Whiskey wit and wisdom from two guys who put it in their mouths and talk about it
Episodes
7 days ago
7 days ago
Distilleries: Willet • Jim Beam • Four Roses • Wild Turkey
Whiskeys: Basil Hayden Malted Rye • Four Roses OESV Barrel Strength Single Barrel • Four Roses OBSK Barrel Strength Single Barrel
Tangents: Our epic journey to Bourbon Country continues! • Apparently, Kentuckians go to bars at 10 am • Ed tries to shade Scott and Jeff over their breakfast orders • Scott forgot the Willet guide's gender • More distillery cats (who don’t like Ed) • Willet’s egg salad sandwich has its own Instagram page • Ed drank a cocktail named after his own speech impediment • The strange 10’ x 10’ area at the Jim Beam distillery • Jeff really sank his teeth into it • The crown jewel of our trip: Jim Beam’s Clermont Supper Club • We met Fred and Freddie Noe! • Jeff forgot his dessert, Part 1 • Four Roses’s fermentation vats were basically gigantic barrels • Kentucky wasn’t as “rednecky” as we thought • Mary Dowling DGAF • How Elmer T. Lee, Jimmy Russel, and Booker Noe drank their whiskey • Where Kentucky got all their horses • By the 12th distillery, we could have given a tour ourselves • Jeff forgot his dessert, Part 2 • OESV tastes like a tesseract • We tasted HOW many whiskeys?! • Our favorite distillery, whiskey, and overall impressions • #thegabemother
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi • Boogie Party by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
License: Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 • Fireflies by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Road Trip by Frank Schroeter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9761-road-trip | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Dec 06, 2024
Friday Dec 06, 2024
Distilleries: Evan Williams • Angel’s Envy • Prohibition Craft Spirits (Nulu) • Kentucky Peerless • Old Forester • Bardstown Bourbon Company • Lux Row • Heaven Hill
Whiskeys: JTS Brown Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whiskey • Lux Row Four Grain Double Single Barrel Bourbon
Tangents: Jeff joins us for an epic—and literally explosive—journey to Bourbon Country! • Ed’s already taking offense • Why aren’t there just crates of Buffalo Trace laying around on the side of the road? • We literally stayed in a Hobbit house • Scott does an “unparking” • Tanker trucks in Kentucky might have Bourbon in them • Manhattan Monday! • Scott cosplays as Carrie Nation • WTF is a Hot Brown?! • Jeff shames Ed at every meal • We tasted a lot of unaged distillate and fermented mash • Bob at Nulu almost killed us with whiskey • Ed’s not sliding the cheap one to Gabe • We tasted Bourbon straight from the barrel at Peerless • Jeff is the cat whisperer • Ed got a half-ounce pour (#foreverjoke) • Jeff Blanton’s “B” cork story • Best. Salads. Ever. • We almost died in an explosion (but not really) • Kentucky McDonald’s have Krispy Kremes! • Ed pulls a Mario Andretti • Lux Row tried to out-Nulu Nulu • Heaven Hill employees rescued yeast strains from that epic 1996 fire • Hushpuppies and fried mushrooms at the Bluegrass Tavern in Bardstown • #thehouseofthehighbeds • Scott likes bitter because that’s what he is • Stay tuned for Part 2!
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi • Boogie Party by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
License: Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 • Fireflies by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Road Trip by Frank Schroeter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9761-road-trip | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Gabe, Christian, and Mike are back to help us evaluate the latest expression from Blue Note, a company whose whiskeys haven't let us down yet. And because it's a honey-infused expression, we end up comparing it to the Garrison Brothers Honey Dew Bourbon we tasted a few months ago. (But really it was just as an excuse to drink more whiskey.) So, how does the Blue Note taste on its own? And can it hold a beeswax candle to the Garrison's? Tune in an find out!
Music Credits: Freedom by Choc Mic McNeil | https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod | https://filmmusic.io/song/4134-niles-blues
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Beers: New Belgium Oakspire Strong Ale (Rd 1) • Dragon's Milk Crimson Keep Red Ale (Rd 2) • Founder's Backwoods Bastard Scotch Ale (Rd 3) • Dragon's Milk Reserve S'mores American Imperial Stout (Rd 4) • Founder's KBS Double-Oaked Russian Imperial Stout (Rd 5) • Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Imperial Milk Stout (Rd 6) • Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Backyard American Imperial Stout (Rd 7)
Tangents: Gabe, Christian, and Mike join us for a blockbuster marathon of bourbon barrel beer and boys will be boys! • Christian creates a new kind of shade • Where’s Billy Dee Williams when you need him? • #beerspit • The first ever Pub Quiz! • How many craters are on the moon? • Um, is Gabe a murderer? • Ed’s like Nancy Kerrigan • Gabe’s back’s like an afghan • Ed’s credit card goes three ways • Is the capital of Australia also a cheese? • Ed had an erotic Buzz Aldrin poster • What’s the whitest question in the world? • Gabe talks about burying bodies (seriously, IS he a murderer?) • The Pub Quiz brings out the worst in everybody • Is New Jerseria is the capital of New Jersey? • Rose could have moved over on the door for Jack • Did Mike just finger his dad? • #robotchristian • Drunkius, the least sober Roman Senator • Three-boob night • What “Imperial” means on a beer label • Ed’s pronouns are thin/trim • What rhymes with “Venus”? • It has been spatted • Masterpiece or bastardpiece? • #curdledterriyaki • We will never go to Goose Island • INSANE finish to the Pub Quiz!
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi • Heavy Trailer 2 by Sascha Ende | https://filmmusic.io/en/song/441-heavy-trailer-2 • Happy Happy Game Show by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Season 11 está finito (castanets) but we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a review of the past six months and a preview of Season 12.
Shout outs: All our guest hosts • Interviewees Nora and Adam from Lost Lantern plus Craig, Howard, and Crispin from Star Trek Spirits • New super fan Justin from Tennessee • Do we have listeners that don’t start with the letter J? • Did Brian the Whiskey Explorer listen to us in a tent?
