011 - Reviving Four Roses with Jim Rutledge, Master Distiller Four Roses (Part 1)

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🗓️ 23 April 2015

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Jim Rutledge, Master Distiller at Four Roses, joins us for Part 1 of this 2-Part podcast and talks about his education, job history, his love for bowling, and how he brought Four Roses straight bourbon back to the US. Show Notes: What was your first experience with bourbon? What was your journey from different roles with Seagrams and your path into Four Roses? Who gave you the opportunity to get back into distillery operations? Blended Whiskey by Seagrams were top shelf at one time What impact did Kirin have on Four Roses since it was primarily an export only? How has the Four Roses brand grown since it’s been back in the US? What are you most excited for with the future of Four Roses? How are you planning for Four Roses future?

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0:00.0	Yeah, because we'll talk about, because there was definitely one that a lot of people talked about was your claim to fame was the, you think the best bourbon you ever made was the 2011 single barrel.
0:12.9	You know, I think I had the year wrong one that, too.
0:16.8	Well, good.
0:17.7	I didn't know what you're going to be asked.
0:19.4	We'll get the real story.
0:25.2	Yeah. Well, good. I don't know what it's going to be asked. We'll get the real story. Bringing to you the best stories from icons in the bourbon industry, it's Bourbon Pursuit.
0:30.1	Now here are your host, Ryan and Kenny.
0:33.7	Hey, guys, Ryan here with Bourbon Pursuit.
0:36.8	The next couple weeks, we have a two-part episode with Jim Rutledge from Four Roses.
0:41.3	So we have episode one this week and episode two, the following. Enjoy. Thank you.
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