The Scotchy Bourbon Boys
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!
Episodes
594 episodes
Liberty Reserve Bourbon With 4 Branches Gregg Snyder and Rick Franco
We raise a sip to remember, then dig into how Four Branches turns military roots into real whiskey quality and real giveback. We taste Liberty Reserve, break down the blending and double-oak choices behind it, and talk honestly about what it ta...
The Fresh Victor Nine Juice Bottle Bar Cart
We lose our planned guest and turn the night into a live cocktail lab, tasting Fresh Victor mixers straight and then building drinks with bourbon, rum, tequila, vodka, and gin. The surprises are how intense the mixers are on their own, how fast...
How Rolling Fork Turns Rum, Rye, And Rare Brandy Into rare Bottles with Turner Wathen
We taste through Rolling Fork’s most interesting bottles with Turner Wathan and unpack how a rum-first company ends up leading with Armagnac, Calvados, and a revived Kentucky bourbon label. Along the way, we get the real story behind Fortuitous...
America 250 Barrel-Strength Bourbon with Dark Arts Whiskey House Macaulay Minton
A barrel can be magic, or it can be ruined before it ever touches whiskey. We sit down with Macaulay Mitten (Dark Arts Whiskey House, aka The Bourbon Swami) to get painfully specific about what separates a memorable finish from a disaster: prod...
Greg Keeley Master Distiller Larrikin Bourbon Co
We hang out with Greg Keeley from Larican Bourbon Company and trace how a military career, a Kentucky road trip and a string of coincidences turn into a real bourbon distillery with a loyal following. We taste and talk through what sells, what ...
How Honey Shaped Bourbon From Mead & Hot Toddies To Dark Arts
We trace how honey moved from ancient mead to American whiskey culture, then taste modern honey expressions to see what the hype gets right. We also get honest about the messy line between “finished” and “flavored” and why labels and proof matt...
How Oregon Oak And Scottish Peat Shape A Bold American Single Malt with Master Distiller Caitlin Bartlemay
We sit down with master distiller Caitlin Bartlemay to dig into why American single malt keeps gaining ground and why McCarthy’s still stands out after decades on the shelf. We get practical about peat, Oregon oak maturation, proof, climate, an...
Homemade Old Fashioned Versus Bottled And Barrel-Aged with Our Scotchy Bourbon Boy Mixoligist CT!
We put the Old Fashioned to the test by tasting bottled RTDs, pre-batched bar styles, and homemade builds to see where convenience truly holds up. We dig into history, ingredients, proof, and technique, then land on what we’d actually buy again...
How Blind Barrels Turns Blind Tasting Into Discovery With Founder Bobby DeMars
We taste and talk through the Blind Barrels model with Bobby, from sourcing craft whiskey to building a blind lineup that rewards curiosity over hype. We leave with a better way to buy bourbon, rye, and American single malt based on what we act...
What Is On The Bourbon Shelf In 2026 We Walk You Through 1 Brand at a Time
We walk the bourbon aisles in May 2026 and track what is genuinely sitting on shelves, what has become a reliable repeat buy, and what still feels like a surprise. The big story is availability and pricing shifting in real time, with several fo...
How Oak Shapes Flavor In Bourbon And Wine
We get honest about what really builds bourbon flavor and why the barrel may be the single most important ingredient after distillation. We compare bourbon rickhouses to wine cellars, then bring in cooperage expertise on toast, char, white oak ...
A Walk Through Lexington’s Brewery Distillery With Dave Bob
We hang out with Dave Bob from Lexington Brewing & Distilling and get a guided walk through Town Branch, from the visitor center that feels like an Irish street to the barrels that shape everything. Along the way we taste through beers, bou...
Buffalo Trace Expanded By Billions And Why They Still Dominate The Allocated Bourbon Market
We taste and score Weller 12 bottle by bottle, then zoom out to why Buffalo Trace keeps winning even as the bourbon market cools. We dig into the $1.2B expansion, the aging-time reality behind “scarcity”, and how marketing and mindset shape wha...