Listener Stats: A new state in the Top 10 • Three new countries! • Ed can’t be blamed for Estonia • Japan is always jealous of what China does • Two QuickTastes (plus a bit of Madness) • Swedish Fish is Cherry’s cousin
Season 11 Recap: 21 new podcasts • 35 new whiskeys • The shortest podcast ever • General Sweetness • The “Alleger” • Ed’s second throat • Sue smells Gabe’s cigar • Mimes and crickets • The best dad joke ever • Peeing Crystal Light • Schrödinger’s Whiskey! • The Jim Jones fruit cocktail • Jeff’s crazy Star Trek knowledge • You can taste the cancer and emphysema • Ed shades himself • Cooper does crack • Rachel gets Gabed • Sue tastes old men • Ed pays for his impatience • Pizza Bite Whiskey! • #frozenemptychick • We all get stripper names • Scott spice-bombs Ed • Cunny Lingus gets you where you need to go • Javelin or Pole Vault? (Yes, that’s a penis joke) • Paul Newman and cocaine? • Ed uses his sexy voice • Scott had a gummy • The biggest shade of all
Season 12 Preview: Semi-Sober October • Novem-Beer • Kentucky Trip • Xmas Bonus • Unplanned Cocktails • Madness 2025
Thanks for listening! Love you guys!
Music Credits: Octoblues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4152-octoblues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Got This courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
So, when the email came in asking us if we'd like to cover a new whiskey from Beyoncé, we were like “OMG OF COURSE WE WILL TASTE A WHISKY FROM BEYONCÉ ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?!?!” And then after 30 minutes of running around like our heads were on fire, we finally calmed down and wondered if this was going to be just another half-hearted attempt by a celebrity to enter the whiskey scene, like we’ve seen many, many times before. And yet, everything about this whisky—from its unique mashbill and finishing, to its understated and elegant bottle design—is authentic and well-thought-out. Of course, the real test is how the final product tastes. Does it live up to its lofty intentions? Or does it fall flatter than a balloon at a porcupine party? Click play to find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues and Hillbilly Swing by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.com/ • License: Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
New News: Seven Distilleries Announce New Whiskey Alliance • Pernod Ricard Launches New North American Whiskey Company • Macallan Releases Their Oldest Whisky at an Astronomical Price • Super-Fast Whiskey Aging Is Here, But Should We Be Doing It? • Beyoncé Released Her Own Whiskey Brand • Derek Trucks Has a New Whiskey with a Cheeky Name • Fake Spirits Seized in Large-Scale South African Crackdown • Man Steals Whiskey, Gets Arrested… Alot • Man Fires Gun Outside Buffalo Trace
New Whiskeys: Baker’s 13 Year Single Barrel Bourbon • Blue Note Honey Rye Cask • Booker’s: The Reserves • Little Book: The Infinite, Edition 1 • FEW Chicago Smoke Works Malt Whiskey • Garrison Brothers Laguna Madre • Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon • Glenmorangie Signet Reserve Highland Single Malt Scotch • Natterjack: The Mistake Irish Whiskey • Old Elk Cognac Cask Finish Wheat Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve Series VIII Bourbon • 2XO French Oak Straight Kentucky Bourbon • Woodford Reserve Distillery Series Blended Malt
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Friday Sep 13, 2024
Friday Sep 13, 2024
This is what happens when Scott decides to actually spend some serious money on something that he thinks is gonna be great. And to his credit, we’ve had a couple Cedar Ridge expressions over the years that we loved, so we were really excited to taste this. And just perusing the label, it tells you all the secondary finishing it went through plus the addition of some peated malt, which was also finished! How could it not be amazing?! But… is it amazing? Does it live up to its intriguing name? Does Scott regret his impulsiveness? Click play and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Starting the Day with Energy by MusiclFiles | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8040-starting-the-day-with-energy | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Whiskeys: Garrison Brothers Small Batch • Garrison Brothers Honey Dew • Garrison Brothers Guadalupe • Garrison Brothers Balmorhea • Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon
Tangents: Anders is back after over a full year to help us decide once and for all if we actually like Texas whiskey • Anders has actually met one of the brothers! • The History of the Garrison Brothers distillery • Gabe and their master distiller have something in common • Why is their whiskey so expensive? • #honeydewthis • Ed gets sultry (or slutty, you decide) • They should just make the Guadalupe and nothing else • “Irish Wristwatch” is hard to say • Look at the big brain on Scott • The crickets return! • Scott had a gummy • Banana: One runt to rule them all • Texas doesn’t have a lot of shade (except all the shade we gave them) • Top 10 Fun Facts about Texas! • The Austin bats don’t like Scott • Our mothers couldn’t get their own credit cards when they got married?! • As billionaires go, Mark Cuban and Taylor Swift are ok • We’re gonna hit the Grand Canyon on our way to Kentucky • Ed rants about the Dallas Cowboys • #getittogetherbitch • Anders’s talks about his new gig
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Total Happy Up And Sunny by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/555-total-happy-up-and-sunny | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Starting the Day with Energy by MusiclFiles | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8040-starting-the-day-with-energy | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Electric Soul by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/12236-electric-soul | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Aug 23, 2024
Friday Aug 23, 2024
So, every once in awhile, Ed likes to bring Scott strange whiskeys he's never heard of before, like how a cat brings a dead baby bird to its owner. When that happens, we like to do one of our patented QuickTastes, and this whiskey is no exception. But what the heck do the words "Coalition," "Sauternes," and "Barrique" even mean? Does their combination actually make a good whiskey? And what new technique are liquor stores using to get you to buy it? Tune in and find out!
