The Whiskey Lore® Podcast

📘BOURBON 4a: Did America's First Army Help Spread American Whiskey?

In the years following the American Revolution, the United States found itself fighting another war, this time against a powerful confederacy of Native nations determined

🎙️ Spy Trail Distillery: Talking Revolutionary War Spies and Black Tea Bourbon

A Revolutionary War spy network, a family-owned Long Island distillery, and a Bourbon steeped with black tea. This week, I'm joined by Mark and Ben Grindel of Spy Trail

🎙️ Redwood Empire: The building of whiskey flavor in California's wine country

Episode 144: REDWOOD EMPIRE (Jeff Duckhorn and Lauren Patz) What happens when a California whiskey maker approaches Bourbon, rye, and single malt with the mindset of a

🏛️ HALL OF LEGENDS: Straight to 51%

Who was it that came up with the 51% rule and the modern rules for straight whiskey in America? Meet today's legend on the latest episode of Whiskey Lore's Hall of Lege

Ep. 143 - HIGHLAND PARK DISTILLERY: Scotland in a Bottle

GUEST: Martin Markvardsen (Senior Global Brand Ambassador, Highland Park) What does it take to capture the flavors of Scotland in a bottle? In this episode, Drew Hannush

🏛️ HALL OF LEGENDS: Gilded Age Game Changer

Hero on one side of the border, villain on the other. Meet the second inductee into the Whiskey Lore Hall of Legends.

🏛️ HALL OF LEGENDS: Irish Double Impact

Welcome to a new series, where we meet whiskey legends who helped bring us the spirits we know and love today. Today, you'll meet our first inductee. Stay tuned for det

📘BOURBON 3b: Did Bourbon Get Its Name from Barrels Marked "Old Bourbon"?

Did Bourbon get its name from barrels stamped "Old Bourbon"? Was charred oak the secret that transformed ordinary frontier whiskey into something new? And did Kentucky's

📘BOURBON 3a: Did a Congressman Reveal the Inventor of Bourbon Whiskey?

In 1935, a Kentucky congressman interrupted a government expert during a hearing on Capitol Hill to correct what he believed was a serious mistake about Bourbon's history

📘BOURBON 2: The Birth of Bourbon

Kentucke Country is changing. The old frontier stockades are giving way to permanent farms, new roads, and growing communities. At the center of this transformation is Ja

📘BOURBON 1b: Before Bourbon, Kentucke Country's War for Survival

By 1780, Kentucke's frontier settlements were beginning to offer something their earliest inhabitants had struggled to find: a chance to build permanent homes, raise fami

🎙️ Ep. 142 - HARTFIELD & CO DISTILLERY: Bringing Bourbon Back to Bourbon County

GUEST: Jeremy Buchanan (Owner & Distiller, Hartfield & Co.) What does it mean to make Bourbon in Bourbon County? For Jeremy Buchanan, it means more than putting whiskey i

📘BOURBON 1a: Did Kentucky's First Settlers Really Make Whiskey?

The story of Kentucky Bourbon often begins with settlers arriving on the frontier, planting corn, and turning their surplus grain into whiskey. But that familiar picture

🎙️ Ep. 141 - McCONNELL'S IRISH WHISKEY: New Home at Belfast's Crumlin Road Gaol

GUESTS: John Kelly (CEO) & Graeme Millar (Master Distiller), Belfast Distillery Company Belfast was once one of the world's great whiskey capitals, but for decades its di

🎙️ Ep. 140 - OLD 55 DISTILLERY: 100% Indiana Farm to Glass

GUEST: Jason Fruits (Old 55 Distillery CEO & Co-Founder) Some distillers inherit tradition. Others build their own path from the ground up. In this episode, Drew Hannush

📘The Lost History of Bourbon: Why Its Real Origin Story Matters

Ask where Bourbon got its name and you'll probably hear one of two stories: Bourbon County, Kentucky, or Bourbon Street in New Orleans. But what if neither familiar expla

🎙️ Ep. 139 - LOST LANTERN: Blending 50 States of Bourbon

GUEST: Nora Ganley-Roper & Adam Polonski (Lost Lantern Founders) Independent bottlers have long helped whiskey lovers discover hidden gems in Scotland, but the concept is

🎙️ Ep. 138 - JOHN PAWLUK OF TWISTED COW: Distilling Curiosity and Asking "Why?"

GUEST: John Pawluk (Twisted Cow Distillery Founder and Distiller) Some distillers master tradition. Others ask why the tradition exists in the first place. In this epis

🎙️ Ep. 137 - SPIRITS OF LAWRENCEBURG DOCUMENTARY: With Bo Cumberland and Jerry Daniels

Long before Bourbon became synonymous with Bardstown and Frankfort, Lawrenceburg was home to a network of distillers whose names helped shape the industry itself. Familie

✈️ WF093 to FLORIDA: Indian River Distillery and Treasure Coast Spirits Festival

Drew Hannush heads to Florida's Treasure Coast for a virtual visit to Indian River Distillery in Vero Beach. Founded by Ray Hooker and his family, the distillery combines