Whiskey Tangent

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

Whiskey Sho(r)t - Bulleit American Single Malt QuickTaste

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

Episode #73: A Few FEW Spirits | You Sip from a Glass of Lies

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

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

Whiskey Madness 2024! The Final Pour | Somebody Get Matt Damon Up Here

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

Whiskey Madness 2024! Round 3 - All Bracket Finals | Did We Just Become Best Friends?

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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

Whiskey Madness 2024! Round 1 - 80 & 110 Proof Brackets | Should I Get You Guys a Towel?

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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

Whiskey Madness 2024! Pre-Game Show + Wildcard Round | Even the Top Floor Has a Bottom Shelf

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

Bonus Sho(r)t – Barrell Seagrass Gray Label QuickTaste

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/

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye QuickTaste

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

Episode #71: Spirits of the Vikings! | Norway v. Sweden v. Iceland v. Denmark v. Finland

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

Xmas Bonus 2023 – Paul John Christmas Edition Indian Single Malt QuickTaste + Top 10 Worst Christmas Cuisines

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

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Old Carter Rye Batch 11 QuickTaste

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

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

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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 • 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

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Remus Repeal Reserve Series VII QuickTaste

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

Episode #69: Amburana Finished Whiskeys | Whiskey Tangent: The Musical!

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

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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 • 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

Whiskey News! October 2023 | Local Man Injects Jack & Coke, Kills Keith Richards, Buys Scottish Castle

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/

Bonus Sho(r)t – Old Pulteney “Pineau Des Charentes” Single Malt QuickTaste

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

Whiskey Sho(r)t – W.L. Weller 12 Year QuickTaste

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

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)

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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

Bonus Sho(r)t – Pinhook Vertical 7-Year QuickTaste

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

Whiskey Vault Series II - It’s all Jeff’s Vault! | Don’t Be a Scussy

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

Episode #67: Breckenridge x 4 | Bourbon Cookies Get Birthday Brothers Banned in China

Whiskeys: Breckenridge Reserve Bourbon • Breckenridge High Proof Bourbon • Breckenridge Madeira Cask Finish Bourbon • Breckenridge PX Cask Finish Bourbon

Tangents: Marty and Rachel join us for their very first American whiskey episode! • The Breckenridge Distillery History • American healthcare f*ck yeah! • Apparently cadmium is a tasting note now • Marty smells his first strong nosing note! • Conte’s Pizza in Princeton • Rachel and Big Paulie from Goodfellas have a thing in common? • Low-proof v. high-proof cocktails • Scott’s like a home-schooled Indian kid • Rachel and Marty’s whiskey origin stories • Ed drinks a half-bottle of Drambuie with breakfast • Marty’s Mellow Manhattans • Scott and Marty are brothers from another mother • Why does water bring out the sweetness? • What’s in Chinese Five Spice? • Birthday whiskeys from Jefferson’s, Benash, and Bluebird Distilling! • Rachel threatens to sue us • Ed does three lines of whiskey • We’re holding Marty hostage to get more of Rachel’s cookies

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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 • Mountain Walk by Alexander Nakarada  | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6382-mountain-walk | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whiskey News! August 2023 | Local Man Chugs 130-Proof Whiskey, Orders Sonic Tater Tots, Joins Naked Bike Parade

New News: Molson Coors Buys Blue Run Bourbon • Redwood Empire Plants an Empire of Trees • Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Hell House Whiskey • NFL’s Charles Woodson (and His Bourbon) Partner with His Former Team • John Mellencamp Collaborates with Indiana Craft Distillery • San Francisco World Spirits Competition’s Best in Show • Beverage Tasting Institute’s latest ratings • The Top 5 Bourbon and Ryes • Oklahoma Couple Arrested for Making Moonshine • Russian Police Raid Illegal Johnnie Walker Bottling Plant • Florida Man Attacks Whiskey Bar Patron with a Machete • Ed’s whiskey-soaked trip to Oregon

New Whiskeys: Baker’s 13 Year Single Barrel • Barrell Bourbon Batch 035 • Barrell Rye Batch 004 • Catoctin Creek Ragnarök Rye: Oderus Edition • Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel European Oak Finish • Jack Daniel's Twice Barreled Heritage Rye • Jefferson's Tropics Bourbon • Legent Yamazaki Cask Finish Bourbon • Mary Dowling Tequila Finish Bourbon • Mary Dowling Toasted Double Oak Bourbon • Penelope Toasted Rye • Woodford Reserve 124.7 Batch Proof Bourbon • Yellowstone Limited Edition Bourbon (2023) • Widow Jane Paradigm

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/

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Hemingway Rye QuickTaste + True Tall Tales About Ernest Hemingway!

