by Randy Warren | Oct 9, 2026 | Podcast Episode
Trey Zoeller founded Jefferson’s Bourbon in 1997 with no formal distilling background. In this podcast, he tells stories, including the one about putting eleven barrels on cruise ships across the Pacific and Atlantic to test each route’s effect on color,...
by Randy Warren | Sep 30, 2026 | Podcast Episode
Dr. Blake Layfield is Master Distiller at Maker’s Mark, the brand whose red wax bottle became an industry icon. In this podcast, he explains how Maker’s Mark made its mark by creating the premium bourbon category. ...
by Randy Warren | Sep 21, 2026 | Podcast Episode
Freddie Noe IV is the Master Distiller at Jim Beam, the eighth generation of his family the hold the role. In this podcast, he takes us deep inside Jim Beam’s rule-breaking bourbon dynasty....
by Randy Warren | Sep 16, 2026 | Podcast Episode
In this episode, Brent Elliott, Master Distiller at Four Roses, breaks down the brand’s ten-recipe system, why some flavors take a decade to reveal themselves, and the positive impact E.J. Gallo, the new owner of Four Roses, has had....
by Randy Warren | Sep 6, 2026 | Podcast Episode
Randy Warren sits down with Marianne Eaves, Kentucky’s first female master distiller, to explore her journey from Brown-Forman to Castle & Key and ultimately to Forbidden Bourbon. Marianne pulls back the curtain on her unconventional mash bills, the use of...
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....
