172 - BULLITT COUNTY, Lottery Dreams, and Buy/Sell/Trade of Brands on Bourbon Community Roundtable #25

10/25/18 • 78 min

I guess this is our silver anniversary! We are joined by Josh Reidford who is the producer for the new AMC movie, BULLITT COUNTY, that opens in theaters this Friday the 26th. We discuss the fears of what would happen if a bourbon enthusiast won the 1.6 Billion Mega Millions lottery then wrap up the show talking if we would ever see a buyout of another large brand.

Show Notes:

Pursuit Series launch by Pursuit Spirits
This week's Above the Char with Fred Minnick examines the "dad tax" and encouraging more bourbon and food pairing to raise the bar
Did anyone else realize is Sober October or Mocktober or whatever
Bullitt County Producer Josh Riedford joins as a special guest
BULLITT COUNTY tells the story of four friends who reunite for a bachelor party in the Fall of 1977 to hunt for buried Prohibition money on the Bluegrass Bourbon Trail only to become ripped apart by greed, corruption, and murder. Winner of SIX BEST PICTURE AWARDS from film festivals nationwide
Trailer - https://vimeo.com/278106182
Do you see more bourbon coming into your world of movie production.
Lottery at 1.6 billion. If you had enough money for bourbon, what would you do?
What distillery has the most American whiskey interest?
Fred gave his lowest score of all time in Forbes

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Show Notes:

Pursuit Series launch by Pursuit Spirits
This week's Above the Char with Fred Minnick examines the "dad tax" and encouraging more bourbon and food pairing to raise the bar
Did anyone else realize is Sober October or Mocktober or whatever
Bullitt County Producer Josh Riedford joins as a special guest
BULLITT COUNTY tells the story of four friends who reunite for a bachelor party in the Fall of 1977 to hunt for buried Prohibition money on the Bluegrass Bourbon Trail only to become ripped apart by greed, corruption, and murder. Winner of SIX BEST PICTURE AWARDS from film festivals nationwide
Trailer - https://vimeo.com/278106182
Do you see more bourbon coming into your world of movie production.
Lottery at 1.6 billion. If you had enough money for bourbon, what would you do?
What distillery has the most American whiskey interest?
Fred gave his lowest score of all time in Forbes

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171 - Tasting The Oldest Bourbon in History with Buddy Thompson, Former Chairman of Glenmore Distillery

When you see a 45 year old bourbon priced at $1800 retail, do you ask yourself, "Who are they kidding!?". That's exactly what Kenny thought before sitting down with our guest today. James "Buddy" Thompson brings more to this story than a bottle of bourbon. He was the Forman chairman of Glenmore Distillery and donated over $300,000 from the profits of James Thompson & Brother Final Reserve to charities that support Veterans. This episode will capture not only the history of Glenmore Distillery, but also make you intrigued to know what something that has aged 45 years in an oak barrel tastes like and the journey those barrels took until they were actually bottled. Show Notes:

The “Private Labels” Ruling Whiskey’s Black Market from PunchDrink.com
Join our Private Barrel Club at https://www.patreon.com/bourbonpursuit
We are now on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5Z3v7diyoqu0Zx7naH29jc
This week’s Above The Char with Fred Minnick is a short list for 2018 American Whiskey of the Year and a Call to Action for listeners to tell him what to drink!
Scott Scinta, how did you get into it?
What was your initial reaction to the product or story?
Buddy, tell us about your path into the spirits industry
What happened between Brown and Thompson?
Talk about your time at Glenmore Distillery
Can you talk about Kentucky Tavern history and during those times at Glenmore?
Were you overseeing operations? What was your role comprised of?
Why not a 50 year?
Are you a veteran yourself?
Talk about your military past?
How often were you going back and testing these barrels?
Are they sad about losing their best tenant ever for resting these barrels?
Talk about the extravagant packaging?
Why a snifter rather than a glencairn?
So this really wasn’t a big profit game?
What's the release cycle of these look like?
Why not make one big batch?
How did Bill Thomas of Jack Rose become involved?
Let’s start sampling
This nose is incredible!
It says "double oaked". So it's been barreled twice
What was the entry proof 40+ years ago?
What were some of your go to whiskies back then?
Were you trying to find a target consumer?

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173 - Angel's Envy at the Legends Series

This Legend Series brings podcast guests, Wes and Kyle Henderson, back on the show with the newest face of the clan joining the family ranks, Andrew. The focus on family touches on the impact Lincoln Henderson made on Angel's Envy before his passing and what the generations after him remember the most. Fred also tries to squeeze out some juicy details behind sourcing, acquisitions, and favorite bourbons outside of their own.

Show Notes:

Are you paying more for barrel proof whiskey? Wade Woodard breaks down the math https://tater-talk.com/2018/10/29/value-proposition-of-higher-proof-us-whiskies/
KY Derby Museum Legend Series are on sale. First one begins in Jan buy your tickets at derbymuseum.org/legendsseries
This week's Above the Char with Fred Minnick discusses bourbon at large retail chains and it's impact on local business
What's the story about a pickle?
Talk about your dad, Lincoln Henderson, for a moment
Was bourbon a part of your childhood?
What was some nasty stuff you used to drink?
Andrew, talk about your science experiments
Is Kyle a good teacher?
What are the moments you miss Lincoln the most?
During the initial launch, talk about the process of choosing port barrels.
It's a never ending discussion, is this bourbon?
Would you like to see a special designation for barrel finishes?
Take us through the process of putting it through the port barrel finish
Is the barrel dry or wet?
Where can we purchase the bourbon you use before port finishing?
Wes, what's your official title now?
Let's try the rye whiskey finished in rum barrels
Is rye more flexible to blend?
When Bacardi acquired you, when did they come in as a minority investor?
What was that time like when you needed capital and needed to raise funds?
What's your favorite bourbons outside of Angel's Envy?
Lets talk about the Cask Strength Limited Release
What is your future on an individual basis?
Where is your warehouse growth needs?
Talk about the design of the bottle.
Past Angel's Envy Podcasts