Welcome back to Po It Up!  Please give a warm welcome to our special guest Dave Schmier founder of Proof and Wood as he joins the show to chat with hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell.  You probably know Proof and Wood from some of their popular brands like Tumblin&apos; Dice, The Senator, The Presidential Dram, Deadwood Bourbon and Roulette Rye.  In this interview Dave talks about his experience in the industry, growing Proof and Wood, dives into details around the brand, and talks trends in the whiskey world.  Don&apos;t miss this episode as it&apos;s an awesome interview!  Also, we might have an extra Po It Up Single Barrel of Tumblin&apos; Dice to giveaway as well.  Stay tuned and keep drinkin&apos; tasty whiskies!  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

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Episode 34: Interview with Dave Schmier founder of Proof and Wood

Welcome back to Po It Up! Join hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell at the Laws Whiskey House distillery as they talk all things craft distilling and barrel finishing with Joelle Coons, Regional Sales Manager. Joelle provides unique insight into  craft distilling including the grain to glass distilling process, terroir in whiskey, and the power of the sensory experience in enjoying this dynamic spirit.  Joelle is a true badass of the whiskey world and we loved hearing about her experience in the industry and about the growing influence of women in whiskey.  Recording this episode at the distillery was an awesome and unique experience - you won&apos;t want to miss this one!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 33: Interview with Joelle Coons with Laws Whiskey House

Welcome back to Po It Up! We are very excited to share this episode featuring Chris Heinz from Momentum Beverage Team and Po It Up&apos;s first barrel pick! Chris join hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell as they taste their way through 5 samples of Three Chord bourbon, selecting their favorite to hit the shelves in Colorado. If you&apos;re local to Colorado, go get yourself a bottle and po it up right along side Mike and Devin and hear how this barrel became our top pick!  The  guys warm up with a sample of Tumblin Dice that will also hit shelves as a Po It Up single barrel. You won&apos;t want to miss this one!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 32: Po It Up Barrel Pick - Three Chord

Welcome back to Po It Up! After a brief hiatus, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell are back and Gene Nassif with Cat&apos;s Eye Distillery joins them this week to talk new trends in whiskey. Gene is a super informative and innovative guest who has helped open whiskey consumers&apos; eyes to new and different types of whiskies. Tune in if you&apos;re interested in opening your eyes and your palates to new tasting experiences! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 31: Interview with Gene Nassif, Cat's Eye Distillery

Welcome back to Po It Up! This week hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell talk all things whiskey with Jay West aka T8ke. He is the moderator of r/bourbon on Reddit, the Managing Editor/Spirits Critic of whiskeyraiders.com, and a judge for the ASCOT Awards. T8ke is doing all kinds of amazing things in the whiskey community and has a really interesting take on trends in the industry.  Tune in to hear what weird whiskies the guys po&apos; up too. To celebrate our 30th episode and all of the support from our amazing followers, we are giving away a Weller 12 to one lucky fan!  To enter: follow @poitupofficial on Instagram, like the official Weller 12 giveaway post and tag 3 friends per entry (tag more friends, get more entries). To get an extra entry, share the post on your story.  To double your entries listen for the code word in Episode 30 and send a direct message to us on Instagram. Good luck and cheers!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 30: Interview with Jay West aka T8ke

Welcome back to Po It Up! This week, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down with Kolby Howard of Dram Good Media, The Kolby Howard Podcast, and Someone Say Whiskey. They discuss the whiskey community, whiskey in the great state of Texas, and their favorite weird whiskies.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 29: Kolby Howard

Welcome back to Po It Up! Did you love the Blue Note interview and now you&apos;re ready to get to tasting? Now&apos;s your chance! Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell taste their way through four whiskies from the Blue Note family including the Riverset Rye,  Blue Note Juke Joint, Blue Note 9 year and Blue Note 10. We had just as much fun recording this episode as we did drinking these whiskies. They have become some of our go-to drinkers. We love Blue Note so much we want to give a bottle of Blue Note 9 away to one lucky winner!  To enter: follow @poitupofficial on Instagram, like the official Blue Note giveaway post and tag 3 friends per entry (tag more friends, get more entries). To get an extra entry, share the post on your story.  To double your entries listen for the code word Episode 28 and send a direct message to us on Instagram. Good luck and cheers!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 28: Blue Note Lineup

Welcome back to Po It Up! In this episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down with Aaron Chepenik, the palate behind Smoke Wagon Bourbon! Whether you&apos;re already a fan of the brand or it hasn&apos;t made it to your state yet, you&apos;ll love Aaron. He walks Mike and Devin through the explosion of the brand onto the bourbon market, how he&apos;s able to blend such a delicious product, and why he ain&apos;t ashamed of sourcing and blending  MGP juice.  He&apos;s an all around awesome guy and this interview is a riot - don&apos;t miss this one! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 27: Interview with Smoke Wagon

Welcome back to Po It Up! This week we are so excited to bring you an interview with Blue Note! Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down with B.R. Distilling&apos;s CEO, McCauley Williams to talk about the brand&apos;s explosion onto the whiskey scene and what makes Blue Note so darn good. Mike, Devin, and McCauley dip into some Blue Note Juke Joint Bourbon and Riverset Rye. Huge thanks to Blue Note for joining the show and you&apos;re not going to want to miss this one!  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 26: Interview with Blue Note

