In this episode, we are treated to a conversation with Natali, the National Agave Ambassador of Constellation Brands. Join us as we get an education in tequila ranging from agave types, production, innovative barrel aging, and of course sipping and so much more.

Key Moments:(00:00) Intro

(01:15) First Pour of Casa Noble

(02:00) Tequila Production

(03:53) What makes agave different?

(05:48) Terroir and Fermentation

(07:20) Where can tequila actually be made?

(11:49) Maturation differentiation

(13:30) Finding Notes in Tequila

(20:00) Why the headache?

(22:18) Additives

(26:40) What is Joven tequila?

(28:43) Most popular cocktails in the US and Mexico

(30:00) Innovating with Mi Campo

(31:00) Artistry in the Mi Campo label

(36:00) Sipping Tequila

(39:40) Building Flights

(42:24) Food Pairings

(44:27) Bottle Easter Egg

(49:43) Refining your palate

(51:48) Malört

(53:07) Find your tequila

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In this episode, we are treated to a flavor-filled conversation with the one and only bourbon trailblazing Peggy Noe Stevens. Join us as we discuss her history and continued passion for changing and transforming the bourbon industry.

Key Moments:(00:00) Intro

(03:15) What Bourbon Women Means

(08:33) The Maker’s Mark Bourbon Women Experience

(10:28) Spirit of Women Film Preview

(13:22) Who is Peggy Noe Stevens

(16:15) The Not So New Emerging Demographic of Women Drinkers

(19:30) Favourite Bourbon Women SIP 2025 session

(23:10) The Palate of Women

(26:50) The Role of Texture

(29:15) The Importance of the Finish

(33:30) What’s Next

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In this episode, we are treated to a conversational journey with award-winning bourbon writer Susan Reigler. Join us as we discuss her non-linear, adventurous path to becoming one of the most multi-faceted, well-respected, and award-winning bourbon writers in the industry.

Key Moments:

(00:00) Intro

(03:57) Zoology

(05:40) Brass bands, miners, and pubs - have your drinks and play with them too

(08:36) Write something every day

(10:00) A cockroach walks into an article

(12:50) Restaurant critic and fortuitous Chinese food

(15:20) Moving into whisky

(16:43) The birth of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail

(18:45) Flavour practice

(20:42) Star Hill Farm Wheat Whiskey

(22:47) French water in Kentucky bourbon

(30:40) Non-Linear paths

(32:47) A Music History Lesson in the Old British Library

(35:25) Latin Never Dies

(37:44) I have an entomology lab downstairs…as people do

(38:42) Bourbonology

(42:05) Always follow your curiosity

(44:17) Don’t Be A Chair

(45:56) Legacy

(48:30) The Future of the whisky market

(51:11) Bourbon Community

(52:36) Memorable sipping experience

(54:36) Charles Darwin

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