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Whiskies: Johnnie Walker Red Label • Johnnie Walker Black Label • Johnnie Walker High Rye • Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve • Johnnie Walker 18 Year • Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Tangents: Joe, our resident Scotch expert, is back after a 3-year hiatus to taste a flight of 6 Johnnie Walkers! • We sent Joe to the British Isles (but not really) • The (basically ancient) history of Johnnie Walker • Is the Red Label the most popular overall whisky in the world? • We’ve been “tasted” in 92 countries • Apparently “applesauce in an ashtray” is a tasting note now • Ed's heavy and quick (in the sack) • A high-rye surprise! • Scott’s wood isn’t charred • Joe recounts his recent trip to Scotland and Ireland • The Irish are friendly but hard to understand • Aer Lingus? Shoulda tried Cunny Lingus • We’re wearing togas because of the Olympics • Joe gets Scotch-trolled • Ed gets Bourbon-anti-trolled • The Blue Label 200 mL bottle has the cutest little cork ever • Why you should drink whiskey you haven’t had in awhile • Even Chivas Regal thinks Johnnie Walker is good • #trytheblack
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Hidden Past by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Master of the Feast by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
So when we received two of the same brand of whiskey-infusion kits—three years apart—we figured it was finally time to try them out. And what a surprise it turned out to be! Adding wood chips and botanicals really does change the character of a whiskey. But does it change it for the better or worse? Click play to find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Corncob by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3554-corncob | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
New News: Distilling Your Own Whiskey Could Soon Be Legal • Jim Beam Opens Heritage Center in PA • Chicken Cock Opens New Center in KY • Irish Whiskey Predicted To Grow by Billions • Whiskey Investment Market Has Crashed—But is it a Good Thing? • Con Artist Fined for Million-Dollar Whiskey Investment Scam • Man Steals Construction Vehicle In Order To Steal Whiskey Barrel • Officer Arrested After Arriving at Work Drunk
New Whiskeys: Booker’s “The Beam House” Batch • Bushmills 14 Year • Cedar Ridge Amontillado Sherry Bourbon • Cedar Ridge QuintEssential: Untitled Cigar Malt Project American Single Malt • Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof Rye • Peerless Toasted Bourbon • Penelope Toasted Rye • Elijah Craig Toasted Rye • Hirsch “The Single Barrel” White Label Bourbon • Knob Creek Bourbon x Rye • Lagg Corriecravie Single Malt • Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series: The Heart Release • Remus Babe Ruth Reserve Bourbon
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Round 1: Manhattan Slushie – Rye, orange juice, sweet vermouth, cherry liqueur, and orange bitters
Round 2: Strawberry Lemonade Frozen Whiskey Sour – Rye, strawberries, lemon juice, and simple syrup
Round 3: High on the Hog – Maple-Finished Bourbon, ginger ale, dry vermouth, and bacon
Round 4: Divine Oreo Chocolate Bourbon Shake – Bourbon, vanilla ice cream, half-and-half, cocoa powder, and Oreos
Tangents: Paula (from the Whiskey Chicks) and Marty (from the Whiskey Power Couple) join us for this frigid foray into blended beverages! • A short history of blenders in bars • How did people get ice before electricity? • Where the hell does New York City get all its eggs? • Hefty and Dodge are fake sponsors now • Let it go, Scott • Frozen Whiskey Quiskey • Uncle Arctica • Tardigrades are chubby little dudes • We all get exotic dancer names • We create an actual whiskey wormhole • Ed hates turtles and puppies • Can we agree Bacos are terrible? • An exciting finish to the Quiskey!
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Frogs Legs Rag by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5761-frogs-legs-rag | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Boogie Party by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
License: Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Friday Jul 12, 2024
So, not only did we have an amazing time in NYC witnessing the Global Whisky Challenge, we also came away with several spirits that the organizers and judges couldn't take with them (as you may have heard us talk about on June's news episode). And this standard bearer of Buffalo Trace's expensive-on-the-secondary annual Antique Collection was one of those whiskeys. So, is it worth the hype? Is it worth the price? And what they heck does it even taste like? Click play to find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Friday Jun 28, 2024
New News: Dueling Kentucky Bourbon Trails merge • New Wild Turkey visitor’s center celebrates Jimmy Russell • Jim Beam Black gets an upgrade • Nikka ramps up investment in exports • Buyers are getting cheap Blanton’s from unlikely source • Grocery store’s whiskies win SIP Awards • Our epic trip to NYC to witness the finals of The Global Whisky Challenge
New Whiskeys: Angel’s Envy BIB Bourbon • Crown Royal Single Malt Canadian Whisky • Heaven Hill Grain to Glass • Knob Creek 10 Year Rye • Little Book Chapter 8 • Ol’ New Riff Bourbon and Rye • Pinhook 5 Year Cask Strength Bourbon • Russell’s Reserve 15 Year • Sagamore Small Batch Rye • Teeling Wonders of Wood: Virgin Swedish Oak • Weller Millenium • WhistlePig Camp Stock Wheat Whiskey • Woodford Reserve Toasted Bourbon
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Another year, another Pinhook Bourbon expression. This the fourth in our ongoing series with Marty and Rachel, and it's one of the most fascinating high-wire acts in modern distilling. We kinda keep waiting for it to get worse, become overly oaked, or acquire some off notes, but it's honestly only gotten better each year. But does the 8 year end the streak? Is it getting too expensive now? Will Ed live to taste the last one in the series? Click play to find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Whiskey: Old St. Andrew’s Clubhouse Scotch in miniature golf ball decanters
Wormholes: Sue and Shavonne join us for only our second Wormhole episode ever! • Ed puts out Shavonne’s business (but it's for her own protection) • Sue and this whisky were born in the same year (1969 *wink*) • #doublegroan • Golf has been annoying wives for six centuries • Ed’s brother and his housemate are just friends (like Scott & Ed and Bert & Ernie) • The St. Andrew’s packaging is like an old Christmas ornament box • Apparently “old men in white shorts” is a nosing note now • Ed’s appropriate for once • Gasoline has had the lowest percentage price increase since 1982 • Today’s stock market has grown 38 times what it was • Shavonne was drinking whiskey at 3 and Scott was doing coke at 14 • Wait, John Hinckley is on social media?! • The Tylenol scare changed drug packaging forever • Shavonne shades Ed • We don’t talk about Jarvik 1 through 6 • Sue won a “Who Shot JR?” contest • Ed does a solid Nick Nolte impression • Ed’s being a killjoy (but gets overruled by the ladies being annoying) • Scott has the Rick Springfield box set • 1982 wasn't really a great year for music
Music Credits: Political Action Ad, Ouroboros, and The Pyre by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Whiskeys: Rabbit Hole Four-Grain Triple-Malt Bourbon • Heigold High-Rye Double-Malt Bourbon • Dareringer PX Sherry Finished Wheated Bourbon
