200 - Juleps, MGP Chasers, and High Dollar NAS on Bourbon Community Roundtable #32

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🗓️ 9 May 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Are Mint Juleps the problem child of bourbon cocktails? We examine the Mint Julep and it’s impact on history and give our novice commentary on horse racing. We then look at the crazy hoarding of higher aged MGP stocks because there are now groups scouring the country to find distilleries with this coveted whiskey. Is there a scary future of higher priced bourbons (over $100) that don’t carry an age statement? Lastly, we give our initial thoughts on the new Wild Turkey “Cornerstone” release. Show Notes: Oldest Whiskey: http://www.lawhiskeysociety.com/pages/Worlds-Oldest-Whiskey Yelp Recommendations: https://www.yelp.com/collection/Si779eiZUmjGomZP2pZLTg This week’s Above the Char with Fred Minnick talks about the word smooth. 200th Episode of Bourbon Pursuit Kentucky Derby Post Mortem. Thoughts on the race? Bourbon was out in full force with Brown Forman having a spotlight. Are mint juleps a timeless classic or is it ruining good bourbon? How many brands can you name that have a horse on the label? MGP prices sky rocketing. When did this phenomenon begin? KY Owl Confiscated. Thoughts on the future with high price no age statement bourbon? Wild Turkey "Cornerstone" releasing their limited edition rye. http://whiskyadvocate.com/wild-turkey-masters-keep-cornerstone-rye-last-drop-glenrothes-whisky-whiskey/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We should see how many accountants and lawyers we can get on a show.
0:04.5	Oh, wait.
0:07.1	No more, no more.
0:08.2	Yeah, no more.
0:08.4	Yeah, my capacity.
0:09.2	Yeah.
0:10.3	Yeah.
0:15.0	Hey, everyone, and welcome to episode 200 of Bourbon Pursuit. I'm one of your host, Kenny,
0:24.4	and did you just hear what I said? It was episode 200. This is monumental. It's huge. Now, I'm not
0:30.3	going to talk about it because we talk a lot about it in the show, or maybe just a little bit.
0:34.8	I don't know. We're kind of proud of ourselves here. But thank you so much for joining us and being a part of this monumental occasion. And it's
0:41.8	because of you, our listeners, why this has been so successful. So keep tuning in and we're
0:46.8	going to keep bringing you good original bourbon content. Now on with a little bit of the
0:51.7	news. Adam Hurst of the LA Whiskey Society has uncovered the world's
0:56.0	oldest whiskey. It's a 12-year-old Pennsylvania ride distilled in 1847. It's been passed down
1:03.5	through generations of family as well as estate sales until it ended up in the hands of someone
1:08.7	asking more about its origin. The link to the website in our show notes goes through intensive detail of the label, glass, seal, core condition,
1:18.4	and even guesses what the whiskey is comprised of because back then there was no notion of,
1:23.9	oh, hey, what's your mash bill?
1:25.7	And really, also what is the importance of discovering
1:28.8	this ancient artifact? And I guess I say ancient and relatively new terms here. But having a bottle
1:34.9	from pre-Civil War era is a window into the age of whiskey history that at this point, only
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