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Whiskeys: Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI Bourbon • Smoke Wagon Malted Rye • Old Line American Single Malt
Madness: Anders and Hologram Gabe are back for the finals! • MGP is the only mega-distillery left in the tournament • Why doesn’t the giant state of California have more whiskey? • Anders has broken so many ties • Apparently “gas station tres leches” is a tasting note now • What if Italy were run by elves? • Ed’s a cheap bitch and Scott’s had way too much to drink • The Bryan Cranston tangent is better than you think it is • #deepsweetness • The most delicious Final Pour ever!
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Music Credits: Fight Back and Retribution courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • On a Mission courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/on-a-mission-the-soular-system
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Whiskeys: Journeyman Not a King Whiskey • Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI Bourbon • Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon • Old Ezra Rye • Smoke Wagon Malted Rye • Nulu Single Barrel Bourbon • Old Line American Single Malt
Madness: Anders returns for his first madness episode in 2 years! • Gabe couldn’t make it this round, so we made a hologram • Anders noses whiskey like a Geisha • Fans are storming the arena for the Remus/Four Roses match • Michael Jordan doesn’t give a damn • Scents, Senseis, Sansa, Sookie, and Sway • Anders’ Swedish rap name translates to “cocoa” • Ginger, Maryanne, or Jeanie? • #papipalpatine • So. Many. Ties. • Shavonne has a VIP pass • You can’t spell Slanders without Anders
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Music Credits: Fight Back, Manifest It, Immortal, What It Takes, and Free Me courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Shalash by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalash | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Whiskeys: Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI Bourbon • Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon • Old Tub Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • First Call Cask Strength Bourbon • Old Ezra Rye • Smoke Wagon Malted Rye • Koval Single Barrel Bourbon • Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut Bourbon
Madness: Gabe puts a whiskey into the tournament • Ed puts an “R” in Koval (again) • Blue Note puts water in their bottle to “make weight” • Ah, there's nothing like making Scotthattans at 1:30 in the morning • IJW: The most mysterious distillery in America • Apparently “dairy case” and “velcro” are tasting notes now • Our first Exhibition Round! • No showering, Gabe! • Well, at least Old Tub’s bus is really nice • WTF is millet? • #pokemonporn • Apparently “sulfurous” is a tasting note now • Good heavens, Miss Sakamoto! • Deep knee bends… in a pickle patch?!
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Music Credits: Fight Back, Got This, The Show, Dangerous, and Party Like the '80s courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Whiskeys: Sazerac Rye • Maker’s Mark Bourbon • Journeyman Not a King Whiskey • Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey • Alberta Premium Cask Strength Canadian Rye • Nulu Single Barrel Bourbon • Breuckelen’s 77 Single Barrel Malted Wheat Whiskey • Old Line American Single Malt
Madness: Gabe’s back to referee our whiskey bracket nonsense! • The bracket seedings (Maker’s Mark is furious) • Ed shades Scott over nosing and dropping in water (and even his damn birthday present) • ED: When you can’t get it up • No Wheat Till… Brooklyn! • Hoo boy we were not prepared for the 120 Proof bracket • webuyanyballgags.com • Gabe’s been on every news episode (but always gets cut) • New sponsor: Fredrick’s of Hollywood! • Gabe gets a tad excited • Apparently, Cola ICEE is tasting note now • Scott becomes a pirate • What is this, vocabulary class?! • The band Rush wore kimonos and tight pants in the 70s • Apparently, Willy Wonka Chocolate River is a tasting note now
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Music Credits: Fight Back, My Way, Choose It, Fever Dream, and Retribution courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
And we're back again with the most wonderful time of year: Our answer to college basketball's March Madness bracket tournament! In this preview we reveal 1) how we're organizing the brackets this year, 2) how many new whiskeys we're featuring, 3) which 16 different distilleries were chosen by "the selection committee," and 4) how excited Ed's nipples are about this year's lineup.
Whiskey Madness: Come for the new whiskeys, Stay for the old jokes!
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Here’s a cool story: 1) We mention an interesting new sci-fi branded whiskey on one of our News episodes; 2) The creator of the whiskey (who's already a listener!) hears us talk about it; 3) He offers to send us a bottle; and 4) We say yes (of course). So, join us as we go where no podcast has gone before—to taste and explore this truly unique, incredibly nerdy, not-to-mention BLUE whiskey. (Oh, and we've even got a discount code for you! See below!)