So, completely contrary to his nature, Scott got sucked in by an ad on Instagram to purchase a pretty special (but also pretty expensive) bottle of a new rye from the mind behind Angel’s Envy Rye. Now, it did win some awards, the bottle’s cool as hell, and it was made in the spirit of a famous tough guy author. But is it any good? And is it worth the price? And how awesome was Hemingway anyway? Well, you know what to do to find out!

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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

Episode #66: New Riff x 3 | How to Get Sued by Taylor Swift

Whiskeys: New Riff Bourbon • New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon • New Riff Balboa Rye

Tangents: New guests Andy and Drew join us for a new riff on an old tradition in whiskey! • Drew’s so tall he’s grown two inches in the past hour • New Riff History • Bottled-in-Bond Pop Quiz! • What is chill filtration? • Ed has a Bottled-in-Bond fetish • Canada Dry Ginger Ale is ass • Are there Nazis in Detroit? • #drinkfromthehoes • Apparently “celery tops” is a tasting note now • Andy and Drew’s whiskey origin stories • Scott is sad, sour, and miserable • Drew cues up the crickets • Andy’s gonna help us with our Alabama numbers • Rocky Balboa Rye? • Dear Swifties, please don’t attack the podcast • New Riff’s very gingery Beast of Burden cocktail • Apparently “human trafficking” is a mash bill now • The new Backbreaker Bourbon!

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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 • Shake It Off by Taylor Swift (it's only 10 seconds, please don't sue us) | Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA2G-y7ySnI

Whiskey News! July 2023 | Local Man Drinks Quantum Whiskey, Eats Double-Stuf Oreos, Becomes Sumo Wrestler

New News: Supreme Court Rules on the Jack Daniels Dog Toy Case • Redemption Announces New Master Blender • Woodford Reserve Dives Deep Into Kentucky Rye • Kentucky Peerless Master Distiller and COO Will Depart for New Venture • Diageo Faces the Fungus • Sazerac Wins Counterfeit Court Battle • Man Caught Selling $36K of Fake Pappy • Alcohol-Related Crimes Soar in Russia • Old Japanese Man Assaults Liquor Store Employees

New Whiskeys: Barton’s 1792 12-Year Bourbon • Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon • Blackened 72 Seasons Limited Edition • Breckenridge PX Naranja Cask Finish Bourbon • Blue Note Special Reserve Cask Finished Series • Forbidden Bourbon • Four Roses 10 Recipe Tasting Set • Heaven's Door Decade Series Straight Rye • Old Pulteney: The Coastal Series • Milam & Greene Very Small Batch Straight Bourbon Batch 1

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/

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Blackened x Willet Rye Showdown + Our Favorite Metallica Songs!

In a not-so-short short that’s been over a year in the making, Shavonne and Gabe join us to reprise our Episode #48: The All Metal Episode! But this time we’re tasting 2 different Metallica Blackened finished rye whiskeys and 2 different Willet rye whiskeys, and yet we’re only tasting 3 whiskeys total. Wait, how can that possibly be? Will they be any good? Will the cheaper ones be better? Which Metallica song is the best? And what new sound effect are we introducing for the very first time? You’re just a finger tap from finding out!

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Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Metalmania by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4042-metalmania | 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

Episode #65: AI-Generated Whiskey Cocktails | The 200th Podcast!

Round 1 – Smoky Sunset Serenade: Old Bardstown Bourbon, Mezcal, grapefruit juice, honey syrup, and orange bitters, with a grapefruit peel garnish

Round 2 – Misty Highlands Elixir: Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch, lavender-infused honey syrup, ginger liqueur, and lemon juice, with a thyme sprig garnish

Round 3 – Whiskey Harvest Reverie: Bulleit Rye, pear liqueur, elderflower liqueur, maple syrup, lemon juice, and bitters, with a lemon peel garnish

Tangents: Shavonne and Gabe join us for our 200^th podcast, a cocktail episode generated by artificial intelligence! • Shavonne’s biscuit needs buttering • Scott has a smokey what now? • Submersible jokes! (too soon?) • Apparently “Fossil purse” is a tasting note now • #smokyweirdness • AI Quiskey! • What sex with Gabe is like • Don’t troll Shavonne on Kiss trivia • Gabe criticizes AI, risks all of humanity • Why are all the questions about incel movies? • The Whiskey Tangent bags of red, white, and blue M&Ms! • Short, squat, and hairy • R U N?!

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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 • Race To Mars by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/10966-race-to-mars | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Space Ambience by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5043-space-ambience | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bonus Sho(r)t – Wilderness Trail 8 Year Bourbon QuickTaste

Often when you have a just-ok experience with a particular brand that has a bit of a generic name, you might end up ignoring all other versions of it because you figure if one isn’t that great, the rest probably aren’t either. And yet, sometimes if you take a chance on a different whiskey from the same brand that’s a bit longer aged and a bit more expensive, you just might be highly rewarded. So, is this one of those times? Smash that triangle and find out!

