Whiskey wit and wisdom from two guys who put it in their mouths and talk about it
Episodes
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
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
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
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/
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
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
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
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
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
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/
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
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
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
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 200th 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
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
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
Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
New News: Diageo's long-time CEO passed away • Study reveals best state for buying whiskey • Barrell opens production facilities to other brands • Introducing the Northwest Whiskey Trail • Fireball is barrel-aged?! • ASCOT Awards Best in Show • Conor McGregor is being a dick again (yes again!) • Keanu partners with Suntory for 100th anniversary • Golfers try putting out fire with whiskey • Man arrested for concealing drugs in whiskey • Drunken man brags to police about the murder he committed
New Whiskeys: Clermont Steep American Single Malt • Hirsch The Single Barrel Double Oak • Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye • Russel's Reserve 13 Year Release 3 • Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch #3 • Chattanooga Experimental Batch 031 • Daniel Weller • Rabbit Hole Tenniel • Starward Ginger Beer Cask No. 7 • Teeling Wonders of Wood Virgin Portuguese Oak
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
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
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
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
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
New News: MGP basically buys back their own barrels • Campari invests in a new Wild Turkey new distillery • The whiskey brand Americans order the most • Science says how much water is too much water • The new whiskey-like spirit made of cheese byproduct • The North American Whiskey and Bourbon Competition is now taking entries • The San Francisco World Spirits Competition and ASCOT Awards have announced their medal winners • Highschoolers get caught with Fireball • Drunk 84-year-old man beats his wife and assaults police • The brick wall in South Carolina that keeps getting hit by cars
New Whiskeys: Balcones Texas Blue Corn Wine Finished Cask Strength Bourbon • Barrell Rye Private Release Series • Blood Oath Pact No. 9 • Buffalo Trace Experimental Peated Bourbon • Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B523 Bourbon • Jefferson’s Marian McLain Bourbon • Knob Creek 7 Year Rye • Maker's Mark BEP Wood Finished Bourbon • New Riff Yellow Leaming and Blue Clarage Bourbons • Old Elk Cigar Cut Bourbon • Penelope Rio Bourbon • Redwood Empire Cask Strength Batch 2 • Stranahan’s Mountain Angel American 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/
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
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
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
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
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
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
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
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
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
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/
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
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 200th 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
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
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Whiskeys: Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI Bourbon • Smoke Wagon Malted Rye • Old Line American Single Malt
Madness: Anders and Hologram Gabe are back for the finals! • MGP is the only mega-distillery left in the tournament • Why doesn’t the giant state of California have more whiskey? • Anders has broken so many ties • Apparently “gas station tres leches” is a tasting note now • What if Italy were run by elves? • Ed’s a cheap bitch and Scott’s had way too much to drink • The Bryan Cranston tangent is better than you think it is • #deepsweetness • The most delicious Final Pour ever!
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Music Credits: Fight Back and Retribution courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • On a Mission courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/on-a-mission-the-soular-system
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
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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
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
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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
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
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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
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
And we're back again with the most wonderful time of year: Our answer to college basketball's March Madness bracket tournament! In this preview we reveal 1) how we're organizing the brackets this year, 2) how many new whiskeys we're featuring, 3) which 16 different distilleries were chosen by "the selection committee," and 4) how excited Ed's nipples are about this year's lineup.
Whiskey Madness: Come for the new whiskeys, Stay for the old jokes!
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Here’s a cool story: 1) We mention an interesting new sci-fi branded whiskey on one of our News episodes; 2) The creator of the whiskey (who's already a listener!) hears us talk about it; 3) He offers to send us a bottle; and 4) We say yes (of course). So, join us as we go where no podcast has gone before—to taste and explore this truly unique, incredibly nerdy, not-to-mention BLUE whiskey. (Oh, and we've even got a discount code for you! See below!)
