#79 - Making Bourbon Five Lights from the French Quarter | Seven Three Distilling Co.

#79 - Making Bourbon Five Lights from the French Quarter | Seven Three Distilling Co.

Author: Allan Cogan June 5, 2026 Duration: 1:44:00

EPISODE #79

In this episode, Allan sits down with Luka at Seven Three Distilling Co. — a born-and-raised New Orleans operation making bourbon five lights from the French Quarter. We go inside the distillery during Mardi Gras week to talk mash bills, high rye bourbons, and what it means to build something authentically local in a city that could easily sell out to tourism.


From a Croatian immigrant father who arrived in 1973 to a lineup that includes a wheated bourbon, a high rye, and a distillery philosophy rooted in the 73 neighborhoods that make up New Orleans — Seven Three is doing things their way. Pull up a stool in the tasting room and join the conversation.


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