Whiskey Tangent

Episode #84: Little Book x 6 + Master Distiller Interview! | You Don’t Noe Freddie

Whiskeys: Little Book Chapter 3 “The Road Home” • Little Book Chapter 4 “Lessons Honored” • Little Book Chapter 5 “The Invitation” • Little Book Chapter 6 “To The Finish” • Little Book The Infinite: Edition 1

Tangents: 8th-generation Beam Master Distiller Freddie Noe joins us on a retrospective of his personal line of whiskeys! • The Little Book history • Somebody bought the last Chapters 7 & 8 before Ed got to the store • Apparently “cherry vanilla phosphate” is a tasting note now • Freddie probably has a flask of Chapter 3 in his pocket at all times • Ed doesn’t remember drinking Chapter 4 before (but he totally did) • Freddie is the titular 6th “Little Book” • Scott channels Linda Richman • Ed hates Scott so much (and the feeling is mutual) • Chapter 6 is one of the most unique whiskeys ever • Ed’s gonna go broke looking for more of these bottles • Shout out to Super Fan Jason who bought us The Infinite • Ed doesn’t get the peanu(t)s • The Freddie Interview! • Zoom and Teams get jealous of each other • Freddie’s one simple trick for making friends and influencing people • How he (and the whiskey) got the nickname “Little Book” • Will his kids be 9th-generation master distillers? • Roast pork sandwiches are Philly’s best kept secret (and we trade Gabe’s recipe for whiskey!)

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi, Fireflies, and Boogie Party by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

Whiskey News! May 2025 | Local Man Does Fireball Shots, Buys Ice Cream at the Renaissance Faire, Makes D**k Jokes

New News: Update on Buffalo Trace Flooding • Middle West buys Old Elk • Westward Files for Bankruptcy • Online Auction Startup Turns Whiskey into Windfall • Denver International Spirits Competition Results (with Christoper Davies of the Global Whiskey Challenge) • San Francisco World Spirits Competition Results • Drunk Driver Crashes Car, Goes Nuts • Police Officer Accused of Shooting Fellow Hunter • Missouri Trucking Company Owner Receives 9-Year Prison Sentence

New Whiskeys: Angel’s Envy Cellar Collection Vol. 5 • Calumet Farm Centennial Collection • Chicken Cock 10 Year Double Oak Bourbon & Rye-teous Blonde • Dewar's Double Double Magma Stone Scotch • Hatozaki Triple Cask Reserve World Whisky • Knob Creek Cask Strength Single Barrel Bourbon & Rye • New Riff American Single Malt • Proper No. 12 13-Year • Rye Curious • Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength Rye • Romulan Stellum Cask Strength Bourbon & Rye

New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com • News Sting and Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io

Episode #83: Kentucky Peerless x 4 + Head Taster Interview! | We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Bottle

Whiskeys: Peerless Toasted Small Batch Bourbon • Peerless Rum Barrel Finished Bourbon • Peerless Double Oak “No. 2” Single Barrel Bourbon • Peerless “Fruit Cocktail” Single Barrel Rye

Tangents: Gabe and Jeff join us for a six-months-in-the-making episode about our favorite distillery from our Kentucky trip! • The basically ancient history of Peerless • Prohibition again! SMH • The Peerless mashbill recipes are protected by ninjas • Sorry Jeff, Scott will be singing the Honeycomb cereal song • Gabe smells his own leather corset • Apparently “brûléed bananas” and “foil-wrapped corn” are tasting notes now • Interview with Head Taster John Wadell • The Eagles ruined the Bears by stealing Buddy Ryan • John’s Mom cooks for everybody at the distillery • The difference between sweet mash and sour mash • The reason Peerless doesn’t reveal their ages and mashbills • Buy John’s barrel aged coffee at www.staveandbean.com! • Apparently “Philly soft pretzel” is a tasting note now (but it’s not urine-y) • Ed’s part of the LBSKG community • Our first distillery cat! • Quince (Quint’s?) is NOT a tasting note! • #thegrapesaresuss • Gabe and his brother mud wrestle for half a cherry • This is an ex-parent! • Ed considers committing a Class B felony to steal everyone’s Peerless whiskey • We’re huge in Singapore

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi, Fireflies, and Boogie Party by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Blind Barrels Tasting Kit Review + CEO Interview!