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Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Space Ambience by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5043-space-ambience | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Space Exploration by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/10077-space-exploration | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
New News: Kentucky Bourbon Trail tops 2 million visitors • Woodford Reserve promotes new master distiller • Worldwide whiskey market set to grow 75% over next decade • Conor McGregor channels Steve Jobs for Proper 12 Irish Apple release • Elon Musk drinks whiskey and sings Johnny Cash • Skincare products made from Scotch • North Carolina distillery plans to send whiskey to space • 170-year-old shipwreck containing whiskey may surface soon • Oregon liquor officials accused of hoarding rare Bourbon from the public
New Whiskeys: A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Bourbon Batch #2 • Bernheim Barrel Proof Wheat Whiskey • Broken Barrel x Los Angeles Distillery Collaboration Collection • Buchanan’s Pineapple Scotch • Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series Volume IV • Larceny Barrel Proof A123 • M&H Art & Craft Doppelbock Beer Cask • Michter’s Celebration Sour Mash 2022
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
The Whiskey Chicks are back and helping us decipher a pair of unusual, recently released, MGP-sourced, high-proof, just-barely-rye rye whiskeys. Along the way, we’ll argue about furniture polish, discuss the dangers of using too much cinnamon oil, and discover that one of us is an actual piney. Click play to find out who!
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Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Whiskeys: Journeyman Featherbone Bourbon • Journeyman Not a King Rye • Journeyman Silver Cross Four-Grain Whiskey
Tangents: New guests Paula and Alleah join us for a unique whiskey journey(man)! • Scott’s the only one not on The Local Lounge’s 100 Whiskeys list • Apparently, “envelope paste” is a tasting note now • Journeyman and Three Oaks history • Mercurochrome Tangent • Alternative misogynistic names for Journeyman's whiskeys • Alleah casts shade on the podcast • Anybody get any peanu(t)s on these? • Scott gets caught without his whiskey documents • Apparently “entitled pepper” is a tasting note now • The Whiskey Chicks whiskey origin stories • #fraughtwithjesus • Alleah definitely didn’t listen to our last few episodes (but Paula did!) • Ed gets recognized at the lounge • Whip it good • Are Scott and Ed wearing corsets? • Go Eagles!
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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
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
New News: Buffalo Trace Fills 8,000,000th Barrel • American Single Malt Pioneer Steve McCarthy Dies • Nebraska Distiller Will Turn Your Corn Into Whiskey • Sazerac Sued Over Misleading Fireball Labels • Tequila Beats Whiskey?! • Irish Whiskey Exports Top $1 Billion • Scientists Resurrect 200-Year-Old Whiskey Strain • Matthew McConaughey Splits with Wild Turkey • Our Boss Hogg vertical whiskey tasting!
New Whiskeys: Booker’s 2022-04 “Pinkie’s Batch” • Dingle Single Malt • Dread River Master Series • Kentucky Owl Batch #12 • Old Elk Infinity Blend Batch 2 • Old Forester 117 Series: Extra Extra Old • Rabbit Hole Raceking Founder’s Collection • Writers’ Tears Red Head
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Whiskeys: Adirondack High Rye Bourbon • Barrell Dovetail • Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut • Minor Case Sherry Cask Rye • Old Ezra 7 Year Bourbon • Penelope Barrel Proof • Sazerac Rye • Stellum Serpens Rye • Larceny Barrel Proof B522 •
Topics: Gabe joins us as the first in-studio Whiskumentary guest ever! • Recap of Part 2 • If you don’t swallow, can you properly judge the finish? • Contest winners we hated • Scott makes an impossible educated guess • The OCHO Awards! • #hotflower • We are the crackers • Apparently, Estonians love their pickles • Ed was right at 8:32 PM on 1/14/22 • Doing lines of Nestle’s Quik cut with powdered milk • Sweet Caramelly Nose: Gabe’s Emo Dubstep Accordion Band • Tim Burton White Chocolate • Flight 2 was a failure (but also kind of a success?) • The winner of The OCHO! • Final thoughts: Competitions do have influence, do need to standardize their ratings, and do seem to try their best to be impartial
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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
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Whiskeys: Broken Barrel • Grayson Texas Whiskey • Bulleit Rye • Willet Family Estate Rye • Pikesville Rye • Stranahan’s Blue Peak Solera Single Malt • Henry McKenna • Pappy Van Winkle • Barrell Craft Spirits • Kavalan • Blue Note Juke Joint • Redwood Empire Lost Monarch • Journeyman Corsets, Whips & Whiskey • Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye
