Bourbon Bytes

21/08/2025

🥃 This week on the Bourbon Bytes Podcast:

Old Forester BREAKS tradition with a sweet mash Birthday Bourbon 🎂

Four Roses drops its highly-anticipated 2025 Limited Edition 🌹

Elijah Craig tees off with a PGA Quail Hollow Championship Bourbon 🏌️

PLUS: The video game strike is finally over — what does it mean for the future of our favorite games? 🎮

🎧 Tune in to hear my full review of the Elijah Craig PGA release and all the latest bourbon + gaming buzz: https://youtu.be/MvHDrvyex0E?si=bDI1oEzgzaZsmt1k

Clifton dives into some of the hottest whiskey news of the year: Old Forester shakes things up with a sweet mash Birthday Bourbon, Four Roses unveils its 202...

31/07/2025

🚨 NEW EPISODE IS LIVE! ⚾️🥃
I finally tried the Maker's Mark Champion Selection, handpicked by the Los Angeles Dodgers to celebrate their World Series win—and y’all… this tastes like Cracker Jacks in a bottle. 🍿🔥

Plus, this week on Bourbon Bytes, I’m breaking down:
💥 The new $499 Weller 18 Wheat Whiskey from Buffalo Trace
🌽 How heirloom corn is changing the whiskey game
🏆 Heaven Hill - Who just swept the 2025 Nola Spirits Awards
🪵 And Old Forester goes Extra Extra Old with a bold new release

🎧 Listen now below or wherever you get your podcasts!
👇 Drop a ⚾️ if you're grabbing this LA collab bottle, or a 🥃 if you’re all about the classic picks!

This week on the Bourbon Bytes Podcast, Clifton takes you behind the blue wax to review the Maker’s Mark Champion Selection, handpicked by the Los Angeles Do...

24/07/2025

🚨 NEW PODCAST EPISODE! 🚨
I finally tried TINCUP 6-Year American Whiskey—and spoiler: it might be one of the best sub-$40 bottles I’ve had this year. 🥃

Plus, I’m breaking down big whiskey news: Buffalo Trace just dropped a 100-proof Sazerac Rye, and they’re investing $40 million in a green distilling revolution. 🌱

Neeley's Hidden Barn Whiskey has a new Master Taster with an impressive repertoire.

🎧 Listen now on your favorite podcast app or at https://bourbonbytes.podbean.com/e/rocky-mountain-sips-tincup-6-year-review-buffalo-traces-green-future/

👇 Hit that like if you’re Team High-Rye or curious about GOOD blended American whiskeys!

This week on Bourbon Bytes, Clifton dives into some of the hottest headlines in the whiskey world—from Buffalo Trace’s surprising new 100-proof Sazerac Rye to their bold move into sustainable distilling. Plus, Hidden Barn adds a new Master Taster to their team. But the star of the show? Clifton....

17/07/2025

🔥 NEW EPISODE: Bourbon Bytes Season 2, Episode 6 is LIVE! 🥃🎧
This week, I crack open the brand-new Louisiana Senator Bourbon — a bold 8-year release with deep roots and a collaboration between Kentucky Senator and the legends at Potter Jane Distillery (yep, Jane Bowie and Denny Potter from Maker’s Mark!).

Also in this episode:
🧑‍⚖️ The mysterious $1,500 Buffalo Trace EH Taylor, Jr.'s “Distiller’s Council” bottle
🏆 A. Smith Bowman’s rye takes top honors at International Whisky Competition.
🔟 Starlight drops their FIRST EVER 10-year bourbon

🎙️ Tune in for all the latest in the bourbon world and my Byte-Sized Review of this unique new pour.
👉 https://youtu.be/bciE72GX75Q?si=_WdH5NhJCxHKXT9o

In this jam-packed episode, Clifton dives into the latest bourbon headlines — from Buffalo Trace’s mysterious E.H. Taylor Jr. Distiller's Council release to ...

10/07/2025

🚨 New Bourbon Bytes Podcast Episode Is LIVE! 🥃🔥
I finally did it — I cracked open a bottle of Blanton's Straight from the Barrel from Buffalo Trace and gave it the full Byte-Sized Review treatment. Is it worth the hype, the hunt, and the price?

PLUS:
🥃 A six-year single barrel from New Riff Distilling
🏰 A shockingly smooth six-year small batch from Castle & Key
🔥 The latest Garrison Brothers Guadalupe Bourbon release
🎧 Grab your favorite pour and join me for the breakdown: https://youtu.be/3n1Z8qjA3WA?si=cn3DcQ243BJDCbmG

Have you had SFTB before? What did YOU think?

This week on Bourbon Bytes, Clifton is diving deep into high-proof territory with a first-time review of Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel — the most elusiv...