If you’ve listened to us for a while, you’ll know that we love tasting whiskey blind, because it challenges your palate and knowledge in ways you never thought possible. However, it can be a pain to set up, and you still know the set of whiskeys you’re tasting, even if you don’t know the order. But that’s where CEO Bobby DeMars and his company’s tasting kits come in. They’ve done all the hard work for you, and they invite you to not only decide if you like the whiskeys but also guess what the whiskeys are: mash bill, proof, age, etc. Then, via QR code, you can find out well how you did, and even buy a discounted bottle of what you liked. So, will our vast whiskey experience allow us to predict the four whiskeys we’ll be tasting? Or will we fail in predictably spectacular fashion? Press play and find out!

Blind Barrels Discount Code: WHISKEY10

Music Credits: Freedom by Choc Mic McNeil at https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Funky Life by WinnieTheMoog at https://tunereel.com/royalty-free-music/funky-life

Bonus Sho(r)t - Star Trek Spirits Captain's Table Batch #2 + Distiller Interview!

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

Episode #72: Lost Lantern x 7 | Midwest Whiskey Showdown!

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

Episode #70: Angostura v. Peychaud's | Whose Bitters Be Better?

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

Episode #68: Blue Note x 3 + President Interview | The 300th Whiskey!

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)

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 • 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

Bonus Sho(r)t – Romulan Ale Rye QuickTaste + Star Trek Spirits Partner and Mixologist Interview!

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!)

Romulan Rye Discount: Use whiskeytangent10 to get 10% off at https://startrekspirits.com

NEAT Glass Discount: Use whiskeytan to get 10% off at https://theneatglass.com/the-neat-glass-2/

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

Whiskumentary – Tasting Competitions | Part 2: The Palate

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

NEAT Glass Sponsor: Use whiskeytan to get 10% off at https://theneatglass.com

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

Whiskumentary – Tasting Competitions | Part 1: The Nose

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!!!!!

NEAT Glass Sponsor: Use whiskeytan to get 10% off at https://theneatglass.com

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

Whiskey Sho(r)t - Chicken Cock Island Rooster Rye QuickTaste + Master Distiller Interview!

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

Episode #54: Other Whiskies of the British Empire | Wales v. England v. South Africa v. Australia

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

Whiskumentary - Secondary Market | Part 3: Why We Broke It and How We Fix It

Whiskeys: Van Winkle 10, 15 & 23 • Weller • Stagg • Larceny Barrel Proof • McKenna 10 • Johnnie Walker • Redemption Wheat • Middleton Rare • Boss Hogg • Michter’s 10 • Knob Creek Single Barrel • Old Fitzgerald 15 • Rebel 10 • Baker’s 7 & 13 • Hibiki 17 & Harmony • 1792 Sweet Wheat • Elmer T. Lee 100 • Ancient Age 10 • Bowman Single Barrel • Willet 6 • Rare Breed • Kentucky XO • Old Forester Birthday & 1920 • Angel’s Envy Rye • Maker’s 46 Cask Strength • Wyoming Bourbon

Topics: Recap of Part 2 and why we can’t get what we want • We’re not running out of whiskey • Chuck Woolery has a huge jaw • Why Pappy is so expensive • Shaming those responsible for the Secondary Market • Facebook is the Evil Empire (but kinda nice on your birthday) • Ed’s a needy bastard • Some people have more money than sense • Are we biased against Pappy? • Flippers are flippant about what they do • So, how can we fix this mess? • The (non-existent) Amazon of whiskey • Sharing is caring • The Top 10 Most Flipped Whiskeys (and their alternatives) • Pappy Van Winkle QuickStory • Maker’s 46 QuickTaste • Wyoming Whiskey QuickTaste • How to create a “poor man’s Pappy”

Music Credits: Slow Burn by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Olde Timey by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4160-olde-timey | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3750-fig-leaf-rag | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whiskumentary - Secondary Market | Part 2: Why We Can’t Get What We Want