Topics: Recap of Part 1 • The Judgement of Paris: A competition gone awry • Ed calls The Smithsonian stupid • A competition creator, a distiller, and a judge walk into a podcast • Are competitions biased? (Nah) • Do they fuel the secondary market? (For sure) • Are they just a marketing tool and/or a money grab? (Kinda) • Do competitions even matter? (Of course!) • Are there too many competitions? (Yes and no) • Tasting of Russel’s Reserve Rye, which won an *interesting* set of awards
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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
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Whiskeys: Pappy Van Winkle • Barrell Bourbon • Henry McKenna 10 Year • Random Belligerence Rye • Bitterness Bourbon • Bulleit Bourbon • Larceny Barrel Proof • Blue Note Juke Joint • Baker’s Single Barrel • Knob Creek 12 • Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut
Topics: A synopsis of Parts 1, 2, and 3 • The San Francisco World Spirits Competition (which ruined a lot of good whiskey for Ed) • The SIP Awards • We’re NEAT Glass militants • The International Whiskey Competition • The New York International Spirits Competition • The John Barleycorn Awards • Ok, yes, it’s getting a little boring • The ASCOT Awards • Ed wins Best in Slow! • Interview with Christopher Davies, CEO of Wine Country Network and competition director launching the Global Whisky Challenge • Why two bottles? • How to placate the losers • Scott wins Triple Gold in Editing! • Why companies stopped giving out real medals • Blue Note Juke Joint and Uncut QuickTaste • Ed would totally drink muddy whiskey water • Sweet Cherry PIE!!!!!
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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
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Once again Sue and Shavonne join us for our year-ending Christmas whiskey tasting tradition. And as usual, things get inappropriate fast. Then even more so after going through a list of the strangest yuletide traditions from around the globe. But if there’s anything we’ve learned over the past 4 years, it’s how to embrace the weird in the world and make it even worse.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Greensleeves to a Ground by Paul Arden-Taylor, Carol Holt (Public Domain) • Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3750-fig-leaf-rag | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4612-we-wish-you-a-merry-christmas | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
New News: Jack Daniel’s v. Dog Toys at the Supreme Court • Uncle Nearest passes $100 million in sales • Conor McGregor gets sued • Alex Jones is releasing a whiskey • Ohio distillery livestreams inside barrels • Scottish plumber finds Victorian-era message in a bottle • Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 of 2022!
New Whiskeys: 2XO Bourbon "The Phoenix Blend" • Angel’s Envy Cask Strength 2022 • A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Batch #2 • Barrell Craft Spirits New Year 2023 Bourbon • George Dickel 17 Year Bourbon • Hemingway Rye • Jack Daniel’s Distillery Series Selection #10 • Old Ezra 7 Year Rye • Romulan Ale Rye Whiskey • Stellum Hunter’s Moon Bourbon • Stellum Lone Cypress Rye
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
It's a pretty familiar story by now: Someone discovers an old Pre-Prohibition brand, decides to revive it with some deep-pocketed friends, sources some youthful mediocre whiskey, proofs it under 90, and then jacks up the price to $80. BUT. This J.W. Kelly might be different, especially given the fact that their prices are actually pretty reasonable. So, what other surprises does this new-but-old-but-not-really whiskey brand hold for us? Press play and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fig Leaf Rag (Distressed) by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3749-fig-leaf-rag-distressed • License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Round 1: The Fatigue – Tennessee Whiskey, Luxardo Maraschino cherry liqueur, Peychaud’s bitters
Round 2: The Teenage Riot – Rittenhouse Rye, Cynar, Dolin dry vermouth, Lustau Amontillado dry sherry, orange bitters
Round 3: The Burned Popcorn – Buffalo Trace Bourbon, El Dorado 15 Year Rum, demerara syrup, Angostura bitters, orange bitters
Bonus Round: The Burned Bridge – Buffalo Trace Bourbon, more El Dorado 15 Rum, less demerara syrup, more Angostura bitters, orange bitters, with an ignited rinse of high-proof whiskey and orange bitters
Tangents: Anders, Marty, and Rachel join us in the studio for the first time in over a year to break some cocktail rules! • How and when cocktails went rogue • Some traditional rules of making cocktails • To Stir or Not To Stir • The Fatigue is a gateway to gin • WTF is Cynar? • The life-ruining Quarter Pour Challenge • Horticulture tangent • Ed gets belligerent… twice • Dema-Ra-Ra-Oh-La-La • How to get more orange in your cocktail without putting more orange in your cocktail • Ed drinks from a dirty glass • Do NOT take Toaster Strudel icing packs from Anders • Apparently, curry is a tasting note now • #playwithyourcock(tails)
