027 - Revitalizing the Family Brand of Kentucky Owl Bourbon with Dixon Dedman, Partner

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🗓️ 9 October 2015

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Dixon Dedman, Owner Operator of Beaumont Inn & Partner in Kentucky Owl, joins us to talk about his family history and how they revitalized a brand that died during prohibition. Show Notes: Fantasy teams are now using high valued bourbons as entrance fees Let's talk about you. Who are you and what have you been doing up to this point? Let's talk about your bourbon. What got you into dealing with the brand? Why the tag name “The Wise Man’s Bourbon”? What made you go with a barrel proof bourbon? How many barrels went into the particular batches? So you take the barrels, and you dump them and put them into new charred barrels? Is there a big difference between Batch 1 and Batch 2? What about Batch 3? This is a KY only release. Why only KY? How does it feel to have this craze happening? Talk about the Old Owl Tavern on your property Where do you sit on the Bourbon Trail? For anyone still looking for a pour of KY Owl, can they get it at the tavern? Adam Johnson asks, What is the secret to the General Lee cake? How can people get in touch with you?

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0:00.0	For anybody that's looking to still get a pour of Kentucky Al, and of course you're not going to be able to find in the shelves when you come from Kentucky because that stuff was long gone within the week that it came out.
0:11.5	So do you have the Kentucky Al Bourbon at your tavern that if somebody does come and stay with you, they can leave it.
0:17.1	Hey, I've had it.
0:18.1	We've got plenty of it.
0:32.7	Yeah. you that can relate it. Hey, I've had it. We've got plenty of it. Hey, everyone, it's Kenny here.
0:34.6	And I've always said the best way to try a whole bunch of whiskeys is going to a whiskey festival.
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0:49.8	Attendees can look forward to trying over 200 different types of whiskey, meeting brand experts,
0:58.2	founders, distillers, and more like-minded enthusiasts such as yourself.
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1:08.5	grab some tickets and a buddy, and we'll see you there.
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1:39.8	Hey everyone, it's Kenny here.
1:41.7	And when you listen to Ryan and I on Whiskey Quikis,
1:44.1	we're talking about tasty notes such as vanilla and caramel, toasted oak, and baking spice.
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