This episode we travel to Spring Grove, Minnesota to visit a former Navy fighter pilot turned farmer and distiller.  It’s not often you meet an organic farmer with a story as interesting as Christian Myrah’s. He went from flying fighter jets for the US Navy to driving tractors in small town Minnesota. And for the last five years or so, he’s been turning his farm produce into whiskey. Award winning at that.  “Tractor’s don’t go as fast as F-18s but the lifestyle is pretty good,”The distillery is two miles away from where Christian grows the organic grains. It’s also down the road from the oldest water powered mill in Minnesota, Schech Mill, which still uses the original stones imported from France. The mill has been in operation since 1876 and for the last several years has been grinding Christian’s grains. RockFilter Distillery featured whiskey in RackHouse Whiskey Clubs box: - Experimental Test Acre Series- Rail Splitter Whiskey (named after Christians great grandfather who split 10,000 fence posts for a penny each...more on that in the podcast)Join RackHouse Whiskey Club at www.rackhousewhiskeyclub.comSupport the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)

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Ep. 14: Navy Fighter Pilot to Craft Distiller | RockFilter Distillery

Hayes Kelman and Lee Griffith join the podcast to discuss the history of Boot Hill and their distillery that takes its name. Located in Dodge City, Kansas on the actual burial site known as Boot Hill. This was the place where cowboys pushing longhorns up from Texas would be welcomed with whiskey by the ladle. Saloons flourished and when some of the gunslinging cowboys would get too rowdy, some would end up dead. Boot Hill looking over the town was the spot they would get buried. Dodge City soon got a reputation for being a violent and dangerous outpost. They were buried in shallow graves where the boots would stick out of the ground. Now, a new spirit rises from the local Kansas soil. Boot Hill featured whiskey&apos;s in RackHouse Whiskey Club: - Boot Hill Bourbon- Boot Hill Wheated BourbonHave an awesome whiskey story? We want to hear it! Tweet it @RackHouseWClubor tag us @rackhousewhiskeyclubJoin RackHouse Whiskey Club at www.rackhousewhiskeyclub.comSupport the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)

Ep. 13: Boot Hill Distillery - A New Type of Spirit is Rising

Not all chemists become distillers, but Maddie Kelly did. The chemistry field actually goes perfectly with distilling alcohol. The entire process is chemistry so who better to run the still than a chemist at 2bar Spirits in Seattle, WA. 2bar was started by Nathan Kaiser after growing up on his family&apos;s century-old farm ranch called 2bar Ranch in Texas. Once he moved to Seattle he took the Texas traditions and plotted in right in the middle of Seattle. 2bar Spirits will be featuring their Bourbon and Moonshine in the RackHouse Whiskey Club box. Be sure to sign up by April 10th to try it for yourself. Go to https://www.rackhousewhiskeyclub.com and use the promo code BTS for $20 off your first box. Support the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)

Ep. 12: 2bar Spirits Master Distiller, Maddie Kelly

Today I’m joined by Ryan Thompson and Stepehen Jacobs with 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirits Company in Vail, Colorado. Named in honor of the 10th Mountain Army Division that originated in the area at a place called Camp Hale in the 1940s. This was a specific division set up to train for mountain warfare tactics in WWII. After the war these warfighters came back and wanted to share the sport of skiing and mountain lifestyle to others. Over 62 different ski resorts, ski schools, and ski patrols were started by 10th mountain vets across the US. Vail Mountain being one of them. This is a tribute spirit company to all the 10 Mountain veterans and all who enjoy the mountain lifestyle. To try the whiskey from 10th Mountain and to learn more of the story behind this remarkable whiskey company go to www.rackhousewhiskeyclub.com. Make sure to watch all the featured short whiskey films from all the distilleries and whiskey brands we feature. As we always say: Whiskey stories like these show themselves through the flavors of the whiskey. Not the tasting notes a stranger told you to taste. We hope you enjoy! Support the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)

Ep. 11: 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirits Company

Steve Nally is a legend in the bourbon world. His experience spans over 40 years in the industry. As Master Distiller for Makers Mark and Wyoming Whiskey, Steve has etched his name in history as one of the greatest Master Distillers ever to have lived. Inducted into the Bourbon Hall of Fame in 2007, Steve was asked to take on the role of Master Distiller for Bardstown Bourbon Co. in 2016. On this podcast, we talk about his life growing up working at Makers Mark and becoming Master Distiller and how his journey led him back to Kentucky at Bardstown Bourbon Co. https://www.rackhousewhiskeyclub.com/Support the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)

Ep. 10: Whiskey Legend, Steve Nally: Master Distiller for Bardstown Bourbon Co.