03/07/2025

🚨 New Bourbon Bytes Podcast is LIVE! 🥃🎙️
This week I’m reviewing a cask strength single barrel from Mississippi’s oldest distillery… or so I thought 👀. Old Soul Bourbon brings the heat, the oak, and a surprisingly dark dessert profile — but not everything on the label is what it seems.

Also in this episode:
🪵 Michter's gets woodsy with its 2025 Legacy Series
🔥 K**b Creek goes cask strength for store picks
🥇 Pinhook Rye wins big with 98 points
🍸 And a luxury hotel just opened in Bardstown with a speakeasy

🎧 Tune in now to sip through the latest whiskey drops.

Let me know — have you ever been misled by a label before?

**bCreekCaskStrength

In this episode of Bourbon Bytes, Clifton dives into the 2025 Old Soul Single Barrel Bourbon—a bold cask strength pick from Mississippi's oldest distillery… or is it? With transparency under the spotlight, Clifton uncovers what’s really inside the bottle, and why it might just be the sleeper h...

26/06/2025

🥃 New Bourbon Bytes Episode is LIVE! 🎙️
This week, I’m reviewing the bold new Maker's Mark 2025 Keeper’s Release — a toasted American oak bomb that might be the most intense Wood Finishing Series yet. Is it better than The Heart?

Plus:
🌡️ A Texas vs Kentucky climate experiment from Milam & Greene Whiskey
🎖️ A veteran-owned bourbon brand with a story to tell - Four Branches Bourbon
🧬 Jim Beam’s new Little Book Chapter 9 (yes, with brown rice in the mashbill)

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts or at https://bourbonbytes.podbean.com/e/maker-s-mark-2025-keeper-s-release-review-bourbon-aged-by-climate/

Let me know: have YOU tried the Keeper’s Release yet? What did you think?

This week on the Bourbon Bytes Podcast, Clifton dives into one of the boldest Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series bottles to date — the 2025 Keeper’s Release, packed with ten toasted American oak staves. Is it a worthy successor to The Heart, or an over-oaked detour? Also in the mix: a fascinat...

19/06/2025

You see this white van pull into your neighborhood and they ask you to climb in. Do you do it?

19/06/2025

🚨 New Bourbon Bytes Podcast Episode is LIVE! 🥃🎙️
Russell's Reserve 13 is BACK — and now it’s 123.8 proof 🔥
Is it worth $200? Is it here to stay? I’m breaking it down.

PLUS:
🏛️ Stitzel-Weller launches its first release in 30+ years
🌊 Laphroaig drops a cask strength Lore
🥇 And in this week’s Byte-Sized Review:
I finally try the new Heaven Hill Old Fitzgerald 7-Year Bottled-in-Bond — can a $60 wheater outshine Heaven Hill’s fancy decanters?

🎧 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform!

In this week’s pour of Bourbon Bytes, Clifton dives into the hottest release yet from Wild Turkey: Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Bourbon is back — and this time, it’s clocking in at a blistering 123.8 proof. Is it the best Wild Turkey yet, or just another hard-to-find unicorn? We also explore th...

12/06/2025

🚨 New Podcast Episode is LIVE! 🥃🎙️
I'm excited to announce Season 2 of the Bourbon Bytes Podcast! In today's episode:

👉 Byte-Sized Review of Rock Hill Farms Bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery — is it worth the hype (or the secondary price)? 🍩🔥

PLUS:
🦅 Thoughts on the new Eagle Rare 12
⚾️ Babe Ruth Reserve from Remus Bourbon returns
🥃 Old Forester President’s Choice gets a wider release

🎧 Sip along and listen now here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://bourbonbytes.podbean.com/e/eagle-rare-12-rock-hill-farms-bourbon-review/

After a three-year hiatus, Bourbon Bytes is back with a brand-new season and a barrel full of whiskey news. Clifton breaks down the surprise announcement of Eagle Rare 12 — is it a smart move or an unnecessary twist? He also dives into the ultra-limited Remus Babe Ruth Reserve and some game-changi...

27/02/2025

Introducing the ALL NEW Bourbon Bytes Website:
https://bourbonbytes.com/

This website will serve as my hub for the latest news, merch, and introduces a new way to support the channel. See more below...

I know many of you have expressed interested in supporting the channel in any way that means more of the funds go to me, and the new BourbonBytes.com Byte Club membership makes this possible (they take less of a cut than Patreon).

Same price, same perks, same experience and integration with Discord. There's also a 10% discount for annual memberships plus 15% off all merch for members through March 31st.

Thank you , and let me know if you have any questions about the new BourbonBytes.com!

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25/02/2025

Miss the live stream? Check out the replay for some of my favorite bourbon releases from last year.

Tonight I'm reviewing several new bourbon releases for 2024!0:00 Introduction2:47 Rebel 10 Year Single Barrel (2024 Release)16:30 Jim Beam Black 7 Year Old B...