Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
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Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur is a podcast for anyone that enjoys distilled spirits! Built on the premise of drinking, discussing, and discovering the world of distilled spirits, each episode features consistent tastings and much more. The featured spirit's backstory is covered, including history of production, marketing, availability, notable events for the spirit, as well as personal..
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
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 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 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 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
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
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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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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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
Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur Podcast
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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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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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