516 - What is a Wheated Bourbon? on Bourbon Community Roundtable #106

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🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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You know, if there's one topic that sparks debate and curiosity among bourbon enthusiasts, it's definitely wheated bourbons. Today, we're doing a deep dive into these unique spirits with an incredible panel: the always insightful Brian Haara, the ever-knowledgeable Blake Riber, and our good friend Nick Beiter. We're exploring the history and the recent surge in popularity of these bourbons, tracing their lineage back to legendary names like Maker's Mark and Stitzel-Weller. But the conversation quickly shifts to a spirited debate: what truly makes a bourbon wheated? Show Notes: Kenny leads a roundtable discussion on the rise of wheated bourbons Brian shares his initial experiences with wheated expressions Blake discusses the historical legacy of Maker's Mark and "poor man's Pappy" A debate on how to define a wheated bourbon, including brands like Penelope Examination of marketing's role in consumer understanding of wheated bourbons Insights into how wheated bourbons compare to rye-based counterparts Speculation on the future evolution of the wheated bourbon category Support this podcast on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I think it'd be if we saw Four Roses suddenly say.
0:03.3	Hey, we got a weed, oh.
0:05.2	I think that would be, you know, that would certainly get people attention.
0:10.5	They'd be like, we fooled you all these decades, you fuckers thought we're going to come out with dry.
0:14.9	Just we did burn.
0:15.8	We come out of the weeded bird.
0:17.1	Distilled by Pappy himself.
0:31.2	Yeah. It's distilled by Pappy himself. This is Bourbon Pursuit, the official podcast of Bourbon, bringing to you the best in news, reviews, and interviews with people
0:38.8	making the bourbon whiskey industry happen, and I'm one of your hosts, Kenny Coleman.
0:43.7	Weed, weeded, weeded, weeded, weeded, weeded, weeded, weeded, weeded, bourbon. Man alive,
0:48.2	I feel like this is all we talk about these days is the rise of weeded bourbon, but has it really
0:54.0	gotten popular or has it always
0:56.3	been popular, but now people are just emphasizing it a lot more. Well, we talk about this on
1:01.7	tonight's community roundtable where we start talking about the origins of weeded bourbon
1:06.0	and traditionally how it's always been swapping out rye for the wheat. And in the second half of the show, we started diving into more of, well, at what point
1:14.8	do you start blurring the lines of what is a weeded bourbon?
1:18.0	Recently, Penelope came out with their weeded bourbon, yet it has rye in the grain bill.
1:23.5	So how is this considered a weeded bourbon?
1:26.6	Well, we tackle that and more on this episode.
1:30.1	With that, enjoy it.
1:31.7	And now here's Fred Minnick with Above the Char.
1:35.7	I'm Fred Minnick, and this is Above the Char.
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