by Randy Warren | Feb 12, 2026 | General Audience
When I pulled up to Burnt Church Distillery in Bluffton, South Carolina, I listened for the moment their story breaks from the usual script. After interviewing distillers from Colorado to Kentucky, I’ve learned that every region tells its own story through...
by Randy Warren | Feb 5, 2026 | Podcast Episode
Does spending 40 years in Nashville’s music business before building a bourbon brand make sense? In the case of Marc Dottore, founder of Dueling Grounds Distillery in Franklin, Kentucky, the answer is yes. Hear why and how Marc went from music to whiskey....
by Randy Warren | Feb 2, 2026 | General Audience
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Nathan Burkhead, the Maturation and Warehousing Manager at Bulleit Distilling Co., and let me tell you, this conversation changed how I think about modern whiskey making. Nathan’s not a typical bourbon guy wearing...
by Randy Warren | Jan 19, 2026 | General Audience
Jose Calderon of Everglades Distillers sold his house to create a whiskey dream in one of the least likely places you’d expect to find a distillery: the Florida Everglades. He’s a former Special Forces operator who spent 20 years traveling through Latin...
by Randy Warren | Jan 17, 2026 | Podcast Episode
Misty Blu Stewart, Director of Brand Experience at Bourbon Plus, chatted with Whiskey Shenanigans’ Randy Warren about her journey from Navy brat to Nashville whiskey professional. Discover why women dominate tasting panels with superior palates, and how the...