Whiskeys: Barrell Bourbon • Journeyman Corsets, Whips, and Whiskey • WhistlePig 10 • Whistle Pig Boss Hogg • Weller C.Y.P.B. • F.E.W All Secrets Known • Grayson’s Texas Whiskey • Macallan’s • Blanton’s Single Barrel • Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel

Topics: Recap of Part 1 and why we pay what we pay • Scarcity and the Fear of Missing Out: An Essay • Scott bought a bidet because of the Great TP Shortage of 2020 • A bar manager, a liquor store owner, and a distribution executive walk into a podcast… • How the secondary market affects scarcity • Bars are at the very bottom of the three-tier system • How the pandemic creates scarcity • Challenges to the three-tier laws • How Allocations and Special Releases create artificial demand • What a cool-kid Booker’s fan sounds like • Barrel picks are a way to get around allocation • The supplier ultimately determines who gets what • Jersey is a no-good Yankee State • What affect do whiskey auctions and investing have? • Blanton’s Single Barrel Scarcity QuickStory • 5 replacements for Blanton’s • Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel QuickTaste

Music Credits: Slow Burn by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Pulse by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4250-pulse | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Olde Timey by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4160-olde-timey | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Hammock Fight by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3750-fig-leaf-rag | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whiskumentary - Secondary Market | Part 1: Why We Pay What We Pay

Whiskeys: Pappy Van Winkle • Wild Turkey • Baker’s • Midwinter Night’s Dram • Chivas Regal • Angel’s Envy Rye • Knob Creek • Elmer T. Lee • Henry McKenna • Eagle Rare • George T. Stagg • W.L. Weller • W.R. Wheater • Pappy Van Winkle • Kentucky Owl • Belle Meade Reserve • Johnnie Walker Blue

Topics: An overview of the “Three-Tier” system of alcohol production, distribution, and sales • We're thinkers (and naughty) by nature • The history of the Secondary Market • Facebook whiskey groups • Dildos probably don't have a secondary market • Pricing in the Primary Market • We won some fake medals! • Alternative whiskeys for the whiskeys you can’t get • We're definitely not "swell" • Liquor store price gouging (and how to deal with it) • Kentucky Owl QuickStory • Belle Meade Reserve QuickTaste

Music Credits: Slow Burn by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Pulse by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4250-pulse | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Olde Timey by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4160-olde-timey | 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

Whiskey Sho(r)t – WhistlePig 10 Year Rye QuickTaste (Lounge Barrel Pick!)

By now everyone knows we belong to the Local Lounge in Mt. Holly, NJ, which is managed by frequent guest host Anders the Master Mixologist. But not everyone knows that he got a chance to pick a barrel of WhistlePig of his very own, bottles of which are available to members and patrons alike! So, we decided to sit down with Anders to find out how it all went down, and then taste it to see how good a barrel strength single barrel can actually be.

And if you think you know who really owns the whiskey in this bottle, prepare to have your mind blown.

Art Credit: Photo by Rachel Hlay | Link: https://instagram.com/rachel_hlay

Music Credit: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Grayson Texas Bourbon QuickTaste + Co-Founder Interview!

So, let's face it, Texas has gone through some controversial stuff recently. But there's nothing controversial about their whiskey industry, which is just bursting at the seams with a ton of good hooch. And when we were asked to review some samples of a blend of Texas whiskeys, we of course said yee-haw! So, join us as we taste a first-of-its kind whiskey, and then find out how it all got made from co-founder Nico Martini.

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Old West Gunslingers by Steve Oxen | Credit: https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

Episode #43: Broken Barrel x 4 | Licorice, Lightning, and Las Vegas!

Whiskeys: Broken Barrel California Oak • Broken Barrel Heresy Rye • Broken Barrel Bourbon • Broken Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon • Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon • Pikesville Rye • Willet Rye • Bulleit Rye • WhistlePig 10 Year Rye

Tangents: Shavonne joins us on this solicited mega-tasting of barrel-stave-finished whiskey! • Broken Barrel History • “California” is apparently a tasting note now • Ed rates the first whiskey a VG (for vagina) • Shavonne’s cat Madison is a bit(ch) standoffish • Scott gets a little extra with his tasting notes • “Penis” is apparently not a tasting note now • Ed gets one final electrified handy before he dies • Holy crap these storms are close! • Interview with Seth Benhaim, founder of Broken Barrel (from Vegas!) • Shavonne’s virgin milk (see Episode #42)