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Jazzi by Frank Schroeter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6469-jazzi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • I K W Y B by Forget the Whale | Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Forget_the_Whale/you-me-talk-now/i-k-w-y-b-instrumental/ | License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
New News: Jack Daniel’s lied to us about their Single Malt! • Two recent American craft distillery purchases (we were outbid) • Putin smuggles whiskey • A new literal gold standard for testing a whiskey’s age • Beam Suntory’s peat restoration project • Our whiskey-tasting field trip to Manhattan! • A trio of tragicomic tales of intoxication • Whiskey-loving Navy vet turns 100
New Whiskeys: Old Forester Barrel Strength Single Barrel Distiller Select • Basil Hayden 10-Year • Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish • Buffalo Trace Antique Collection • Blackened x Wes Henderson • Booker’s 2022-03 “Kentucky Tea Batch” • Chicken Cock Chanticleer Cognac Finish • Hirsch Cask Strength Cognac Finish • Peerless Absinthe Barrel Finished Rye 2022 • Redwood Empire Cask Strength Collection • Teeling’s 32 Year Purple Muscat Wine Finished • WhistlePig Boss Hog IX: Siren’s Song • Crown Royal 29 Year • Wyoming Whiskey Outryder • Wyoming Whiskey Single Barrel • Wyoming Whiskey Barrel Strength
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Whiskeys: Jack Daniel’s 10 Year • Knob Creek 15 Year Bourbon • Knob Creek 18 Year Bourbon • George Remus Reserve Series V • The Justice 16 Year Bourbon • Peerless Double Oaked Bourbon • George Dickel x Leopold Bros Rye • Bond & Lillard Bourbon Batch No. 2 • Nulu Toasted Small Batch Bourbon • Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Bourbon 2017 • Stagg Jr. Bourbon Batch 15 • Kings County Single Barrel • Hirsch 6 Year Single Barrel Bourbon • Dry Fly Triticale Bourbon • Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel
Vault: So, our friend Doug from the Local Lounge invited us over to his house to sample whatever whiskeys we wanted from his collection. We chose 13. He surprised us with 2 more. And it was just about THE BEST night of whiskey drinking we’ve ever experienced. In fact, it was so good that we might just go live in Doug’s basement. Truly a whiskey nerd’s dream. Please enjoy responsibly.
Music: Sleek Panther by Fesliyan Studios | Link: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/sleek-panther/2195
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Whiskeys (sorta): Jameson’s Orange • Crown Royal Apple • Hayes Parker Reserve Cherry Bourbon • Red Stag Black Cherry • Howler Head Banana Bourbon • Starlight Blackberry • Crown Royal Vanilla • Ensign Red Birthday Cake • Ellington Reserve Root Beer • Cask & Crew Walnut Toffee • Fireball Cinnamon • Ellington Reserve Ginger • Ballotin’s Peanut Butter Chocolate • Kurvball Barbecue
Tangents: The Ladies stood us up, so instead Gabe and Jeff join us for our foray into possibly terrible liquor! • Ed’s trans stripper name is Hot Ginger • Three reasons to lighten up and just try flavored whiskeys • Are these marketed to children?! • Gabe’s mom pulls her “pie” out of the “oven” • The Pineys get mad at Scott • The 70s were a great time to be a kid • Ed’s gonna pee like a teenager tomorrow • Surprise Quiskey! • Gabe’s trans stripper name is Luscious • Birthday Cake is the White Claw of whiskeys • A Patty Smythe tangent • What if we sent out a Whiskey Tangent Christmas Newsletter? • Millville shade • Warning: Freeze or Die • Gabe’s work boyfriend’s name is Sean • #ithurtsfrankly
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fun Journey by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8914-fun-journey | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-metal-intro • License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
New News: Jack Daniels’ American Single Malt release date • Jameson’s first Single Pot Still whiskey in decades • Pappy Van Winkle is back! • Possible Bacardi takeover of Teeling’s? • Two Louisville liquor stores get in trouble for libelous labels • Macallan’s new line of James Bond-inspired whiskies • Connor MacGregor’s hiring a whiskey hype man • Increased risk for dementia in alcohol abstainers • World’s oldest whiskey sold at auction • The U.S. Navy’s “Fat Leonard” bribery scandal
New Whiskeys: Broken Barrel Luciferous • Chicken Cock Bourbon Private Cask • F.E.W Bottled-in-Bond Rye • Filmland Spirits Whiskeys • Hibiki Blossom Harmony Blend • Knob Creek 18 Year Bourbon • Midwinter Night's Dram Act 10 & The Encore • Redemption Sur Lee • Remus Gatsby Reserve Bourbon • Seelbach's Private Reserve Bourbon • Russel’s Reserve Single Rickhouse • Sagamore Spirit Reserve Sherry Finished Rye • WhistlePig Piggyback Bourbon • Willett 8 Year Wheated Bourbon
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Step 1: Get a tiny barrel. Step 2: Pour in rum and wait. Step 3: Pour out rum, pour in rye, and wait. Step 4: Pour out rye and taste.
