always wonder does anybody ever listen to the podcast?

I'm like, even if you don't, if you don't, nobody's listening, you're just here because

there's chairs.

I get it.

It's okay.

It's all right.

Yeah, it's a win-win for, and you get free bourbon, right?

So what more could you want out of life? 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.

At the 2024 Kentucky Bourbon Festival, we ran an activation at the Pursuit Spirits area called Between Two Burials,

which featured lightning talks from people who you probably already follow on different social media platforms.

The topics, they were up to them, and they could have anywhere between five to 15 minutes to speak on whatever they wanted.

We ran this activation for two days with five sessions per day, and today, you can hear the first of two different releases.

The first day features Chris Blatner. He's known as the Urban Bourbonist, and he talks about session cocktails.

Then we have Jacob Kuyper from Cumming Whiskey, who you know from following everything on all those new labels coming out, and he talks about session cocktails. Then we have Jacob Kuyper from Coming Whiskey, who you know from

following everything on all those new labels coming out, and he talks about the origins of the

three-tier system. Up next is Mark Rucker of the Bourbon Life, discussing how he turns a passion

into a way of life. Then we have Tyler Zoller, of Louisville Bourbon Buzz, who gives tips on

whiskey content creation, and we wrap

up day one with Heather Wibbles, who's also known as the cocktail contessa, telling us how to

select the perfect bourbon for your cocktail. With that, enjoy this week's episode. Now here's

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

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