Videos

Sept. 15, 2022

Open the Bottle: Leiper's Fork Distillery Bottled In Bond 4-Year Old Tennessee Whiskey

Open the Bottle: Leiper's Fork Distillery Bottled In Bond 4-Year Old Bourbon Whiskey On a recent trip back to Alabama from Colorado, a last-minute change of plans put me in close proximity to a distillery I've been wanting to learn more about, Leiper's Fork Distillery. We had a long drive…

View more
Sept. 12, 2022

Open the Bottle: Leiper's Fork Distillery Bottled In Bond 4 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey

Open the Bottle: Leiper's Fork Distillery Bottled In Bond 4-Year Old Bourbon Whiskey On a recent trip back to Alabama from Colorado, a last-minute change of plans put me in close proximity to a distillery I've been wanting to learn more about, Leiper's Fork Distillery. We had a long drive…

View more
Sept. 9, 2022

Friday Sips Live: Sept, 9 2022 - We aren't sure what we'll drink today but we will drink for sure!

We'll be back in the garage this week as temperatures drop here in Colorado. It looks to be only a temporary weather change with the hot stuff returning next week so we'll take advantage of it. Dan's wife has a birthday coming up and she likes Macallan so maybe we'll…

View more
Sept. 2, 2022

Friday Sips Live: Sept, 2 2022 - Leiper's Fork, 19 YO COSTCO Scotch, & revisiting Buffalo Trace Rye

There was no stream last week as my wife and I drove from Colorado to Birmingham, AL to reunite our daughter and son-in-law with their cats and the last few belongings left at our house when they recently moved back home. We didn't care so much for the route there…

View more
Aug. 19, 2022

Friday Sips Live: August 19, 2022 - Is the 2022 Russell's Reserve 13 as good as last year's?

We'll see. Cheers! If you're into bicycles, we are too! Take a look at slowguyonthefastride.com and @Slow Guy on the Fast Ride for reviews, interviews, and our podcast. In August, we'll launch Dawn Patrol MTB - a digital mountain bike title with videos, reviews, and more. You can already follow…

View more
Aug. 12, 2022

Open the Bottle - Hidden Barn Series One Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Open the Bottle - Hidden Barn Series One Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey There are a few people in whiskey that I've always admired and hoped to one day meet. Jackie Zykan is up at the top of that list. I think it is hard to underestimate her impact…

View more
Aug. 12, 2022

Friday Sips Live: August 12, 2022 - Hidden Barn Series One Small Batch Bourbon & revisiting Wyoming

Jackie Zykan is one of a handful of whiskey people I would really like to meet. If you like Old Forester whiskey today, you likely have Jackie to thank. She helped to transform an old brand into a modern player in a hyper-competitive whiskey landscape. She left Old Forester recently…

View more
Aug. 9, 2022

Back to the Bottle - Old Fitzgerald 8 Year Old Bottled In Bond Spring 2021 Release

Back to the Bottle - Old Fitzgerald 8 Year Old Bottled In Bond Spring 2021 Release Here's another bourbon I'd been hoping to get someday. This is the youngest of these wheated bourbons but it did not disappoint. Old Fitz is what Pappy Van Winkle sold way back when though…

View more
Aug. 6, 2022

Back to the Bottle - Elijah Craig 18 Year Old Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Back to the Bottle - Elijah Craig 18 Year Old Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey I'd wanted to try this bottle of bourbon for a long time and I'm glad I was finally able to, even if it was expensive and I wouldn't buy another one. Why? Well, you'll…

View more
Aug. 4, 2022

Friday Sips Live: August 5, 2022 - Awful Cream of Kentucky Rye and delicious Deerhammer SiB

We are in agreement that this Cream of Kentucky Bottled In Bond Rye is terrible. But just to be sure, we shared some with a few friends to get their take as well. We also sent along some of a one-of-a-kind American Single Malt from Deerhammer in Buena Vista, CO.…

View more
Aug. 4, 2022

Open the Bottle - Balcones True Blue 100 Proof Straight Corn Whisky

Open the Bottle: Balcones True Blue 100 Proof Straight Corn Whisky We got into a few different corn whiskeys a while back during a Friday Sip Live and this one was a standout. I'm not sure I'd pay the $45 I paid for it again, though it seems to sell…

View more
July 30, 2022

Friday Sips Live: July 29, 2022 - What's your baseline whiskey? Wild Turkey 101 for bourbon. Others?

