Hillbilly Gangsters And Barrel Strength Bourbon with Steve Smith Co Founder of Uncle Boogie's Distillery

Podcast: The Scotchy Bourbon Boys · Jeff Mueller, Martin Nash, Karl Henley,Chris thompson, Rachel Mueller

Opublikowano: 2026-10-07

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Steve Smith of Uncle Boogie’s Distilling Company to taste barrel strength whiskey while he lays out a jaw-dropping Kentucky bourbon history that runs from 1700s settlement to Prohibition scale bootlegging. We talk recipes pulled from old ledgers, why certain barrels taste “like history,” and how he keeps the brand small by letting people bottle straight from the barrel in Louisville. • Steve’s origin story, family research, and discovering a long bootlegging tradition • Uncle Bougie and the Howardstown gang, Prohibition economics, and what the money looked like • Rye at 13...