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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 Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
New News: Kentucky Bourbon Trail tops 2 million visitors • Woodford Reserve promotes new master distiller • Worldwide whiskey market set to grow 75% over next decade • Conor McGregor channels Steve Jobs for Proper 12 Irish Apple release • Elon Musk drinks whiskey and sings Johnny Cash • Skincare products made from Scotch • North Carolina distillery plans to send whiskey to space • 170-year-old shipwreck containing whiskey may surface soon • Oregon liquor officials accused of hoarding rare Bourbon from the public
New Whiskeys: A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Bourbon Batch #2 • Bernheim Barrel Proof Wheat Whiskey • Broken Barrel x Los Angeles Distillery Collaboration Collection • Buchanan’s Pineapple Scotch • Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series Volume IV • Larceny Barrel Proof A123 • M&H Art & Craft Doppelbock Beer Cask • Michter’s Celebration Sour Mash 2022
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 Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
The Whiskey Chicks are back and helping us decipher a pair of unusual, recently released, MGP-sourced, high-proof, just-barely-rye rye whiskeys. Along the way, we’ll argue about furniture polish, discuss the dangers of using too much cinnamon oil, and discover that one of us is an actual piney. Click play to find out who!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Whiskeys: Journeyman Featherbone Bourbon • Journeyman Not a King Rye • Journeyman Silver Cross Four-Grain Whiskey
Tangents: New guests Paula and Alleah join us for a unique whiskey journey(man)! • Scott’s the only one not on The Local Lounge’s 100 Whiskeys list • Apparently, “envelope paste” is a tasting note now • Journeyman and Three Oaks history • Mercurochrome Tangent • Alternative misogynistic names for Journeyman's whiskeys • Alleah casts shade on the podcast • Anybody get any peanu(t)s on these? • Scott gets caught without his whiskey documents • Apparently “entitled pepper” is a tasting note now • The Whiskey Chicks whiskey origin stories • #fraughtwithjesus • Alleah definitely didn’t listen to our last few episodes (but Paula did!) • Ed gets recognized at the lounge • Whip it good • Are Scott and Ed wearing corsets? • Go Eagles!
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3763-five-card-shuffle | 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
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
New News: Buffalo Trace Fills 8,000,000th Barrel • American Single Malt Pioneer Steve McCarthy Dies • Nebraska Distiller Will Turn Your Corn Into Whiskey • Sazerac Sued Over Misleading Fireball Labels • Tequila Beats Whiskey?! • Irish Whiskey Exports Top $1 Billion • Scientists Resurrect 200-Year-Old Whiskey Strain • Matthew McConaughey Splits with Wild Turkey • Our Boss Hogg vertical whiskey tasting!
New Whiskeys: Booker’s 2022-04 “Pinkie’s Batch” • Dingle Single Malt • Dread River Master Series • Kentucky Owl Batch #12 • Old Elk Infinity Blend Batch 2 • Old Forester 117 Series: Extra Extra Old • Rabbit Hole Raceking Founder’s Collection • Writers’ Tears Red Head
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 Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Whiskeys: Adirondack High Rye Bourbon • Barrell Dovetail • Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut • Minor Case Sherry Cask Rye • Old Ezra 7 Year Bourbon • Penelope Barrel Proof • Sazerac Rye • Stellum Serpens Rye • Larceny Barrel Proof B522 •
Topics: Gabe joins us as the first in-studio Whiskumentary guest ever! • Recap of Part 2 • If you don’t swallow, can you properly judge the finish? • Contest winners we hated • Scott makes an impossible educated guess • The OCHO Awards! • #hotflower • We are the crackers • Apparently, Estonians love their pickles • Ed was right at 8:32 PM on 1/14/22 • Doing lines of Nestle’s Quik cut with powdered milk • Sweet Caramelly Nose: Gabe’s Emo Dubstep Accordion Band • Tim Burton White Chocolate • Flight 2 was a failure (but also kind of a success?) • The winner of The OCHO! • Final thoughts: Competitions do have influence, do need to standardize their ratings, and do seem to try their best to be impartial
Music Credits: Slow Burn by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Stay the Course by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5048-stay-the-course | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Victory by Alexander Nakarada | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4924-victory
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Whiskeys: Broken Barrel • Grayson Texas Whiskey • Bulleit Rye • Willet Family Estate Rye • Pikesville Rye • Stranahan’s Blue Peak Solera Single Malt • Henry McKenna • Pappy Van Winkle • Barrell Craft Spirits • Kavalan • Blue Note Juke Joint • Redwood Empire Lost Monarch • Journeyman Corsets, Whips & Whiskey • Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye
Topics: Recap of Part 1 • The Judgement of Paris: A competition gone awry • Ed calls The Smithsonian stupid • A competition creator, a distiller, and a judge walk into a podcast • Are competitions biased? (Nah) • Do they fuel the secondary market? (For sure) • Are they just a marketing tool and/or a money grab? (Kinda) • Do competitions even matter? (Of course!) • Are there too many competitions? (Yes and no) • Tasting of Russel’s Reserve Rye, which won an *interesting* set of awards
Music Credits: Slow Burn by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Whiskeys: Pappy Van Winkle • Barrell Bourbon • Henry McKenna 10 Year • Random Belligerence Rye • Bitterness Bourbon • Bulleit Bourbon • Larceny Barrel Proof • Blue Note Juke Joint • Baker’s Single Barrel • Knob Creek 12 • Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut
Topics: A synopsis of Parts 1, 2, and 3 • The San Francisco World Spirits Competition (which ruined a lot of good whiskey for Ed) • The SIP Awards • We’re NEAT Glass militants • The International Whiskey Competition • The New York International Spirits Competition • The John Barleycorn Awards • Ok, yes, it’s getting a little boring • The ASCOT Awards • Ed wins Best in Slow! • Interview with Christopher Davies, CEO of Wine Country Network and competition director launching the Global Whisky Challenge • Why two bottles? • How to placate the losers • Scott wins Triple Gold in Editing! • Why companies stopped giving out real medals • Blue Note Juke Joint and Uncut QuickTaste • Ed would totally drink muddy whiskey water • Sweet Cherry PIE!!!!!