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Ep. 9: Bull Run Distillery leading the craft whiskey revolution in Oregon

Here&apos;s the incredible story that inspired Buckshee Bourbon and Rye which involves its founder smuggling $10 million of liquor down the world&apos;s most dangerous road. Go to RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com to try some! Support the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)

Buckshee Bourbon — The World's Most Dangerous Whiskey

RackHouse Whiskey Club visits Southern Grace Distilleries inside Whiskey Prison in North Carolina. Go to www.rackhousewhiskeyclub.com to learn more.Support the show

Whiskey Prison in North Carolina

Old Nick Williams Distillery located in Lewisville, NC is definitely the most famous distillery most people have never heard...yet. This distillery is a hidden gem that recently won a double gold medal at the San Francisco Spirits Competition. The owner Zeb Williams is the great grandson of the late Nicholas Glen Williams. For over 250 years, the Williams family has had a truly amazing and colorful journey. From participating in the Revolutionary War to establishing and then losing a world famous whiskey brand to prohibition. Go to www.rackhousewhiskeyclub.com to learn more. Sign up before February 1, 2019 to try their award winning bourbon and clear whiskey. Support the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)

The Most Famous Forgotten Distillery

Founder and CEO Dannie Strable sits down with Co-Founder Sam Hoyle to give the lowdown on how RackHouse Whiskey Club came to be (also, it’s definitely not RickHouse Whiskey Club). They want to know — have any RackHouse members had the audacity to throw away the carefully curated cardboard RackHouse boxes that get shipped? Support the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)

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Treaty Oak Distillery: Where flavor meets familyWhat does a Cambridge University graduate, an Israeli Special Forces veteran, two U.S. Army vets and an engineer have in common? They help make up the team we met at Treaty Oak Distillery in Dripping Springs, Texas. Treaty Oak’s name goes back more than 500 years after the famous tree in Austin, under which Stephen F. Austin signed agreements defining the borders of Texas. The fourth oldest distillery in the Lone Star State, the whiskey they create is Texas through and through.“We kiss the vats everyday and that’s what makes it so special. It’s all done with love. This is a taste of Texas that bigger operations don’t have,” Alice Barnes, the Founder’s mother and matriarch to the staff, told us on our visit.  The Ghost Hill Bourbon, which will feature in RackHouse Whiskey Club’s Christmas box, is sourced and distilled in Texas. Available in very few states, it’s a blend of three two-to-five-year-old barrels. A second bottle of Red Handed Bourbon will also be in the box. Support the show

Where Flavor Meets Family at Treaty Oak Distillery with Matthew Bauer

This episode we travel to Le Claire, Iowa. The birthplace of Buffalo Bill Cody and a good whiskey story where Ryan and Garrett Burchett decided to pursue a dream. Ryan went from being the TV weatherman and Garrett came from an engineering background in Texas. All ingredients are sourced within 25 miles of the distillery. Did you know? The Mississippi River used to be the epicenter for whiskey in the world before prohibition. Support the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)

Whiskey on the River at Mississippi River Distilling Company

When we heard that the first and only distiller of sotol in the United States since prohibition was located just outside of Austin, Texas, we had to take a trip to check it out. "Sotol has been around for almost 1,000 years so it goes back a ways, especially here in Texas and northern Mexico," Desert Door co-founder Judson Kauffman told us. "It comes from the sotol plant. [It] grows in the Chihuahuan Desert, which is only found in northern Mexico, southern Texas and the tiniest corner of southeastern New Mexico." The sotol plant, which resembles an artichoke but 30 times bigger, isn’t farmed, it’s wild harvested in west Texas using machetes, axes and crowbars to harvest the plant. Sotol grows in elevation and Kauffman says it’s that location away from the colonized sea level areas of Mexico that initially earned its historical moniker of being a hillbilly moonshine much like whiskey in Tennessee or Kentucky was. "We’re proud to be getting our juice out to the country through RackHouse Whiskey Club," Kauffman noted. Every whiskey tells a story. Sign up to join The Club at www.rackhousewhiskeyclub.com!Support the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)

Desert Door Distillery | Driftwood, TX | With Owner Judson Kauffman

Some people can play guitar, some people can play piano, but these gents can make whiskey! Their secret and a patent-pending process were passed down from Heath&apos;s grandma. Grandma Sextro may have been the only bootlegging grandma in the world, and it was just as good as any grandma recipe. This is the story of prohibition, bootlegging grandma, buried 90-year-old barrels, and much more. Support the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)

Iowa Legendary Rye with Heath Schneider and Whiskey Rich Eggers.

We scour the U.S. to partner with the best distilleries with the best stories. We work with their head distiller to curate a unique box filled with full size bottles of hard-to-find small batch whiskey and collectable merchandise, which we ship to your door every two months. These are the tales behind the tumblers.

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