Tangents: Marty & Rachel join us for a trip down the Rabbit Hole! • The short (like Scott and Gabe) history of the Rabbit Hole Distillery • Rachel shades Scott • Where does the phrase “Down the rabbit hole” come from? • Rachel and Scott shade Ed • Always annunciate the “t” in “peanuts” • Apparently, “emphysema" and "corporate lies” are tasting notes now • Cereal Milk Tangent • #atouchofnazi • Ed shades Ed • Ed gabes Marty • Marty & Rachel’s crack-cocaine-loving dog • Did Rachel eat Scott’s rabbit? • Top 10 Rabbit Fun Facts • Marty & Rachel’s Kentucky Trip • #somuchflamenco • Thanks Kayla! (Sorry Callum) • Ed gabes Rachel • Ed belligerents Gabe • Rabbit Hole's new “Ed” Bourbon (finished in methadone casks)
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.com | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
New News: Beam Suntory Is Rebranding… Again • Power Outage Causes Heaven Hill Whiskey Spill • Four Roses Adds Two New Mash Bills • 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Winners! • Researches Discover Exactly Why Colder and Wetter Whiskey Tastes Different • Bulleit Kicks Off Massive Glass Recycling Program • Update: Criminal Charges Unwarranted in Oregon Whiskey Scandal • Bourbon and Other Items Stolen From Trucks in Northeast Philly • Zimbabwe Man Arrested After Stealing and Drinking Copious Amounts of Whiskey
New Whiskeys: Barrell Mizunara Finish Bourbon • Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke (2024) • Blood Oath Pact 10 • Bulleit Rye 12 Year • George Dickel Bottled-In-Bond 12 Year • Milam & Greene Bottled in Bond • Redbreast Missouri Oak Edition Irish Single Pot Still • Templeton Midnight Rye • Templeton Fortitude Bourbon • WhistlePig 25: The Badönkådonk
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
When an unexpected parcel arrived in the mail room of the Whiskey Tangent Studios, we were a little puzzled but excited. And upon opening the package, our excitement mounted as we realized that the sample we thought we were getting, was actually the most beautiful whiskey-related thing we'd ever held in our hands. The octagonal black container is incredible, and the bottle with its surprise coin-containing stopper was even better. But, then we were like, hold up, how good is the whiskey going to be? Is the packaging just window dressing for a run-of-the-mill spirit? Or is it completely out of this world? (wink) Well, you know what do to find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Space Ambience by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5043-space-ambience | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Space Exploration by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/10077-space-exploration | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
This was a complete surprise when it came out to very little fanfare back in February. We saw it on the Benash liquor store shelf and literally said "What the hell is that?! A new single malt?! From Bulleit?!" So, we bought it, and we were so exicted to try it, that we immediately opened it like kids on Christmas, and we really enjoyed it. But we were busy with the Madness Tournament, and deciced to put it away in the vault, vowing to do a QuickTaste of it at a later time. Well, now is finally that later time. So, what's the story behind this thing? And do we still feel the same way about it? Just click play to find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fireflies by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Whiskeys: FEW Straight Rye • FEW Immortal Rye • FEW Single Barrel Bourbon • FEW Cold Cut Bourbon
Tangents: Sue and Shavonne (and Gabe in the background) join us for this long-gestating journey to the land of FEW! • The History of FEW Spirts • Scott doesn’t want it to be peaches • Apparently “dry wall” is a tasting note now • Shavonne’s pediatrician may have been an alcoholic • Can Sue smell Gabe’s cigar? • “The Gorgy” (IFYKYK) • Scott tells the FEW founder’s favorite joke • Sue smells the spice rack • #byebyebob • Gabe is like Marcel Marceau • Peanuts hit the back of Ed’s throat • Go to Shavonne’s Deli (or belly) • Apparently “longering” is a tasting note now • Sue is like Norma Rae • The Flaming Lips opened
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fig Leaf Rag by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3750-fig-leaf-rag | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Hammock Fight by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3847-hammock-fight | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Onion Capers by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4679-onion-capers | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Past Sadness by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5024-past-sadness | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Parisian by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
New News: Federal judge rules Woodford Reserve engaged in union busting • New Japanese Whiskey rules finally go into effect • Why are Scotland’s “ghost distilleries” coming back to life? • MGP sales rise 7% • The Top 10 whiskey importing countries • How distillers are using artificial intelligence • Yamazaki distills the world’s first whisky using hydrogen fuel • California distillery creates whiskey survival kit • Man beats man with bottle of whiskey • Man breaks into home, asks for food, finds whiskey
New Whiskeys: A. Overholt Monongahela Mash Straight Rye Whiskey • Bernheim Barrel Proof A224 • Crown Royal Blackberry • Ezra Brooks 99 Port Wine Cask Finished Bourbon • Milam & Greene Wildlife Collection: Golden Eagle and Mockingbird • New Riff 8 Year Bourbon • Rebel 100 6 Year Bourbon • Rabbit Hole Founder’s Collection: Mizunara Finished Bourbon • Sagamore Manhattan Finish Rye • Stranahan’s Diamond Peak Caribbean Rum Cask American Single Malt • Yellowstone Rum Finish Bourbon
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Whiskeys: Far Flung Rye • Tom’s Foolery Ohio Straight Rye • Middle West Ohio Straight Rye • FEW Spirits Illinois Straight Bourbon • Starlight Indiana Straight Bourbon • Wollersheim Wisconsin Straight Bourbon • Cedar Ridge Iowa Straight Wheat Whiskey
Tangents: We taste seven new whiskeys from old friends of the podcast! • Lost Lantern was our first American Single Malt • It could have been our shortest podcast • Apparently “strawberry hard candy” and “reading Dune at 15” are tasting notes now • Nobody would follow General Sweetness into battle • This is going in the alleger • Ed’s such a diva • Antarctican vanilla? • Lost Lantern scours the country looking for chocolate notes • These are Bourbons?! • Ed has developed a second throat • We’re still dealing with the fallout from Prohibition • Ed’s workouts are consistently inconsistent
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Total Happy Up And Sunny by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/555-total-happy-up-and-sunny | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Road Trip by Frank Schroeter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9761-road-trip | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Starting the Day with Energy by MusiclFiles | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8040-starting-the-day-with-energy | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fun Journey by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8914-fun-journey | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Electric Soul by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/12236-electric-soul | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Season 10 is in the books, but we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a review of the past six months and a preview of Season 11.
