Brent Joseph

Every fall, the Bourbon & Banter Summit brings together our people — the professional palates and cocktail connoisseurs to casual drinkers and bottom-shelf dwellers who keep this community alive. So when Pops and Bob sat down at Summit HQ in Louisville for this year’s recording, they decided to do something a little different: look back at 14 years of Bourbon & Banter while sipping through some heavy-hitting pours and swapping stories with the folks who’ve been part of the journey.

Back in December, a video popped into my social media feed. It was a video about an agave distillery on the island of Maui. The video discussed the agave spirit they were producing and its uniqueness, attributed to the exceptional growth of their Blue Weber Agave in their soil and climate. I found it highly intriguing and bookmarked it. I returned a few days later and decided to send an email. I had to know more.

BOTTLE DETAILS DISTILLER: Produced and bottled by West Fork Whiskey and distilled by MGPI. MASH BILL: 99% Corn | 1% Malted Barley AGE: 10 years (minimum) YEAR: 2025 PROOF: 100 (50% AVB) MSRP: $84.99 BUY ONLINE: West Fork Whiskey Online Shop BRENT'S NOTES SHARE WITH: Any bourbon drinker who prefers some age and a bit of oak. WORTH THE PRICE: Yes. This is a 10-year-old MGP 99% corn mashbill for significantly less than what you will likely pay for most other 10-year-old products on the market today.