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Originally recorded: 20230728
Length: 01:05:43
While Ape LOVES all her guests, this one has her really excited. We tried to keep it under and hour, but honestly, who couldn’t talk whiskey with Redwood Empire’s head distiller, Lauren Patz, all day?
Redwood Empire Head Distiller, Lauren Patz
Purchase details:
| Pipe Dream | Lost Monarch | Emerald Giant | |
| Type | Bourbon | Whiskey Blend | Rye |
| Location | Jeff’s Beverage | Jeff’s Beverage | Jeff’s Beverage |
| Date | 4/29/23 | 4/29/23 | 4/29/23 |
| Cost | $37.99 | $37.99 | $37.99 |
| Distillery | In California, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee | Undisclosed | In California, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee |
| Bottled | Redwood Empire Distilling, Graton, CA | Redwood Empire Distilling, Graton, CA | Redwood Empire Distilling, Graton, CA |
| Proof | 90 (45%) | 90 (45%) | 90 (45%) |
| Composition | 75% Corn, 21% Raw Rye, 4% Malt Barley | 60% Rye Whiskey,95% Rye, 5% malted Barley)40% Bourbon Whiskey75% Corn, 21% raw Rye, 4% malted Barley | 95% Rye, 5% Malt Barley |
| Age | Blend of 4 – 12 year barrels | A blend of 4 – 12 year Bourbon & 3 – 5 year Rye Whiskey | Blend of 3 – 5 year barrels |
| BoozApp saysAvg MSRPFair PriceShelf Price | $40.99$49.17$45.91 | $41.99$54.36$52.89 | $40.99$50.32$45.91 |
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00:01:37 Introducing the Lauren Patz, head distiller of Redwood Distillery
00:05:35 Redwood Empire offerings
00:07:30 Starting with the Lost Monarch and working to champion the idea of the blend
00:12:20 Shout out to High West and Japanese Whisky
00:14:30 Back to the Lost Monarch and the proofing decisions
00:17:30 Shout out to gin (Hendrick’s in particular)
00:20:15 A bit about Lauren’s background and how we can live our best lives
00:30:05 Back to the Lost Monarch, and an overproof discussion
00:34:15 Expanding the palates, weird tastes, and guilty pleasures
00:45:40 The Bitch Barn is invaded, but he comes with gifts that send us on a pricing tangent
00:47:40 Getting back to palates, tastes, and pleasures
00:49:35 What would Lauren drink if she could only drink one thing?
00:53:45 Wrapping up and ranking the bottles
01:00:00 Why you never trash a barrel, and projects that have Lauren excited
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