Does it taste like Angel’s Envy Rye? Does it taste any good at all? And did we just waste two perfectly good bottles of alcohol? Click play and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Whiskeys: Balcones Texas Rye • Balcones “1” Texas Single Malt • Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whiskey • Balcones True Blue Single Barrel Corn Whiskey
Tangents: The Mayor joins us for the imbibing of a bevy of boisterous Texas whiskeys! • Ed gets the Dallas Cowboys shade out of the way early • So, what IS a Texas Whiskey? • The truly wild Balcones backstory • Ed files a disclaimer about Shavonne reading the descriptions • Apparently, "bare feet” is a tasting note now • Gabe contacts Ed about trying to blind him • Scott beat Shavonne at MarioKart • No no don’t slap me • Why didn’t David Koresh just fix his vision? • Rotten onions and sweat socks • Dammit, Benash does it again • Ooh maybe a Texas Scotthattan? • Balcones rhymes with cajones • Shavonne is like Wonder Woman
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Degenerate Blues by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4781-degenerate-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Road Trip by Frank Schroeter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9761-road-trip | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Bama Country by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3417-bama-country | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
So, Season 7 has finally come to an end, and yet we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a look back at the past six months and a look forward at Season 8.
Last Things: Ed starts things off with a drink! (Of course) • Shout-outs: Our regular guest hosts • Brian from Afghanistan • Interviewee Greg Snyder, Chicken Cock Master Distiller • Listener Stats: Our thousand-download day • 25,000 downloads total! • Did a bunch of JD employees listen to our podcast? • 28 new countries! • Ed speaks 62 different versions of English (most of them badly) • Season 7 Recap: We didn’t do any Bourbon or American Rye episodes • Ed mispronounces “Koval” a lot • #powersthreespit • The Famous “Flamus” Tangent • Come on down to Smell It Again Jeff’s! • Sue’s Sexy Crown Royal Voice • Brian’s a whiskey omniwhore • The shocking rumor about the next King of England • Ranker.com’s ridiculous lists • Scott’s a Christmas psychopath • The naughty origins of the word “cocktail” • Shavonne tastes in years • Scott implies something about Jack Daniel • Our most “street cred” interview ever • Wonderful Wheat Whiskeys • Scott’s hot tub story • Sorry, the different releases really ARE different • QuickTaste: Stellum Black Fibonacci Rye Blend #1 • Season 8 Preview: Balcones Texas Whiskey • Ladies Night - Flavored Whiskeys • F.E.W. Spirits • Sagamore Spirits • How to make your own Angel’s Envy Rye • Metallica’s Rye the Lightning QuickTaste/Ozzy’s Revenge • The long-promised Whisky Vault series • A Whiskumentary about tasting competitions • Thanks so much for listening, we love you all!
