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
134 episodes
Episode #81 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Barrel Finishing"
Welcome to Episode #81 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Galena Illinois and Blaum Bros. Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery....
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Tasting Oxmoor Bourbon Small Batch
Oxmoor farm has resurrected the Oxmoor brand of bourbon that used to call this working farm home. They have stayed true to how it was done back in the day by sourcing the bourbon. We get a guided tasting from the Currator, Shirley of their Smal...
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Blind Tasting Dueling Grounds Linkumpinch Bourbon at Proof 319 Bourbon Club
This episode goes back a ways to a proof 319 club event. We had the club taste a Linkumpinch Bourbon from Franklin Kentucky blind. This was a fun blind tasting and as usual, whiskey drinkers are pretty vocal. Check out the episode. ...
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Episode #80 - A Journey to Oxmoor Farm - Tasting the June 2025 Single Barrel Release
Welcome to Episode #80 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers!Single barrels can be found from distilleries at all sorts of locations. Lots of barrels from lots of Name brand distilleries. But what if you could get your hands on...
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The Big Human Whiskey Challenge - Craft vs. Shelfer: Larceny vs Penelope Wheated
It’s a wheated bourbon challenge on this blind tasting episode. Heaven Hills regular offering..Larceny against the recently released Penelope Wheated. Which the penelope is made by MGP. So it’s two big bourbons duking it out. Similar price poin...
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Episode #79 - A Journey to Oxmoor Farm - "Welcome to Oxmoor, Whiskey History re-discovered"
Welcome to Episode #79 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers!Nestled in the middle of Louisville Kentucky is Oxmoor Farms. An actual working farm that has roots all the way back to the writing of the Bottled In Bond Act. Matter...
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Blind Tasting Challenge: Blaum Brothers Tasting - Flagship and Knotter Bourbon
We are at the Bourbon Bunker for this blind tasting with some friends of the show. This time it’s kind of a double whammy. We try a Blaum Brothers Bourbon out of Galena Illinois, and then break out one of their original Knotter bourbons that...
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Episode #78 - A Journey to Casey Jones Distillery "What was once old is now new"
Welcome to Episode #78 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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Super Premium Blind Tasting: Michter's 10 Year Rye vs. Sazerac Rye
It’s another Super Premium vs a Shelfer blind tasting on this episode. For this challenge we put a Michter’s 10 Year Rye up against big bourbon’s Sazerac Rye. I’ve never even seen the Michter’s 10 year rye in the wild. So, does this hard to ...
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Episode #77 - A Journey to Sideshow Spirits "Limited Distribution & a cool ass bottle"
Welcome to Episode #77 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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Big Human Whiskey Challenge: Blind Tasting "Redbreast 15"
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? Watch and find out.<...
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Episode #76 - A Journey to Rush Creek Distillery "Tasting Flagship Wheated Bourbon"
Welcome to Episode #76 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 Elk Infinity vs. Bakers 7
It’s another Super Premium blind tasting. This time in the blind we have an Old Elk Infinity up against the solid stalwart Bakers 7 Year. Olk Elk could be considered a craft, and Bakers comes from the Beam house. So which is it this time? The h...
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Episode #75 - A Journey to Blaum Bros. Distillery "Let's talk whiskey geek stuff"
Welcome to Episode #75 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Galena Illinois and Blaum Bros. Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery....
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Big Human's Whiskey Journey: Blind Tasting "Mary Dowling"
For this tasting, I put a brand new Mary Dowling (who has been labeled as the Mother of Bourbon) in front of the Big Human blind to get his take on the whiskey. I know he’s never had it, so it will be interesting to see what kind of tasting ...
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Episode #74 - A Journey to Dueling Grounds Distillery - "Ready for growth"
Welcome to Episode #74 of the Great American Whiskey Cookers! In this podcast, we take you on an immersive adventure to Franklin, Kentucky and Dueling Grounds Distillery. Join us as we delve into what makes this such a unique distillery....
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Super Premium Blind Whiskey Tasting: Little Book Vs. Lonely Oak
On this super premium bind tasting we go back to one of our blind tasting sessions with some friends of the show to see what will come out on top. It's a Little Book Path Not Taken #8 Rye vs. a Lonely Oak Cask Strength Rye. The results of th...
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Episode #73 A Journey to Lonely Oak Distillery "Tasting the Sweet Mash Rye"
Welcome to Episode #73 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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Big Human's Whiskey Challenge: Blind Tasting "Whiskey Acres Blue Popcorn"
In this episode, the Big Human breaks into his collection and breaks out a Whiskey Acres Blue Popcorn to blind me with. Now this is a once a year release, and pretty hard to come by. So, what do I think of it? Check out episode and find out....
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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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