Ep. 19 "My Favo(u)rite Irish Whiskey" with Justin Baird & Egan’s Legacy Reserve 15 year old Single Malt

On todays episode I got to spend some time with Justin Baird back in November. Justin is the manager of Trailhead Liquor in Bend in Central Oregon and he’s a big Irish Whiskey lover. 

I’ve known Justin for a couple of years as we’re regulars at Trailhead Liquor when we visit, and I finally got to sit down with him and get him on the record, so to speak, and we had a great old chat. 

We chatted about Justin, his love of whiskey and spirits and we chatted about Liquor sales and distribution in Oregon as it’s a Control State. We talked about “Truck Chasers” a new expression to me, and how they manage those people at Trailhead who are constantly in search of hard to find or Unicorn bottles.

We talked about some of Justin’s favorite places in the area for a great cocktail and we even went down a rabbit hole of sorts on Rye, Aged Rye, and American Single Malt whiskeys. 

And yes, we talked about Irish whiskey as we sipped on Justin’s Favo(u)rite Irish Whiskey, which is the Egan’s Legacy Reserve 15 year old Single Malt. A real treat of a whiskey I might add!  

Listen along...

Mentioned by Justin

Cocktail Places
O' Kanes
San Simon
Lemon Tree
Bos Taurus

Oregon Liquor Search Website

American Single Malt Whiskeys
Westward Whiskey - Portland, OR
Westland Distillery - Seattle, WA
Balcone's Distilling - Waco, TX

More about Bend Liquor Stores HERE

Find out more about me and my Irish Whiskey work and watch the "My Favo(u)rite Irish..." Video series on YouTube here.

The "My Favo(u)rite Irish..." podcast is listed by Feedspot as one of the Top 5 Irish Whiskey Podcasts online: https://blog.feedspot.com/irish_whiskey_podcasts/