Last Things - Shout outs: Our usual guest hosts • Logan Welk, Blue Note COO/President • New listener Jason from Maryland • Listener Stats: 40,000 downloads! • Lots of states jockeying for position in the Top 10 • California is the India of America • Spain is tired of Scott’s flamenco drops • Season 10 Recap: 20 new podcasts • 24 new whiskeys • 320 whiskeys all time! • Pepper Spice was too hot • We’re Whiskey Fellows! • Apparently “cream cheese cinnamon bun topped with a cherry cobbler” is a tasting note now • Why do my fingers smell like Cinnamon? • Scott sings Les Miz • Do crickets eat mealworms? • The official drink of the Belmont Stakes is a 40 wrapped in a paper bag • A waiter’s job is to wait • Little Bitch Bourbon • #tryeddry • Season 11 Preview: 18 Podcasts: 6 Newscasts + 6 Episodes + 6 Shorts: Lost Lantern, FEW Spirits finally, Rabbit Hole, Whiskey Tiki Cocktails, Johnnie Walker, German whisky, Bulleit Single Malt, New Star Trek Whiskey, Pinhook 8, Madness Invitational, another Wormhole finally, and another Vault? • Thanks so much for listening! We love you all!
Music Credits: Octoblues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4152-octoblues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/3v3jbl5
Whiskeys: Old Carter Batch 11 Rye • Maker's Mark Private Selection Bourbon • Barrell Amburana Cask Bourbon • Sagamore Spirit Barrel Select Rye • Basil Hayden Toast Bourbon • Kinsey Cabernet Cask Whiskey • McAffee Brothers Benchmark Top Floor Bourbon • King’s Creek Tennessee Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve VII Bourbon • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon • Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash • Blue Note Crossroads Bourbon • Weller 12 Year Bourbon • Elmer T. Lee Bourbon • Koval Single Barrel Four Grain Whiskey • Kyrö Malt Rye Whisky
Madness: We finally made it to the last round! • Shavonne stages a referee coup against Gabe • Well that was quick #thatswhatshesaid • Gabe has a nice cackle • The Old Carter turns Scott religious • Ed’s old alt-metal band “Decisive Gut” • There is no Szechuan • The Weller 12 tickles Ed’s Dickel • Scott forgets the slips • Shavonne’s like Peter Brady • And we have our winner!
Music Credits: Fight Back, The Show, and This Is Our Calling courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Sports News (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/351-sports-news-acoustic-version • Sports News 2 (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/353-sports-news-2-acoustic-version
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/3v3jbl5
Whiskeys: Old Carter Batch 11 Rye • Maker's Mark Private Selection Bourbon • Barrell Amburana Cask Bourbon • Sagamore Spirit Barrel Select Rye • Basil Hayden Toast Bourbon • Kinsey Cabernet Cask Whiskey • McAffee Brothers Benchmark Top Floor Bourbon • King’s Creek Tennessee Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve VII Bourbon • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon • Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash • Blue Note Crossroads Bourbon • Weller 12 Year Bourbon • Elmer T. Lee Bourbon • Koval Single Barrel Four Grain Whiskey • Kyrö Malt Rye Whisky
Madness: Scott scolds Gabe for never agreeing with him • Gabe shows us his carpet • We have a 30-year Kinsey we’ll break out some day • Gabe wants an apology from Ed for being Ed • The crickets sprint in from the green room • #productionjoke • The secret source of our distilled water • Scott’s backwash tastes like cherries • Ed goes for thirds?! • Canterbury Tales are naughty • The new “Cease and Desist” Blended Bourbon • How Scott and Gabe became friends • Apparently, “snickerdoodle” is a tasting note now • Whip it baby, you’re a cinnamon bomb
Music Credits: Fight Back, Retribution, Party Like the 80s, and Got This courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Sports News (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/351-sports-news-acoustic-version • Sports News 2 (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/353-sports-news-2-acoustic-version
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/3v3jbl5
Whiskeys: Remus Repeal Reserve VII Bourbon • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon • Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash • Blue Note Crossroads Bourbon • Weller 12 Year Bourbon • Elmer T. Lee Bourbon • Koval Single Barrel Four Grain Whiskey • Kyrö Malt Rye Whisky
Madness: We’ve had a lot of success getting drunk with the Koval • Four Roses is a walking-down-the-street kinda whiskey • That’s little bitch to you, sir #drealaugh • Nobody knows what it’s like to be Balki • The Kyrö guys are liars • Gabe’s so sober he’s reading Bible tracts • When you finish a Finnish whiskey, it has a distinctive finish • Jack Daniel isn’t a liar • Pulp Fiction makes Gabe want Ed dead • Our first Exhibition Round! • Gabe’s basically a CPA now • #scrumptious • What’s that in Gabe’s beard? • The Whiskey Tangent FleshBrush®
Music Credits: Fight Back, Tough, That’s What It Takes, and Free Me courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Sports News (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/351-sports-news-acoustic-version • Sports News 2 (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/353-sports-news-2-acoustic-version
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/3v3jbl5
Whiskeys: Old Carter Batch 11 Rye • Maker's Mark Private Selection Bourbon • Barrell Amburana Cask Bourbon • Sagamore Spirit Barrel Select Rye • Basil Hayden Toast Bourbon • Kinsey Cabernet Cask Whiskey • McAffee Brothers Benchmark Top Floor Bourbon • King’s Creek Tennessee Whiskey
Madness: Gabe’s back wearing the stripes and keeping us in line as we taste 8 new whiskeys! • We are the committee #funsucker • The Kinsey literally tastes like wine • Is Basil Hayden a circle? #geometryjoke • Ed is a rumbling warmth • Megadeth break! • It’s not Whiskey Madness until Scott picks the wrong one SMH • Ed mispronounces cuvée (and spicée) • Scott gets belligerent with Gabe • Iron Butterfly break! • Ed tries to poison Scott • Maker’s Mark’s original name • Madness break! • Gabe pours himself a $40 glass of whiskey
Music Credits: Fight Back, Collapse, I Won’t Stop, and Haunt courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Sports News (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/351-sports-news-acoustic-version • Sports News 2 (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/353-sports-news-2-acoustic-version
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Well, it's finally March, so welcome to our brand new pre-game show for this year’s 5-week-long Whiskey Madness tournament! Listen in as we tell you not only the 18 whiskeys competing this year (as well as the brackets they're in) but also the Whiskey Sherpa gets to whittle the field down to 16 via two Wildcard tastings. And of course hilarity ensues. Press play and join the madness!
