Bourbon, Beards, and Belvederes

The hosts celebrate National Apple Day with tastings of apple-flavored and apple-based spirits — from Traverse City’s infused bourbon to Catoctin Creek’s Applejack, small-batch appleshine, and high-proof brandies. They pair pours with cigars, share beard oil favorites, trade stories about cork mishaps and local distilleries, and dive into off-topic conversations ranging from martial arts to CRISPR and conspiracies.

Hosts Adam, Paul, and Jerry turn a Sunday morning into a boozy breakfast: tasting Bubba’s Pancake & Bacon whiskey, coffee-infused bourbons and vodkas, a tequila coffee liqueur, and pairing them with coffee cigars while watching the London game.Expect playful banter, cocktail mixing experiments, cigar notes, and quick shout-outs to beard oils and local favorites — a laid-back, flavor-packed episode for whiskey, coffee, and game-day fans.

On this episode of Bourbon Beards and Belvederes, hosts Adam, Paul, and Jerry welcome Clint Spotleson from Sagamore Whiskey for relaxed tastings and candid conversation.
They sample the Small Batch, Double Oak, and cast-strength whiskeys, discuss mash bills, barrel finishes, distillery events, and cigar pairings, blending tasting notes with industry insight and good-natured banter.

Hosts Adam, Paul and Jerry sit down with Rob Burden, owner and CEO of Copper & Kings, for a spirited conversation about reviving American brandy. The episode features tastings of brandy, apple brandy and bourbon, plus a deep dive into the distillery's rebranding, new pricing and distribution strategy.Rob shares his personal journey from professional hockey to distilling, details the King's Bottle Club and bottle-your-own experiences, and teases unique releases like apple‑cider brandy, rum- and rye-finished expressions and a barrel-aged absinthe. The show wraps with tour highlights, upcoming events and the distillery's community focus.

Hosts Adam, Paul, and Jerry welcome Brian from Church of Tobacco to taste cigars, discuss blending (including the Velvet Amen and Angel's Reserve), and talk pairing with whiskey, rum, and brandy.The episode covers cigar construction and flavors, boutique-brand community and charity work, upcoming releases and distribution, plus lively tangents about data centers, AI, and Bigfoot.

Hosts Adam, Paul, and Jerry dive into whiskey tastings and cigar pairings — from a lucky $59 Booker's find to a full tasting of Burton James Batch One (baseball‑themed label), Benchmark bonded, Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project, and thoughts on Elmer T. Lee bottle draws and pricing.They discuss cigar matches, shopping tips, upcoming guest Church Tobacco, and close with reminders to support veterans, check on kids' online safety, and enjoy spirits responsibly.

Hosts Adam, Paul, and Jerry welcome Deerhammer’s Lenny Eckstein for a wide-ranging episode of Bourbon, Beards, and Belvederes: tasting Deerhammer’s port-finished American single malt and a bold triple-cask expression, pairing whiskies with cigars, and sharing behind-the-scenes stories about barrel finishes, rum experiments, home distillation legality, and a notorious dunder pit mishap that stank up the distillery.

Hosts Adam, Paul, and Jerry welcome Hayes Gray Cigars for a laid‑back episode of tastings, cigar stories, and product talk. They spotlight the new Busola cigar, discuss blends and band art, and pair cigars with rums, whiskey, and tequila.The episode also previews the TPA Pensacola event, shares merch and charity efforts, and captures memorable reactions—including a notorious Malört shot—plus giveaways and community banter.

Hosts Adam, Paul and Jerry sit down with Paul and Carol Ann from Taconic Distillery to trace their journey from a 120-acre farm to a full-scale New York distillery. The episode covers grain sourcing, barrel aging, Maple barrel finishes, high-proof bottlings, and the family-run tasting room.
They taste Taconic’s bourbon, Founders Rye, maple-finished releases and ready-to-drink cocktails (Old Fashioned, Rye Manhattan, Negroni), share candid tasting notes, and discuss distribution, production challenges, and upcoming releases.

On National Rum Day the hosts sample four distinctive rums from Belize, South Africa, Australia and the Caribbean, pairing them with cigars and discussing tasting notes, proofs, aging and distillery stories.This episode mixes relaxed banter, rum education and pairing experiments—highlighting standout bottles, favorite picks, and how heat, proof and cigars change the tasting experience.