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Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Road Trip by Frank Schroter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9761-road-trip | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Calumet Farm 16 Year Bourbon QuickTaste

And here we are once again tasting another one of Ed’s expensive retirement gifts—and frankly, it's a brand that we’ve been avoiding, mostly due to its price, undisclosed source, and an attractive label that just seems to be trying too hard. So, what actually is Calumet Farm? Where do they get their whiskey? And does their juice justify their price? Press play and find out!

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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

Episode #64: Current v. Future Whiskey - Bourbon Evolution 3 | The Tears of the Elk

Whiskeys: Joseph Magnus Triple Cask Finish Bourbon • Old Elk Single Barrel Bourbon • Kernel Taylor Four-Grain Bourbon

Tangents: Anders and Taylor (a new guest!) join us on our tastiest-of-all third Bourbon Evolution episode! • Defining moments in the history of Bourbon (1935-2020) • Frank Sinatra drank a bottle of Jack Daniel’s every day?! • MADA (Make America Drunk Again) T-shirts available! • The Pandemic prevented the entire panel from going to Kentucky • #whiskeyshark • Whiskey Scapple T-shirts also available! • Taylor came prepared with outfit changes like a Cher show • Benash has all their private barrels open for pours • “War crimes good” is apparently a tasting note now • Is Bourbon broken? • Taylor’s online username is angrywhiskeywoman17 • The origin of the name Benash • Bourbon’s small brand problem • Why does Ed hate elk? • “Grandparent’s basement” is apparently a tasting note now • Anders puts on Taylor’s flapper outfit • Why the Old Elk is so wild • The Future of Bourbon • Is MGP the Amazon of whiskey? • Anders has a fanny pack filled with limes and pomegranates • What will take over when the Bourbon boom ends? • A whiskey for the Pineys! • What does AI 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 • Onion Capers by Kevin MacLeod | https://filmmusic.io/song/4679-onion-capers | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Funky Life by Winnie the Moog | https://filmmusic.io/song/6040-funky-life | 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 • Pulse by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4250-pulse | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fireflies by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Space Ambience by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5043-space-ambience | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Whiskey Madness Invitational 2023 | Tournament of Drampions!

Each summer season we invite a few whiskeys that connect back to the preceding season’s March Madness-style competition to compete in a double-blind tasting. This year, we’ve invited back the four winners from each of our four previous Whiskey Madness tournaments: Bulleit Rye, Corsair Dark Rye, Larceny Barrel Proof C921, and Old Line Cask Strength American Single Malt. Who will emerge victorious as the ultimate Drampion? Tune in and find out!

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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

Episode #63: Corn Whiskey v. Light Whiskey - Bourbon Evolution 2 | It Tastes Like Envy

Whiskeys: Stillhouse Corn Whiskey • Mellow Corn Bottled-in-Bond Corn Whiskey • Cat’s Eye Obtainium Light Whiskey

Tangents: Jeff and Gabe join us on our tastier second Bourbon Evolution episode! • What is Corn Whiskey? • Remember pre-marriage smashing? • Nobody wants to take blame for the Stillhouse • Apparently “removing a splinter” is a smelling note now • Science is like magic, but real • It’s not a good licorice • How Did Charred Barrels Become a Thing? • Nobody wants whiskey that tastes like pig penis • Jeff gives us some good oral • It’s very urine • Plantains are Mexican bananas • #dirtyflamencodancer • What is a Light Whiskey? • Come on, who’s not catching Ed? • Apparently “Werther’s in a glass” is a tasting note now • Introducing the “Cornhattan” (to make up for last episode’s atrocious “Moonhattan”)

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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 • River Valley Breakdown by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4295-river-valley-breakdown | 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 • Bama Country by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3417-bama-country | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Hirsch Cognac Finished Cask Strength Bourbon QuickTaste

So, here we have yet another new brand that was named after yet another an old brand that was named after yet another pre-Prohibition-era dude who got into the whiskey business. But this time the price is extra pricey, the history is extra history-y, and even the coganc finish is extra cognac-y. But is the taste extra tasty? Smash play to find out!