Music Credits: Fight Back courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Sports News (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/351-sports-news-acoustic-version • Sports News 2 (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/353-sports-news-2-acoustic-version
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
New News: A Dry Kentucky Country Finally Gets Wet • New Riff Hires Its First Master Distiller • Brown-Forman Shakes Up Their Marketing Team • Winners of the World Whiskies Awards • Are Whiskey Price Drops Bad News for the Economy? • Japanese Whisky Prices on the Rise… Again • Fireball Releases a Lipstick?! • 49ers Fan Smashes TV With Jack Daniels • Bimber Founder Arrested for 20-Year-Old Crimes • Get Ed’s friend’s whiskey prints at MaxSavaikoArt.com • Anders’ new gig at Broken Goblet
New Whiskeys: Angel’s Envy Cellar Collection Series Vol. 1-3 • Bulleit American Single Malt • Catoctin Creek Rabble Rouser BiB Rye • High West BiB Rye • Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A124 • Jack Daniels 10 Year (Batch 3) and 12 Year (Batch 2) • Old Forester 1924 10-Year-Old Bourbon • Redwood Empire Devil’s Tower, Foggy Burl, and Screaming Titan • Traveller Whiskey • Very Olde St. Nick Winter Maple
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
We first tasted the regular Barrell Seagrass almost two years ago during a Last Call recap episode (Winter 2022), and we loved it. Recently, though, Brian the Whiskey Explorer came over and brought along its older brother, the Gray Label Seagrass. So, does 16 years of aging and a higher proof justify its higher price over the regular? Or are we in for a disappointing 15 minutes? To find out, you know what to do!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.com | License: Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
So, our Jack Daniel’s episode (Episode #56) is by far our most popular download, and if you’re listening to this, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ve already listened to that. But to recap, on that episode, we highlighted their two new (at the time) Bottled-in-Bond expressions—Tennessee Whiskey and Triple Mash (a mix of Tennessee, Rye, and Single Malt). Well, now they’ve released Bonded Rye, and Shavonne and Sue join us in order to answer the question: Does it match the deliciousness of their previous bonded expressions, or does it somehow fall short because they’re not really known for their ryes? Bash that right-pointing triangle and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Whiskeys (mostly): Linie Aquavit • High Coast Berg Single Malt Whisky • Eimverk Flóki Single Malt Whisky • Stauning KAOS Triple Malt Whisky • Kyro Single Rye Malt Whisky
Tangents: Back from our one-month hiatus, we're joined by fellow Jerseyite Brian who returns to help us navigate through another epic World Whisky episode! • Ed provides a brief history of the Vikings • The Vikings knew how to play the long game • Scott starts off with a lie • How Norwegian aquavit inspired Jefferson’s Ocean • The Oslo cocktail • Ed gets condescending about his Scandinavian travels • Vikings are responsible for the days of the week • A Greek mythology tangent • Brian might fight Jeff over Iceland • That time Sweden stole Denmark’s fountain • Apparently “gourd” is a tasting note now • Nobody cares that Ed doesn’t like a Scotch • #seethingbush • That time you used your parents’ house as a fermentation hall • Gabe will be raging precisely at 53:40 • We’re doing the podcast naked • Fins are like walking rolls of paper towels
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Rush To Glory by MusicLFiles | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/11377-rush-to-glory-full-version | License: Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Escape Route by David Robson| Link: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/downloads-c/epic-music/4 • License: Royalty free music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com
Friday Dec 29, 2023
Friday Dec 29, 2023
New News: EU extends suspension of American whiskey tariffs • Pernod Ricard reveals Chinese whisky • Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 • World’s oldest whisky auctioned • Macallan 60 Year Scotch sells for record millions • U.S. spirits experiences post-pandemic pause • Ohio woman celebrates milestone with Fireball
New Whiskeys: Bearface Wilderness Series Matsutake • Booker’s Storyteller Batch • Broken Barrel Honey Smoke Reserva • Bushmills Private Reserve Series • High West High Country • Old Forester 117 Series: Scotch Cask Finish • Rabbit Hole Founder’s Collection Amburana • Rebel Small Batch Reserve • Sagamore Spirit Port Finish • Three Chord Backstage Series • Wyoming Whiskey Barrel Strength + Single Barrel • WhistlePig PiggyBank
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Once again, Shavonne and Sue join us for an international Christmas extravaganza of whiskey and weird nonsense Scott saw on the internet. First, we try an Indian Single Malt that supposedly tastes like the holidays. And then we get grossed out by all the f’d-up foods people eat around the world at their various end-of-year festivities. So, how good is the whiskey? How wild are the cuisines? And how inappropriate does Ed get? Tune in and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Greensleeves to a Ground by Paul Arden-Taylor, Carol Holt (Public Domain) • A Day In India by Ramol | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7152-a-day-in-india | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3582-dance-of-the-sugar-plum-fairies | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Even though it sounds (and looks) like some legendary, newly revived, pre-Prohibition whiskey brand, Old Carter is actually only 6 years old, with virtually no backstory and zero ties to the history of whiskey in America. But you wouldn’t know it from the prices they charge or the cult following they’ve achieved. So, that begs the question: Is the ultra-premium, ultra-small-batch brand of sourced spirits all it purports to be? And how the hell did we even score a bottle? Well, you know what to do to find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Rush To Glory [Full version] by MusicLFiles | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/11377-rush-to-glory-full-version | License: Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Bitters: Angostura Aromatic Bitters • Peychaud's Aromatic Cocktail Bitters
