Great American Whiskey Cookers
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.
Episodes
115 episodes
Episode #72 - A Journey to Rush Creek Distillery "Let's talk Whiskey Geek stuff"
Welcome to Episode #72 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Harvard Illinois and Rush Creek Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery....
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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Old Forester Birthday vs. Old Forester 100
On this super premium bind tasting we pit an Old Forester Birthday Bourbon against an Old Forester 100 proof. Does the sub $25 dollar bourbon beat out the highly allocated Birthday bourbon. We put it to the test. Check out the episode.
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Episode #71 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Single Malt"
Welcome to Episode #71 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....
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Big Human's Whiskey Challenge: Blind Tasting "Casey Jones Eclipse Cask"
On this Friday Blind Tasting…. It’s another Blind tasting for the Big Human. This time its a Casey Jones Eclipse Cask that I have him try blind. He had no idea that I had this bottle. I’m not sure you can even get it anymore. So it really is...
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Episode #70 - A Journey to Old Monroe Distillery "100 year old still"
Welcome to Episode #70 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.
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Big Human's Whiskey Challenge - Craft vs. Shelfer "Benchmark Full Proof vs. Wollersheim Single Barrel""
On this Friday Blind Tasting…. At the suggestion of a viewer, we put a craft whiskey, Wollersheim Single Barrel up against a common shelfer Benchmark Full Proof. Now the Benchmark is everywhere nowadays, you can find it all over the place but t...
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Episode #69 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits "A private barrel you can afford"
Welcome to Episode #69 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....
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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Peerless Double Oak vs. Pursuit Double Oak
On this Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting, Double Oak is all over the place. And, it’s no secret that the Great American Whiskey Cookers loves Pursuit United Double Oak. But can it beat out a Peerless Double Oak in a blind taste challenge?...
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Episode #68 - A Journey to Casey Jones Distillery "It's not your normal Still"
Welcome to Episode #68 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 distiller...
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The Big Human Whiskey Challenge - Blind Tasting "Redbreast 12 year Cask Strength"
On this Friday Blind Tasting…the Big Human breaks out one of his Redbreast 12 year Irish whiskies and blinds myself. Now I’m not really an Irish drinker so….what do I think of this whiskey? Will I put it on his buy list? Listen and find out....
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Episode #67 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Moving from 80 proof to 86 proof"
Welcome to Episode #67 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....
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The Big Human Whiskey Challenge - Craft vs. Shelfer: Barton 100 Proof vs. Linkumpinch 100 Proof
For this Friday Blind tasting, we take a viewer suggestion from @hatfieldbbq and we put a craft bourbon… Linkumpinch 100 proof up against a shelfer…Barton 100 proof. How does a craft bourbon fair against a common shelfer? Check out the episode....
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Episode #66 - A Journey to Lonely Oak Distillery "Tasting Tawny Port Barrel Finish Bourbon"
Welcome to Episode #66 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Earling, Iowa and Lonely Oak Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery....
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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: William Larue BTAC 2024 vs Larceny Barrel Proof C923
On this Friday Blind Tasting challenge, it’s a David vs. Goliath scenario. Can a 2024 William Larue BTAC beat out a Larceny Barrel Proof for taste? I am joined by some friends of the show as we debate the merits of each before finding out wh...
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Episode #65 - A Journey to Rush Creek Distillery "Not only sweat equity but real equity"
Welcome to Episode #65 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Harvard Illinois and Rush Creek Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery....
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Episode #64 - A Journey to Rush Creek Distillery "Tasting Double Oak Bourbon"
Welcome to Episode #64 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Harvard Illinois and Rush Creek Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery....
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The Big Human Whiskey Challenge: Blind Tasting "Casey Jones 10 Year"
On this Friday blind tasting, We are gifted a bottle from Casey Jones Distillery and we are going to try it blind. It’s their 10th anniversary Founders Blend. Neither the Big Human or I had any idea what we were tasting. Check out the episod...
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Episode #63 - A Journey to Rush Creek Distillery "Origin Story"
Welcome to Episode #63 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Harvard Illinois and Rush Creek Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery....
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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Weller Orange Label Single Barrel Vs. Makers 46
On this Friday Blind Tasting Episode, it’s a Weller Orange Label Single Barrel going up against a Makers Mark 46 in a blind tasting. We have only seen the Weller Orange Label one time (and we bought it). But the Makers Mark, we can find lite...
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Episode #62 - A Journey to Cedar Ridge Distillery "Tasting Port Barrel Finished Bourbon"
Welcome to Episode #62 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....
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6:36
Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Batch 14 Vs Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch A124
Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: On this Friday Blind Tasting episode we take an E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Batch 14 and put it up against an Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch A124. While the E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof is a highly allocated bo...
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Episode #61 - A Journey to Old Monroe Distillery - Barrels & Storage "Kentucky Style"
Welcome to Episode #61 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.
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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Blantons SFTB vs. Knob Creek Single Barrel
Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: On this Friday Blind Tasting Challenge we are going to take one of the stalwarts of the bourbon sphere, Blanton's Straight From the Barrel and let it go head to head with Knob Creek Single Barrel. We blin...
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Episode #60 - A Journey to Lonely Oak Distillery "I Had to Learn to Like Rye"
Welcome to Episode #60 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Earling, Iowa and Lonely Oak Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery....
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10:48
Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Thomas Handy BTAC Vs. Driftless Glen Single Barrel Rye
Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: On this episode, we are expanding our tasting series / reviews to be blind tasting challenges. We are pitting a super premium, highly allocated usually very expensive whiskey against a whiskey that is eas...
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