Jeff Mueller, Martin Nash, Karl Henley,Chris thompson, Rachel Mueller
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Bourbon talk, barrel stories, messy good pours.
The Scotchy Bourbon Boys follows whiskey obsession at table level: tasting notes, barrel proof arguments, distillery stories, festival chatter, and practical making-process questions. It feels less like a polished spirits seminar than a long pour with people who remember the batch code, the bottle, and what opened it up.
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The Scotchy Bourbon Boys is a whiskey-first conversation show with bourbon at the center and room for nearly every road that leads back to the glass. It is informal. The episodes move through sponsor reads, tasting-room chatter, whiskey conversations, bottle memories, festival talk, and bursts of excitement that do not always wait for a clean transition. That looseness is part of the identity. Instead of turning whiskey into a tidy lecture, the show lets people talk through what they taste, what they remember, and what they still want to argue about after the pour is gone. Recent episodes circle around blending, barrel selection, double-barreling, barrel proof releases, allocated bourbon, Irish whiskey, St. Patrick’s Day pours, and the difference between quality and hype. The details can get deep. Danny Polise talks through Penelope’s barrel and mash bill blending with spreadsheets, batch memory, and the skill of knowing what a barrel is likely to bring. Mark Carter’s Old Carter conversation moves through barrel proof whiskey, wine, innkeeping, character, and the feeling that certain bottles carry the lives around them. Steve Lambert of Leather & Oak brings the show into grain genetics, a 75-gallon pot still, yeast trials, rye pepper, residual sugar, and the small technical choices that change a spirit’s personality. Other episodes stretch into blind Irish whiskey tastings, New Orleans Bourbon Festival energy, and whether 375ml bottles could change access to allocated releases. The show is not sleek. It repeats itself, wanders, reacts in the moment, and sometimes lets advertisements dominate the transcript. But when the conversation locks in, it has the charm of a group that genuinely cares about why one batch sings, why a flavor matters, and why a bottle becomes attached to a place or a person. It suits listeners who like whiskey knowledge delivered through stories rather than diagrams. It also suits people who enjoy hearing craft explained in plain language, then hearing that craft translated back into taste: pepper, sweetness, proof, and the last sample saved because once it is gone, it is gone.
Made for: Built for whiskey drinkers who enjoy bourbon culture, distillery backstories, tasting notes, barrel proof debates, and whiskey conversations that stay casual. It especially suits listeners who want craft detail without losing the table-talk feel.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its combination of technical whiskey curiosity and unfiltered room energy. It can ask about mash bills, yeast, barrel surveys, and grain genetics, then immediately turn that detail into a shared reaction around flavor and memory.
The Scotchy Bourbon Boys love Whiskey and every thing about the industry! Martin "Super Nash", Jeff "Tiny", Rachel "Roxy" Karl "Whisky" and Chris "CT" all make up The Scotchy Bourbon Boys! Join us in talking everything and anything Whiskey, with the innovators, and distillers around the globe. Go behind the scenes of making great whiskey and learn how some of the best in the whiskey industry make their product! Remember good whiskey means great friends and good times! Go out and Live Your Life Dangerously!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Detailed interviews and structured tastings connect whiskey production choices to the flavors drinkers encounter in the glass.
The Scotchy Bourbon Boys turns whiskey tasting into a working conversation about how flavor is built. Interviews move through mash bills, barrel selection, grain genetics, yeast, blending and finishing, with the crew asking guests to connect production choices to what arrives in…
A barrel spreadsheet becomes a memory test, and suddenly your whiskey shelf feels wildly under-researched.
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A loose barrel-bottle hang centered on the Yellowstone Recollection series and the Old Louisville breakdown.
An episode built around a Yellowstone Recollection series bottle and the Old Louisville barrel bottle breakdown. The structure is straightforward, but it works: nose, body, taste, and finish each get their turn, and the talk about Amin, Old Louisville, Eric's super chat, and the…
Bourbon reviews with memory, candor, and community.
Everyday life, thought through together.
Serious bottles, unserious table manners.
This episode highlights Middle West Spirits' craft whiskey production and Whiskey Thief Distilling Company's new tasting room experiences in Kentucky.
This episode explores the future of allocated bourbon through smaller bottles, highlighting distilleries like Middle West Spirits and Whiskey Thief Distilling Company.
The episode discusses Middle West Spirits, a distillery from the Ohio River Valley, focusing on their grain-to-glass whiskey production and Michelon Reserve line.
The episode discusses Middle West Spirits, a distillery focusing on grain-to-glass whiskey production in the Ohio River Valley.
The episode discusses Middle West Spirits, a distillery focusing on grain-to-glass whiskey production in the Ohio River Valley.
The episode discusses Middle West Spirits, a distillery focusing on grain-to-glass whiskey production in the Ohio River Valley.
The episode introduces Middle West Spirits and their Michelon Reserve line, focusing on the craft and flavors of their bourbons and whiskeys.
The hosts discuss and taste whiskeys from Middle West Spirits, focusing on the quality and politics of whiskey.
The episode discusses Middle West Spirits, a distillery focusing on grain-to-glass whiskey production in the Ohio River Valley.
Yellowstone gets the barrel-knock treatment.
The episode features a detailed description of Middle West Spirits, a craft distillery in the Ohio River Valley, focusing on their grain-to-glass whiskey production.
The episode discusses Middle West Spirits, a distillery in the Ohio River Valley, focusing on their whiskey-making process and products.
The episode discusses Middle West Spirits, their Michelon Reserve line, and the culture of Kentucky bourbon.