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The Bourbon Daily
The Bourbon Daily is a lighthearted look at the world of bourbon. Each day, a new topic related to America's favorite distilled spirit is covered. Hosted by Colonel Steve Akley, McNew & Miss Beka Sue.
Episodes
- The Bourbon Daily
The Bourbon Daily Show #3,293 – King of Kentucky
Steve, McNew, Justine and Katie talk about the new King of Kentucky release. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,292 – Burgoo
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Ryan "The Billionaire" Thompson and Lenny talk about burgoo. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,291 – Who Do We Want to Hear More From?
Steve, Justine, Jeff, Tim & Matt M. discuss who we would like to hear more from in the world of bourbon. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,290 – Buffalo Trace is Proving You Can Still Make Money in the Bourbon Business
Steve, McNew, Justine & Katie talk about what's happening at Buffalo Trace at the moment. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,289 – Rating the Regulars of the ABV Barrel Shop
Steve and Darren rate the regulars of the ABV Barrel Shop. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,288 – Should We Retire A Bourbon Finish?
Steve, Justine, Jeff, Tim & Matt M. discuss whether or not there are any bourbon finishes that should be retired. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,287 – A Fall Whiskey Sour Cocktail
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Linda, Goeken & Jeff talk about a receipe from Garden and Gun for a "fall Whiskey Sour." TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,286 – Jeff Needed 24-Hours to Confirm, Will This Be A Great Bourbon Episode or Will It Be Just Us Ripping on Him?
Steve, Justine, Jeff, Tim & Matt M. talk about Jeff's unique schedule confirmation. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,285 – Update on Bernie Lubber's Retirement
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Linda, Goeken & Jeff talk about Bernie Lubber's retirement as Steve recently got some more insight. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,284 – Making the Most of Distillery Visits
Steve, Justine, Jeff, Tim & Matt M. talk about a new castle distillery coming to Louisville. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,283 – A Distillery in a Castle (No, Not That One)
Steve, McNew, Justine, Kathy & Matt W. talk about a new castle distillery coming to Louisville. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,282 – Steve & Darren Taste the Latest Offering from Bourbon de Luxe
Steve and Darren taste the latest offering from Bourbon de Luxe. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,281 – Elijah Craig's New Barrel Strength Rye
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Linda, Goeken & Jeff talk about a new offering under the Elijah Craig brand. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,280 – What's More Difficult: A Market Correction or a Global Pandemic?
Steve, McNew, Justine, Kathy & Matt W. talk about two recent issues distilleries have had to deal with. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,279 – Steve's Good Name Was Used to Attempt to Score Some Bomberger's
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Luke, Jenn & Wiehebrink talk about Beka's plan to use Steve's name to score some Bomberger's. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,278 – Mailing it in for October 1
Steve, McNew, Kathy, Justine & Matt W. mail it in for October 1. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,277 – National Bourbon Heritage Month Comes to a Close
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Luke, Jenn & Wiehebrink talk about the end of Bourbon Heritage Month this year. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,276 – Bernie Lubbers New Gig
Steve, Justine, Matt & Jason talk about Bernie Lubbers and what he's going to be doing next. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,275 – Wild Turkey's New Marketing Campaign
Steve, McNew, Kathy, Justine & Matt W. discuss what Wild Turkey is doing with their latest marketing campaign. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,274 – New Barrel Science
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Luke, Jenn & Wiehebrink talk about some new barrel science. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,273 – How is Jason's Daughter Doing at Buzzard's Roost
Steve, Justine, Matt & Jason check-in with Jason about how his daughter is doing at Buzzard's Roost. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,272 – 2025 Booker's Reserves
Steve, McNew, Kathy, Justine & Matt W. discuss the 2025 release of Booker's Reserves. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,271 – Four Roses Cleans Up the Salt River + A Special Bottle Release
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Linda, Goeken & Jeff talk about Four Roses year Salt River Cleanup and a special bottle being released to commemorate this effort. TBD…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,270 – The Evolving Etiquette of Bourbon Fans
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Wiehebrink, Jenn & Luke talk about the evolving etiquette of bourbon fans. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,269 – Mailing it in for the Last Day of Summer
Steve, Justine, Darren, Kathy & Beka mail it in for the last day of summer. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,268 – Joe Montana Works with Gold Bar Whiskey
Steve, Justine, Darren, Kathy & Beka talk about Joe Montana's new RTD cocktail. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,267 – Good Things We Are Seeing Going on in Bourbon
Steve, Justine, Matt & Jason talk about some good things they are seeing in bourbon. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,266 – Blue Run's New Glimmer
Steve, Justine, Darren, Kathy & Beka talk about Blue Run's new gin barrel aged bourbon. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,265 – Cube/Globe or Crushed Ice w/Bourbon
Steve, Justine, Matt & Jason talk about what they prefer, a single cube/globe or crushed ice. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,264 – Chowhound's Theory on Woodford Reserve
Steve, Justine, Darren, Kathy & Beka talk about some strange theories from the website Chowhound. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,263 – Buzzard's Roost New Cigar Blend
Steve, McNew, Jeff, Matt and Goeken talk about the new Cigar bourbon release from Buzzard's Roost. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,262 – Sazerac Focuses on India for Sales Growth
Steve, Justine, Darren, Kathy & Beka talk about Sazerac's focus on growing their presence in India. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,261 – Steve & Darren Taste Caleb's Crossing Bourbon
Steve and Darren taste Caleb's Crossing Bourbon, a new offering from father/son duo Gerald and David Jennings. David is best known as Rare Breed 101 on social…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,260 – Penelope Releases its BTAC Collection
Steve, McNew, Jeff, Matt and Goeken talk about a release from Penelope that mirrors what Buffalo Trace does with its Antique Collection. TBD music by Kevin…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,259 – If We Made A Bourbon Cartoon, Who Would Be A Good Character?
