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Widow Jane: Sienna Jevremov/Tequila Ocho

Bourbon Showdown Podcast··2 September 2026·1h 11m

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This week on The Bourbon Showdown Podcast, Widow Jane is back!Jesse sits down with Sienna Jevremov, Head Distiller at Widow Jane, to talk about one of the distillery’s most exciting releases yet: Widow Jane 10-Year Bourbon finished for eight months in Tequila Ocho casks.Sienna takes us behind the scenes of this unique collaboration and explains what happens when mature bourbon meets the rich, roasted-agave character of Tequila Ocho. We get into how the partnership came together, why tequila and bourbon can work so well together, and the challenge of finishing a 10-year-old bourbon while still keeping the bold character that makes it unmistakably Widow Jane.And then, of course, we do what we do when talking to good people about good whiskey…WE DRINK IT!Jesse and Sienna pour up the new Widow Jane Tequila Ocho Cask Finish Bourbon and break down the aromas, flavors, and character you can expect when you get this bottle into your own glass.Great whiskey, a seriously cool collaboration, and one of our favorite people to talk whiskey with—it’s all here on this week’s Bourbon Showdown Podcast!