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For over seven years, the biggest spirit brands in the world have been coming into our bars to teach whiskey, rum, tequila and mezcal enthusiasts about the drinks that they love. Now, we’re happy to bring that same level of knowledge and fun to you online as a podcast! Every Tuesday and Friday, Pedro Shanahan will be joined in front of a live audience by the people who know these alcohol brands the best, the ones who make it!

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2: Rum vs. Whiskey: Bailey Prior and Fred Minnick

Six time Emmy Award winner and Founder of The Real McCoy Rum, Bailey Prior and Author/Journalist Fred Minnick, (Bourbon Curious, Rum Curious, Bourbon+ Magazine) join Pedro for a friendly debate between the Rum and Whiskey. They'll discuss all the ways that Rum has the historical edge and how the Revolutionary War was actually a major catalyst to Whiskey gaining prominence in America! Who says drinking can't teach you history?

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3: Laphroaig/Bowmore/Auchentoshan with Simon Brooking

Simon Brooking, the man who preaches "World peace thro’ whisky one dram at a time,” joined us at the Bar Jackalope to taste us through an amazing selection of Beam Suntory's scotches along side the sherries that they're finished in. With a whiskey in one hand and sherry in the other, he joined Joe Jameson to treat us to a night of original songs, toasts and amazing spirits.

What we drank:

Bowmore 15

Auchentoshan Three Wood

Bowmore 18 Manzanilla

Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016

Oloroso Sherry

Pedro Ximénez Sherry

Manzanilla

Madeira

4: Koval with Jamie Stout

If you're not from the Midwest of America, you might not be familiar with the gem that is Koval Distilleries. As the first distillery to open and operate out of Chicago since the Mid-1800s, this self proclaimed "grain to bottle" distillery hits all the right notes with the most unique of ingredients. You may not have known that you needed their millet whiskey in your life before this podcast, but now you do. You're welcome!

What we drank:

Koval Oat Whiskey

Koval Rye Whiskey

Koval Millet Whiskey

Koval Four Grain

Koval Bourbon

About The Spirit Guide Society:

For over seven years, the biggest spirit brands in the world have been coming into our bars to teach whiskey, rum, tequila and mezcal enthusiasts about the drinks that they love. Now, we’re happy to bring that same level of knowledge and fun to you online as a podcast! Every Tuesday and Friday, Pedro Shanahan and Stephanie Aguilar will be joined in front of a live audience by the people who know these alcohol brands the best, the ones who make it!

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5: Maker's Mark (and Donuts) with Megan Breier

Megan Breier of Maker's Mark has become famous for her food and drink pairings. She hit the town last year with her "Oink and Barrel" tasting that paired whiskey with gourmet hams. Today, Megan joins us in the Spirit Guide Society to taste us through her new "Aged and Glazed" pairing, which puts four of Maker's Mark's expressions along side four donuts. A pairing of Bourbon and Donuts? Why didn't we think of this sooner?

What we drank:

Maker's Mark

Maker's Mark 46

Maker's Mark Seven Grand Private Select

Maker's Mark Cast Strength

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6: Burnside with Mel Heim

When it comes to having an original approach to blended whiskies, Mel Heim is in a category all her own. Her love of craft spirits and barrel woods has led her to turn Burnside into one of the most beautifully unique spirits on the market. Mel was also nice enough to discuss why her general love of the blending craft led Burnside's parent company, Eastside Distilling, to become one of the few publicly traded craft distillers (NASDAQ: EAST) Take some stock in that!

What we drank:

Burnside West End

Burnside Rye

Burnside Straight Bourbon

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7: Hibiki Harmony Deconstructed with Johnnie "The Scot" Mundell

Hibiki truly sets the standard for Japanese whisky. Today, we were joined by the incomparable Johnnie "The Scot" Mundell who deconstructed the five main whiskies that make up the Hibiki Harmony blend. It was a truly Harmonious occasion!

What we drank:

Hibiki Harmony

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8: Bruichladdich with Trent Simpson

In the realm of peated, single malt scotches, Bruchladdich (pronounced Brooke-Laddie) is a legend. Trent Simpson joined us to walk through some of the greatest hits of this fantastic Islay masterpiece. Before you press play, prepare yourself to get nerdy about some smokey, smokey barrel-finished goodness!

What we drank:

Unpeated Classic Laddich

Islay Barley

Black Art

Port Charlotte

Octomore 8.1

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9: Douglas Laing's Old Partiuclar with Jan Beckers

For some, the craft of whisk(e)y begins with the discovery of an exciting mash build that can be distilled and aged to perfection. Douglas Laing, however, expresses their passion by purchasing some of the finest and most rare barrels of single malt and single grain scotches to bottle and sell to consumers. Jan Beckers joined us to share the Old Particular line, which according to their website "is a particularly unique series of individually hand-selected aged Single Cask Malts' and Single Cask Single Grains from all over Scotland. Each is bottled exactly the way the Distiller intended: Without colouring, or chill-filtration. The result is as close as some come to experiencing that rarest of pleasures – sampling a dram straight from its cask in the hallowed surroundings of a Distillery warehouse." We hope that this podcast provides you with the rarest of pleasures as well!

What we drank:

Glengoyne 10 Yr

Auchtentochen 20 Yr.

Allt-a-Bhainne 21 Yr.

Cameron Bridge 25

Bowmore 20

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10: Highland Park with Brian Summers

The incredibly colorful Brian Summers joined us this week to share the whiskey that many peat lovers count as their favorite, Highland Park! In addition to tasting us through HP's line of whiskey, he shared the amazing (and hilarious) viking origins of the distillery and gave us the funniest lesson on the fermentation of yeast that anyone could ever ask for!

What We Drank:

Highland Park 12

Highland Park Valkyrie

Highland Park 18

Highland Park Full Volume

Highland Park Magnus

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11: Mezcal: La Locura/Malbien with Ben Scott

Our first Agave based podcast! If you spend enough time hanging around Mexico, you're likely to end up at the home of Eduardo "Lalo" Ángeles, Master Distiller of La Locura and Malbien Mezcal. This fourth generation mezcal producer has been making the spirit with a family clay pot still recipe that is over 100 years old. His spirits were first released commercially in 2014 and has been described as "Step Above" other mezcals. We hope that this podcast is a step above too!

What We Drank:

La Locura Tobasiche-Espadine

La Locura Tobasiche

La Locura Tobala

Mezcal Mal Bien Espadine

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