One guy was like, so what is old Louisville and, you know, in accordance to Lonesburg, Indiana?

I'm like, get out of here.

Across the river.

Yeah.

This is Bourbon Pursuit, the official podcast of Bourbon, bringing to you the best in news, reviews, and interviews, with people making the bourbon whiskey industry happen.

And I'm one of your hosts, Kenny Coleman.

In this episode, we sit down with Amin Karud.

He's the founder behind Old Louisville Whiskey Company, where you've probably seen a lot of his bottles start popping up and pretty velvet bags all over the place. And Amin's path is a bit unorthodox.

He transitioned from a safe career in engineering to living a life behind the counter of a liquor store in the Old Louisville neighborhood.

And at that store,

he learned a lot about the business and how to navigate the three-tier system. He also had some

foresight, where he took his profits from the store, and he started buying barrels at MGP years ago,

but he just didn't know what to do with them. Fast forward, well, he's now got a healthy stock

of double-digit age barrels and an idea of creating a new brand.

His past life with the retail ingrained a sense of hospitality, which is one of the reasons why his fostered a community that grabs up every single release.

With that, enjoy this week's episode.

And now here's Fred Minnick with Above the Char.

I'm Fred Minnick, and this is Above the Char.

This week's idea comes from Jason Simone, who asked me on Patreon, what the hell is light

whiskey? Well, Jason, it's a great question, and I'm glad you asked it because it brings a bit of a chuckle to me.

First, I'm going to give you the actual federal definition of it.

So this is the federal definition on the TTB class and type of definitions for whiskey.

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