Bourbon Pursuit Podcast #55: Visitor Center for Barton 1792

Josh Hollifield, Visitor Center Manager for Barton 1792, gives a history of the grounds and an insider look to the resurgence of the 1792 brand.

• Shoutout to Adam Johnson of the KY Bourbon Affair
• What all does your job entail?
• What’s your coming of age tale with bourbon?
• Most people may or may not know, but Sazerac is your parent company who also owns Buffalo Trace. Talk a bit about that background
• Can you give us some history of the distillery?
• Talk about the different brands coming out of Barton
• Talk about Ridgemont
• Lets talk about the new 1792 expressions
• We know our friend of the show, Owen Powell, picked a barrel of 1792 and asked it to be Full Proof. Are barrel proof offerings of 1792 something that you all are considering for a majority of these soon?
• Can you talk a little bit about your mash bills?
• What other spirits do you age here?
• What’s the one thing people are always surprised about when leaving or taking tour
• The barrel char in the gift shop, what’s that about?
• What’s next for Barton?