227 - Catching up with the Johns of Smooth Ambler

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🗓️ 14 November 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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John Little and John Foster of Smooth Ambler are good friends of the show. We’ve had them on before and they’ve been doing a lot of stuff recently to keep their audiences engaged. They have a new video series, divulge their plans for future whiskey production, and talk about their latest launch of their MGP based Old Scout. Tune in to hear their take on what’s happened to American Whiskey in the past 2 years. Show Notes: KDA Press Release: https://kybourbon.com/2-barrels-for-every-kentuckian-distillers-top-9-million-barrels-for-first-time-in-modern-era/ This week’s Above the Char with Fred Minnick talks about blind tastings. Tell us about your video series on YouTube. What's been happening in the past two years? When are you going to use the new make? What is the game plan for Rye? What's the plan for the American Whiskey? Let's talk about sourced whiskey. Do you see Big Level as always evolving? Do you consider yourselves a craft distiller? What impact has Smooth Ambler made in West Virginia? What's the Whiskey Wagon? What benefits have you experienced from the Pernod Ricard deal? Where does the name Smooth Ambler come from?

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0:00.0	We can play a game of like, which John is not wearing pants right now.
0:05.0	Nice.
0:05.5	Neither of us are.
0:06.5	Welcome back, everybody.
0:20.4	Welcome back, everybody. I'm one of your host, Kenny. And we've got just a little bit of news to run through. And that's because last week, I forgot to report that the Kentucky Distillers Association came out with a new press release that was pretty impactful. And that's that they are announcing that there are now two barrels for every Kentucky and aging in Kentucky. Last year, by filling more than 2.1
0:39.5	million barrels of bourbon and aging 9.1 million total barrels of spirits, that is now the record
0:45.8	of the highest inventory in the past 52 years that has been kept by the KDA, and this is the
0:51.2	first time since 1967 that distillers have filled more than 2 million barrels of bourbon.
0:57.6	Bourbon production has skyrocketed more than 350% since the turn of the century,
1:02.7	triggering a $2.3 billion building boom, expanding production and warehouse capabilities,
1:08.6	and growing the tourism experience that you have seen that
1:11.8	is now significantly boosting Kentucky's tourism profile.
1:15.8	But distilling still remains one of the highest tax of all 532 industries in the state,
1:21.4	and distillers this year are paying a record $25 million in barrel taxes, which they say is discriminatory tax that is going to hamper
1:30.6	growth and investment. You can read more about taxes and its impact, even more with
1:36.3	tariffs and safety and responsibility with the links to the press release in our show notes.
1:42.0	After winning the 2019 World Series last month, Washington National's first baseman
1:46.8	decided to celebrate with his favorite drink.
1:50.0	Of course, you know it, bourbon.
1:52.0	He had a group of friends that spent the weekend in Kentucky choosing their own personal
1:55.9	selection of Woodford Reserve.
1:58.3	Zimmerman said he planned to celebrate the World Series by gifting a bottle
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