{"podcast":{"title":"The Bourbon Road","slug":"the-bourbon-road-456201","podcast_index_feed_id":456201,"rss_url":"https://thebourbonroad.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://thebourbonroad.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/a/7/0/8a70186d3cd8580a/tbr-1400x1400-logo-only.png","author":"The Bourbon Road","episode_count":494,"summary":"The Bourbon Road is two friends sharing pours and good stories with interesting guests. Each week we sip on bourbon while talking with celebrities, musicians, chefs, authors, industry experts and everyone in between. If bourbon makes it better... or even the other way around, then we want to talk about it.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bourbon-road-456201"},"episode":{"title":"494. Wheel Horse and Copper & Cask: Four Bottles That Punch Way Above Their Price","slug":"494-wheel-horse-and-copper-cask-four-bottles-that-punch-way-above-their-price","published_at":"2026-05-06T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bourbon-road-456201/494-wheel-horse-and-copper-cask-four-bottles-that-punch-way-above-their-price","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bourbon-road-456201","url":"https://thebourbonroad.libsyn.com/494-wheel-horse-and-copper-cask-four-bottles-that-punch-way-above-their-price","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebourbonroad/Episode_494_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=1159028","summary":"Jim Shannon and Todd Ritter welcome Stephen Corrigan — Barrel Master and Spirits Production Manager for Latitude Beverage LLC — for a four-bottle deep dive into two of the company's brands: Wheel Horse Whiskey and Copper and Cask Spirits. Stephen shares his winding path from organic farming and European viticulture to founding a DC craft distillery and ultimately landing at Latitude, where his focus is entirely on the art of blending and cask finishing. The conversation explores what it means to be a transparent non-distilling producer, the close relationship Latitude has built with Green River Distillery in Owensboro, Kentucky, and how aging barrels across wildly different climates — from the cold, damp Rhode Island coast to the sweltering Florida interior — coaxes remarkably distinct flavor profiles from the same base distillate. On the Tasting Mat: - Wheel Horse Barrel Master Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Batch 002): 113 proof, 5-year age statement, sourced from Green River Distillery (70% corn, 21% rye, 9% malted barley), blended from 14 barrels, non-chill filtered. Rich cherry cola on the nose, brown sugar and baking spice on the mid-palate, and a satisfying oak-driven finish with a full, coating mouthfeel. Retails for approximately $40. *(00:01:51)* - Wheel Horse Barrel Master Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey (Batch 001): 120.2 proof, 5-year age statement, sourced from Green River Distillery (95% rye, 5% malted barley), blended from 11 barrels, non-chill filtered. Reportedly the first cask-strength Green River rye released commercially. Candied orange and dark fruit on the nose give way to a lively rye spice on the finish, with a notably viscous and oily texture. Retails for approximately $40. *(00:13:57)* - Copper and Cask Small Batch 16 Kentucky Straight Bour…","meta_description":"Jim Shannon and Todd Ritter welcome Stephen Corrigan — Barrel Master and Spirits Production Manager for Latitude Beverage LLC — for a four-bottle deep div…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3431,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bourbon-road-456201/episodes/494-wheel-horse-and-copper-cask-four-bottles-that-punch-way-above-their-price/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bourbon-road-456201/494-wheel-horse-and-copper-cask-four-bottles-that-punch-way-above-their-price.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}