Music Credits: Slow Burn by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Octoblues by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4152-octoblues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Hillbilly Swing by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5705-hillbilly-swing | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Once again Sue and Shavonne join us for our year-ending Christmas whiskey tasting tradition. And as usual, things get inappropriate fast. Then even more so after going through a list of the strangest yuletide traditions from around the globe. But if there’s anything we’ve learned over the past 4 years, it’s how to embrace the weird in the world and make it even worse.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
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) • Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3750-fig-leaf-rag | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4612-we-wish-you-a-merry-christmas | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
New News: Jack Daniel’s v. Dog Toys at the Supreme Court • Uncle Nearest passes $100 million in sales • Conor McGregor gets sued • Alex Jones is releasing a whiskey • Ohio distillery livestreams inside barrels • Scottish plumber finds Victorian-era message in a bottle • Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 of 2022!
New Whiskeys: 2XO Bourbon "The Phoenix Blend" • Angel’s Envy Cask Strength 2022 • A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Batch #2 • Barrell Craft Spirits New Year 2023 Bourbon • George Dickel 17 Year Bourbon • Hemingway Rye • Jack Daniel’s Distillery Series Selection #10 • Old Ezra 7 Year Rye • Romulan Ale Rye Whiskey • Stellum Hunter’s Moon Bourbon • Stellum Lone Cypress Rye
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 • Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
It's a pretty familiar story by now: Someone discovers an old Pre-Prohibition brand, decides to revive it with some deep-pocketed friends, sources some youthful mediocre whiskey, proofs it under 90, and then jacks up the price to $80. BUT. This J.W. Kelly might be different, especially given the fact that their prices are actually pretty reasonable. So, what other surprises does this new-but-old-but-not-really whiskey brand hold for us? Press play and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fig Leaf Rag (Distressed) by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3749-fig-leaf-rag-distressed • License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Round 1: The Fatigue – Tennessee Whiskey, Luxardo Maraschino cherry liqueur, Peychaud’s bitters
Round 2: The Teenage Riot – Rittenhouse Rye, Cynar, Dolin dry vermouth, Lustau Amontillado dry sherry, orange bitters
Round 3: The Burned Popcorn – Buffalo Trace Bourbon, El Dorado 15 Year Rum, demerara syrup, Angostura bitters, orange bitters
Bonus Round: The Burned Bridge – Buffalo Trace Bourbon, more El Dorado 15 Rum, less demerara syrup, more Angostura bitters, orange bitters, with an ignited rinse of high-proof whiskey and orange bitters
Tangents: Anders, Marty, and Rachel join us in the studio for the first time in over a year to break some cocktail rules! • How and when cocktails went rogue • Some traditional rules of making cocktails • To Stir or Not To Stir • The Fatigue is a gateway to gin • WTF is Cynar? • The life-ruining Quarter Pour Challenge • Horticulture tangent • Ed gets belligerent… twice • Dema-Ra-Ra-Oh-La-La • How to get more orange in your cocktail without putting more orange in your cocktail • Ed drinks from a dirty glass • Do NOT take Toaster Strudel icing packs from Anders • Apparently, curry is a tasting note now • #playwithyourcock(tails)
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Jazzi by Frank Schroeter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6469-jazzi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • I K W Y B by Forget the Whale | Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Forget_the_Whale/you-me-talk-now/i-k-w-y-b-instrumental/ | License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
New News: Jack Daniel’s lied to us about their Single Malt! • Two recent American craft distillery purchases (we were outbid) • Putin smuggles whiskey • A new literal gold standard for testing a whiskey’s age • Beam Suntory’s peat restoration project • Our whiskey-tasting field trip to Manhattan! • A trio of tragicomic tales of intoxication • Whiskey-loving Navy vet turns 100
New Whiskeys: Old Forester Barrel Strength Single Barrel Distiller Select • Basil Hayden 10-Year • Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish • Buffalo Trace Antique Collection • Blackened x Wes Henderson • Booker’s 2022-03 “Kentucky Tea Batch” • Chicken Cock Chanticleer Cognac Finish • Hirsch Cask Strength Cognac Finish • Peerless Absinthe Barrel Finished Rye 2022 • Redwood Empire Cask Strength Collection • Teeling’s 32 Year Purple Muscat Wine Finished • WhistlePig Boss Hog IX: Siren’s Song • Crown Royal 29 Year • Wyoming Whiskey Outryder • Wyoming Whiskey Single Barrel • Wyoming Whiskey Barrel Strength
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
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Whiskeys: Jack Daniel’s 10 Year • Knob Creek 15 Year Bourbon • Knob Creek 18 Year Bourbon • George Remus Reserve Series V • The Justice 16 Year Bourbon • Peerless Double Oaked Bourbon • George Dickel x Leopold Bros Rye • Bond & Lillard Bourbon Batch No. 2 • Nulu Toasted Small Batch Bourbon • Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Bourbon 2017 • Stagg Jr. Bourbon Batch 15 • Kings County Single Barrel • Hirsch 6 Year Single Barrel Bourbon • Dry Fly Triticale Bourbon • Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel
Vault: So, our friend Doug from the Local Lounge invited us over to his house to sample whatever whiskeys we wanted from his collection. We chose 13. He surprised us with 2 more. And it was just about THE BEST night of whiskey drinking we’ve ever experienced. In fact, it was so good that we might just go live in Doug’s basement. Truly a whiskey nerd’s dream. Please enjoy responsibly.