Round 1: Trinidad Sour – Rye, orgeat syrup, lemon juice, bitters
Round 2: La Louisiane – Rye, sweet vermouth, Benedictine, absinthe, bitters
Round 3: Improved Whiskey Cocktail – Bourbon, simple syrup, maraschino liqueur, ginger liqueur, bitters
Final Round: Sazerac – Rye, sugar, absinthe, bitters
Tangents: Marty and Rachel join us for another epic cocktail deconstruction episode! • Just put it in your mouth, Ed • Angostura history and tasting • Divorce might be an Angostura ingredient • Does clove come in a stick? • Peychaud’s history and tasting • It’s sasparilly! • Angostura is to Peychaud as Cocchi is to Dolin • Anders gets a call at work on his birthday • Ed’s nipples are bitter • #poopyandpinky • Bitters Quiskey! • So much French • Marty eats about 3 billion pounds of chocolate • The Whiskey Power Couple gets their jackets! • Ed bit ‘er on the back • Why don’t the crickets have jackets yet? • Scott gets impatient • Ed gets Angry-stura • Everyone mispronounces Peychaud’s
Sponsor: Use whiskeytan to get 10% off at TheNeatGlass.com
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Thief in the Night by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4521-thief-in-the-night | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Jazzi by Frank Schroeter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6469-jazzi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Jazzi 3 by Frank Schroeter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8069-jazzi-3 | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Sneaky Detective by John Bartmann | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9486-sneaky-detective | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
New News: Michter's named “World's Most Admired Whiskey” • India whisky is having a moment • Why you shouldn’t pay for Midwinter Night's Dram • A new Kentucky Bourbon named after the horse that launched the Beatles • Peyton Manning reverses 50-year curse using whiskey • New cocktail book is based on the works of Agatha Christie • Killer husband hides with a whiskey bottle • Thieves steal whisky from South African rugby office
New Whiskeys: Booker’s 2023-03 “Mighty Fine Batch” • Broken Barrel Black Hjerte • Dingle Samhain • Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series Volume V • High West The Prisoner’s Share • Kavalan Bourbon Cask Single Malt • Kavalan Sherry Cask Single Malt • Kavalan Port Cask Single Malt • Kavalan Vinho Barrique • New Riff High Note Bohemian Wheat • New Riff High Note Malted Rye • Old Overholt Extra Aged Cask Strength • Penelope Rosé Cask Batch 7 • Penelope Toasted Bourbon Batch 23-305 • Penelope American Light Whiskey • Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection: Sonoma Triple Finish
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
The Whiskey Chicks (Alleah and Paula) join us for a tasting of the latest expression in MGP's Remus Repeal Reserve collection of excellent blended whiskeys. Series V was one of the best whiskeys we'd ever had. Series VI made it to the finals of last year's Whiskey Madness tournament. And now here we have Series VII. Does it hold up to the previous versions? Or does it fall flat, like Prohibition did on Repeal Day, December 5, 1933? Press play to find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3763-five-card-shuffle | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Whiskeys: Real Character Single Barrel Rye finished in Amburana Casks • Barrell Craft Spirits Cask Finished Series: Amburana • Bulleit Rye finished with Amburana wood spirals
Tangents: Paula and Alleah, aka the Whiskey Chicks, join us for this aptly numbered episode of wood exploration! • The history of Amburana finishing • The wrist-dab nosing technique • Alleah’s like a fortune teller • #jesusandsexjokes • Apparently “clam juice” is a tasting note now • The thing we did next week • Ed gets hassled by his doctor about his smoking • Rare Character is the perfect Christmas whiskey • We’re gnats with ADD • Sugahhhh! • Our podcast is so classy • It’s sort of a tripod (iykyk) • Apparently “musical theater” is a tasting note now • Scott’s new way to read Barrell’s ridiculous tasting notes • The Crickets repeatedly interrupt Les Miz
Sponsor: Use whiskeytan to get 10% off at TheNeatGlass.com
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Modern Jazz Samba by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
New News: Uncle Nearest Buys a Cognac • Whiskey House Builds House for Whiskey • Study Finds Rampant Sexual Harassment in the Whiskey Industry • Tennessee Whiskey Trail Generates Billions • U.S. Whiskey May Soon Suffer Massive European Tariffs • World’s Oldest Scotch Found in Castle • Always Sunny in Philadelphia Cast Releases a Whiskey • Hollywood and Kentucky Team Up to Create D&D Whiskeys • Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee Reveals Puts New Spin on Jack & Coke
New Whiskeys: Larceny Barrel Proof C923 • Bird Gang Bourbon • Buffalo Trace Antique Collection • Catoctin Creek Hot Honey Rye • Chicken Cock Red Stave • King of Kentucky Bourbon • Old Elk Cigar Cut Island Blend • Pinhook Vertical 8 Year • Savage & Cooke Rye, Bourbon, and American Whiskeys • Yellowstone Toasted Bourbon
