Pursuit. Show Notes: Drinking Old Forester's President's Choice, Kentucky Owl Rye, Wilderness Trail, Elijah Craig, and Henry McKenna Why doesn't Heaven Hill allow Elijah Craig Barrel Proof picks? It's the story that broke headlines and most of our phones were buzzing from family sending us links as if we hadn't heard of it yet. But Warehouse 30 at Barton collapsed. First, lets go ahead and see who got the most texts or links sent to them? I know they haven't said the cause, but if you go check out a previous podcast guests blog, bourbontruth, you will see that he wrote an article back in 2015 about infestation of beetles On June 14, 2018, one of the panelists on this roundtable actually counter-suit Sazerac and won. A quick summary of the decision went as follows. Will Arvin and Wesley Murry are the guys behind the Castle and Key venture, even though we see Marianne Barnes on IG all the time. During the period where they were renovating, it was commonly referred to as the old taylor distillery or the spot formally known as. The problem with this was that Sazerac sued them for defamation for the name of Old Taylor saying that it caused brand confusion. Court Ruling PDF What's the Lanham Act? Sazerac points out that there is a four-hundred foot “Old Taylor Distillery” sign on the distillery’s barrel storage warehouse and a twenty-foot “The Old Taylor Distillery Company” sign above the entrance to its main building. What did they expect to do with this? Was there a settlement to be paid? Or attorney fees get paid? Kentucky Owl Rye Batch 2 raise in SRP to $200. Almost a 50% increase. Seen some sold for $160 1792 BiB single barrels Parker's Orange Curacao finish Booker's 30th Blend Announcement - Blake I saw in your email round up you talked about this. Can you give a recap? Wild Turkey Revival Heaven Hill 27 year Knob Creek Cask Strength Rye Thanks to Blake from Bourbonr.com, Jordan from Breaking Bourbon, Brian from Sipp'n Corn, and Kerry from Subourbia for joining this week. Listen to all the Community Roundtables at http://bourbonpursuit.com/bourbon-community-roundtable-podcasts/
Bourbon History keeps the memories of bourbon alive by bringing in subject matter experts to share their knowledge about a moment in time, or important person from bourbon history. Today's show features Master Distiller Marianne Barnes and Bourbon Historian Brett Connors, both of Castle and Key Distillery to talk about Colonel E.H. Taylor. To learn more about Castle and Key, check their website: castleandkey.com – Bourbon History is proudly supported by the New Orleans Bourbon Festival. Don't miss this year's fun March 8 – 10 in New Orleans, Louisiana. You can learn more at nobourbonfest.com and get your tickets right here: https://goo.gl/w6kAD6 – Check us out at: abvnetwork.com. Join the ABV Network Revolution by adding #ABVNetworkCrew to your profile in social media.
Castle & Key Distillery is located on the historic Old Taylor Distillery site. The podcast is joined by Castle & Key's Master Distillery, Marianne Barnes. We discuss mash-bills, Colonel E.H. Taylor, history, searching for ancient yeast, and the incredibly Old Taylor property. Castle & Key Distillery Marianne Barnes on Twitter and Instagram The theme song is licensed in thanks to Alan Doyle! It's available on iTunes.
Castle & Key Distillery is located on the historic Old Taylor Distillery site. The podcast is joined by Castle & Key's Master Distillery, Marianne Barnes. We discuss mash-bills, Colonel E.H. Taylor, history, searching for ancient yeast, and the incredibly Old Taylor property.
We continue our conversation about the real story of Steel Magnolias with Julia Reed and Robert Harling, meet Kentucky’s first female master bourbon taster, head out on a father-and-son road trip in the Mississippi Delta, and hear from some of country music’s newest outlaws.
Alicia, Steve and Evan discuss how much they love Marianne Barnes of Castle & Key Distillery. The Bourbon Daily intro music (Welcome to the Show) and outro music (That’s A Wrap) are both by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).
Marianne Barnes of Castle & Key joins the show and discusses her time at Brown Forman, making the leap to join the Castle & Key team as Master Distiller as well as what she has been creating at The Castle. Seth reviews Yellowstone 2016 Limited Edition. Steve and Seth sip on Old Grand-Dad 114 while Evan prentends its a Pint Size edition and drinks Van Winkle Family Reserve Lot B.
New Podcast from Bourbon Pursuit! Episode 042 - Matt Gandolfo, Brand Ambassador for Wild Turkey, talks history of the brand, non-GMO grains, each of the expressions and the new “Decades” release set for May 2016. - We kick off the show talking about one of our past guests, Marianne Barnes, and the new name for the Old Taylor Distillery.- Tell us about your first encounter with bourbon- Tell us about your role and what it consists of - Why is Wild Turkey 101 and not 100?- How did it grow to a business from 101?- What did the name Austin Nichols mean to Wild Turkey?- So why remove the name Austin Nichols from the brand?- What are some of things during the process makes Wild Turkey unique compared to other brands?- What does Non-GMO products give you in regards to quality? - What’s it like hanging around Jimmy Russell?- Talk about the individual expressions and the differences between each.- Talk about the new release called “Decades" that will be coming in May 2016- Is there something that holds true to the quote “Older turkey is better turkey”?- If you have to have one Wild Turkey product on the shelf as a staple, which do you choose?
Mikael Mossberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Distiller, talks about his whiskey recommendation app and how his whiskey passion led him to be in the startup world. - Kick off the show talking about Parker's Heritage Collection #9, The Malt Whiskey Release - What has your past been that led you up into Distiller? - Tell us more about the app, what would you categorize it as? - How did the idea spawn? - We really like the "trending bottle", how did that idea come about? - Walk us through the recommendation engine - Where do you find your expert reviewers? - The reviews are like Amazon reviews, short and to the point. - What sort of glasses do you drink out of? I found a good tidbit of information from Marianne Barnes about density and nosing. - How many people are on the platform? - How do you get all these bottles and samplesfor reviews? - How did you come up with the tagline "The Whiskey Companion"? - Shout out to our new audio engineer David Isreal
Marianne Barnes, Master Distiller at The Distillery Formally Known as Old Taylor, discusses her new role, what everyone can expect coming from this revitalization, and insights into what it takes to be a master distiller. 1. Tell us a little bit about your past 2. How does chemical engineering play into this role? 3. Talk to us about why we have you on the show 4. Are you going to keep the name Old Taylor name or will it be renamed? 5. What’s being invested into restoring the distillery? 6. Where is the distillery in relation to the bourbon trail? 7. Where do you see this business in the next 5 years? 8. How do you measure success? 9. What can you do differently versus Brown-Forman? 10. What does it mean to be a woman in this male dominated field? 11. Talk to us a little bit about what made you so successful and why you were chosen for this role 12. What is going to set your bourbon apart from everything else on the market? 13. When is the distillery going to be up and running? 14. Follow Marianne Barnes on Facebook
If distilleries have ghosts, the ones haunting the former Old Taylor Distillery in Kentucky finally have some people to scare. After nearly 43 years, the historic distillery is being restored with plans to begin distilling by the end of this year and open to visitors in the spring of 2016. Marianne Barnes left Brown-Forman recently to oversee the project for the distillery's partners and will be the master distiller when production begins. She joins us for this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth with an update on the progress of bringing the old site back to life and trying to recreate the Bourbon that was originally made there for decades. In the news, investigators may announce indictments in the Pappy van Winkle and Wild Turkey Bourbon thefts this week, Scotland's newest distillery has been dedicated, and Scotch Whisky is helping global drinks companies weather the decline in Chinese spirits sales.