Master distiller

And let me s- uh, batch two is scheduled to come out m- in a couple months following.

Uh, it is a limited edition bottling by m- uh, Master Distiller, and batch one will have about 12,000 bottles.

Okay, so they're gonna have enough.

So batch one is gonna be at about $100 for this first one.

General admission is $125.

Penelope's backyard activation continues Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. At the festival booth, Ian Sturzman appears Friday from noon, Master Distiller at MGP, from noon to 2 p.m., followed by Penelope's cigar session from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. John Rempe, Master Distiller at Luxro appears Saturday from noon to 2 p.m., followed by Steve Beam and Stephen Fonte from Limestone Branch from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. Biscuits and Barrels with Stephen Beam takes place Saturday from 9.30 a.m. to noon at Limestone Branch, and tickets are $50.

So, a lot of Lux.

A lot of Luxro products, you know,

Yeah.

They really are enjoying Master Distiller.

I mean, when you look at what Rachel Barry did with Glendronach,

it's

I don't know if you'd sell that for five grand.

Any takers out there in the podcast world? Anybody want to reach out with Rob? Like I said, it's got a couple of Master Distiller autographs on it.

Yeah,

it's in pretty good shape.

But Chris Morris doubled down anyway.

50 years later, he's the master distiller emeritus at Woodford Reserve.

The man who didn't just watch the modern bourbon boom, he literally engineered it.

We are so excited to welcome him to the Best Bet podcast today to talk about the work that he's doing inside all the whiskey hype and what he's doing to move the industry forward.

I was going to work in the sensory lab and the grain lab, which supported the Old Forrester and Brown Foreman distilleries, as well as Jack Daniels and other properties.

And I was going to work for, I thought, this really old gentleman by the name of Lincoln Henderson, who was like 36 years old.

So Lincoln was destined to become master distiller, and I was his trainee, his flunky.

And he was a great sense of humor, a lot of fun.

Welcome to The Bourbon Show, starring Steve Akeley and Renee Howe.

Today on the show, we end our 10-year run by circling back to where it all began, by talking with Christine Riggleman, founder and master distiller for Silverback Distillery.

My name is Jerry Mischel.

Let's start the show.

Neely Family Distillery is definitely a bucket list destination if you are a bourbon fan.

Learn more about their spirit offerings, visiting their facility, and the awards they have collected over at NeelyFamilyDistillery.com.

Our guest today is Christine Riggleman, founder and master distiller of Silverback Distillery, a true trailblazer in American whiskey.

Christine brings strength, creativity, and an independent spirit to everything she produces.

And this is gonna be launching on September 10th, crafted by Mr.

Master Distiller him- himself, Mr. Owen Martin.

This release celebrates Louisville's vibrant craft brewing community with the unique dual cask finishing.

So it's aged between six and seven years.

So California-based Redwood Empire has announced the launch of its inaugural limited edition annual series.

It is the Hyperion Inaugural Batch 001.

This is a project crafted in Mare Island, California, by master distiller Jeff Duckhorn and master blender Loren Patz.

It's a blend of four straight whiskeys designed to showcase the company's curated barrel inventory since 2013.

Sit.

Yeah, so for those of y'all who don't know, Jason is a master distiller.

A lot of people do this.

For recognition, a lot of people do this because they grew up in it.

So they make the wine with the grapes, and they take the crushed grapes and redo it.

Really? Yep, they make grappa.

Oh, Papa's Grappa, he's another one that won Master Distiller as well.

I have

Today's guest, Isaac Winter, and I are about to spend this episode doing just that.

Isaac is the master distiller at the world-famous High West Distillery, an award-winning distillery known and renowned for its blending.

In this episode, we do our best to dispel the negative connotation that still sullies American whiskey producers to this day, diving into the incredibly complex process that High West utilizes along the way.

This episode of Crafted is presented by our Blister Craft Collective, which is a collection of some of our favorite craft companies.

All right.

Without further ado, here we go.

I am here today with Isaac Winter, the master distiller at whiskey distillery that pretty much everyone, I would guess, has probably heard of, High West.

But Isaac, I'm gonna start you off with the same question that we start everyone off with on this podcast.