Steve, McNew, Darren, Matt and Goeken talk about who from the world of bourbon would be a good cartoon character. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,258 – Pursuit Spirits Moves to Whiskey Row
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Katie, Kathy and Ryan "The Billionaire" Thompson talk Pursuit Spirits new location on Whiskey Row. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,257 – Who is Worth Following on Social Media
Steve, McNew, Darren, Matt and Goeken talk about who from the world of bourbon is worth following on social media. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,256 – Why Didn't We Have A Mailing it in for Labor Day Show?
Steve, McNew, Darren, Matt & Goeken discuss why they didn't have a Labor Day show. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,255 – What's the Deal with the Excitement Over Costco's Private Bourbon Label?
Steve, McNew, Jeff & Kathy discuss the Kirkland bourbon brand from Costco. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,254 – 2025 Four Roses LE
Steve, McNew, Jeff & Kathy discuss the 2025 release of Four Roses Limited Edition. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,253 – What Stills Should Be Featured on a Calendar
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Katie Ryan "The Billionaire" Thompson & Kathy discuss what is shocking to us right now in bourbon still in America that are so iconic…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,252 – 2025 Maker's Mark Cellar Aged
Steve, McNew, Jeff, Matt & Goeken discuss the 2025 release of Maker's Mark Cellar Aged. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,251 – What Bourbon Jobs Could We Do?
Steve, McNew, Goeken, Darren and Matt discuss what bourbon jobs they could do well. TBD music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,250 – The Whiskey Wash's Top 5 U.S. Distilleries to Visit
Steve, McNew, Jeff and Kathy discuss the top five U.S. distilleries to visit according to Whiskey Wash. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,249 – What Shocks Us in Bourbon at the Moment
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Ryan "the Billionaire" Thompson, Katie & Kathy discuss what is shocking to us right now in bourbon. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,248 – National Bourbon Heritage Month
Steve, McNew, Jeff and Kathy talk National Bourbon Heritage Month and what we are doing. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,247 – The New Heavily Toasted Jack Daniel's Heritage Barrel
Steve, Darren, Matt, Linda and Wayne discuss the newest Jack Daniel's Heritage Barrel offering. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,246 – Buffalo Trace by the Pallet
Steve, McNew, Jeff and Kathy talk about what it looks like when an allocation goes away. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,245 – Are You Bourbon Curious on Vacation?
Steve, Justine & Tim talk about their level of interest in bourbon while they are on vacation. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,244 – Canadian Whisky Just About Killed A Rapper
Steve, Miss Beka Sue, Katie, Ryan "The Billionaire" Thompson and Kathy discuss the fact King Yella about died during an interview sipping on some Crown Royal…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,243 – A $5,000 WhistlePig
Steve, Justine & Tim talk about WhistlePig's 30-year, underproofed, single malt offering that retails for $5,000. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,242 – Yellowstone's New Ready to Pour Cocktails
Steve, McNew, Luke, Justine and Kathy talk about Yellowstone's new bottled cocktails. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,241 – Are The Struggles of A Poorly Thought Out Mega Distillery, A Craft Distillery No One Has Heard of and Bourbon Brand Owned by A Russian Vodka Company Reflective of Kentucky Bourbon Problems?
Steve, Justine & Tim talk about the big three stories people are saying is the problems with bourbon at the moment and point out these three have nothing to do…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,240 – The New Justine
Steve, McNew, Luke, Justine and Kathy talk about the positive feedback we've gotten from the return of Justine. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,239 – Why Does Buffalo Trace Promote its Super, Ultra, Mega, Rare Releases?
Steve, Darren, Jim and Jeff wonder why Buffalo Trace puts so much effort into promoting something that is going to sell out instantly. TBD music is by Kevin…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,238 – Bourbon & Wine Festival in Crestwood, Kentucky at Yew Dell Gardens: bourbonandwine2025.com
Steve talks about the Bourbon and Wine Festival put on by the South Oldham Rotary on October 3, 2025 at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in Crestwood, Kentucky. Here…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,237 – High West Did Something Different
Steve, Darren, Jim and Jeff talk about High West's new bottled-in-bond product. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: Patreon…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,236 – Was "Neck Pours" the Start of the Problems Bourbon is Experiencing?
Steve, Justine & Tim wonder if neck pours caused the problems we are experiencing in bourbon. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,235 – What Should A Best Bourbon In the World Award Look Like?
Steve, McNew, Jeff and Kathy talk about what a "best bourbon in the world" award should work like. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important…
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The Bourbon Daily Show #3,234 – Tasting Table Weighs-In on the Issues Facing the Bourbon Industry
Steve, McNew, Luke, Justine and Kathy talk about the website Tasting Table's attempt to shed some light about what's happening in the bourbon industry at the…