Black and Brown

As a wrap to the Sports Season, the fellas run through a blind tasting of all the bottles rated throughout this seasons run. Tap in to see where the bottles fall. Stay Black and Keep it Brown. We will see you in Season 12.

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The fellas jump in to the bottle involving the Captain, Derek Jeter. Bespoken is a collaboration effort between the former Yankee great and a Silicon Valley maverick. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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This episode is our comical view of which sports celebrities who don’t currently have a whiskey brand, woulda, coulda or shoulda had a whiskey brand. And we think it could be a current or past athlete.  Tap in and pour one up and vibe with us. Stay Black and Keep it Brown

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The fellas have a roundtable discussion around some of the biggest issues facing the sports world and parallels to the bourbon industry. Pour on up and vibe with them. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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The fellas dive into the Terry Bradshaw bourbon whiskey and rate this offering by the former Pittsburgh Steelers great and see if it matches his analyst chops. Pour on up and vibe with them. Stay Black and keep it Brown.

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A 6 month accelerated-aged Kentucky Bourbon. The mash is made in Kentucky, then sent in barrels to a manufacturer to accelerate the aging process by using ultrasonic waves (more Bourbon to stave contact). The Bourbon is then finished at their San Diego distillery in French Oak Cabernet wine barrels used to make Charles Woodson's Napa Valley wine. The fellas jump in to see if the flavor follows the process. Stay Black and Keep it Brown. Cheers

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Rayn Clark is a former Pro Bowl NFL Safety, most notably with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is the current co-host of multiple shows on ESPN including NFL Live and co-host of the Pivot Podcast with Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder. He drops in on the podcast to talk sports, the League and the future as he sees it. Pour one up and enjoy this conversation. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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The fellas get a chance to crack a bottle of Digits, the collaboration between Savage & Cooke and Scottie Pippen. Pippen, as you know, played professional basketball for 17 seasons and won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Pour one up and vibe with them. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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Olivia Babiec is the head distiller at Ko’Olau Distillery. She began her distilling career in Philadelphia in 2015 and joined the Ko’Olau team in 2021. Ko’Olau was founded in 2018 and is a disabled veteran owned business. Their flagship product is Old Pali Road Whiskey, she joins the fellas to talk industry, whiskey and the challenges that come with working in the farthest reaches of the supply chain. Pour one up and vibe with them.

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The fellas crack the entry by Stephen Curry into the whiskey space, Gentlemen's Cut. It's another sports legend backed bourbon and they take a chance to see what it's all about. Pour on up and vibe with them. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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The fellas run down the award show and give you the consensus picks of 2023:

Best whiskey under $30

Best ultra aged bourbon

Best finished bourbon

Best finished rye

Best high proof whiskey

Best wheated bourbon

Best straight bourbon

Best straight rye

Best single barrel store pick

Whiskey of the year

Distillery of the year

Whiskey Influencer of the year

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The fellas pop the inaugural sports bottle of the season. They weigh in on the juice as only they can. Is it worth the price? Should you add it to your stash? Pour one up and see if it makes the cut. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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Paul Holmes aka Black Bourbon Maverick joins the team for the final episode of Season 10 & 'Nem. They talk bottles, the Black Bourbon Run, the Industry, and catch up with one of their day one supporters. Paul was generous enough with a Sample Pack for the team and they work their way through it with guidance from the man himself. This is one you don't want to miss. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

| They will see you in Season 11 |

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Dylan Carney is a distiller for Savage and Cooke and operates on social media under the moniker, The Whiskey Jesus. He was also previously a contestant on The Discovery Channel Series, Master Distiller. He joins the team for an episode to talk about bottles and what's new at Savage & Cooke

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The Bourbon Hunters are a three-man podcast based in Ohio that offer a laid back look into the world of bourbon hunting. Two of the three members, Dude Poole and Brett Bryan, join the fellas to talk bourbon, barrels and the whiskey scene in and around Ohio. Pour one up and vibe with them. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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Based in New Jersey, A Steady Pour Podcast is a podcast that provides a melanin infused perspective with a whiskey twist, consisting of 4 members: Drew, Darius, Tony and Calvin. 

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Amanda Richards is the creator and cohost of Blind Drams a women’s whiskey podcast where Amanda teaches her two cohosts to love whiskey. She comes through and chats with the fellas about whiskey, flavors and what she gets on the ear departing from the normal ear. Pour on up and vibe with them. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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The fellas adjust to a guest cancellation and crack bottles with the OG format. The 'nem season deserves a well adjusted break. Pour one up and vibe with them as they review pours. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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Jack Beguedou aka Hood Sommelier is a whisky enthusiast, social media influencer and host of The Truth is Barrel Proof podcast. He joins the fellas and they talk, industry, whiskey and whisky; they also dive into his partnership with Heaven Hill and why his Afro-fusion experiences are changing the spirits game.