Music: Sleek Panther by Fesliyan Studios | Link: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/sleek-panther/2195
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Whiskeys (sorta): Jameson’s Orange • Crown Royal Apple • Hayes Parker Reserve Cherry Bourbon • Red Stag Black Cherry • Howler Head Banana Bourbon • Starlight Blackberry • Crown Royal Vanilla • Ensign Red Birthday Cake • Ellington Reserve Root Beer • Cask & Crew Walnut Toffee • Fireball Cinnamon • Ellington Reserve Ginger • Ballotin’s Peanut Butter Chocolate • Kurvball Barbecue
Tangents: The Ladies stood us up, so instead Gabe and Jeff join us for our foray into possibly terrible liquor! • Ed’s trans stripper name is Hot Ginger • Three reasons to lighten up and just try flavored whiskeys • Are these marketed to children?! • Gabe’s mom pulls her “pie” out of the “oven” • The Pineys get mad at Scott • The 70s were a great time to be a kid • Ed’s gonna pee like a teenager tomorrow • Surprise Quiskey! • Gabe’s trans stripper name is Luscious • Birthday Cake is the White Claw of whiskeys • A Patty Smythe tangent • What if we sent out a Whiskey Tangent Christmas Newsletter? • Millville shade • Warning: Freeze or Die • Gabe’s work boyfriend’s name is Sean • #ithurtsfrankly
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fun Journey by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8914-fun-journey | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-metal-intro • License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
New News: Jack Daniels’ American Single Malt release date • Jameson’s first Single Pot Still whiskey in decades • Pappy Van Winkle is back! • Possible Bacardi takeover of Teeling’s? • Two Louisville liquor stores get in trouble for libelous labels • Macallan’s new line of James Bond-inspired whiskies • Connor MacGregor’s hiring a whiskey hype man • Increased risk for dementia in alcohol abstainers • World’s oldest whiskey sold at auction • The U.S. Navy’s “Fat Leonard” bribery scandal
New Whiskeys: Broken Barrel Luciferous • Chicken Cock Bourbon Private Cask • F.E.W Bottled-in-Bond Rye • Filmland Spirits Whiskeys • Hibiki Blossom Harmony Blend • Knob Creek 18 Year Bourbon • Midwinter Night's Dram Act 10 & The Encore • Redemption Sur Lee • Remus Gatsby Reserve Bourbon • Seelbach's Private Reserve Bourbon • Russel’s Reserve Single Rickhouse • Sagamore Spirit Reserve Sherry Finished Rye • WhistlePig Piggyback Bourbon • Willett 8 Year Wheated 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
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Step 1: Get a tiny barrel. Step 2: Pour in rum and wait. Step 3: Pour out rum, pour in rye, and wait. Step 4: Pour out rye and taste.
Does it taste like Angel’s Envy Rye? Does it taste any good at all? And did we just waste two perfectly good bottles of alcohol? Click play and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Whiskeys: Balcones Texas Rye • Balcones “1” Texas Single Malt • Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whiskey • Balcones True Blue Single Barrel Corn Whiskey
Tangents: The Mayor joins us for the imbibing of a bevy of boisterous Texas whiskeys! • Ed gets the Dallas Cowboys shade out of the way early • So, what IS a Texas Whiskey? • The truly wild Balcones backstory • Ed files a disclaimer about Shavonne reading the descriptions • Apparently, "bare feet” is a tasting note now • Gabe contacts Ed about trying to blind him • Scott beat Shavonne at MarioKart • No no don’t slap me • Why didn’t David Koresh just fix his vision? • Rotten onions and sweat socks • Dammit, Benash does it again • Ooh maybe a Texas Scotthattan? • Balcones rhymes with cajones • Shavonne is like Wonder Woman
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | 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 • Road Trip by Frank Schroeter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9761-road-trip | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Bama Country by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3417-bama-country | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
So, Season 7 has finally come to an end, and yet we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a look back at the past six months and a look forward at Season 8.
