Welcome to Brims & Barrels — Two Fits. One Pour. Brims & Barrels is about more than bourbon it’s about real conversations, real perspectives, and the brotherhood that brings it all together. Hosted by two former athletes from different backgrounds, this is where perspectives meet through conversation, not just the pour. Each episode starts with a drink but goes deeper into life, sports, mindset, and real talk the same energy you’d find in a barbershop or locker room. Nothing scripted. No gatekeeping. Just respect for every palate. 🌐 Website: https://brimsandbarrels.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to Brims & Barrels, Two Fits. One Pour. Brims & Barrels is about more than bourbon it’s about real conversations, real perspectives, and the brotherhood that brings it all together. Hosted by two former athletes from different backgrounds, this is where perspectives meet through conversation, not just the pour.
Recent episodes include "OLD SWAGGER 12-YEAR RYE: THE FLAVOR IS INTENTIONAL!" (30 October 2026, 10 minutes), "Two-Minute Drill: Locke + Co. | A Winter Fresh Bourbon?" (28 October 2026, 3 minutes), and "Chip Tate: The Mind Behind Modern Whiskey Innovation" (23 October 2026, 57 minutes).
Brims and Barrels publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 20 minutes across 71 episodes.
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The strongest fits for Brims and Barrels are Bars & Pubs. Brims and Barrels has a leisure audience.
Brims and Barrels is a leisure podcast with 71 episodes published.
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DOES THE WHISKEY MATCH THE SWAGGER? Some bottles demand attention before the first sip. But when you're spending nearly $180 on a rye whiskey, does what's inside live up to the presentation? Welcome back to another...
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BONUS CONTENT | BRIMS & BARRELS TWO-MINUTE DRILL The Halloween decorations are up, the cobwebs are hanging, and we've got Colorado whiskey on the dashboard! In this bonus Two-Minute Drill, Xavier and Ray spotlight Locke...
Episode #40
Chip Tate: The Mind Behind Modern Whiskey Innovation | Brims & Barrels What separates someone who makes whiskey from someone who changes the way we think about it? In this special episode of Brims & Barrels, Xavier and...
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Can a legacy bourbon brand still surprise people? In this Game Ready, we take a fresh-palate look at Kentucky Boy Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a Brown-Forman release honoring Chris Morris and his 50-year legacy. Ray shares...
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We helped pick a monster. Now it’s time to let it out. ⚡️ On this Brims & Barrels Game Ready, Xavier and Ray pour the Old Zach 12-Year “Frankenstein Barrel”—a 136-proof single barrel that grabbed our attention from the...
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Three bottles. Three starting spots. One explosive offense. Xavier and Ray bring a triple threat to the Brims & Barrels table: Provenance 10 Year, Reveries 10 Year Rye, and Murder of Crow. Provenance already earned a...
Episode #40
The Pete (@liquor_zone_pearland) and Laz (@thatsubourbonguy) invited Brims & Barrels to join them at Liquor Zone for a Provenance barrel pick with Jay West (@t8ke.review) We tasted through four samples, shared our...
Episode #39
Bourbon may bring us to the table, but the people are what keep us there. On this episode of Brims & Barrels , Xavier and Ray sit down with Kyle from Smoke Pour Repeat for a conversation that goes way beyond what's in...
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The 2026 Russell’s Reserve 13 Year is here and it celebrates Eddie Russell’s 45 years at Wild Turkey. Xavier and Ray are joined by Kyle from Smoke Pour Repeat to find out whether this highly anticipated release is Game...
Episode #38
BROWN-FORMAN’S FINEST BLIND! Four heavy hitters. Two palates. One shocking result. In this episode of Brims & Barrels, we put some of the finest bottles across the Brown Forman portfolio head to head: Old Forester...
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Jack Daniel’s dropped something special—and you can only get it at the distillery. In this Game Ready, we pour the Jack Daniel’s Special Release Boiler Hill Batch 2 Small Batch Rye. Bottled at a massive 142.7 proof...
Episode #37
Four bottles. Four heavy hitters. One blind tasting. In this episode, we put some of Heaven Hill’s most respected expressions head-to-head: Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 22 Year — “The Prestige” Elijah Craig Barrel...
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Old Forester President’s Choice has been on Ray’s chase list for a long time—and thanks to a bottle trade within the bourbon community, he finally secured one. This 2026 single-barrel release was personally selected by...
Episode #36
Bourye Blind Bonanza | Bourbon × Rye Blend Blind Four bottles. No labels. Just the pour. In this episode of Brims & Barrels, Xavier and Ray put four bourbon-and-rye blends head-to-head in a true blind tasting: Wild...
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Dark Arts calls it Blunt Blend—we call it Dank Arts . For this Game Ready, we’re pouring Dark Arts Blunt Blend Batch 2 : an 8-year, 95/5 MGP rye finished in Madeira and Armagnac casks and bottled at 114 proof. From the...
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A bourbon 22 years in the making … and this one might already be in the conversation for one of our best pours of the year. For this Brims & Barrels Game Ready , we’re cracking the 2026 Heaven Hill Heritage Collection...
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E.H. Taylor Cured Oak is back after 11 years. Originally released in 2015, E.H. Taylor, Jr. Cured Oak returned in 2026 as a rare limited release from Buffalo Trace. On this Brims & Barrels Game Ready , Xavier is joined...
Episode #36
Texas bourbon doesn’t always get the same spotlight as Kentucky — and Ray may have summed it up perfectly: Texas bourbon is the fullback of the whiskey game. It may not get all the touchdowns or all the glory, but it...
Episode #35
This episode hits a little different. For the first time, Brims & Barrels got the opportunity to be part of the barrel-picking process , and we're sitting down to revisit the two bottles we helped select: Reveries 10...
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Still Austin Calvados Cask Finished | Is It Game Ready? Can a bourbon finished in Calvados casks earn a starting spot in the Brims & Barrels lineup? In this episode of Game Ready , we crack open the Still Austin...
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