281 - The Dant and Yellowstone History with Stephen Beam of Limestone Branch

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4.9 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

You may have never heard of Limestone Branch, and you may just now be hearing about Yellowstone bourbon, but you will soon learn the roots of this distillery. Stephen Beam, yep there’s a lot of Beams in the bourbon industry around Kentucky, is a descendant of the Dant family. Yes, that JW Dant you are thinking of right now. This one is full of rich history on the family as well as the labels. Show Notes: This week’s Above the Char with Fred Minnick talks about bourbon gifts. Do you believe in aliens? What was it like growing up as a Beam? Talk about the history of the Dants. What happened with the Dants during Prohibition? Tell us about Yellowstone. Do you watch the show Yellowstone? When was JW Dant sold? How did you decide to get into the business? What were the early days like? What was it like starting with moonshine? How many barrels of bourbon were you holding back? Was it difficult to bring in a partner and give up some control? Talk about the partnership with Luxco. How have the operations changed? Tell us about Minor Case. Why don't you call yourself a Master Distiller? Tell us about your products. Support this Podcast on Patreon

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0:00.0	So we're having a Fourth July get together, you know, Stephen gave me a bottle, and I'm coming over, you know, to pour for someone.
0:08.2	My kid bumps me or something happens and the thing drops and it splatters all over the concrete.
0:13.4	By the way, your bottles are not concrete proof.
0:16.8	It sounds like you just need to get a new kid.
0:20.4	Yeah. Yeah. It sounds like you just need to get a new kid.
0:33.3	This is episode 281 of Bourbon Pursuit, the podcast featuring news reviews and interviews with people making the bourbon whiskey industry happen.
0:36.7	Before we start talking to Stephen Bean today, here's your weekly bourbon news industry happen. Before we start talking to
0:37.6	Stephen Beam today, here's your weekly bourbon news update. So how are you going to be celebrating
0:42.4	repeal day this year? Join myself, Fred Minnick, Blake, Breaking Bourbon, Brian Hara, musical artists like
0:49.3	Lindsay L, Sean James, and many others in a virtual repeal date expo. It's a full day of bourbon-inspired presentations and private concerts.
0:58.0	You can get your tickets for the December 5th event at repealedatexpo.com.
1:03.0	We're super excited to be a part of the new Aged and Or Spirits Flight launch that is now happening on Kickstarter.
1:10.0	If you haven't seen it yet, it's a set of
1:11.9	four glasses, each etched with letters A through D, and they also have multifunction rubber stops.
1:17.7	And the rubber stops are also coated, A through D, that you hang on your whiskey bottle that you can do
1:22.6	for blind tastings. And they also secure the glasses in place to the flight tray so you can hang it right on the wall.
1:29.2	It's the best new tool that you didn't know that you actually need.
1:32.7	Check it out at bourbon pursuit.com slash flight.
1:36.7	Four Roses is announcing plans for an expansion of its current visitor center and enhancements
1:41.1	to the overall guest experience at the Bourbon Distillery,
1:45.7	located in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.
1:51.8	In 1910, the Louisville-based architecture firm Josin and Joseph designed the distillery in a Spanish mission style that is unique to Four Roses and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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