203 - Weather and Whiskey with Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel

Bourbon Pursuit

This guest gets more TV face time than The Bachelorette. He has built up a big fan base among weather geeks and now Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel joins Bourbon Pursuit to talk about his career, braving crazy storms, and how weather patterns and global warming are affecting today’s bourbon stocks. We also get to hear a funny story shared by Jim and Fred as they were drilling barrels of whiskey together at Jack Daniels. This episode gives you a look into Jim’s everyday life and how bourbon became a part of it.

Show Notes:

• The Curation Desk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fSTu8zbAwM
• Chuck Cowdery’s Top Bourbon List https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-best-bourbons-ever.html
• Pursuit Series Episodes 010 and 011 https://pursuitspirits.com/
• This week’s Above the Char with Fred Minnick talks about whiskey decanters.
• How did you get involved in weather?
• When did you start drinking whiskey?
• After you first started drink bourbon, what were you seeking out in the store or bar?
• What's the strangest thing anyone has said to you in public?
• Do you get annoyed that people associate you with disasters?
• Do you get a high being in bad weather?
• Do you ever get panicked in certain weather situations?
• When you celebrate a job well done, what do you drink?
• Tell us about your interest in cars.
• Was deflategate real?
• Can your joints hurt from weather changes?
• Does increased rain impact a microclimate? Waters are rising around distilleries. How will it impact the warehouses?
• Will the rain affect the white oak trees?
• Do you predict any climate shifts in the Kentucky area that could affect bourbon?
• Tell us about the time you picked out a barrel with Fred.
• How does humidity affect barrels?
• Jim Cantore Website/Social https://jimcantore.tv/