Episode 119: Kentucky Owl Bourbon - Maighstir Edition
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
by Matt Birchard
1M ago
Episode 119 features Kentucky Owl, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - Maighstir Edition. Bottled in 750ml at 50% ABV, or 100 proof and it retails for about $134. Enjoy this episode with a pour of Kentucky Owl as you like it. Kentucky Owl's official website: https://kentuckyowlbourbon.com/ Brief Historical Timeline: 1879 - Kentucky Owl is founded by C.M. Dedman. 1916 - Production ends and aging stocks are confiscated by the US government, they are then all "lost in a fire". 2014 - Dixon Dedman, great-great-grandson of the founder, releases Batch #1, resurrecting the brand. 2017 - Stoli Group ..read more
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Episode 118: St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
by Matt Birchard
5M ago
Episode 118 features St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram. Bottled in 750ml at 22.5% ABV, or 45 proof and it retails for about $30. Enjoy this episode with a tiki cocktail using "Pimento Dram" if you like. St. Elizabeth doesn't have standalone brand website, but here's the producer's website: https://alpenz.com/product-allspice.html Brief Historical Timeline: 1850s - Pimento Dram is thought to have been invented. 1862 - First written reference to Pimento Dram as a commercial product. 1900s - Pimento Dram is fairly common, and finds use in Tiki cocktails. 1980s - Pimento Dram leaves the US market. 2008 ..read more
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Episode 117: Four Roses Bourbon
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
by Matt Birchard
6M ago
Episode 117 features Four Roses. Bottled in 750ml at 40% ABV, or 80 proof and it retails for about $25. Enjoy this episode with a pour of Four Roses however you like. Four Roses official website: https://www.fourrosesbourbon.com/ Brief Historical Timeline: 1860s - Paul Jones Sr. and Paul Jones Jr. get into the whiskey business in Atlanta, Georgia 1883 - Paul Jones Jr. moves to Louisville, Kentucky and builds his whiskey business there. 1888 - The brand of Four Roses is founded with a legend of a southern belle and a corsage of four red roses. 1894 - Paul Jones Jr. makes his nephews Lawrence L ..read more
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Episode 116: Herbsaint
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
by Matt Birchard
10M ago
Episode 116 features Herbsaint. Bottled in 750ml at 50% ABV, or 100 proof and it retails for about $31. Enjoy this episode with an Herbsaint Frappe, or any cocktail that calls for absinthe. Herbsaint doesn't have it's own website, so here's the Sazerac listing: https://www.sazerac.com/our-brands/sazerac-brands/herbsaint.html Brief Historical Timeline: 1914-18 - World War I and J. Marion Legendre 's friend Reginal P. Parker learns of pastis while stationed in Marseille, France 1920-33 - Post war, during Prohibition, Legendre and Parker make pastis in New Orleans 1933 - Legendre introduces Lege ..read more
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Episode 114: Jeppson's Malört
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
by Matt Birchard
1y ago
Episode 114 features Jeppson's Malört. Bottled in 750ml at 35% ABV, or 70 proof and it retails for about $22. Enjoy this episode with a shot of Jeppson's Malört straight. Jeppson's Malört official website: https://www.jeppsonsmalort.com/ Brief Historical Timeline: 1880s - Carl Jeppson immigrates to Chicago, Illinois, USA from Sweden 1920s - Carl Jeppson begins making and selling door to door his own bask brännvin, later to be named Malört 1933 - Carl Jeppson sells Malört to Bielzoff Products 1945 - George Brode buys Bielzoff Products, eventually renaming the company Red Horse Liquors 1953 - G ..read more
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Episode 112: Cacique Guaro
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
by Matt Birchard
1y ago
Episode 112 features Cacique Guaro. Bottled in 365ml at 30% ABV, or 60 proof and it retails for about $3. Enjoy this episode with a pour of Cacique Guaro if you can find it. Cacique Guaro's official website: https://fanal.co.cr/ Brief Historical Timeline: 1850 - Beverage alcohol production is nationalized in Costa Rica 1853 - Fábrica Nacional De Licores, aka FANAL, is established and begins producing guaro 1980 - FANAL brands Cacique Guaro and begins bottling it 2015 - Cacique Guaro sells 1 million 9-liter equivalent cases Key Cocktails: Most Cacique Guaro is consumed mixed with fruit juice ..read more
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Episode 110: Glayva
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
by Matt Birchard
1y ago
Episode 110 features Glayva. Bottled in 750ml at 35% ABV, or 70 proof and it retails for about $36. Enjoy this episode with a pour of Glayva neat. Glayva's official website: https://www.glayva.com/ Brief Historical Timeline: 1947 - Ronald Morrison creates Glayva 1960s - Glayva begins to spread across the UK and around the globe 1993 - Whyte & Mackay Ltd. acquire the brand 2022 - Glayva wins yet another double gold at the IWSC Key Cocktails: Enjoy Glayva neat or over ice. References: My thanks to Whyte & Mackay Ltd. for answering questions I had about Glayva via email and helping to ..read more
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Episode 109: Gordon's Gin
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
by Matt Birchard
1y ago
Episode 109 features Gordon's London Dry Gin. Bottled in 750ml at 40% ABV, or 80 proof and it retails for $12. Enjoy this episode with the late Queen's favorite cocktail, the Dubonnet. Gordon's official website: https://www.gordonsgin.com/ Brief Historical Timeline: 1769 - Alexander Gordon found his distillery in London 1786 - The distillery moves to Clerkenwell in London 1823 - Alexander's son Charles takes over after a 7 year apprenticeship 1877 or 1889 - The Gordon family sells to John Currie & Co. 1898 - Gordon's merges with Tanqueray 1904 - Gordon's begins being bottled in green glas ..read more
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Episode 108: Waterford Whisky Biodynamic Luna 1.1
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
by Matt Birchard
1y ago
Episode 108 features Biodynamic Luna 1.1 from Waterford Whisky. Bottled in 750ml at 50% ABV, or 100 proof. This retails for $119. Enjoy this episode with any of the Waterford Whisky offers you can get your hands on! The official website for Waterford Whisky: https://waterfordwhisky.com/ Brief Historical Timeline: 2004 - Diageo build the Waterford distillery site as a beer brewery 2015 - Mark Reynier converts the closed brewery into a whisky distillery 2016 - The first distillation goes into casks 2020 - The first releases are made available from Waterford Key Cocktails: Drink this neat. Add ..read more
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Episode 107: Vestal Vodka
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
by Matt Birchard
1y ago
Episode 107 features Vestal Vodka, Polish Potato Vodka. Bottled in 750ml at 40% ABV, or 80 proof. There are three options covered, the Unfiltered 2015 Vintage that retails for $28. Next is the standard or "white label" that retails for $20. Last is the Black Cherry that retails for $21. Enjoy this episode with any of the Vestal Vodkas you can get your hands on! The official website for Vestal Vodka: https://www.vestalvodka.com/ Brief Historical Timeline: Early 1990s - William Borrell's father buys a farm in Poland 2009 - The Borrell's grow a crop of potatoes on their Polish farm and have it d ..read more
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