Whiskey Chasers
Nick, Chris, and Steve talk about whisk(e)y! Join us for a chat about the history and taste of aqua vitae, "Water of Life". Spend a night with a good pipe, a great glass, and fantastic conversation!
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Episodes
255 episodes
Southern Star Paragon Review From Grain To Glass
We pour Southern Star Paragon Bottled in Bond and discover a high-wheat North Carolina bourbon that stays light, sweet, and surprisingly nuanced at 100 proof. Along the way, we dig into Carolina spirits history, why distribution can hide great ...
We Sit Down With 2BAR Spirits Founder Nathan Kaiser!
We sit down with Nathan Kaiser of 2BAR Spirits to unpack how a Seattle distillery builds real bourbon from scratch while staying honest about process, pricing, and what it takes to last. We dig into a six-grain mash bill, bottled-in-bond flavou...
Iron Vault Batch One Distillers Select!
We pour Iron Vault Distiller Select Batch 1 and can’t stop talking about how a one-year, 120-proof whiskey lands with huge flavor and a finish that just keeps going. We also light up Cornell and Diehl Mississippi Mud and dial in why the pairing...
Tasting Iron Vault’s Stowel Evergreen White Corn Bourbon
We taste Iron Vault’s Stowel Evergreen white corn whiskey and try to decide if a tiny, hyper-local process can justify a young, limited release price. Along the way, we open a decade-old Savinelli tobacco tin, chase an online Sun Bear drop, and...
Penntucky: Tasting Liberty Pole’s Bold Rye Bourbon Blend
We pour Liberty Pole’s Pentucky and end up in a deep tasting spiral about rye sweetness, blending shortcuts that somehow work, and why the same whiskey can taste different depending on the room. We also light up an aged English pipe tobacco and...
Kentsylvania: Two Craft Distilleries Blend Bourbon And Rye Into One Bottle
We pour MB Roland’s Kentsylvania, a rare Kentucky bourbon and Pennsylvania rye collaboration, and figure out why it tastes like a completely new whiskey instead of a simple mash-up. Along the way we pair it with aged Briar Fox pipe tobacco, deb...
A Deep Dive Into Redwood Empire’s Haystack Needle Grain To Glass Single Barrel
We pour Redwood Empire Haystack Needle and get a high-proof bourbon that drinks surprisingly friendly while still delivering dense, layered flavour. Alongside the whiskey, we light up Cornell and Diehl King Cake and end up talking grains, sourc...
Interview with Smokeye Hill Bourbon! A Colorado Bourbon with an Arizona Feel!
We sit down with Blake, founder of Smokeye Hill, to talk about building a blue corn driven bourbon brand in Colorado and why their whiskey can reach serious proof without tasting like a stunt. We get into 30 gallon barrels, multi char blending,...
Blackened! When Does A Gimmick Become Real Craft?
We pour Metallica’s Blackened whiskey and test whether “born in cask forged by sound” is a real finishing technique or just a loud story. We also light up Black House pipe tobacco, swap notes on what we taste, and argue about what makes a celeb...
Traveler Full Proof, Finally With Backbone
Traveler Full Proof takes everything we found “fine but forgettable” about the 90 proof bottle and turns it into a high proof pour with real punch and better structure. We debate what full proof really means, how Chris Stapleton may have shaped...
Eric Church's Jypsi Explorer!
We put Eric Church’s Jypsi Explorer under a serious tasting lens and end up surprised by how intentional it feels for a sourced celebrity whiskey. Along the way, the pour opens up into root beer, cream soda, wet forest wood notes, an English pi...
Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Cask Strength!
We chase a California bottle that drinks like it has a wine-world edge, then use it to talk about blending, value, and where American whiskey might be headed. Lost Monarch Cask Strength turns into a bigger debate about sourcing versus distillin...
A Fourth Of July Pour With Heirloom Corn Bourbon from First West!
A Fourth of July pour turns into a bigger talk about what it means to live in a 250-year-old country that is still figuring itself out. We taste First West Small Batch, pair it with dark-fired Kentucky tobacco, and connect the flavor to history...
A Private Stock Single Barrel From J Rieger Co
We crack open a J Rieger Co private stock single barrel bourbon and chase the story behind how it was picked, bottled, and shared. Along the way, we pull on threads from Kansas City whiskey rules to sweet mash fermentation, then land on whether...
We Tried Elijah Craig’s First Barrel Proof Rye And It Left Us Confused
We pour Elijah Craig’s first Barrel Proof Rye and get stuck on one detail that changes everything: 12 years old, “uncut,” and somehow only 108 proof. We chase the science, argue about hype versus reality, and land on why this bottle feels like ...
Cedar Ridge Double Barrel Rye!
We pour Cedar Ridge Double Barrel Rye Batch 2 and get honest about what we love, what feels thin, and why a short finish can hold a bottle back even when the flavor is good. We also crack an aged bag of pipe tobacco and end up in a surprisingly...
Watershed Rye batch 3 Turns Into A Lesson On Flavor And Patience
We finally get Steve back behind the mic, then crack open Watershed Rye Batch Three, and it immediately resets our idea of what Ohio rye can be. Between a 143.1 proof gut-punch of flavor and a long-awaited tin of Esoterica Plum Cake, we end up ...
Four Branches Bourbon And The Stories Behind Every Pour- Interview!
We sit down with Mike Trott and Harold Underdown from Four Branches Bourbon to unpack how a loss in the field turned into a whiskey built for remembrance and real connection. We also get candid about quality, pricing, veteran mental health, and...
Hugh Hamer Cherry Brandy finish!
We crack a Hugh Hamer cherry brandy barrel finished bourbon and end up with a shockingly sweet, creamy, cherry-forward pour that drinks lighter than its proof. The real surprise is how perfectly it pairs with Plum Pudding pipe tobacco and turns...
Bear Wallow Liars Bench Rye!
Interesting things about the distillery:First NEW distillery to open in Indiana after 2 years of fighting to change the laws. Bear Wallow has a history dating back to the prohibitionBoo...
Doc Whiskey!
Interesting things about the distillery:This is an MGP product, but not their normal mashbill or mashbills Key MGP Mashbills:Rye Whiskey: 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley.<...
Sonoma Cherry Wood Smoked Bourbon!
Interesting things about the distillery: Became one of the first 200 Craft distilleries in the USUtilizes traditional Cognac and Scottish pot stills alongside pre-industrial American whiskey, cognac, ...
