For decades, you wouldn’t have found his name anywhere on the label. In fact, he was arguably the most influential master distiller in America that the general public had never heard of.  Today we are discussing the story of the ultimate “ghostwriter” of the whiskey world, Greg Metze… On this Bourbon Brief.

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On this episode, Brett, JD, and Dude hang out online and discuss some of the industry happenings.  So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…  The Bourbon Hunters.

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It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!  On this episode, Dude blinds the guys with the 2026 High West Prisoner’s Share.  So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…  The Bourbon Hunters.

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If you’ve ordered a glass of Four Roses Bourbon recently, you know it as a premium, top-shelf staple of the modern bourbon boom. But if you went looking for it in the United States forty years ago? You’d find a cheap, blended whiskey cut with neutral grain spirits that most serious bourbon drinkers wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole.  So, how did a ruined domestic brand transform into a world-class icon?  The answer comes down to one man.  Today we will be discussing Jim Rutledge on this…  Bourbon Brief.

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It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!  On this episode, TThe fellas are blinded the new 2026 Star Hill Farms.  So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…  The Bourbon Hunters.

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It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!  On this episode, Todd Ritter sends some blinds to the fellas, from Heaven Hill.  So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…  The Bourbon Hunters.

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If you’ve ever browsed the top shelves of a whiskey aisle, you’ve definitely seen it. An elegant, high-shouldered bottle wrapped in a paper-style label and strapped with a signature metal band. It reads: Basil Hayden.  Today we will talk about his influence on the whiskey world, on this… Bourbon Brief.

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On this episode, Dude and the fellas sit down to some King of Kentucky Small Batch, Eddie Russell’s Russells 13 and the latest Little Book.  So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…  The Bourbon Hunters.

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It’s Mouth Experience Monday!!  On this episode, JD blinds Dude with a new Frey Ranch 5 Grain Single Barrel.  So… sit back, grab a pour, kick up your feet, and enjoy this episode of…  The Bourbon Hunters.

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When you think of the pioneers of Kentucky Bourbon, you probably picture rugged backwoodsmen, frontier farmers, or secret family recipes passed down by word of mouth. But the man who actually revolutionized the entire bourbon industry wasn’t a farmer at all. He was a meticulous, quiet Scottish chemist. We will be covering Dr. James Christopher Crow on this week’s Bourbon Brief.

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