305 - Career Growth as a Master Distiller with Denny Potter of Maker's Mark

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4.9 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Denny Potter has held multiple roles in the bourbon industry and many thought that being the Master Distiller at Heaven Hill would be the pinnacle of anyone's career. In 2018, Denny left Heaven Hill and assumed the role of Master Distiller at Maker's Mark which surprised many. In this episode, we talk about career growth as a Master Distiller and advice to give others aspiring for this role in the industry. And Fred tries to convince Denny to release a 12 year old Maker's Mark. Show Notes: This week’s Above the Char with Fred Minnick (@fredminnick) talks about the three tier system. What made you decide to go to Maker's Mark? Do you feel like you have an opportunity to grow or have you hit the ceiling as a Master Distiller? What's it been like working with Rob Samuels? What do you bring to the table as a Master Distiller? How long should someone work in operations before becoming a Master Distiller? Will you ever put out a 12 year old product? Talk about the operations at Maker's. What are the challenges of scaling while trying to keep the integrity of the brand? What was different when you came back to Maker's? What is the difference between operating Maker's vs. Bernheim Distillery? Support this Podcast on Patreon

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0:00.0	it's all right there's a there's a full bottle
0:01.9	Lauren was all right like don't drink a bunch of ditty
0:03.9	Fred's like
0:06.0	here you go
0:06.7	yeah you didn't pour it
0:11.0	you don't get to make the rules here
0:13.3	no but I'll play along
0:14.4	this is episode 305 of Bourbon Pursuit, the podcast featuring news, reviews, and interviews,
0:30.3	with people making the bourbon whiskey industry happen.
0:33.4	I'm one of your host, Kenny Coleman, and before we start today's podcast, talking to our good
0:37.5	friend Denny Potter of Makers Mark, here's your weekly Bourbon News Update.
0:41.7	For the last few years, Buffalo Trace has been hard at work on its $1.2 billion infrastructure
0:47.2	investment, some of which includes new barrel warehouses. At a capacity of 58,800 barrels each,
0:53.9	the addition of 10 new warehouses has given an on-site
0:57.0	barrel inventory of over 1 million aging whiskey barrels.
1:01.2	They will continue to add future warehouses at the same size and at a rate of one new
1:05.7	warehouse every four months.
1:08.2	Good friend of the show, David Jennings, who you probably know as Rare Bird
1:11.5	101, recently launched his second Kickstarter campaign for a new book called Wild Turkey Musings.
1:18.5	After going through 280 posts that span five years of work on his blog, he compiled words
1:23.9	that capture his passion for wild turkey, but also provide value for learning and more about the brand.
1:29.1	The e-book starts at $15, with the physical book starting at 35, and you can reserve yours now on Kickstarter.
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