A whiskey podcast with the soul of a gentleman's club. Each episode, we sit down with the people making, pouring, and collecting bourbon in Ohio — distillers, bar buyers, club leaders, collectors — and give them a platform to tell their story over a real pour.
Format: Bi-weekly, 45–60 minutes, recorded in person or remote. Every episode features a tasting segment — the guest's whiskey, on the record.
Season One: 14 episodes, September 2026 – March 2027, anchored to the Columbus whiskey calendar (Great Bourbon Affair, Barrels & Badges, holiday allocation season).
The promise: no scripts, no gotchas, no dead air. Just bourbon, conversation, and a platform for the guest.
Every episode follows the same six-movement structure, so guests always know where they are — and the conversation always flows:
| Movement | Time | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · The Intro | 0–5 min | Who you are, what's in your glass, why listeners should care. The guest is the star from second one. |
| 2 · The Origin | 5–15 min | The story: the first time bourbon clicked, who poured it, the bottle that started everything. |
| 3 · The Craft | 15–30 min | Your world: mash bills and barrels for distillers; shelves and allocation hunts for collectors and buyers. |
| 4 · The Pour | 30–40 min | The centerpiece. We taste the bottle you brought — nose, first sip, finish. On the record, no rush. |
| 5 · The Scene | 40–52 min | The Ohio whiskey scene, the club, the state of things. Your take, uncut. |
| 6 · Rapid Fire & Close | 52–60 min | Fast questions, hot takes, and a final word — where listeners can find you, and one last pour. |
Timing flexes for 45-minute episodes; the structure never changes.
Before we sit down, four simple asks. Answer as much or as little as you like — the best episodes are built on your own material:
14 episodes · bi-weekly · September 3, 2026 → March 4, 2027. The season is built small-to-big — underdogs first, heavyweights to close — with the city's whiskey events woven in as live coverage.
| Release | Episode | Guest / Theme | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | EP 1 | 451 Spirits — Chad Kessler | Launch. The comeback story. |
| Sep 17 | EP 2 | Great Bourbon Affair — recap | Event coverage, Aug 22. |
| Oct 1 | EP 3 | M&O Spirits — Doug & Mike | Award-winning small batch. |
| Oct 15 | EP 4 | Central Ohio Whiskey Society — Eric Smith | The club episode. |
| Oct 29 | EP 5 | Barrels & Badges — recap | Oct 27 charity tasting. |
| Nov 12 | EP 6 | DoG Distilling — Webb & Stark | First-interview score. |
| Nov 26 | EP 7 | Echo Spirits — Joe & Nikhil | Thanksgiving week bourbon. |
| Dec 10 | EP 8 | OHLQ — allocation & barrel programs | Holiday drop season. |
| Dec 24 | EP 9 | Holiday special — club members | Year-end tasting roundtable. |
| Jan 7 | EP 10 | Noble Cut — Tony Guilfoy | New year, new pours. |
| Jan 21 | EP 11 | ColumbusBourbon.com — Mark | The scene's historian. |
| Feb 4 | EP 12 | High Bank — Adam Hines | Best Blended Whiskey in America. |
| Feb 18 | EP 13 | Watershed — Greg Lehman | Local boys, global story. |
| Mar 4 | EP 14 | Middle West — Ryan Lang | Season finale. The giant. |
The season clears the 6-month horizon: 14 booked slots plus a standing pool of club members, collectors, and event hosts as overflow.