by Randy Warren | Aug 31, 2026 | Podcast Episode
Elizabeth McCall was trained as a sensory scientist. She’s now Woodford Reserve’s Master Distiller, the first woman to hold the job at a major bourbon brand. In this episode, she explains how she judges every batch against Woodford’s five fixed flavor areas....
by Randy Warren | Aug 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
WHY JOHN REMPE OF REBEL BOURBON IS A WHISKEY RULE-BREAKER John Rempe has spent more than twenty-five years proving that rebellion in whiskey is a flavor decision, a test of patience, and a willingness to do what other distillers walk away from. At Rebel Bourbon, the...
by Randy Warren | Aug 26, 2026 | General Audience
“It’s always a good day to talk about whiskey,” Wes Henderson says. Wes Henderson has spent his life in the bourbon business, first as the son of legendary master distiller Lincoln Henderson, then as a founder who rewrote one of the industry’s...
by Randy Warren | Aug 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
WHY WES HENDERSON OF TRUE STORY IS A TRUE RULE-BREAKER Wes Henderson broke bourbon tradition by popularizing “finished bourbon” when most American distillers followed standard aging rules. By re-aging whiskey in unconventional barrels, such as port and other wine...
by Randy Warren | Aug 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
WHY FOUR ROSES IS A WHISKEY RULE-BREAKER Four Roses’s master distiller Brent Elliott has a disciplined recipe for success. Most distilleries stick to a recipe. Four Roses picked ten, then built a system that the industry has never matched or attempted in more than a...
