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Marquee Exclusive Small Batch Bourbon is an innovative release by New Era Distillery based in Lexington, Kentucky. It breaks away from traditional distillery practices by relying on a rotating panel of "tastemakers" to create blends. Back in episode 278, we had Zane Brammell (owner and founder) on to talk about all things NEWS. Zane is back for this episode to tell us all about how Marquee came to be. Marquee Bourbon is blended by the community for the community. The very first batch of Marquee just released. It is limited and only available in Kentucky. However, it was created and blended by 9 "tastemakers" which consisted of bartenders, enthusiasts, spirits writers, and others including our own Kenny Mills. These folks engaged in a friendly whiskey blending competition and it resulted in the first batch of Marquee which is 94 proof and retails for $49.99. So join us this week for this spirited episode as we catch up with Zane, taste some good bourbon, and talk about what's next for NEWS and Marquee. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

Taters clock, enthusiasts jock...they want to be down with the KING! Ladies and Gentleman, we interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you our review of one of the most sought after whiskeys today. King of Kentucky is an ultra premium single barrel offering from Brown-Foreman. Debuting in 2018, this bourbon has been one of the most sought after bottles since it debuted. You know we can't try any new high caliber bottles without blinding them. So, in this episode, we taste and review the new King of Kentucky and compare it to releases from previous years. We hope you enjoy it. Let us know if you are down with the King. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

Chevalier Casks is a brokered marketplace and timed sales platform for whiskey barrels, cooperage, distillery equipment, and related inventory. They help connect buyers and sellers in the whiskey market and simplify complex transactions. In this episode, we discuss bulk whiskey sales and barrel brokering with the leaders of Chevalier: Coby Adkins, Ben Franzini, and Sam Rock. Collectively, these guys have many years of experience in spirits finance, distilling, operations, and hospitality. While you may not be familiar with Chevalier, they are responsible for some of the absolute best whiskey that we've had in our glasses over the past few years. This conversation covers everything from the current and future state of the whiskey market to all the things that Chevalier does to serve distilleries, brand owners, bottlers, and industry partners. So if you've ever wondered what a barrel broker does, this episode is for you. In addition to the fascinating conversation, we also share and discuss some amazing pours (as usual). -------------------------- Visit Chevalier Casks: https://www.chevaliercasks.com/ Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

In this episode, we tackle two of the most sought after releases of 2026. Bulleit 20-Year-Old Straight Rye Whiskey is one of the oldest whiskeys ever bottled by the brand. Coming in at 137 proof, this MGP sourced rye is like nothing we've ever seen or tasted. Buffalo Trace recently released the Elmer T. Lee 40th anniversary edition to celebrate one of the most iconic figures in their brands history. We were lucky to get our hands on a bottle thanks to Jazz. Join us this week as we taste some great whiskey and engage in some legendary conversation. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

What do you get when you blend two mashbills at a large heritage distillery. Why...it's twice the mash...some might call it double mash. For this week's short, we taste and review Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash. This is 9-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey released in a few months ago. Coming in at 100 proof, this expression is comprised of two mashbills blended together. The result is a four grain bourbon that contains corn, malted barley, and equal parts wheat and rye. So is this experiment one worth trying? Give us a listen to find out. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

The 2026 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon is the 26th annual limited-edition release celebrating the September 2 birthday of distillery founder George Garvin Brown. This limited edition bourbon comes from one of the heavyweight heritage distillers and always demands the attention of whiskey novices and nerds alike. Who wouldn't want a bottle of Birthday Bourbon? That rhetorical question gets answered in this episode. Join us for this episode as we break down one of the most sought after annual releases in all of bourbon. Should you be hunting this one? We'll let you know for sure / 2 for realz. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

This week's short involves a bottle of Maker's Mark that was bottled in 1981. This is the same year that Steven and Anthony were born. While we couldn't organize an all-star lineup for our monumental 400th episode, we did think it would be appropriate to crack a bottle that is a little harder to find. If you were to visit a store in 1981 buy this bottle of bourbon, it would have cost you $10. Even though that doesn't seem like a lot -- it was quite expensive then and people noticed. So, how does this bottle taste roughly 45 years after it was bottled? You'll have to give us a listen to find out. We want to thank you all for your continued support of the podcast. Cheers! -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

