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Bourbon Pursuit

259 - Bourbon Trail Tips with Eric Carrico

Bourbon Pursuit

Bourbon Pursuit

Hobbies, Food, Arts, Leisure

4.9866 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Wouldn’t it be nice if someone was able to give you the best tips for planning out your bourbon trail experience? Look no further. In this podcast we cover the distilleries, experiences, and some restaurants you can’t miss. It’s impossible to get to every distillery in a short amount of time, but this episode will give you the scoop on how to navigate the areas of Kentucky to make the most of it. Show Notes: This week’s Above the Char with Fred Minnick talks about a bourbon that is $22.99. How did you get involved with AirBNBs? What is the difference between AirBNBs and hotels? What's a good number of days to spend on the bourbon trail? When is a good day to take a tour? How do you recommend distilleries to different groups? Tell us about the different pods. Where does Maker's fit in? What distillery would you hide out in during a zombie apocalypse? What is the bourbon chase? What are you thoughts on the bourbon bubble? Ashford Key Properties: https://www.facebook.com/ashfordkey/ Support this Podcast on Patreon

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get this key i've never actually stayed in an Airbnb i know we were talking about it before

0:03.8

i never have my jaw dropped a little bit in fact the people um may get a kick out of this but i

0:10.4

tried it one time and the guy refused to let me stay at his place probably saw the ass god he's like

0:18.1

ask guy yeah this can't be this guy.

0:21.2

Is this guy from the 1920s?

0:23.7

What kind of profile picture is this?

0:34.1

This is episode 259 of Bourbon Pursuit.

0:37.8

I'm one of your host, Kenny, and here's what's happening in the bourbon world.

0:41.7

It's now the two-year anniversary of the trade war with the European Union, where a 25% tariff was slapped, and it went into effect on all exports of bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, and rye whiskeys.

0:56.0

And the result, it's not good. U.S. distilleries have lost out on $340 million in sales, and exports have declined by one-third.

1:04.0

The European Union is the biggest overseas market for U.S. spirits, which accounted for more than half of all American whiskey exports last

1:11.7

year. Airlines, including EasyJet and KLM in Europe, with Delta and American Airlines in the United

1:18.1

States and Asia's Virgin Australia are suspending all or part of their alcoholic drink service

1:24.0

in response to COVID-19. For domestic flights in the U.S., they're pretty much suspended, but they are going to be

1:30.8

available for long-haul and international flights.

1:34.3

It's part of a widespread revision of the industry's food and drink service to minimize

1:38.5

interaction between the crew and passengers to ensure a safer journey for all. Now on the bright side of news, visitor centers are beginning to open up once again.

1:48.7

Wild Turkey will be opening up on June 25th, and during this time, they say that they

1:53.0

begin offering a new Turkey Takes Flight Tour and Tasting Experience.

1:57.3

This is going to include a multimedia brand immersion followed by a guided tasting of

2:02.9

bourbons and ryes.

2:04.9

There are now a limited number of days and hours available for tours, and tours can be

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