West Fork Whiskey Company: Old Hamer

Bourbon Showdown Podcast · Jul 31, 2025 · 1h 14m

This week we are talking to Blake Jones, Julian Jones, and David McIntyre the founders of West Fork Whiskey Company. We do a deep dive on what it means to be a distiller in Indiana and how they have built this distillery to create a whiskey brand focused on 100% Indiana grain-to-glass spirits. We talk about their Old Hamer Bourbon and what led them to the decision to double down on their dedication to Indiana grains and create a bourbon with a mash of 99% corn and how they are using this corn not as a base but as flavor creator and a head turner for this delicious Indiana bourbon. We talk…