Last Things: Ed starts things off with a drink! (Of course) • Shout-outs: Our regular guest hosts • Brian from Afghanistan • Interviewee Greg Snyder, Chicken Cock Master Distiller • Listener Stats: Our thousand-download day • 25,000 downloads total! • Did a bunch of JD employees listen to our podcast? • 28 new countries! • Ed speaks 62 different versions of English (most of them badly) • Season 7 Recap: We didn’t do any Bourbon or American Rye episodes • Ed mispronounces “Koval” a lot • #powersthreespit • The Famous “Flamus” Tangent • Come on down to Smell It Again Jeff’s! • Sue’s Sexy Crown Royal Voice • Brian’s a whiskey omniwhore • The shocking rumor about the next King of England • Ranker.com’s ridiculous lists • Scott’s a Christmas psychopath • The naughty origins of the word “cocktail” • Shavonne tastes in years • Scott implies something about Jack Daniel • Our most “street cred” interview ever • Wonderful Wheat Whiskeys • Scott’s hot tub story • Sorry, the different releases really ARE different • QuickTaste: Stellum Black Fibonacci Rye Blend #1 • Season 8 Preview: Balcones Texas Whiskey • Ladies Night - Flavored Whiskeys • F.E.W. Spirits • Sagamore Spirits • How to make your own Angel’s Envy Rye • Metallica’s Rye the Lightning QuickTaste/Ozzy’s Revenge • The long-promised Whisky Vault series • A Whiskumentary about tasting competitions • 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 | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
With so much whiskey coming out every week, it’s hard to know what’s good and what isn’t when you’re staring at that Wall O’ Whiskey in the liquor store. But then one of those unfamiliar whiskeys wins an award, disappears from shelves, and you’re left wondering what the hype was all about. Well, we were able to secure such an award winner, but is it worth your time and money? What’s this Clyde May distillery all about? And was Clyde May even a real person? Hit play and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
New News: It’s Bourbon Heritage Month! • Aww dammit, the Queen died • Buffalo Trace increases production by 50% • Major shake-ups at Maker’s Mark and Brown-Forman • Glenlivet’s “space-side” barley • Macallan’s stunning horizontal whiskey bottle • Brown-Forman invests millions… in Scotch? • Maryland liquor store offers up the most expensive Japanese whiskey ever produced • Puzzling acquittals in a college hazing case • Heroin smuggler is caught by a whiskey receipt • British woman credits whiskey for her longevity
New Whiskeys: Barrel Vantage • Bushmill’s 2022 Causeway Collection • Four Roses 2022 Small Batch • Jefferson's Ocean Voyage 29 Wheated Bourbon • Larceny Barrel Proof C922 • Little Book Chapter 6 “To the Finish” • Macallan 1989 • Michter’s US*1 Toasted Barrel Sour Mash Whiskey • Old Forester 2022 Birthday Bourbon
News 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
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Each March, we pit 16 whiskeys against each other in a bracket tournament to determine the best whiskey according to our dubious palates. Then every summer, we invite a few more to compete in an exhibition round. This past March, Larceny Barrel Proof won it all. And because they put out three expressions every year, we thought we’d taste them against each other to answer the question: Can you just get any version and be happy, or is one really that much better than the others? Tune in to hear the bad news!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fight Back courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Whiskeys: Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey • Kinsey Wheat Whiskey • Journeyman’s Corsets, Whips, and Whiskey • Breuckelen’s 77 Malted Straight Wheat Whiskey
Tangents: Nobody joins us for a deep dive into the woefully neglected wheat whiskey category! • So, why hasn’t a major distillery been able to make good wheat whiskey in 100 years?! • Hi-C and Everclear • The Whiskey Tangent Wheat Whiskey is already #1 in the world • Scott goes hard at Ed’s friend Danny • Wheat whiskey is weird! • Apparently “dried beer cup” is a tasting note now • Gabe, you're about to regret sending that skinny-dipping text • #sweetleathertobaccojesus
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Pulse by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4250-pulse | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Your Call by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5018-your-call • License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
New News: American Single Malts are almost official • The original Old Overholt gets an age statement • Twisted Tea launches a flavored whiskey • High West pledges $1 million to the environment • Proper 12 lied (kinda) about their Conor McGregor origin story • Assassin’s Creed takes a stab at the whiskey biz • A drunk woman in Florida (of course) drives a golf cart onto a highway
New Whiskeys: Barrell Gray Label Dovetail • Breckenridge Broncos Bourbon Blends • Brush Creek Railroad Rye Boxcar #1 • Glenfiddich Perpetual Collection • Hadrin’s Creek Jacob’s Well Bourbon • Hadrin’s Creek Col. James B. Beam Bourbon • Hidden Barn Bourbon Batch #1 • Lucky 7 The Frenchman • Woodford Reserve Batch Proof • Lux Row’s Davis County Bourbon Toasted Finish
News 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
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
In our longest "short" to date, we taste a unique and elite rum-finished rye expression, explore the fascinating history behind the iconic revitalized brand, and talk to the man now serving as their master distiller, Greg Snyder--probably our most interesting, informative, and surprising-in-the-best-ways interview ever. Enjoy!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Whiskeys: Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey • Jack Daniel’s Bonded Bottled-in-Bond Tennessee Whiskey • Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash Bottled-in-Bond American Whiskey
Tangents: Gabe joins us for a deep dive exploration of JD lore and more! • Old No. 7 JD is like your college girlfriend • JD History (Part 1) • Scott suggests some things about JD • Ed’s rise doesn’t last long • We're all are our fathers’ “jack” • #margarinetangent • JD History (Part 2) • The totally real origin of the phrase “jack off” • The new canned Jack and Cokes • And now it’s time for a breakdown • Gabe’s our second banana (and a little bitch) • The hard-to-find “green label” expression • Mötörhead’s JD Contest prizes • The smaller-bottle scam • An English ambulance?! • It's Gabe per quarter
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fig Leaf Rag (Distressed) by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3749-fig-leaf-rag-distressed • License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
New News: Buffalo Trace’s new ex-gas station tourism destination • America’s new interactive distillery-lookup website • Scotch obtains official U.S. trademark • The New Hampshire distillery that infuses whiskies with crabs and beavers • Former Philadelphia Eagle enters the distilling biz • Sazerac buys the Lough Gill Irish distillery • Ardbeg smashes auction record • 10 of SFWSC 2022’s Best of Class winners!
