Ep. 23 - 6/7/26 - Greg Standard - Standard Cooperage - The Man Building Texas' Newest Cooperage

Whisky & Smoke News Network Episode 23 | June 7, 2026 — Join host Chris Kumnick for another packed episode covering the latest news from the worlds of whisky, bourbon, cigars, pipes, and pipe tobacco. This week features breaking industry updates from Brown-Forman, Slane Distillery, Bruichladdich's Yellow Submarine III, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Mars Whisky, Uncle Nearest, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare 30, The Macallan, Four Roses, Wild Turkey, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, and more. In cigar news, we cover major releases from Espinosa Cigars, OZ Family Cigars, Room101, J.C. Newman, United Cigars, and Don Palomón. Pipe enthusiasts won't want to miss the latest from G.L. Pease and the new Metropolis Flake. Plus, Chris sits down with Greg Standard of Standard Cooperage in Blanco, Texas, for an in-depth interview covering barrel making, cooperage craftsmanship, whiskey maturation, and the future of American coopering. Finally, Chris reviews an exclusive pairing of the Oliva-made Isle of Skye cigar and Isle of Skye PX Sherry Cigar Reserve Scotch Whisky. If you love Scotch whisky, bourbon, Irish whiskey, premium cigars, pipe tobacco, whiskey news, cigar reviews, distillery releases, and industry interviews, be sure to subscribe, like, comment, and follow Whisky & Smoke News Network on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Instagram, and Facebook for weekly coverage of the whisky and cigar lifestyle.Social Media LinksWhisky & Smoke News NetworkInstagram - / whiskynsmokenn Facebook - / whiskynsmoke Please subscribe, ring the bell, like, and comment below!!#Whisky #whiskey #cigars #smoking pipes #pipe tobacco #bourbon #scotch #single malt #WhiskyAndSmokeNewsNetwork,#WhiskyNews,#BourbonNews,#ScotchWhisky,#IrishWhiskey,#CigarNews,#PremiumCigars,#WhiskeyPodcast,#WhiskyPodcast,#GregStandard,#StandardCooperage,#YellowSubmarineIII,#EagleRare30,#TheMacallan,#FourRoses,#WildTurkey,#BuffaloTrace,#BardstownBourbon,#UncleNearest,#CigarReview,#WhiskyReview,#WhiskeyTube,#CigarCommunity,#PipeSmoking,#WhiskyLife,#BourbonLife,#ScotchLovers,#CigarAficionado