We’re back with Sean McCormick from Burton James Distillery, sipping their single barrel wheated bourbon and diving deep into Sean’s path from hotel kitchens to creating a custom bourbon for us.

In this episode:

• 👨‍🍳 Sean’s journey from culinary school to Kraft Foods

• 🧪 The accidental career switch that led him to food science

• 🥣 Developing cereal flavours and why bourbon came next

• 🥃 What makes Burton James wheated stand out

• 🤝 The wild connection that brought Sean into the bourbon world

From Doritos dreams to distilling reality — it’s a cracking yarn over a damn fine bourbon.

🟠 Keywords: Burton James bourbon, wheated single barrel, food science, bourbon founder story, culinary to craft spirits, Aussie bourbon lovers

Chapters

00:00 The Journey to Distilling Bourbon
02:00 Food Science and Bourbon
05:00 The Start of BH James Distilling
06:45 Small Scale Bourbon Distilling
07:30 Vegemite and Bourbon
09:00 Challenges in the Bourbon Industry
10:47 Visiting the Distillery and Future Plans