Even though it's been a few weeks since the Kentucky Bourbon Festival (KBF) ended, we still have quite a few bottles to talk about. In this episode, we taste and review numerous bottles that were sold at KBF. Brands include Dark Arts, Old Louisville, Samuel Call, Jackson's Purchase, and more! The fellas engage in a wide ranging conversation that will spark nostalgia for some of you. But most of all, you'll get to hear our take on MANY new and exciting bottles from some brands you are familiar with (and some you've probably never heard of). -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

The whole crew is back together and today we are talking about EverNorth. For those that couldn't make it to the Kentucky Bourbon Festival (KBF), Dan and Sean and the rest of the crew at EverNorth Spirits released a near hazmat bourbon known as "BDH." This bottle is a limited, single-barrel short-barrel bourbon release distilled at Green River with a 78/13/9 corn/rye/malted barley mash bill, bottled at cask strength 68% ABV. They chose to release this bottle due to it's exceptional profile and bold flavors. What do we think? Give us a listen to find out. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

W. H. McBrayer "The Judge" is a revival Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey produced by McBrayer Legacy Spirits, honoring 19th-century distiller William Harrison "The Judge" McBrayer. In this episode, we taste and review the 250th blend and a wheated Cedar Brook single barrel. This brand has been around long before prohibition and the family restarted multiple labels using the historical information from their ancestry. So how does this whiskey taste? We will give you our full and honest review while having a lot of fun in the process. Cheers y'all. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

In this episode, we taste, review, and discuss a brand new limited offering from Redwood Empire. Named after the world's tallest coastal redwood tree (The Hyperion), this inaugural expression is a blend of 32% bourbon, 30% rye, 25% wheat whiskey, and 9% American single malt. Coming it at 110 proof, we're not sure if we've ever tasted a whiskey that contains distillate from four different states: Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and California. This special limited blend is the first of it's kind of a planned annual (non repeating) release. But, how does it taste? Spoiler alert, the guys are split on this one, leading to some lively discussion for a short. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

Barrell Bourbon Cigar Blend is a limited-release, cask-strength straight bourbon whiskey that contains distillate from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana that is finished in four different casks. Released in March 2026, this highly acclaimed expression is explicitly layered and built to stand up alongside a premium cigar, though it is engineered to be equally compelling on its own. The retail price is $84.99. In this episode, we taste and review this blended bourbon and compare it to another "cigar" blend whiskey. The guys also talk about recent bourbon experiences, tonsillectomies, and a host of other topics. Should you be chasing this new offering from Barrell? We'll give you our honest take. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

The very first time we saw Knob Creek 12 Year Cask Strength bourbon appear was back in 2020. Hitting retail shelves for about $90 a bottle, the whiskey disappeared pretty quickly and secondary prices went up. Now, in 2026, the good folks at Jim Beam are back at it. In this episode, we taste and review the brand new batch of Knob Creek 12 at cask strength. As you know, we can be pretty tough on some beam products. However, our verdict on this one may surprise you. Do you like Knob Creek and other Beam products? Let us know if you do and thanks for listening. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

Heaven Hill needs no introduction. They have produced some of the most iconic whiskeys of all time. Thanks to our buddy Hector, we got our hands on some recent releases from HH: Bernheim 20th Anniversary & Rittenhouse 10 year rye (250th Anniversary of America. Our expectations were low, but we were super surprised. In a good way or bad? You'll have to listen to find out. Join us this week as we recap an awesome weekend spent with our listeners and talk about these releases from Heaven Hill. There are blinds and banter....things you'd expect from us. It's a Heaven Hill extravaganza. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

Bardstown Bourbon Company has become known as one of the premier places for distilling, blending, and storage in support of their own brand and MANY others. Since 2019, Bardstown Bourbon has released a limited "discovery" series bottle. This years release known as "2026 Discovery" is a blend of three different well aged bourbons finished in Garrayana barrels. Around the same time as the discovery drop, Bardstown also reeleased the "Lochs of Jura" which is a blend of bourbon and rye finished in scotch barrels. Bardstown Bourbon Company is known for blending and pushing the boundaries when it comes to finishing techniques. So how do these two new releases stack up? We'll give you our honest take and also blind these against some surprise things. -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themashupky Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheMashUpBourbonPodcast Partnership(s) Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!