We all drink many different bourbons, ryes, and single malt whiskeys and decide for each if we like it, if it is worth the money, and if we'd buy it again. It can be very helpful to have a baseline whiskey that you've spent plenty of time with to use…

View more
July 23, 2022

Friday Sips Live Samples and a Deerhammer Single Malt Practical Still Single Barrel

We have so much fun on Friday Sips Live every week and appreciate everyone who joins live and who listens after. Recently, we were talking about the Cream of Kentucky Bottled In Bond Rye whiskey and how bad it is and we decide to share some samples with those who…

View more
July 23, 2022

Friday Sips Live - July 22, 2022 - Wheated Bourbon. There is more to it than Weller and Pappy!

Luckily, we liked some of this Friday's bottles. If all you ever go after when you want wheated bourbon is Pappy Van Winkle or Weller, you're going to be disappointed often. We get into some Rebel Yell, Woody Creek, and Redemption offerings. Cheers! If you're into bicycles, we are too!…

View more
July 16, 2022

Friday Sips Live - July 15, 2022 - Russell's Reserve 13 batch 2 has been release. Could it suck?

Dan recently had the opportunity to taste the latest release of what was certainly one of the best bourbon releases of 2021, the Russell's Reserve 13-year-old bourbon. I have a bottle, I love it, and I want more but before we assume every Wild Turkey produced bourbon is a home…

View more
July 9, 2022

Friday Sips Live - July 8, 2022 - Tour de France whiskey in Copenhagen, Denmark - where was Dan?

Dan has been out for the last two Fridays, though he did join in and comment last week from Denmark. So, what was he doing and how was the whiskey in Denmark? Was there something rotten in Denmark? Let's sip some bourbon and find out. Remember, as Chevy Chase said,…

View more
July 2, 2022

Friday Sips Live - July 1, 2022 - I would pay more for these 7 bottles of whiskey, but not Blanton's

We talk a lot about the rising costs of whiskey, in particular bourbon, but this morning I was thinking about how fortunate I've been lately to buy some really nice bottles at or very near their retail price. Some of those bottles have been among my favorites and I realize…

View more
June 25, 2022

Open the Bottle - Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Whiskey and Triple Mash Whiskey

Open the Bottle - Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Whiskey and Triple Mash Whiskey are two recent releases from the maker of the best-selling whiskey in the world, Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey. I always wanted to try the Bottled In Bond expression from Jack but it was travel…

View more
June 22, 2022

Open the Bottle - George Dickel and Leopold Bros Rye Whiskey Collaboration

I've been excited to taste this unusual collaboration between a small distiller in Colorado, Leopold Bros, and a large, very old distiller in Tullahoma, TN, George Dickel. Todd Leopold dug deep into the history of rye whiskey distillation in America to find a forgotten piece of technology in the three-chamber…

View more
June 10, 2022

Friday Sips Live with Dan and Mark - June 17, 2022

Thanks to everyone who watched live and who will watch after. Cheers! If you're into bicycles, we are too! Take a look at slowguyonthefastride.com and @Slow Guy on the Fast Ride for reviews, interviews, and our podcast. In June, we'll launch Dawn Patrol MTB - a digital mountain bike title…

View more
June 8, 2022

Friday Sips Live with Dan and Mark - June 10, 2022 - Dan caught COVID! Can he still taste whiskey?

I believed that the science was clear. Whiskey prevents COVID but it turns out that just because I haven't gotten COVID and I drink whiskey doesn't mean science. Dan caught COVID. So, we're trying something new and going live in two different locations. Also, it is possible I did have…

View more
June 3, 2022

Friday Sips Live with Dan and Mark - June 3, 2022 - False start, try the next one for June 3rd.

We blamed our guest, which is the proper protocol I believe, for some technical issues that it clearly looks as if I caused. We restarted to back out and try the very next live stream from June 3rd. Sorry, and thanks. Cheers! If you're into bicycles, we are too! Take…

View more
June 3, 2022

Friday Sips Live with Dan and Mark - June 3, 2022 - A guest and some Nelson's Greenbrier Whiskey!

After a false start for technical difficulties, we dig into lots of whiskey with Dan's brother-in-law, Scott. Turns out, Scott is a funny guy with some decent insights into whiskey. We try something new in the Nelson's Greenbrier Tennessee Whiskey and revisit some old favorites in an Elijah Craig Barrel…

View more
May 27, 2022

Friday Sips Live with Dan and Mark - May 27, 2022 - George Dickel and Leopold Bros Collaboration!

My wife is amazing! She came home this week with a surprise bottle of the collaboration between @GeorgeDickelUS and @Leopold Bros. which I've really wanted to try. My few experiences with Leopold Bros haven't been awesome but I'm thrilled to try this one. Todd Leopold is so well regarded and…

View more