067 - Jack Rose is the Hottest Bourbon Bar Destination with Bill Thomas, Owner

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4.9 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2016

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Bill Thomas (@MashBill_Thomas), Owner of Jack Rose (@JackRoseinDC), tells his history of turning a passion for whiskey and 20 years of dusty hunting into the single largest collection of epic bourbon that is available for sale at Jack Rose Dining Saloon in Washington D.C. Show Notes: Talk about your history and your love affair with bourbon? Explain to the listeners, what is Jack Rose? How many bottles do you have in inventory? Is it safe to assume that every bourbon bar in the nation aspires to be Jack Rose? How do you source all of your older vintage whiskey? Do you think most of your patrons prefer older or newer stuff? How do you keep your personal vs business bunker separate? If you were to share a drink with one person, past or present or fiction, who would it be? What's the best find you've ever had? Talk about choosing barrels that have leaks You have a crazy amount of Willetts. So talk about how you got connected with Drew You can see the passion is there for you. Do you ever get burnt out always having to chase?

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0:00.0	Normally when somebody's got a Prohibition bottle, they probably, like, they find a case,
0:04.0	but wouldn't create of it and shit. So there's always like 24 packs of those or whatever.
0:07.8	It's not as rare, and you know what, it's not as good.
0:17.9	This particular episode is a fantastic one.
0:20.7	So much so that there's an additional 16 minutes of extra recording that I've added in towards the very end.
0:26.2	You'll learn what it takes to be an epic bourbon hunter and listen to the incredible stories our guest has to tell.
0:31.6	Once you hear the closing music, it's not over, so stay around towards the end.
0:35.4	There won't be a podcast release next week since I'll be traveling out of the country for work,
0:39.5	so I hope this bonus content keeps you occupied until then.
0:42.9	As always, remember to support the show on patreon.com.
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