New Whiskeys: Barrell Bourbon Batch 33 • Booker’s 2022-02 “The Lumberyard Batch” Bourbon • Garrison Brothers Guadalupe (2022) Texas Whiskey • Gold Spot Irish • F.E.W’s Motor Oil Whiskey • Stellum Black Equinox Bourbon • Stellum Black Fibonacci Rye
News 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
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
In our first season, we tried Elijah Craig Small Batch. Last year we tried Elijah Craig Toasted. Last month we tried Elijah Craig Single Barrel. So, last week we figured we'd top off all this EC love by trying their new(ish) Rye expression. We loved all the previous ones, so did we love this one as well? Tune in and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Round 1: Old Fashioneds – Bulleit’s Old Fashioned • On the Rocks Old Fashioned (Knob Creek) • Scott’s Old Fashioned (Evan Williams BiB)
Round 2: Manhattans – High West’s 36th Vote Barreled Manhattan (Double Rye!) • On the Rocks Manhattan (Basil Hayden Dark Rye) • The Scotthattan (Bulleit Rye)
Round 3: Wildcard – Hercules Mulligan’s Rum & Rye • Scott’s Rum & Rye (Gosling’s & Bulleit)
Tangents: Sue and Shavonne join us for a tasting of some pre-made bottled whiskey cocktails to see if they’re worthy • Crickets already?! • Shavonne’s smelling years again • Ed’s smashing stuff again • Sue’s all-in on adulterating (and possibly adultery) • Ed has some beads for Sue • Take it easy, crickets • Shavonne probably spiked her own 8th birthday punch • Laugh, monkey! • Sue ruins Shavonne’s wholesome story with porn • Scott f**ks up his own drink • Ed & Shavonne’s made-up sex • #abroobs • Scott gets accidentally racist • Super Crickets! • The smell of technology • Wait, ginger has a penis? • Ed’s good for about 12 minutes • The true origins of the word “cocktail” • #sorrygabe
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | 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 • Rocking Day by Frank Schröter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7964-rocking-day • License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
In a sorta sequel to a much earlier Episode (#7!), we revisit two iconic brands and their now-hard-to-get single barrel expressions to compare their similar ages and mash bills and explain why they’re playing hard to get. So, should you try to get them anyway? Tune in and find out! (Also, pears are bitches, Ed's a sucker, and Scott gets shamed.)
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • 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
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
News: Heaven Hill’s new distillery • Angel’s Envy’s distillery expansion • Iowa’s new distillery law • Evan William Single Barrel contraction • Edible QR codes • Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption causes brain atrophy • PBS premieres “The Water of Life” movie • Brown-Forman’s income rose 29% • The world’s largest bottle of whiskey! • Our visit to Philly's Bourbon & Branch • Our first whiskey tasting event • The next 4 podcast topics
Whiskeys: Out now! Balcones Big Baby • Barrel Seagrass Gold Label • Blackened Rye the Lightning • Blood Oath Pact No. 8 • Chicken Cock Rye Island Rooster • Jack Daniels Bonded and Triple Mash • Rabbit Hole Nevallier • Red Line Curaçao Finish • Sweeten’s Cove Kennessee • Woodford Reserve Toasted Oak Oat Grain
Music Credits: NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
There are just so many new whiskey companies putting out so many new whiskeys that it's hard to keep up. But when one of these whiskeys garners some attention, and we start seeing it everywhere, then it's time for us to take a closer look. Penelope Architect is one of these new Bourbons. Sourced? Yep. Unique mashbill? Definitely. A French Connection? Yes! Jersey made? Um, sorta. Tasty? Maybe. Why don't you click play and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Whiskeys: Penderyn Myth Single Malt • Penderyn Legend Single Malt • Adnams Rye Malt • Bain’s Cape Mountain Single Grain • Starward’s Nova Single Malt
Tangents: Afghanistan listener Brian joins us for an old-timey hot-air balloon trip around the world of whisky without an E! • Ed says Brian said we’re better than every other podcast • Overview of the British Empire • The Whisky History of Wales (not whales) • The fact that Penderyn’s a Legend is alleged • Brian accidentally gets Siri to play Led Zeppelin • Ed uthed to have a lithp • Does saltwater taffy exist outside of NJ? • Cardamom has a "mom" (but Ed doesn’t) • Should we do a British Commonwealth bracket for next year’s Whiskey Madness? • All the things that can kill you in Australia • #eucalyptusfarts • So many Star Wars sounds • Scott's a closet Scotch lover • Brian’s a whiskey omniwhore • Cheers to Mrs. Brian and happy birthday to Little Miss Baby Brian!