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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

Episode #62: Moonshine v. White Dog - Bourbon Evolution 1 | These Glasses Are Filled With Regret

Whiskeys (sorta): Tim Smith’s Climax Moonshine • Buffalo Trace Mash #1 White Dog • Ole Smoky Apple Pie Moonshine

Tangents: Shavonne and Sue join us on our first Bourbon Evolution episode! • Everyone interrupts the History of Moonshine • The Jersey mob was at the Whiskey Rebellion • Lincoln's on the penny for a reason • Sue is cricket sized • So many Climax jokes • Ed might've had to do some things to get the White Dog • Shout out to IPA Jay and his friend Coons • The Jersey Dinosaur Rye • What Buffalo Trace makes with the White Dog • #bigandboldytingles • What "XXX" means on a whiskey jug • WatermelOWN • Ole Smoky Moonshine is like a buffet in a jar • Anyone get shrimp? • Popcorn Sutton: The Last Moonshiner • We’re gonna get K-K-Kanceled • Stop smelling the cocktails! • Apparently, “80s Avon mini-lipsticks” is a tasting note now • We owe Sue and Shavonne a better episode

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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 • River Valley Breakdown by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4295-river-valley-breakdown | 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 • Bama Country by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3417-bama-country | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

Whiskey News! March/April 2023 | Local Man Drinks Jack & Coke, Ingests Black Fungus, Goes Kayaking with the Spice Girls

New News: MGP's stellar 5-year plan • Pernod Ricard gets Skrew’d • Four craft distilleries announce expansion/renovation plans • Steph Curry creates a Bourbon • Paralyzed Rutgers alumnus creates a Bourbon • Conor McGregor does something selfless for a change • Fungus halts Jack Daniel’s rickhouse construction • Mariah Carey wins liquor copyright dispute • Sazerac court battle could change whiskey forever

New Whiskeys: Powers Irish Rye • Ardbeg BizarreBBQ • Chicken Cock Double Oak Kentucky Whiskey • Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 20 Year Corn Whiskey • Jack Daniel's 10 Batch #2 • Jack Daniel's 12 Year Old Batch #1 • Jack & Coke Cans • Laws Whiskey House Bottled in Bond Four Grain Bourbon • Method and Madness Rye and Malt • Rebel 100 Rye • Writers’ Tears Cask Strength Irish Whiskey • Old Line Flagship 95 • Old Line Navy Strength 114 • Yellowstone Single Malt • Wolves Single Malt Lot 1 • WhistlePig’s The Beholden Single Malt

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/

Last Call Winter 2023 + Star Trek Spirits Captain’s Table QuickTaste | Change Your Locks, We’re Coming Over

Last Things: Season 8 is in the history books, 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 9. • Shout outs: Our usual guest hosts • New guest hosts Paula and Alleah • Listener Roland Park Joe • Interviewees Chris Davies (Global Whiskey Challenge), Nico Martini (Grayson Texas Whiskey), Seth Benhaim (Broken Barrel), Craig Spurrier (Star Trek Spirits), and Brian Van Flandern (Star Trek Spirits) • Listener Stats: 30,000 downloads! • 4 new countries (for a total of 93)! • Season 8 Recap: The astonishing number of whiskeys we drank on the podcast • Apparently “bare feet” is a tasting note now • The crickets go on strike • Scott gets Ed in trouble with Shavonne • Add an extra “D” for all the extra “D” in the room • Jeff and Gabe both get dark on us • Doug gave us the best drinking night of our lives • #shammydavisjr • Ed starts off sweet but has a bitter finish • Scott wants you to play with your cock(tails) • Billy at Benash v. Bill Cosby • Funerals are parties for sad people • A handy for a Handy! • The “bine” drinking witch? • The 8 “J” intro • The alternative misogynist Journeyman names • How Ed met Alleah • It’s orange, no it’s lemon • An Ed Pun Run • Our best Madness tourney ever • QuickTaste: Captain’s Table Club 12 Year Cognac Finished Rye • Season 9 Preview: The Bourbon Evolution Trilogy • New Riff, Old Line, F.E.W., and/or Sagamore • Our 200^th Podcast • It’s All Jeff’s Vault • Bonus Blackened x 2 Short • How to infuse your whiskey • Possibly a ScotchFest and a Wormhole • Thanks so much for listening, we love you all!

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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

Whiskey Madness 2023! The Final Pour | My Liver Shudders in Fear

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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

Whiskey Madness 2023! Round 3 - Bracket Finals | It Only Gets Drunker from Here

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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

Whiskey Madness 2023! Round 2 - 100 & 110 Proof Brackets | Drink the Losers ‘til They’re Empty

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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

Whiskey Madness 2023! Round 1 - 90 & 120 Proof Brackets | Drink Me and Shut Up

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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

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!)

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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

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Smoke Wagon Malted v. Old Ezra 7 Barely Rye Ryes!

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!

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

Episode #61: Journeyman x 3 | Corsets, Wits, and Whiskey Chicks

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!

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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

Whiskumentary – Tasting Competitions | Part 3: The Finish

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

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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

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

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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!!!!!

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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

Xmas Bonus 2022 – Nulu Toasted Maple Barrel QuickTaste + Top 10 World’s Weirdest Christmas Traditions

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  

Whiskey Sho(r)t – J.W. Kelly Old Milford Bourbon QuickTaste + Bonus Rogue Cocktail!

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