In celebration of National Bourbon Heritage Month, we thought that Union Public House would be the perfect backdrop for this week’s big, bold, bourbon broadcast!

Chef Patrick Malarchik, Andy Bulkley, Chris Cohen, Matt Russell & Thom Wadlund

Chef Patrick Malarchik, Andy Bulkley, Chris Cohen, Matt Russell & Thom Wadlund

This week’s celebrity co-host was Thom Wadlund, agent extraordinaire with American Family Insurance and one of our resident whiskey authorities. Thom shared some stories about his recent visit to Scotland (52 Scotch distilleries in three weeks!), and talked about some of the bourbons he likes closer to home. We also sat down with Chris Cohen of Young’s Market Company for a bourbon history lesson, and a tasting of three premium bourbons in his portfolio. Union beverage director Andy Bulkley then walked us through his impressive whiskey collection, which includes the highly sought after Pappy 23! Our featured guest was Union executive chef Patrick Malarchik who discussed his thoughtful menu, a little about his culinary journey, and his upcoming Scotch & Smoke dinner. He also treated us to some of his delicacies, like his take on the BLT (forget everything you know about the BLT, by the way!) and the hog pizza. Time for another bourbon!

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