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi • Court of the Queen by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3557-court-of-the-queen | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Lord of the Land by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4002-lord-of-the-land | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3770-folk-round | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3338-achaidh-cheide | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Master of the Feast by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4026-master-of-the-feast | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Galway by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3795-galway | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
So, you know when you're hung over and you just have to get some "hair of the dog" to chase away all the "screaming of the cats"? Well, that's what happened after our IrishFest 2022 Episode when we woke up with cotton mouth and a pounding headache, and then discovered that we had two more Irish whiskeys to try. So, did we get sick of the Irish? Or is our blood now green in solidarity? Click play and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Teller of the Tales by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4467-teller-of-the-tales | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
Whiskeys: Gooderham & Worts Four Grain • Crown Royal Rye 16 • Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye
Tangents: Sue and Jeff join us for a whisky road trip to the Great White North! • Ed doesn’t speak Canadian • Does Monty Python count as Canadian folk music? • The Incestuous History of Canadian whisky • Canada had Prohibition too • Wow there are so many Canadian bottom-shelf dwellers • Put some Good & Plenty in your meatloaf • F**k those 9th Street Johnson’s Popcorn bitches! • The History of Crown Royal • Sue’s entrancing Sexy Air-Traffic Controller voice • Come on down to “Smell It Again Jeff’s” for all your re-smelling needs! • We have whiskey with every meal (and also snacks) • Ca-shade-ian Whisky • Canadians have small wood • The Alberta-WhistlePig Connection • Someone is a little too fond of Martin Short • Jeff’s mom is just a big butt and a smile • Don’t grab below the waist in the liquor store
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi • 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
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Irish coffee is a classic combination of coffee and Irish whiskey, so it seems fitting that the first coffee-flavored whiskey would come from the classic Irish whiskey distiller, Jameson. But is it a sugar bomb like so many other flavored whiskeys? Or does it strike the beautiful balance that real Irish coffee provides? Well, just click play and join us as we give it a taste, tell the tale of how the first Irish coffee came to be, and make some of our own!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Midnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4710-midnight-tale | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Whiskeys: Writers’ Tears Copper Pot • Slane Triple Cask • Glendalough Double Barrel • Powers Three Swallow • Dingle Single Malt Batch No. 4
Tangents: Drea, Shavonne, and Gabe join us for an exploration of the new Irish whiskey renaissance! • Ed’s worried that some of these are gonna be Scotchy • Drea finally gets her jacket! • The Condensed History of Irish Whiskey • Ireland’s an island dammit • The Four Types of Irish Whiskey • First name “The,” last name “Queen” • Scott’s a self-serving bitch • Gabe’s a dirty pastry chef • We’re huge in China • #itfitsinoddly • Apparently, “1985 Trans Am burning rubber” is tasting note now • Wait, does Ed starting drinking at 9 am? • Drea’s grandma smells like Bushmills • The sweet, sweet smell of… cow dung? • Ed’s whiskey would be called “One Swallow” • A nudist-illery? • Three Swallow’s origin story is basically three dudes driving drunk • Gabe’s a good Italian cherry • The stupid New Jersey feud over Pork Roll • Scrapple is the broccoli of breakfast meats
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi • Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3770-folk-round | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Teller of the Tales by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4467-teller-of-the-tales | 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 • Midnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4710-midnight-tale | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • The Pyre by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4504-the-pyre | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
As you know there are a ton of new "distilleries" out there that call themselves distillers but don't actually distill anything. That's not necessarily bad, but it's basically lying. However, Starlight is not one of these. Their unique situation allowed them to ferment and age whiskey using their own grains on their own land and according to their own schedule. And what's the result of all this care and carefulness, you ask? Well, just click play and listen in! (Also, just FYI, we refrained from singing Madonna's "Lucky Star" which has "Starlight" in the chorus. You're welcome.)
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
So, Season 6 has finally come to an end, and it was filled with a few setbacks, a new sponsor, some strong whiskey-centric content, and a whole lot of nonsense. And yet we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a look back at the past six months and a glimpse forward at Season 7.
Last Things: Whiskey groups and Bourbon’s crotch-shot bragging problem • The $900 Whiskey Madness Infinity bottle! • Scott’s bed is like Rick and Morty’s spaceship • If God was Gabe • Ed lectures the Northeastern states that aren’t listening to us • Scott accidentally disses Israel for no reason • “Funner” should be a word dammit • Shout-outs: Our regular guest hosts • Interviewees Nico from Grayson, Anders from the Local, Billy from Banash, Matt from a secret undisclosed national distributor • Listener Austin from Ohio • Marketer Aaron from Ro-Bro • Listener Stats: 20,000 downloads! All 50 states! 60 countries! • Season 6 Recap: Are we even funny anymore? • It’s a heavy petting zoo! • Our NEAT-glass shaped island in Dubai • Peyton Manning arrives! (Ok not really, we got Eli instead) • Shavonne does some possibly offensive regional accents • Ed’s (not) gonna stretch Sue • The Penicillin is an amazing cocktail • QuickTaste: Barrell Armida and Seagrass • Season 7 Preview: Irish, Canadian, and other whiskeys of the British Empire • Bottled Cocktais for summer • F.E.W. Spirits • Ladies Night - Flavored Whiskeys • Sagamore Spirits • A new series! • Lots of QuickTastes • Coffee whiskeys • How to infuse your whiskey • How to make your own Angel’s Envy Rye • A Whiskey Wormhole (or two!) • Thanks for listening everyone, you’re all awesome!
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 | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Several months ago, when we tasted Pinhook's Vertical 5-Year Bourbon, not only did we enjoy the whiskey, we were intrigued by the promise of their concept: Take a set of barrels and bottle only a portion of the spirit once a year, every year, for 9 years. So, here we are, expecting greater things from their 6 Year. Did a single year make a difference? And if so, is it even better? Smash that play button and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fig Leaf Rag by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3750-fig-leaf-rag | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Get the brackets at https://bit.ly/3pR5PCG
Whiskeys: Bulleit 10 Year • Kings County Peated • Eagle Rare 10 Year • Buffalo Trace Kosher • Barrell Dovetail • 1792 Full Proof • Larceny Barrel Proof • Heaven’s Door Cask Strength • Baker's Single Barrel • Broken Barrel Heresy Rye • Pure Kentucky XO • Redemption High Rye • Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye • Lucky 7 Holiday Toast • Old Ezra No. 7 • Smokewagon Uncut Unfiltered
Madness: At long last we’ve arrived at our ultimate destination to crown a winner! • Gabe’s Final Pour predictions revealed! • If anyone can f**k this up, it’s us • What happens when you taste things neat • The SFWSC gets a Triple Gold in Patience • Why were 70s concert crowds so sedate? • You may make “A” decision but you better “B” sure • Gabe loves watching Scott touch his toggle • #sherpagod • Gabe overshares his whiskey • Our finalists epitomize how whiskey is produced in America today • Ed’s just being a huge “C” • We cleaned our palates with hoagies • Wow what a finish!