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The Bourbon Whiskey Library is a personal collection of over 1,000 bottles owned by Anthony Riccardi with a goal of bringing people together one sip at a time. The fellas get a chance to visit the library and run an episode of What's Cracking. Pour one up and vibe with them as they apply for their library card! Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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The Neat Pour Podcast was founded by husband-and-wife team, Nik and Chalonda White who are bourbon enthusiasts based in Chicago aka The Jewel of the Midwest. They are also beer enthusiasts and have other platforms including Afro Beer Chick, Chicago Beer Pass and Chicago Beer Geeks. They join the fellas to talk all things bourbon, beer and the Chi Town Spirits scene.

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D. Brown, aka vabourbonhunter is a social media whiskey influencer and co-founder of Brown Water Select, a single barrel bourbon selection group out of Virginia. He also hosts Brown Water Banter on IG Live. Brodie Whitlock, @wsky.n.jojo, will serve as cohost in Da Plug’s absence. 

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Following through with Season 10 and 'Nem, the fellas discuss the preferred daily sippers of members of their whiskey community. They will name the bottle and why that person said it was their preferred daily sipper and then they give their own commentary on their experience and perspective on each bottle. Pour one up and vibe with them. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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New Jersey native, Frank Dobbins is a bourbon enthusiast and freelance writer who uses his platform to highlight and chronicle his whiskey journey with other bourbon enthusiasts.

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Jesse Jones is a Charlotte-based comedian and host of Bourbon Showdown, a podcast that features reviews, news and interviews with top names in Bourbon.  He joins the fellas and talks about the industry, the pours he enjoys and what the future of his podcast looks like. Pour one up and get active. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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Join the fellas as they crack bottles and talk about Season 9 as well as briefly touch on what's coming in Season 10. Pour one up and vibe with them. Stay Black and Keep it Brown

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In the Season 9 and Dine finale, we get to chop it up with a supernova in the culinary world, none other than four-times James Beard nominated Chef Greg Collier. Chef Greg drops by to school us up on everything from Memphis barbecue, to whiskey cocktails but his story and the conversation we have is about more than food or bourbon, it’s a story of triumph and about finding your passion and making your dreams a reality all while staying true to who you are. So although we don’t talk too much about the brown… we hope you appreciate the rawness and honesty in the dialogue and draw some inspiration as we did from our guy, Chef Greg… ok let’s go! 

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Happy Fathers Day! The fellas are cracking bottles and giving you the mauf on this weeks pours. You might be surprised by what they think and how it's going down. Pour one up and vibe. Stay Black and Keep it Brown!

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Derrick Weston is a writer, filmmaker, podcaster, speaker and educator who focuses on the intersection of food and faith. He hosts the Food and Faith podcast and is a co-author of the forthcoming book, The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection and Celebration.

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Blue Run is one of the newer bourbon companies in the spirits landscape, they have in recent months dropped some of the most innovative barrel releases by a brand. On this episode, the fellas review a bottle from their Fathers Day Double Oak release. The cool part, they were involved in the tasting notes on some of these releases. Get on the email list for the releases and try to find Barrel 04F. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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The fellas go full Weller and International for nine and dine. They pair a few well known Buffalo Trace wheat products with some cuisines from around the globe to see what works and what doesn't. You can use this as a guide as how to get creative and what you may like to pair with your vittles. Pour one up, enjoy the long weekend. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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The fellas connect to crack bottles. They revisit some past pours, talk about some sleepers found in the wild and put you on game to some new samples they received. As always, they try to give you info on what you may want to add to your shelves. Pour one up and vibe as they crack bottles. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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Lily Orr is a self-taught cheese maker, who found her lane and love of cheese during the pandemic, she then flipped that love into a new career at Cato Corner Farm as a cheese maker.  You can find her on Instagram, LinkedIn, or making cheese!  She drops in with the fellas and puts them on the pairing game between Cheese and Bourbon.  You definitely want to take notes and get your game up.  Stay Black and Keep it Brown!

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The fellas get together to christen the derby before the post and crack bottles. They pick a winner! Around the table, they have Woodford Reserve, Blanton's and of course some bottles they give you the rundown on. Hopefully their picks pan out, oh and wait until you hear their derby names for their ponies. Pour one up and vibe with them. Stay Black and Keep it Brown. Cheers.

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In this episode, we answer the question you should all be asking yourselves when faced with a precarious whiskey situation. “What would Sweet Wheat do?”. That’s right, the legend of Sweet Wheat is coming to life in this episode, so get your note pads ready... Pour one up and listen in. Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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A friend of the program, @wsky.n.jojo drops in with the fellas for an episode and he came equipped with surprise bottles. And, what can you do but crack them and give the people an ear on what they got on the palate. They talk industry, food and most important, pours. Pour one up and listen in, Stay Black and Keep it Brown. Cheers.

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Chris Rogienski is the Executive Chef at Supperland, one of Charlotte’s premier dining experiences. He’s been cooking professionally for sixteen years . He joins the fellas in Studio to discuss his love of food, live music and there is even a "little" bourbon talk. Pour one up and get ready to write down some recipes, this is gonna be a banger! Stay Black and Keep it Brown.

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This episode is focused on the informal “units of measurement” that black folks use. In the spirit of Season 9 and Dine… these are terms that we have likely heard in our homes/kitchens growing up and still use today without a second thought. Stay Black and Keep it Brown

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