The Practical Still

04/01/2023

New Episode! "Aaron Gooding of Last Cut Crystal - hand cut crystal whiskey glasses"

If you've paid any attention at all over the last couple of years, you know that I'm a sucker for nice glassware. Wine glasses, coffee cups, and in particular, whiskey glasses are as much a part of my drinking experience as t...

If you've paid any attention at all over the last couple of years, you know that I'm a sucker for nice glassware. Wine glasses, coffee cups, and in parti…

20/12/2022

New Episode! "Double Oaked and Toasted Whiskey - It won't save bad bourbon but it can sometimes make for interesting whiskeys"

Double oaked and toasted barrel-finished bourbons are quite popular lately. It seems like a similar process to finishing in barrels that previously held other liquids but also different and more like a second maturation than ...

Double oaked and toasted barrel-finished bourbons are quite popular lately. It seems like a similar process to finishing in barrels that previously held …

04/12/2022

New Episode! "What did we learn about whiskey and ourselves in 2022?"

Every year around this time, we look back and ask ourselves what we learned about whiskey. In 2022, the big takeaway is that we should really focus on bourbon, rye, and scotch whisk(e)y that we really like. Saving $5 on a bot...

Every year around this time, we look back and ask ourselves what we learned about whiskey. In 2022, the big takeaway is that we should really focus on bo…

27/11/2022

New Episode! "It's allocated bourbon release season, who cares? Allohatred season is more like it."

Every year in the fall, whiskey geeks decent upon every store hunting for bottles from Buffalo Trace's Antique Collection (BTAC), Pappy van Winkle, Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, and others. It's like a zombie apocalypse. Man...

Every year in the fall, whiskey geeks decent upon every store hunting for bottles from Buffalo Trace's Antique Collection (BTAC), Pappy van Winkle, Old F…

18/11/2022

New Episode! "TINCUP Whiskey founder, Jess Graber"

Jess Graber started distilling in the early 1970s as a hobby. A chance encounter with a neighbor named George Stranahan opened the door to take his moonshine hobby and eventually turn it into Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey. As ...

Jess Graber started distilling in the early 1970s as a hobby. A chance encounter with a neighbor named George Stranahan opened the door to take his moons…

13/11/2022

New Episode! "What are we drinking? Where have we been?"

We started The Practical Still as a podcast and then quickly added a video component that began to monopolize our time and then we even decided to produce a weekly live stream of us drinking and discussing whiskey. That strea...

We started The Practical Still as a podcast and then quickly added a video component that began to monopolize our time and then we even decided to produc…

10/10/2022

You're used to Dan talking about whiskey but he also speaks bikes and bike gear quite well.

Read the full article here: https://www.dawnpatrolMTB.com/endura-mt500-burner-clipless-shoes-lemme-see-that/GIVE THIS VIDEO 50 THUMB'S UPS AND WE'LL WRITE A ...

25/03/2022

Friday Sips Live starts in 15 minutes

While I haven't chased unicorn whiskey in a long time and frankly, I never really did, I have accumulated a few bottles at reasonable prices that have increa...

02/09/2021

Remember that time we went to Deerhammer Distilling Company and learned so much about whiskey production and drank all that tasty bourbon, rye, and single malt whiskey? No? Well watch this and catch up.

Distillery Visit at Deerhammer Distilling Co in Buena Vista, Colorado: Four Grain BourbonLenny Eckstein, owner, co-founder, and head distiller at Deerhammer ...

18/08/2021

Dan and I always say that we don't have whiskey collections. We just have bottles of whiskey we haven't opened yet. The reality is that we do have quite a few bottles of bourbon lying around regardless of what we call it. So, do we really need so many if we aren't planning to keep them all forever w...

25/07/2021

Maybe you want to see us making the podcast instead of just listening.

Shopping for whiskey can be very different depending on where you are. The biggest difference you'll see is when states where the government controls retail ...

06/07/2021

We are certainly fans of George Dickel Tennessee whisky over here and these 15-year-old single barrels do not disappoint. Shockingly, they are widely available and not terribly overpriced. Wonderful!

Open the Bottle - George Dickel 15-year-old Single Barrel Tennessee Whisky Store PickFrom AppleJack Wine and Spirits in Colorado, this is one of the new rele...

30/06/2021

A look inside of a very cool distillery. Less drinking and more learning in this video.

DistilleryTour of Deerhammer Distilling Co in Buena Vista, Colorado: Inside the Distillery Tour with Lenny EcksteinLenny Eckstein, owner, co-founder, and hea...

07/06/2021

Tasting some American Single Malt whiskey with the distiller was so much fun and informative. More videos following soon from our visit to Deerhammer Distilling Company.

Distillery Visit at Deerhammer Distilling Co in Buena Vista, Colorado: American Single Malt Whiskey.Lenny Eckstein, owner, co-founder, and head distiller at ...

02/06/2021

More about our visit to Distilling Company in the most recent newsletter. What? You didn’t know about our newsletter?

Okay, we didn't take it over, but we did drink a lot

31/05/2021

We visited Deerhammer Distilling Company last week and learned so much about distillation and maturation. You won't be surprised when I tell you that we also tasted some whiskey. Wonderful whiskey! Owner, co-founder (with his wife, Amy), and head distiller Lenny Eckstein lead us through tastings of their standard offerings and allowed us to taste quite a lot of whiskey straight from the barrels in the rack house. What a time we had! There are two podcasts up now that we recorded with Lenny and we'll have plenty of videos up on YouTube soon too. Listen and watch from https://www.thepracticalstill.com.