Sponsors: Podcast sponsor: The NEAT Glass | https://neatglass.com • Event sponsor: Riccardi’s Violin Shop | http://riccardisviolinshop.com
Music Credits: Fight Back, Party Like the 80s, and Manifest It courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • On a Mission courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/on-a-mission-the-soular-system
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Get the brackets at https://bit.ly/3pR5PCG
Whiskeys: Bulleit 10 Year • Kings County Peated • Eagle Rare 10 Year • Buffalo Trace Kosher • Barrell Dovetail • 1792 Full Proof • Larceny Barrel Proof • Heaven’s Door Cask Strength • Baker's Single Barrel • Broken Barrel Heresy Rye • Pure Kentucky XO • Redemption High Rye • Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye • Lucky 7 Holiday Toast • Old Ezra No. 7 • Smokewagon Uncut Unfiltered
Madness: Finals of the 90, 100, 110, and 120 proof brackets! • Some of the selection committee were not invited back after last year’s debacle • We got some flak over Kings County losing in Round 1 • The Infinity Bottle literally goes on forever • Apparently “teeth” is a tasting note now • If you’re a contrarian, ask your doctor if IConcur is right for you • Ed and Scott share a tender moment • Gabe fanbase is apparently from Jersey’s Pine Barrens • Most of these whiskeys came from Ed’s closet (as did Gabe’s brother Pete in a gimp outfit) • We’re gonna have a bare-knuckle brawl if it’s a tie • #kendollscott
Sponsors: Podcast sponsor: The NEAT Glass | https://neatglass.com • Event sponsor: Riccardi’s Violin Shop | http://riccardisviolinshop.com
Music Credits: Music Credits: Fight Back, Manifest It, Free Me, What It Takes, and Immortal courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Get the brackets at https://bit.ly/3pR5PCG
Whiskeys: Baker's Single Barrel Bourbon • Broken Barrel Heresy Rye • Pure Kentucky XO Bourbon • Redemption High Rye Bourbon • Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye • Lucky 7 Holiday Toast • Old Ezra No. 7 Bourbon • Smokewagon Uncut Unfiltered Bourbon
Madness: Gabe returns to referee the blind tasting of 8 new whiskeys in the 100 and 110 Proof brackets • There really should be a fence on top of the arena • Ed never follows Scott’s instructions • Saltwater taffy and other esoteric Jersey shore references • Apparently, "blue" is a tasting note now • Gabe questions the Selection Committee • Hmm maybe our event sponsor's blimp is actually an upright bass? • Foreskin jokes! • Shavonne arrives with her own microphone • #garfunkleshade • Gabe and Ed have trouble pronouncing words • Meat Loaf sings! (w/ crickets) • Apparently “thorax” is a tasting note now
Sponsors: Podcast sponsor: The NEAT Glass | https://neatglass.com • Event sponsor: Riccardi’s Violin Shop | http://riccardisviolinshop.com
Music Credits: Fight Back, Dangerous, The Show, Got This, and Party Like the ‘80s by Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Suave Standpipe by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4271-reign-supreme | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Get the brackets at https://bit.ly/3pR5PCG
Whiskeys: Bulleit 10 Year Bourbon • Kings County Peated Bourbon • Eagle Rare 10 Year Bourbon • Buffalo Trace Kosher Rye • Barrell Dovetail • 1792 Full Proof Bourbon • Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon • Heaven’s Door Cask Strength Bourbon
Madness: Our new arena is shaped like a NEAT glass! • Overview of the 90 and 120 proof brackets • Ed and Scott spend all year preparing (drinking) just for this month • Our event sponsor (see below) provided a cello-shaped blimp • Is Kings County this year’s Gonzaga? • Ed’s body is full and complex • Saltines without salt are just teens (which you shouldn’t eat) • Portly Bat could have been Gabe’s nickname • #youguysareoncrack • Shavonne arrives and demands credit for an appearance because we’re running late (again) • Gabe’s got a ZZ Top-level beard • If we can do this, anyone can do this
Sponsors: Podcast sponsor: The NEAT Glass | https://neatglass.com • Event sponsor: Riccardi’s Violin Shop | http://riccardisviolinshop.com
Music Credits: Fight Back, Free Me, Tough, Immortal, and What It Takes courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Suave Standpipe by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4271-reign-supreme | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Welp, it's that magical time of year again: Our answer to college basketball's March Madness bracket tournament! In this preview we reveal 1) the method we're using to organize the brackets this year, 2) four of the new-to-the-podcast whiskeys we're featuring, 3) the 135+ proof spirit we're pre-gaming with, and most importantly, 4) the name of Gabe's completely-made-up assistant. Whiskey Madness: Because homely people drink whiskey too.