A Guided Whiskey War Food Pairing At High Bank Distillery
We set up inside High Bank’s barrel-filled war room and taste Whiskey War through a full brunch pairing that changes what we smell, taste, and remember. We also break down how blending, proof, and finishing choices shape a bottle, plus why the ...
Fermentation Is The Hidden Engine Of Bourbon, It Really Is Rocket Science
We chase the real engine of whiskey flavor by breaking down fermentation from mash temperatures and enzymes to yeast behavior and the distiller’s beer that feeds the still. Then we pivot from science to the glass with a George Dickel 15-year Te...
Distillery Blind Tasting with Blender & Head of Maturation Ryan Venrick of Watershed Distillery
We hand Watershed the keys and let Ryan Venrick run our first distillery-led blind tasting, and we learn fast that we’re not as good at guessing as we think. The reveals turn into a real lesson on slow water reduction, finishing choices, and ho...
How A Mexican Distillery Turns Native Corn Into World Class Whiskey with Master Distiller Douglas French Sierra Norte on Cinco De Mayo
We cross borders for a Cinco de Mayo pour that rewrites what whiskey can be when the grain, the place, and the people drive the process. With Sierra Norte’s Doug French, importer Bob Murphy, and our Whiskey Doctor Randy Ford, we dig into rainbo...
What Makes Kentucky Kentucky When The Derby Starts
We bring Kentucky Derby energy to the mic and talk about why this race hits different when bourbon tradition is part of the build-up. Along the way we trade Woodford Reserve notes, argue cocktail culture, and lock in our picks for win, place, a...
We Put Elijah Craig 15 Year Single Barrel Under The Microscope While Drinking Smoked Dr Pepper Old Fashioned's
We mix a smoked old fashioned that riffs on Dr Pepper flavor using burnt sugar syrup, cherry and chocolate bitters, and a heavy smoke cap that hangs over the glass. Then we run a full barrel bottle breakdown on Elijah Craig 15 Year Single Barre...
The Filmland Spirits Founders Share How They Blend Bourbon With Storytelling
We hang out with Stephen Canepa and Troy Bolotnik from FilmLand Spirits and dig into how they built a whiskey brand around vintage movie poster storytelling without sacrificing what matters in the glass. We taste their Moonlight Mayhem and Rise...
How Echo Spirits Builds Big Flavor In A Small Distillery
We sit down with the Echo Spirits team to talk about how a Columbus, Ohio distillery builds award-winning rum, creative whiskey blends, and a bar that feels like home. Along the way we dig into sourcing versus grain-to-glass debates, how finish...
Inside Barton 1792 With Ross Cornelissen Joining Us on His way Home from Ohio
We catch up after boots-on-the-ground Ohio bottle signings and get Ross Cornelison on the phone while he drives back to Kentucky. We dig into what makes Barton 1792 so consistent, why the brand’s profile has shifted over time, then end with a f...
Bourbon Festival Blueprint With KBF President Randy Prasse
We talk with Randy Prasse about why the Kentucky Bourbon Festival keeps selling out faster and how the team protects the general admission experience while still offering real VIP comfort. We get into the unglamorous details that make the weeke...
Danny Polise Explains How Penelope Finds Flavor By Blending Mash Bills & different Distillery Barrels
We sit down with Danny Polise from Penelope Bourbon to trace how a three-barrel experiment turns into a national brand built on obsessive blending and real boots-on-the-ground hustle. We dig into how sourcing, warehouse knowledge, and smart sca...
Old Carter, Uncut, Mark Carters Masterpiece!
We sit down with Mark Carter to talk about how Old Carter stays unmistakable batch after batch, from chewy caramel depth to that long, silky finish. We get into the real work behind very small blends, the Social Club experience, and why we chas...