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 • Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3964-laid-back-guitars | 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 • Burn The World Waltz by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7912-burn-the-world-waltz | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whiskumentary - Sourcing | Part 3: A Source of Inspiration

Whiskeys: Angel’s Envy Rye • Big Ass Bourbon • Big Bottom Bourbon • Bulleit Rye • Coney Island Carlo Bourbon • Henderson Rye • Pritchard’s Rye • Rebel Yell Rye • Sagamore Spirit Rye • Sagamore Spirit Rye Double Oaked • Sagamore Spirit Rye Cognac Finished • Tin Cup Whiskey • W.H. Harrison Rye • WhistlePig Old World Rye • Willet Rye • Smooth Ambler Old Scout Bourbon • Smooth Ambler Contradiction Bourbon • W.R. Wheater Barrel #3 • High West Double Rye! • High West Midwinter Night’s Dram • L.H. Sandy Rye • Elijah Craig • Parker’s Heritage • Lost Lantern American Vatted Single Malt Edition No. 1

Topics: An extensive list of who’s sourcing what? • The distilleries who source and produce their own whiskeys simultaneously • Labeling laws and the TTB • Three solutions to fix sourcing’s transparency problem • Alcohol creates HOW much tax revenue?! • Why don’t distillers want people to know they provide sourced whiskey? • Interview with the owner of the South Jersey liquor store Banash • How liquor stores create their “barrel picks” • How Banash created their own sourced whiskey • Heaven Hill has the best bottom shelf in the industry • Interview with the founders of Lost Lantern Whiskey • Sourcing from local distilleries • Being transparent is a great way to get great barrels • Lost Lantern’s innovative approach to blending • Lost Lantern Tasting • Our Top 10 Most Surprising Sourced Whiskeys

Music Credits: Slow Burn by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn | 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

Whiskumentary - Sourcing | Part 2: A Source of Contention

Whiskeys: Redemption Barrel Strength High-Rye Bourbon • Bullet Rye • Redemption Rye • Barrell • Jefferson • High West • Belle Meade • Hirsch • Calumet • James E. Pepper • Cyrus Noble • Seagram’s 7 • Templeton Rye • Widow Jane Bourbon • Bulleit Bourbon • W.R. Wheater • Four Roses • George Remus Bourbon • George Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon • Remus Volstead Reserve Bourbon

Topics: MGP’s Mission Statement • We’ve been loving MGP since Episode #1 • What MGP is and does • “Distilled in Indiana” = Distilled by MGP • We’re media professionals (right?) • The History of MGP • Why does limestone make a difference? • The surprising tale of Seagram’s 7 • Ed was kind of a terrible child • The weird connection between sourcing and steroids • Gabe arrives and triggers belligerence (of course) • Sourcing’s undeserved bad reputation • MGP has how many fermentation tanks?! • Interview with MGP’s Justin King • All the services that MGP provides customers big and small • How yeast affects the taste of whiskey • Wait, we could make a Whiskey Tangent Whiskey?! • Scott votes for a 100% rye • George Remus: King of the Bootleggers • George Remus Bourbon History and Tasting • Zagnut v. Butterfinger v. Clark Bar • Anything MGP wants us to drink we will

Music Credits: Slow Burn by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn | 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 • Porch Blues by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whiskey Sho(r)t - Legent QuickTaste + Beam Ambassador Interview!

Join us and a couple of friends as we taste the latest release from Beam Suntory, their first new brand in almost 30 years. (That's not a typo!) It's a blended bourbon, yes, but with an interesting twist. It's all the same famous Kentucky mashbill spirit, but a portion of it was finished in ex-wine barrels and another portion was finished in ex-sherry barrels, after which it was all blended together with some good ol' Japanese know-how.

Plus, we were lucky enough to score an interview with Senior Brand Ambassador, Adam Harris, and things got downright belligerent! Lol we're kidding. Adam's a great guy, and we had a great chat about some great whiskey. (Now if only Ed and Gabe could get along so well.)

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues, Temple of the Manes, and Corncob by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/