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Rob Clark and Chris Chambers reflect on their 16-year journey through bourbon and whiskey appreciation.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bottles & Bites Without Borders, Rob is joined by longtime friend Chris Chambers to do more than just taste whiskey — we take a trip back through 16 years of bourbon, friendship, and the evolution of our palates. What started as a couple of guys figuring out what bourbon even was has turned into a full-blown appreciation for great whiskey… and a few stories along the way that probably shouldn’t be told (but are anyway). We use the Sazerac Rye lineup — 9...

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Host: Rob Clark

Guest: Chris Chambers

Topics covered

• whiskey tasting
• bourbon journey
• friendship
• palate evolution
• Sazerac Rye

Keywords

• whiskey
• bourbon
• Sazerac Rye
• tasting
• friendship
• palate

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Products: Sazerac Rye

Books & works: Bottles & Bites Without Borders

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