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Everyone knows we’re not Scotch guys. We do our best, and we do like it, especially expressions that tend toward Speyside or Highland varieties. And when we were sent a sample of a unique spin on a Scottish Single Malt from a venerable brand, we jumped at the chance to expand our palates and continue our long journey into Scotch. So, just click play to join us (and sip with us) as we explore the whiskey born on the coasts of both Scotland and France. Slàinte and Santé!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fantasy Motion by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8059-fantasy-motion-loop-ready | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fiddles McGinty by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3747-fiddles-mcginty | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Previously on the podcast we’ve tried both the Weller Special Reserve (a decent pour) and Weller Antique 107 (a great pour), so when Ed was offered a one-of-a-kind deal on the Weller 12 Year—a highly allocated and highly sought-after expression from one of the world's biggest distilleries, he jumped at the chance. But there was just one tiny little catch, and he had to do something that neither of us has ever done before. So, what was this (possibly nefarious) thing? And does this Weller expression live up to both its inflated hype and its inflated price? Well, just smash the play button to find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Whiskeys: Blue Note Rye • Blue Note Crossroads • Blue Note Cask Series Special Reserve
Tangents: No guests join us for our third deep distillery dive in a row! • A treasure trove of whiskey arrived at our studio doors • Blue Note History • We have the only bottle of Blue Note Rye on the Eastern seaboard • Bite it, Pennsylvania! • The other Spice Girls were jealous of Pepper Spice • Apparently "Rachel's cookies" is a tasting note now • We're whiskey fellows! • #breatheinbreatheout • Ed as a whiskey CEO would bankrupt his company • Why whiskey companies do what they do • The TTB questions the Special Reserve (but not why you think)
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Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4134-niles-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Degenerate Blues by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4781-degenerate-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Season 9 is finally just a car in the rearview mirror, but we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a review of the past six months and a preview of Season 10.
Last Things - Shout outs: New guest hosts Drew, Andy, and Taylor • Our usual guest hosts • Listener Stats: 35,000 downloads! • 1 new country (for a total of 94 all time)! • Season 9 Recap: 19 Podcasts! • 33 Whiskeys (for a total of 297 all time)! • Ed regrets our Moonshine episode • Scott gets interrupted • Once you go cricket, you never walk right • Ed is big and boldly tingles • The not-terrible “Bootlegvardier” cocktail • Peppercorns v. Szechuan Peppercorns • Bananas v. Plantains • Ed learns what envy tastes like • Do you have any Blan-TEENS?! • Anders borrows Taylor’s flapper dress • The Mezcal was a mez-take • Shavonne v. Gabe x 2 • Ed ties Gabe up in his room on the floor like a dog • Gabe and Ed break into Shavonne’s apartment • #thwap • Ed’s BiB fetish • Top 10 ginger ales • Scott becomes a homeschooled Indian kid • Ed gets us banned in China • It would take a lot to hold Marty hostage • It Kix you in the nuts • Jeff trades something for whiskey • The never-ending Last Call episode • The Queen is back! • Ed Gabes Marty • Season 10 Preview: 21 podcasts: 4 Episodes, 5 Shorts, 5 Newscasts • Whiskeymentary on WOW! • Whiskey Madness Tournament • Thanks so much for listening, we love you all!
Music Credits: Octoblues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4152-octoblues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
New News: Sagamore Spirit Bought by Italian Beverage Behemoth • Kentucky Owl Hires New Master Blender • Virginia Introduces Text Messages for Rare Whiskey • Whiskey Towns Fume Over Distillery Tax-Dodging • Scotch Exports Drop Significantly • Spicy Sazerac Seasonings • Bulleit Bourbon BBQ Sauce from Buffalo Wild Wings • Fireball "Champagne"?! • • Our visit to New Liberty Distillery in Philly •
New Whiskeys: 2XO American Oak • 2XO The Tribute Blend • Barrell Craft Spirits Amburana Cask Finish • Blue Run Trifecta • Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C923 • Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye • Little Book Chapter 7 • Maker's Mark Cellar Aged Cask Strength • Milam & Greene Unabridged Volume 2 • Remus Repeal Reserve Series VII
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Marty and Rachel join us once again to taste how much of a difference an additional year of aging does to the Pinhook’s Bourbon War 7-Year Bourbon, which Breaking Bourbon calls “One of the most intriguing large-scale experiments in recent Bourbon history.” So, not only do we taste the 7 Year, but we also have a bit of the 6-Year and the 5-Year to compare. Does the latest expression hold up to the previous versions? Or does it end up being an overly oaky mess? Click play to find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Whiskeys: Cotswolds Signature Series English Single Malt • Cotswolds Founder’s Choice English Single Malt • Redwood Empire Haystack Needle Double Barrel Bourbon • Yellowstone Handpicked Collection Single Barrel Bourbon • Starlight Huber’s Old Rickhouse Port Cask Finished Single Barrel Rye • Boone County Single Barrel Bourbon • Deadwood’s Tumbin’ Dice Heavy Rye Bourbon • Traverse City Barrel Proof Bourbon • Smooth Ambler Old Scout Single Barrel Bourbon • Hunt and Gather 15 Year Canadian • Joseph A. Magnus Cigar Blend Batch 159 • Garrison Brothers Single Barrel Texas Bourbon • Jeff’s Pick Heaven Hill Select Stock Bourbon
Vault: So, our friend Jeff from high school (for Scott) and college (for Ed) invited us over to his house to sample whatever whiskeys we wanted from his basement collection, or vault, if you will. We chose 12. He surprised us with 1 more. And it was just about THE BEST night of whiskey drinking we’ve ever experienced (aside from the previous Vault episode). In fact, it was so good we might just go live in Jeff’s basement subsisting only on whiskey, pizza, and donuts from McMillan's Bakery.
Music: Sleek Panther by Fesliyan Studios | Link: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/sleek-panther/2195