BBT - Tasting Rooms with Tim Van Riper

The crew discusses and reviews the Conviction Double Oak 1929 from Southern Grace Distillers. A sour mash bourbon in the great tradition, 1929 Double Oak is aged in the original 1929 prison dorm at Southern Grace. After two years, the bourbon is harvested and then re-barreled in new, charred American white oak casks. The twice barreling enhances the depth of flavors as it matures and refines the bourbon, making it both smoother and more intense. Conviction Double Oak 1929 is bottled unfiltered, uncut at barrel strength so the full effect of double barreling is present in every glass. 

The crew sits down and discusses Heaven Hills recently released Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash. It's a 9-year-old, 100-proof Kentucky straight bourbon that blends traditional rye-recipe and wheated bourbon mashbills. Specifications & Composition Age: 9 years Proof: 100 proof (50% ABV) MSRP: $49.99 Blend Breakdown: 2/3 traditional bourbon (78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley) and 1/3 wheated bourbon (68% corn, 20% wheat, 12% malted barley).

Scott and Brian sit down with Rob Bourdon owner of Copper & Kings Distillery. We got some history on Rob, where Copper & Kings has been and where it's going. From the bottle your tour and tasting to the new Kings Club experience. Check out https://copperandkings.com/ today to book your appointment. 

The crew discusses the MGP 10 Year release. MGP Chapter One: Out of the Shadows is a 10-year-old, 111-proof straight bourbon whiskey priced at a suggested retail price of $69.99. Overview & Background First Namesake Release: Produced by MGP Ingredients in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, this marks the historic distillery's very first flagship consumer brand under its own name after decades of distilling for other famous labels. Mash Bill: Uses MGP’s signature high-rye LBSV recipe consisting of 60% corn, 36% rye, and 4% malted barley. Aging: Aged for a full decade inside the historic Rickhouse G, a celebrated brick warehouse built in 1936. Availability: Rolling out nationwide in fall 2026

The crew reviews the newest release from Bib and Tucker their 8 Year Bottled in Bond. This bottle is James Joseph's first release and is made of a distinctive mashbill; this Tennessee high-rye mash bill provides added spice, structure and complexity. Charcoal mellowed through the Lincoln County Process for smoothness and depth. It's released at the price of $64.99.

The crew discusses Jack Daniel Distillery has announced the nationwide U.S. release of Jack Daniel’s American Single Malt Whiskey, a limited expression that was previously available exclusively in select duty-free retail locations around the world.    The release arrives as American Single Malt becomes an officially recognized whiskey category, marking the first new official whiskey category recognized by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) in more than 50 years. Made with 100% malted barley and finished in Oloroso Sherry casks, the whiskey offers notes of dark chocolate, nuts, berries and a subtle sweetness.    Available nationwide for a limited time and in limited quantities, the 90-proof whiskey comes in a 1-liter bottle for a suggested retail price of $74.99. 

The crew reviews the Larrikin Single Barrel Rye Release this 9 year 64R/30C/6MB mashbill was hand selected and comes in at 122.5 proof. Greg the owner is doing great things and his juice is worth the squeeze.

The crew sits down and talks the new surge of tasting rooms in Louisvile with Tim Van Riper AKA Single Barrel Snob. This one goes down a rabbit hole of why is bourbon different and water.

The crew reviews Green River's newest release the Toasted Double Oak. This bottle is comprised of: Age: 8 years old, plus an additional 6 months in a secondary finish Mashbill: 70% corn, 21% rye, and 9% malted barley Proof: 115.1 (57.55% ABV) Secondary Barrel: Finished in a new American oak barrel with a medium toast and light char from Independent Stave Company

The crew reviews Dancing Goat Distillery, two inaugural whiskey expressions of Stillman's Sonder whiskey, which represent  three generations of dedication to the craft.   Bourbon — aged in both Andean and American Oak barrels with texture and concentration pushed through several double oaked components. Barrels were spoon proofed at times with encouraged oxidation through short fills and vatting before bottling at 94 proof (47% ABV) American Single Malt — distilled in Indiana and aged in Wisconsin. After initial maturation, it underwent three rounds of blending, re-barreling, and finishing across a range of casks – including virgin oak, ex-bourbon, Wisconsin brandy, Cognac, and Calvados – before bottling at 96.4 proof (48.2% ABV)