313 - Dos and Don'ts of Barrel Picks with Macaulay Minton of Wilderness Trail and John Wadell of Peerless

Bourbon Pursuit

Hobbies, Food, Arts, Leisure

4.9 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

We talk about barrel picks all the time on the show and we do 40-50 barrels selections per year with our private barrel program. But instead of hearing us talk about it, let's hear some stories from the people that live and breathe it every day. We're joined by Macaulay Minton of Wilderness Trail and John Wadell of Peerless Distilling. Both of these guys run the barrel select programs for each distillery. We get to know more about the programs and the dos and don'ts of going on a barrel pick. Show Notes: This week’s Above the Char with Fred Minnick (@fredminnick) talks about his dental routine. How did you get into bourbon and working on single barrel programs? Is there a certain percentage you are allowed to allocate to private barrels? What do you like and not like about other barrel picks? How do remote picks work? Are remote picks harder than in person? Are there some people that are hard to please with picks? What gets you blacklisted? What are things you shouldn't do on a pick? What do you think of stickers? What is the most positive thing that has happened for you working in a private barrel program? @thebourbonswami, @wildernesstraildistillery, @sir_jwadell, @kentuckypeerless Support this Podcast on Patreon

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	So what are we talking about today, Willett?
0:02.3	Yeah.
0:03.3	Talk about purple tops, right?
0:04.1	Purple tops, yes, purple tops.
0:10.6	Hey, everyone, it's episode 313 of Bourbon Pursuit, the podcast featuring news, reviews, and interviews with people making
0:23.3	the bourbon whiskey industry happen. I'm one of your host, Kenny Coleman, and before we start
0:27.7	today's episode, talking about barrel picks from people who lead barrel pick programs, here's your
0:32.4	weekly bourbon news update. Calling all bourbon and whiskey fanatics, this is your chance to earn $20,000 and be named
0:40.6	World's Top Whiskey Taster.
0:43.1	Back for a second year is Bardstown Bourbon Company's whiskey tasting competition, where you
0:47.9	can compete for a scholarship to Moonshine University, the opportunity to create your own blend
0:53.0	with Steve Nally, get a sponsored block party back in your hometown, and a $20,000 cash prize.
1:00.4	The first thing you need to do is sign up for the casting call, which will open on July 15th at world's top whiskey taster.com.
1:07.6	You just have to showcase your knowledge and enthusiastic personality.
1:20.5	There will be five regional qualifiers based in Chicago, Dallas, New York, L.A., and Atlanta, and those regional winners will be sent to Bardstown to compete for the Grand Prize.
1:26.7	Once again, the casting call will open on July 15th at world's top whiskeytaster.com.
1:31.4	The Kentucky Distillers Association has announced that Castle and Key, based in Woodford County, is the 43rd member of the non-profit trade group.
1:35.6	Castle and Key is also the KDA's 15th heritage level member, which is the highest rank
1:40.4	for distilleries that age more than 50,000 barrels per year.
1:50.0	And a new bill has declared that Indiana rye can be a legally binding and regional designation of whiskey. Distillers can now label their product with the term Indiana rye whiskey, and according to the new bill,
1:55.0	in order for a whiskey to be called an Indiana rye, it must be either a sour or sweetmash with at least 51% ryes
2:02.2	the base ingredient. It has to come off distill at no more than 160 proof, go into the barrel
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Bourbon Pursuit, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Bourbon Pursuit and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.