Whiskey With A Buddy

Buffalo Trace Barrel Pick vs. Standard, Mint Julep Cookies, and Wisco Bourbon’s Story

Whiskey Brown hosts an episode of “Whiskey with a Buddy” without Buddy, joined by returning guest Josh Charleston of Wisco Bourbon LLC, which grew from a 2020 Facebook club into a business with about 13,000 group members and nearly 20,000 followers across platforms. Josh brings a Wisco Bourbon Buffalo Trace barrel pick selected in Kentucky from remaining barrels in a 36-barrel drawing; the pick is aged eight years, nine months, and bottled at 90 proof, while the standard Buffalo Trace is described as a six-to-seven-year small-batch product. They compare both, describing the regular as sweet and caramel-forward (rated about 6.5) and the barrel pick as more complex with cinnamon heat (rated about 7.5–7.9). They eat a “May the Horse Be With You” mint julep chocolate bourbon cookie, discuss allocations and pricing, travel plans (including Banff), future cookie collaborations, and play “Soul Trivia: Who’s Blacker?” before closing with plugs for whiskeybrown.com and Wisco Bourbon.


What is Whiskey With A Buddy?

A show about nothing...and...everything at the same time. A podcast that connects, sharing learned experiences drom different perspectives through thoughtful dialogue and organic wit and truth. Each episode starts with a cookie from Whiskey Brown and is paired with bourbon, scotch or whiskey. What ensues is a genuinely improvised and authentic conversation laughter and newfound knowledge, insight and respect over Whiskey with a Buddy.