508 - Bourbon Bonanza 2018 with Bill Thomas of Jack Rose and Mike Miller of Delilah's

You're probably reading the title to this podcast going, what? a podcast from 2018? Yes, this is a never before aired episode that Ryan and I recorded at Bourbon Bonanza back in 2018. So here's the story. Bourbon Bonanza was an offshoot event that would happen during Kentucky Bourbon Festival but wasn't associated with the festival. It was tied in with Willett so there were a lot of influential people at the time that came to this event. Ryan and I took our equipment, plus our very first release of Pursuit Series, into what was Harrison-Smith House at the time which is now the new Chicken Cock visitor center and we sat down with Bill Thomas of Jack Rose in Washington DC and Mike Miller of Delilah's in Chicago, who still to this day run the most successful whiskey bars in the country. There is also a small appearance by Tatsumi at the very end and you will hear his story as a part of this episode. The sound environment was challenging and I wasn't happy with how the audio turned out. Let's fast forward almost 7 years and audio cleanup software has gotten so good that it's now time to release it. We talk about the festival, barrel picks, community, and trends they were seeing at the time. So here you go, a blast from the past with an unreleased archive episode. Show Notes: Bourbon Bonanza Festival Highlights Bourbon Culture Transformation Community Building in Bourbon Enjoyment vs. Investment in Collecting Personal Whiskey Memories New Distillery Discoveries Insights on Barrel Picks Trends in the Bourbon Market Support this podcast on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices