Whiskey Chasers Podcast

09/10/2025

“Hazmat bottles” it’s all the craze, but is it a good craze? Nick here from the podcast and I have said way too many times how proof improves the flavor, but is there a limit to that? I have had the opportunity to have these two bottles back to back and, while yes they are different in many ways, proof is the biggest one.

Here is what I can say, higher proof doesn’t always mean better flavor. While they Wyatt Earp is amazing, there is this rough back of the throat almost itchiness that comes from it. Now, half an ounce or less and it’s great! More and it’s well more. The old Forrester on the other hand is right at the perfect proof to flavor ratio. It’s dark and rich and not harsh. It’s a thinker for sure!

All this to say, no matter the bottle or store pick, proof point is not the end all be all. Just like age is not the end all be all. When shopping for bottles ask if they give samples. Samples will help. 99% of the time if given a sample, you will buy!

09/10/2025

Come meet Steve at the Kroger in Delaware! I’m giving samples of watersheddistillery Uncut Unfiltered batch 5! (And if you ask, maybe I’ll have a few other watershed samples ;)) I’ll be there from 4-6 today!

09/10/2025

New Episode! "Old Overholt Bonded and Cornell and Diel Eight State Burley!"

Get excited folks! We continue on our Old Overholt series with their bottled in bond rye. Join us today as we talk about how bottled in bond changes the flavor enough to not just be noticed but to impress! We talk about the brands interesting history when it comes to bottled in bond and their history going into prohibition. Be sure to rate and review the Whiskey Chasers Podcast and send us a message, as we’d love to hear from our listeners.

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylv…

08/10/2025

Howdy! It’s Steve Heyman again for whiskey Wednesday! Decided to kill my bottle of Redbreast Whiskey tawny port cask edition! I sleep on Irish. I have heard it described as one noted, but a hell of a good note! It’s 92 proof, and tastes right for that. It’s a bit of an odd drink. Very Irish on the front end and while swishing it around. But once you swallow, some of the port dryness comes through and the aftertaste has a wine like mouthfeel.

07/10/2025

Howdy, it’s Steve Heyman. One of the best parts of being is a whiskey club is this. The random samples you get from people. Yet it’s not something I think about grabbing very often. Tonight I’m trying the May club month bottle that I missed, red line single barrel Barbados rum finish. So much fun to try new things and not have the marketing to sway you on flavor. Cheers all!

It drinks below its proof (119 proof) at closer to 100-105. But it has a pleasant bite at the start, which then smooths out then jumps once more with a punch of vanilla, then into the finish where the rum comes through. Very sweet on the finish (Nick Berkey do you remember your thoughts on this, I feel like it may be too sweet for you?) I like it a lot, and it fits well with our transition month from finishes on to this year of single barrels!

07/10/2025

Howdy all! It’s Steve. As listeners will know, I’m a big fan of American single malt. This is a top 3 bottle for me, and it’s almost gone. I will miss this once gone, but if StilL 630 Distillery still has it I’ll be getting another bottle!

subtle smoke with dark cherry notes. bottle says the barley is smoked with cherrywood and that comes through. if i was tasting it blind i may say it was a wine finsh. the flavor is mostly in the middle with a short finish, like smoke it hits you and then disapates.

02/10/2025

New Episode! "Old Overholt 80 proof and Cornell and Diehl Gentleman Caller!"

We start our October series with old overholt 80 proof. If you are a rye fan, and or an old overholt fan, then you will want to get excited about this series! We dive into old overholt 80 proof, bonded, 114 proof, 10 year and their A Overholt bottle. If you are just getting into rye whiskey, this is also a good series to listen to!

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylv…

25/09/2025

I’m at Kroger in Marysville until 6, and at Kroger in sunbury tomorrow 4-6! Sampling Watershed Distillery Bottled in bond today and the 4 year tomorrow! But if you say you saw this I’ll get out the BIB for you tomorrow as well!

25/09/2025

New Episode! "Daufuskie Low Country Bourbon!"

We finish our craft distillery series with a bottle off an island from South Carolina. Now, as big fans of Hilton Head, we got excited about this bottle and the idea of whiskey being made near there, but we also had our reservations. This bottle was a nice surprise for us and also threw some curve balls our way. Join us on today’s episode of the Whiskey Chasers Podcast as we dive into a new distillery and bottle to us from Daufuskie Island Distillery.

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Tony is a retired pharmacist and had no distilling experience when they startedIn 2016, the owner said they w…

18/09/2025

New Episode! "Liberty Pole Old Monongahela Full Proof Rye!"

There are moments that we feel spoiled on this podcast. They don’t happen too often, but this is one of those moments. My word! Liberty Pole Spirits is underrated and it’s an understatement to say they are amazing. Talk about an underdog distillery, this is one of those. Join us on today’s episode of the Whiskey Chasers Podcast as we talk about this bottle, this distillery, how awesome them are and how great their bottles are!

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery:Expanded in 2023 and now makes about 2000 bottles a yearPot still onlyUses Bloody Butcher cornLow yield, abou…

11/09/2025

New Episode! "Jimmy Red and Blockade Runner!"

We continue with our series on craft distilleries producing bottles that are packed with flavor with a bottle out of South Carolina. Jimmy Red, coming out of High Wire Distilling Co., is a bottle that has started to gain some attraction lately and peaked our interest, so when we found a bottle we had to get it to try! We have had a couple of different types of red corn on the podcast and we can confidently say none of them have been the same, but yet they have all packed a unique and friendly flavor. Join us for today’s episode of the Whiskey Chasers Podcast as we enjoy some blockade runner from Cornell & Diehl, Inc and as we get excited about this bottle, the red corn they use, and the fact this bottle is coming out of the east coast.

Send us a text Interesting things about the distillery: Background in Agriculture Drinking is an “Agricultural Act” Jimmy Red Corn Dwindled to 2 cobs Partnered with…

06/09/2025

A nice pour of bookers after cleaning the basement bar in preparation of hosting two chapters of the whiskey chasers club…sounds like an excellent reward!