Kenny Coleman and Ryan Cecil host the Bourbon Pursuit podcast from Louisville, KY. Together, they share a passion for the stories that made an industry flourish with a focus on history, personality, and of course, great bourbon. Their guests include Read More
The State of DTC Shipping and Three-Tier System with Alex Koral of Sovos ShipCompliant (Bourbon Pursuit #355)
Have you heard us talk about shipping bourbon on the show before? Of course you have. Heck, I know I sound like a broken record as we try to become more stewards for reform in this space by talking about Read More
A Yeast Lesson and All About Thomas S Moore with Danny Kahn of Barton 1792 (Bourbon Pursuit #354)
There’s nothing better than getting a fan of the show back on the program… but that fan also happens to be a master distiller at one of the most recognizable names in the kentucky distilling industry. Danny Kahn join us Read More
Do NFTs Legitimize The Secondary Market? with Zach Weakland of Liquidcraft.io (Bourbon Pursuit #353)
You can’t run away from it… NFTs have now become the buzzword of 2022. Non-fungible tokens, or better known as NFTs was a prediction of mine at the end of 2021 but moreso looking into 2023. I didn’t really think Read More
What Determines a Limited Edition Value and Are Holiday Bottles a Gimmick? on Bourbon Community Roundtable #67 (Bourbon Pursuit #352)
It’s Bourbon Community Roundtable #67 and this time it’s all about limited editions. New records are being set for bottles at auction and many of us are thinking twice about opening up bottles. Red Hook went for $47k. The 5L Read More
How Marketing On The Road Built Brands Like Booker’s with Kathleen DiBenedetto of Beam Suntory (Bourbon Pursuit #351)
Kenny Coleman and Ryan Cecil host the Bourbon Pursuit podcast from Louisville, KY. Together, they share a passion for the stories that made an industry flourish with a focus on history, personality, and of course, great bourbon. Their guests include Read More
Working Alongside Booker Noe with Kathleen DiBenedetto of Beam Suntory (Bourbon Pursuit #350)
This episode was never intended to be a two-parter. Once I sat down with our guest, I couldn’t bring myself to hit the stop button because I wanted to keep hearing the stories she had to tell. Kathleen DiBenedetto is Read More
When Can We Stop Bunkering? with Mark Rucker of The Bourbon Life (Bourbon Pursuit #349)
Many of you are listening to this show and you’re starting to build your collection of bourbon. I was in your same shoes years ago and I would come home from the liquor store every week with a new bottle Read More
Pritzker Acquires Bardstown Bourbon, Can Cooperages Keep Up Pace?, and When Will Bourbon Prices Increase? on Bourbon Community Roundtable #66 (Bourbon Pursuit #348)
It’s Bourbon Community Roundtable #66 and here’s what we have on the topic list for today! Pritzker Private Capital Acquires Bardstown Bourbon Company. What does that mean for the pioneer of hospitality in Bardstown? As bourbon capital spending increases and Read More
An Insider’s Look at Quality Control and Remembering the ’96 Fire at Heaven Hill with Tawnie Gootee (Bourbon Pursuit #347)
We’re always looking for veterans of the bourbon industry to bring on the show to talk about their story and career growth. Tawnie Gootee has been at Heaven Hill for nearly 30 years and has done it all. I mean, Read More
Stave Science with Andrew Wiehebrink of Independent Stave Company (Bourbon Pursuit #346)
Every few months we find a guest that scratches that itch when we want to get into the science of bourbon, and today we’re talking about wood. Everyone has a different answer when it comes to the question of “how Read More
Chasing Bourbon Counterfeiters with Adam Herz (Bourbon Pursuit #345)
Refills, counterfeits, and bogus bourbon. It’s the unfortunate reality that we live in right now. Only until very recently have we seen distilleries start taking a more aggressive approach thwarting some of these efforts. But there is one individual who Read More
African American Contributions in Distillation History with Erin Gilliam, Associate Professor at Kentucky State University (Bourbon Pursuit #343)
The contributions of African Americans in the distilling industry has largely gone unnoticed and unrecognized for a long period of time. The story of Uncle Nearest put mainstream media attention and a spotlight on the issue. But there is one Read More
How Moonshining Influenced The Cornbread Mafia with James Higdon (Bourbon Pursuit #342)
Bourbon and whiskey runs deep in Central Kentucky, but so did one of the largest marijuana manufacturing and trade rings in history. Cornbread Mafia tells the story of how of how Johnny Boone, Bobby Joe Shoemaker, and many others created Read More
Bringing Rye Back To Baltimore with Brian Treacy and Ryan Norwood of Sagamore Spirit (Bourbon Pursuit #341)
Rye whiskey production had a historic past in the northeastern states, especially Pennsylvania and Maryland. And now Sagamore Spirit based in Baltimore is bringing rye whiskey back. Ryan and I traveled to record this interview with their CEO, Brian Tracey, Read More