Bourbon Pursuit, Author at The Whiskey Wash
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Bourbon Pursuit

Kenny Coleman and Ryan Cecil host the Bourbon Pursuit podcast from Louisville, KY. Together, they share a passion for the stories that made an industry flourish with a focus on history, personality, and of course, great bourbon. Their guests include master distillers, bloggers, historians, local events and more.

Bourbon Pursuit Podcast #81: Four Roses

Bourbon
Lifestyle
By Bourbon Pursuit / January 21, 2017

Ryan Ashley, COO and Director of Distillery Operations, talks about how his history of beer brewing led him to distillation, the Four Roses brand, distillery expansion, and even hints at a possible Four Roses Rye.

  1. Today’s Guest co-host is Linden Ferguson
  2. Talk about your past. Where did you grow up? What’s your education and family influence?
  3. You’ve been known to be a big beer guy. What got you into bourbon?
  4. Talk about your job for a few minutes and your responsibilities
  5. So before we get into it, I think this is a good time to re-introduce Four Roses to people. So talk about the uniqueness of four roses with the two yeast strains, 10 recipes, warehouses, etc
  6. This big news is that Four Roses is investing $55 million into expanding operations. And we have all been in remodeling projects, so we know that you need to budget 15% in addition, so we’ll say $63 million. Talk about that.
  7. From Michael Leeper on Facebook, what kind of issues do you struggle with as you scale up distillation?, “How do you ensure raw ingredients are available to meet your need (from grain, to glass, to packaging and ultimately labor)”, “Is there a limit to how big you can grow within the Bourbon region?”
  8. Talk about working with Brent Elliott
  9. Are you a stout guy or hops guy?
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