Bourbon Bytes

11/12/2025

🔥 NEW PODCAST EPISODE IS LIVE! 🔥

This week I’m diving into one of the wildest American Single Malts of the year: the brand-new Copperworks Kilt Lifter Whiskey! It’s a collaboration with Pike Brewing using their iconic Kilt Lifter Scotch-style ale base… and WOW is this whiskey a ride. Easily one of the most unique pours I’ve had all year.

PLUS: 2026 whiskey releases are already dropping!
🥃 K**b Creek 12 Cask Strength (maybe returning!)
🥃 Jim Beam Old Grandad 114 Single Barrel (7-Year!)
🥃 Heaven Hill Rittenhouse 10-Year Bottled-in-Bond Rye
🥃 Penelope Madagascar Cognac
🥃 Blood Oath Pact 12
🥃 Templeton Rye Double Oak
…so much to look forward to in 2026.

🎮 AND — huge Sid Meier’s Civilization update, free DLC, Metroid Prime 4 launch, and Microsoft Flight Simulator Stranger Things “Hawkins” expansion.

Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube!
https://youtu.be/y5qgeWiAp3Q

This week on the Bourbon Bytes Podcast, Clifton breaks down a massive wave of upcoming whiskey releases for 2026 — including the rumored return of K**b Creek...

10/12/2025

I just wanted to take a second and thank everyone for helping me hit 5,000 downloads on the Bourbon Bytes Podcast! Hitting that goal in less than 100 episodes feels like a huge achievement and I can't wait to continue the journey with you. If you're not yet listening, you can find it wherever you get your podcasts or on the web at https://bourbonbytes.com/ 🥃

Whiskey reviews with a gaming twist! Find the latest content, buy merch, and support the channel.

04/12/2025

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04/12/2025

🔥 NEW PODCAST EPISODE! 🔥
This week I’m reviewing one of the wildest whiskies of 2025: the Bruichladdich Laddie Rye — a 7-year Islay-grown rye-and-barley hybrid that tastes like nothing I’ve ever had. Savory, fruity, smoky, and only $60?!

Plus: big whiskey news (new Clyde May's, Central Waters Great Blue bourbon, State Line Rye, Copper & Kings drama) AND gaming news with Palmer Luckey’s insane new retro console, the ModRetro M64.

If you love Scotch, rye, or just weird and wonderful whiskey experiments, this episode is a must-listen. 🥃🎧

Listen now → YouTube / Spotify / Apple
https://youtu.be/VzcEqQPHi9Q

This week, Clifton covers some of the final big whiskey drops of 2025, including new releases from Clyde May’s, Central Waters’ new Great Blue line, State Li...

03/12/2025

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27/11/2025

🔥 NEW EPISODE: Black Friday Whiskey Deals + Town Branch Imperium Review!

I went through every newsletter so you don’t have to. 😅
This week on the Bourbon Bytes Podcast, I break down the best Black Friday & Cyber Monday whiskey sales — bottles, merch, magazines, and more.

Then I review the Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. Town Branch Imperium 2025 Bourbon, a 105-proof wheated blend with dark-chocolate cherry notes and tannic oak bite.
Is it worth $120? I give it a fair 7/10.

🎧 Listen Now → Spotify / Apple / YouTube

It’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday Week, and I’m sharing the best whiskey deals, distillery sales, merch discounts, and bottle drops worth your money this season...

13/11/2025

🔥 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! 🔥
This week on the Bourbon Bytes Podcast, I crack open the brand-new Garrison Brothers Sonora Bourbon – a 108-proof Texas straight bourbon finished in rye barrels and crafted by Samantha Olvera, Texas’s first female Latina distiller. 🥃

Plus, I cover the latest in whiskey and gaming: Michter's 20, Jim Beam Little Book Infinite Edition II, and Call of Duty Black Ops 7!

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you tune in.

This week, Clifton dives into the newest limited-edition release from the Lone Star State: the Garrison Brothers Sonora Bourbon, a seven-year, 108-proof expr...

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 ...