Matt Shattock's guest appearances

Matt Shattock

Bourbon Pursuit

Brad Paisley

Mike Miller

Eddie Russell

Fred Minnick

Malcom Reed

Greg Davis

Tom Johnson

BRUCE RUSSELL

Kathleen DiBenedetto

Jim Beam

Trey Zoeller

Jackie Zykan

Jason Brauner

Steve Nally

Fred Noe

OwlTail

Freddie Johnson

Pearse Lyons

Max Shapira

BP EXCLUSIVE! Get the inside experience of the 2018 Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. Hear from icons in the whiskey industry as they stroll down the red carpet and listen to the heart warming speeches delivered by inductees from  Freddie Johnson of Buffalo Trace, Matt Shattock, CEO of Beam Suntory, and Max Shapira, CEO of Heaven Hill. The first time ever this event is being made available to the public. Show Notes: This week's Above the Char has Fred Minnick discussing friendships and choosing that right bottle to celebrate The show starts off interviewing Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, and Matt Shattock of Jim Beam on the red carpet Transitions to the ceremony where Eric Gregory, President of the KDA, introduces everyone Louisville Mayor, Greg Fisher, gives an introduction of Matt Shattock Matt's speech is delivered unedited We transition back out to the red carpet to interview  Freddie Johnson  The ceremony then kicks off with Eric Gregory talking about Freddie's history  A.J. Hochhalter, Film Producer of NEAT, introduces  Freddie  Freddie delivers his speech and talks about his dad and family - completely unedited The red carpet is alive once again talking to Mark Coffman, Master Distiller at Town Branch  The ceremony resumes with Eric Gregory giving a history of Dr. Pearse Lyons of Alltech  A short story from Jerry Summers, HOF 2017 inductee, about Pearse Lyons The final red carpet appearance features Andy Shapira talking about his father Max, as well as  Larry Kass with a brief history of Rittenhouse 21-25 year single barrels The ceremony begins the wrap up with Eric Gregory giving Max Shapira's resume  Donn Lux, Chairman and President of Luxco, shares some funny stories of Max's attention to the bottom line Max Shapira talks about his family, the history of Heaven Hill, and that growth will continue Listen to all of our Buffalo Trace, Heaven Hill,  Town Branch, and Beam podcasts

<p>BP EXCLUSIVE! Get the inside experience of the <a href="https://kybourbon.com/heritage/kentucky_bourbon_hall_of_fame/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2018 Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame</a>. Hear from icons in the whiskey industry as they stroll down the red carpet and listen to the heart warming speeches delivered by inductees from <a href="http://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/content/buffalo-trace-distillerys-beloved-tour-guide-freddie-johnson-inducted-bourbon-hall-fame" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Freddie Johnson</a> of <a href="http://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buffalo Trace</a>, <a href="https://www.beamsuntory.com/about/leadership-team" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Shattock</a>, CEO of <a href="https://www.beamsuntory.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beam Suntory</a>, and <a href="https://heavenhilldistillery.com/meet-the-shapira-family.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Max Shapira</a>, CEO of <a href="https://heavenhilldistillery.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heaven Hill</a>. The first time ever this event is being made available to the public. Show Notes:</p><ul> <li>This week's Above the Char has <a href="http://fredminnick.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fred Minnick</a> discussing friendships and choosing that right bottle to celebrate</li> <li>The show starts off interviewing <a href="https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/make-history/beams-history" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fred Noe</a>, <a href="https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/make-history/beams-history" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freddie Noe</a>, and Matt Shattock of Jim Beam on the red carpet</li> <li>Transitions to the ceremony where <a href="https://kybourbon.com/about/our_team/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Gregory, President of the KDA</a>, introduces everyone</li> <li>Louisville Mayor, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Fischer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greg Fisher</a>, gives an introduction of Matt Shattock</li> <li>Matt's speech is delivered unedited</li> <li>We transition back out to the red carpet to interview <a href="http://bourbonpursuit.com/2017/09/28/115-bourbon-trivia-freddie-johnson-buffalo-trace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Freddie Johnson</a> </li> <li>The ceremony then kicks off with Eric Gregory talking about Freddie's history</li> <li> <a href="http://ajhochhalter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A.J. Hochhalter</a>, Film Producer of <a href="http://www.thebourbonfilm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NEAT</a>, introduces <a href="http://bourbonpursuit.com/2016/08/05/059-freddie-johnson-3rd-generation-employee-buffalo-trace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Freddie</a> </li> <li>Freddie delivers his speech and talks about his dad and family - completely unedited</li> <li>The red carpet is alive once again talking to <a href="https://one.alltech.com/speakers/mark-coffman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Coffman, Master Distiller at Town Branch</a> </li> <li>The ceremony resumes with Eric Gregory giving a history of <a href="https://www.alltech.com/news/pearse-lyons-passes-away" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Pearse Lyons of Alltech</a> </li> <li>A short story from Jerry Summers, HOF 2017 inductee, about Pearse Lyons</li> <li>The final red carpet appearance features <a href="https://heavenhill.com/our-family" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andy Shapira</a> talking about his father Max, as well as <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=larry+kass+heaven+hill&amp;oq=Larry+Kass&amp;aqs=chrome.1.0j69i59j0l4.1471j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Larry Kass</a> with a brief history of Rittenhouse 21-25 year single barrels</li> <li>The ceremony begins the wrap up with Eric Gregory giving Max Shapira's resume</li> <li> <a href="https://www.luxco.com/our-story/people/executive-team/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donn Lux</a>, Chairman and President of Luxco, shares some funny stories of Max's attention to the bottom line</li> <li>Max Shapira talks about his family, the history of Heaven Hill, and that growth will continue</li> <li>Listen to all of our <a href="http://bourbonpursuit.com/buffalo-trace-podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buffalo Trace</a>, <a href="http://bourbonpursuit.com/heaven-hill-podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heaven Hill</a>, <a href="http://bourbonpursuit.com/2016/08/19/061-mark-coffman-master-distiller-town-branch-alltech-brewing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Town Branch</a>, and <a href="http://bourbonpursuit.com/jim-beam-podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beam</a> podcasts</li></ul>

167 - EXCLUSIVE: 2018 Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame featuring Freddie Johnson, Matt Shattock, Pearse Lyons, and Max Shapira