Welcome back to Po It Up! This week, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell talk whiskey trading. If you&apos;ve been wanting to up your whiskey game through trading and cost plus shipping opportunities, tune in for Mike and Devin&apos;s best tips and tricks for effective trading. They warm up with a new expression from Nikka, then taste three whiskies and each provides its own lesson learned for trading: Blanton&apos;s Green, Kilchoman Machir Bay store pick, and Red Spot Irish whiskey. We&apos;ve got a deal for you on this episode!  We are giving away an Old Weller Antique 107!  To enter: follow @poitupofficial on Instagram, like the official OWA giveaway post and tag 3 friends per entry (tag more friends, get more entries). To get an extra entry, share the post on your story.  To double your entries listen for the code word in Episode 25 and send a direct message to us on Instagram. Cheers to making deals! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 25: Tricks of the Trade

Welcome to Po It Up's second annual Best in Class episode! In this episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell award their favorite whiskies of the year in the Bourbon, Rye, Scotch, Irish, and Japanese categories. Tune in to hear about the winners including Argonaut Liquor's Knob Creek 14.5 year bourbon, Michter's Toasted Barrel Barrel Proof Rye, Talisker 10, Jameson 18 (sub in for Writer's Tears), and Nikka Miyagikyo.   To celebrate all the great whiskies we tried in 2020,  we are giving away Whisky Advocate's Whiskey of the World, Larceny Barrel Proof B520!  To enter: follow @poitupofficial on Instagram, like the official Larceny Barrel Proof B520 giveaway post and tag 3 friends per entry (tag more friends, get more entries). To get an extra entry, share the post on your story.  To double your entries listen for the code word Episode 24 and send a direct message to us on Instagram. Good luck and cheers to 2021! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 24: 2020 Best in Class

Welcome back to Po It Up! In this episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell welcome Locke and Co&apos;s co founder Owen Locke to the studio to discuss their  Aspen Aged Rye. Mike and Owen discuss their unique method for tossing in aspen wood during the aging process to give their rye its unique flavor. We learned a lot from Owen, so don&apos;t miss out on this awesome interview! We love Locke and Co and we want our listeners to have a chance to try it out too, so we are giving away a bottle of the Aspen Aged Rye signed by Owen Locke himself!  To enter: follow @poitupofficial on Instagram, like the official Locke and Co Aspen Aged Rye giveaway post and tag 3 friends per entry (tag more friends, get more entries). To get an extra entry, share the post on your story.  To double your entries listen for the code word in Episode 23 and send a direct message to us on Instagram. Good luck!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 23: Locke and Co. Aspen Aged Rye

Welcome Back to Po It Up! In this special episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell celebrate Po It Up podcast&apos;s first birthday! Mike and Devin are po&apos;in it up birthday style by starting out with Glenmorangie&apos;s A Tale of Cake followed by an Old Forester lineup including the 1897 and 1910 expressions all leading to the main event: Old Forester Birthday Bourbon! Don&apos;t miss this birthday celebration! To thank our listeners for all their support in our first year, we are giving away an EH Taylor Small Batch!  To enter: follow @poitupofficial on Instagram, like the official EH Taylor Small Batch giveaway post and tag 3 friends per entry (tag more friends, get more entries). To get an extra entry, share the post on your story.  To double your entries listen for the code word in Episode 22 and send a direct message to us on Instagram. Good luck!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 22: Po It Up Birthday Special

There are some whiskies out there that no one can agree on - some people absolutely love them and some people can&apos;t stand them. In this episode, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell picked out 3 divisive whiskies to test out so you can know whether to give them a try yourself! The lineup includes, Old Tub, Blue Note, and Woodford Reserve Chocolate Malted Rye. Love&apos;em  or hate&apos;em, tune in to hear what Mike and Devin think!Do you love Mellow Corn? This unique corn whiskey has gained infamy on the internet as somewhat of a whiskey meme. In this episode, Mike describes how he likes to remake movie posters incorporating Mellow Corn and he wants to hear your best ideas! Send Mike a direct message on Instagram @poitupofficial and we&apos;ll send a bottle of Mellow Corn to our favorite idea and Mike will use some Photoshop magic to bring your idea to life! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 21: Divisive Whiskies

Welcome back to Po It Up! This week hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell take on the stormy sea with a lineup of Talisker scotch. They test the muddy waters of the Talisker Storm, the Special Edition Game of Thrones Talisker, and the Talisker 10 year. Tune in for their tasting notes and some fun stories as always. Cheers!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Episode 20: Talisker Lineup

Welcome to the Po It Up podcast where hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell talk all things whiskey! Get to know Mike and Devin in this episode as they taste test Blanton's and Rock Hill Farms. In doing so, they cover topics from nosing a whiskey to finding rare bottles. Thanks for joining us! Hosted by Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell, produced by Rose Haag, and supported by Katie Greenberg. Featuring Po' It Up (feat Z-Ro & H.A.W.K.) by Big Moe.

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