041 - Maker's Mark Collection Obsession with Brian Gelfo, Maker’s Mark Ambassador Extraordinaire

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Hobbies, Food, Arts, Leisure

4.9 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2016

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Brian Gelfo, Maker’s Mark Ambassador Extraordinaire & Bourbon Mafia Member, goes in depth about the Maker’s Mark Ambassador. Show Notes: Markers Mark is now starting a “private barrel” program. But it’s more like a private blend program. What’s your story? Tell the listeners about your Maker’s Mark collection How do you get a hold of all the export bottles? What would you consider your most prized Marker’s Mark collectable? Explain to the listeners what the Marker’s Mark ambassadors program is How does someone sign up for the program? Is it free of charge? What are the benefits of being an ambassador? Give the listeners some idea of the best items Marker’s Mark has sent over the years to their ambassadors. what’s the process for going to pick up a bottle from your batch? Is it like the Willy Wonka golden ticket? What is life like for the Samuels outside of bourbon? What are some of your favorite Maker’s Mark events over the past decade?

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0:00.0	I've kind of got a...
0:01.5	I don't know if you listened to the show before, but we are...
0:03.4	I listen to a little bit.
0:04.3	Okay.
0:04.6	I get myself familiar with it.
0:05.7	Okay, so we're...
0:06.9	I mean, it's very laid back.
0:08.3	Like, it's very much...
0:09.8	We don't sit there and try to act like we know everything.
0:12.7	We try to...
0:13.6	The whole format of the show was understanding that nobody wants to listen to us talk, right?
0:18.7	They... Nobody wants to listen to us talk, right? They want to listen to me talk either. I just don't shut up more than us.
0:22.1	So.
0:22.6	So.
0:35.8	Hey, everyone. It's Kenny here. And I've always said the best way to try a whole bunch of
0:38.2	whiskeys is going to a whiskey festival. And the best touring whiskey festival outside of Kentucky,
0:43.7	it's got to be Whiskey Riot. And they're now operating events across New York, Florida, Texas,
0:48.5	and Oklahoma for 2025. Attendees can look forward to trying over 200 different types of whiskey,
0:59.4	meeting brand experts, founders, distillers, and more like-minded enthusiasts such as yourself.
1:04.6	These are seriously fun events, and heck, we're going to be there too, so make sure you check out the pursuit booth.
1:11.9	Go to Whiskey Riot.com right now to go look at the 2025 tour schedule, grab some tickets and a buddy, and we'll see you there.
1:13.0	Hey everyone, it's Kenny here, and when you listen to Ryan and I on Whiskey Quikis, we're talking
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