In this episode, we are treated to a conversational journey with award-winning bourbon writer Susan Reigler. Join us as we discuss her non-linear, adventurous path to becoming one of the most multi-faceted, well-respected, and award-winning bourbon writers in the industry.
Key Moments:
(00:00) Intro
(03:57) Zoology
(05:40) Brass bands, miners, and pubs - have your drinks and play with them too
(08:36) Write something every day
(10:00) A cockroach walks into an article
(12:50) Restaurant critic and fortuitous Chinese food
(15:20) Moving into whisky
(16:43) The birth of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
(18:45) Flavour practice
(20:42) Star Hill Farm Wheat Whiskey
(22:47) French water in Kentucky bourbon
(30:40) Non-Linear paths
(32:47) A Music History Lesson in the Old British Library
(35:25) Latin Never Dies
(37:44) I have an entomology lab downstairs…as people do
(38:42) Bourbonology
(42:05) Always follow your curiosity
(44:17) Don’t Be A Chair
(45:56) Legacy
(48:30) The Future of the whisky market
(51:11) Bourbon Community
(52:36) Memorable sipping experience
(54:36) Charles Darwin
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