Originally recorded: 10/4/2021
Length: 01:08:38
The first episode where we think maybe we know what we are doing. We probably don’t, but we felt good about it for a minute. And we finally get to why all whiskeys are NOT bourbons. Either way the Buffalo Trace and the champagne toast made it all worthwhile.
Buffalo Trace
Purchase details:
Location: Jeff’s Beverage
Date: 9/25/2021
Cost: $27
Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Distillery: Heaven Hill
Bottled in: Bardstown, KY
Proof: 90 (45% ABV)
Composition: It’s a secret
Age: NAS
Links for this episode
Bitches & Bourbon Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Bi.chesandbourbon
Buffalo Trace https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/buffalo-trace.html
Buffalo Trace Distillery https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com
Cast Chasers Podcast https://caskchasers.org
Johnny Walker Year of the Ox https://www.johnniewalker.com/en-hk/our-whisky/limited-edition-whiskies/johnnie-walker-blue-label-year-of-the-ox-limited-edition/
Champagne scabbard video https://youtu.be/vL2SmGnReOk
Alton Brown https://youtu.be/qCp9-tEHa8U
Parker’s http://www.parkersav.com
Five Bourbon Myths https://www.liquor.com/articles/the-five-biggest-bourbon-myths/
Presbyterian https://www.liquor.com/recipes/presbyterian/
00:01:30 Find us on Facebook at Bi+ches and Bourbon
00:02:50 Buffalo Trace
00:04:05 We tap the table, and no one knows why
00:04:45 Our thoughts
00:06:45 Buffalo Trace Distillery
00:08:18 OFC and Pink Lemonade is related (go figure)
00:10:05 Not all whiskeys are bourbons
00:16:52 Ape digresses into a yellow #5 story
00:19:15 the Jack Daniels Black label discussion
00:20:40 How Buffalo Trace got its name
00:23:57 This is our happy place
00:25:50 Guess what Crown Royal isn’t
00:27:43 Ape’s husband does a flyover
00:28:54 Bring out the ice
00:30:24 Bottle chasing and Johnny Walker Blue
00:33:00 The Infinity Bottle
00:37:30 Drink it how you like it (the Bourbini)
00:40:50 Opening a champagne bottle with a sword
00:44:16 Parker’s ice shout out
00:46:10 Reba reads the review
00:49:04 Yes, we used the word “smooth” and we are gonna do it again
00:52:00 Ape says no to secondary market prices
00:54:45 Is older always better?
00:57:45 Five biggest bourbon myths from liquor.com
01:01:17 Cocktails
01:03:30 Buffalo Trace mash bill
01:04:00 Jack Gold