Music Credits: Octoblues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4152-octoblues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
With so much whiskey coming out every week, it’s hard to know what’s good and what isn’t when you’re staring at that Wall O’ Whiskey in the liquor store. But then one of those unfamiliar whiskeys wins an award, disappears from shelves, and you’re left wondering what the hype was all about. Well, we were able to secure such an award winner, but is it worth your time and money? What’s this Clyde May distillery all about? And was Clyde May even a real person? Hit play and find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
New News: It’s Bourbon Heritage Month! • Aww dammit, the Queen died • Buffalo Trace increases production by 50% • Major shake-ups at Maker’s Mark and Brown-Forman • Glenlivet’s “space-side” barley • Macallan’s stunning horizontal whiskey bottle • Brown-Forman invests millions… in Scotch? • Maryland liquor store offers up the most expensive Japanese whiskey ever produced • Puzzling acquittals in a college hazing case • Heroin smuggler is caught by a whiskey receipt • British woman credits whiskey for her longevity
New Whiskeys: Barrel Vantage • Bushmill’s 2022 Causeway Collection • Four Roses 2022 Small Batch • Jefferson's Ocean Voyage 29 Wheated Bourbon • Larceny Barrel Proof C922 • Little Book Chapter 6 “To the Finish” • Macallan 1989 • Michter’s US*1 Toasted Barrel Sour Mash Whiskey • Old Forester 2022 Birthday Bourbon
News Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Each March, we pit 16 whiskeys against each other in a bracket tournament to determine the best whiskey according to our dubious palates. Then every summer, we invite a few more to compete in an exhibition round. This past March, Larceny Barrel Proof won it all. And because they put out three expressions every year, we thought we’d taste them against each other to answer the question: Can you just get any version and be happy, or is one really that much better than the others? Tune in to hear the bad news!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fight Back courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Whiskeys: Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey • Kinsey Wheat Whiskey • Journeyman’s Corsets, Whips, and Whiskey • Breuckelen’s 77 Malted Straight Wheat Whiskey
Tangents: Nobody joins us for a deep dive into the woefully neglected wheat whiskey category! • So, why hasn’t a major distillery been able to make good wheat whiskey in 100 years?! • Hi-C and Everclear • The Whiskey Tangent Wheat Whiskey is already #1 in the world • Scott goes hard at Ed’s friend Danny • Wheat whiskey is weird! • Apparently “dried beer cup” is a tasting note now • Gabe, you're about to regret sending that skinny-dipping text • #sweetleathertobaccojesus
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Pulse by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4250-pulse | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Your Call by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5018-your-call • License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
New News: American Single Malts are almost official • The original Old Overholt gets an age statement • Twisted Tea launches a flavored whiskey • High West pledges $1 million to the environment • Proper 12 lied (kinda) about their Conor McGregor origin story • Assassin’s Creed takes a stab at the whiskey biz • A drunk woman in Florida (of course) drives a golf cart onto a highway
New Whiskeys: Barrell Gray Label Dovetail • Breckenridge Broncos Bourbon Blends • Brush Creek Railroad Rye Boxcar #1 • Glenfiddich Perpetual Collection • Hadrin’s Creek Jacob’s Well Bourbon • Hadrin’s Creek Col. James B. Beam Bourbon • Hidden Barn Bourbon Batch #1 • Lucky 7 The Frenchman • Woodford Reserve Batch Proof • Lux Row’s Davis County Bourbon Toasted Finish
News Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
In our longest "short" to date, we taste a unique and elite rum-finished rye expression, explore the fascinating history behind the iconic revitalized brand, and talk to the man now serving as their master distiller, Greg Snyder--probably our most interesting, informative, and surprising-in-the-best-ways interview ever. Enjoy!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Whiskeys: Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey • Jack Daniel’s Bonded Bottled-in-Bond Tennessee Whiskey • Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash Bottled-in-Bond American Whiskey
Tangents: Gabe joins us for a deep dive exploration of JD lore and more! • Old No. 7 JD is like your college girlfriend • JD History (Part 1) • Scott suggests some things about JD • Ed’s rise doesn’t last long • We're all are our fathers’ “jack” • #margarinetangent • JD History (Part 2) • The totally real origin of the phrase “jack off” • The new canned Jack and Cokes • And now it’s time for a breakdown • Gabe’s our second banana (and a little bitch) • The hard-to-find “green label” expression • Mötörhead’s JD Contest prizes • The smaller-bottle scam • An English ambulance?! • It's Gabe per quarter
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fig Leaf Rag (Distressed) by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3749-fig-leaf-rag-distressed • License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
New News: Buffalo Trace’s new ex-gas station tourism destination • America’s new interactive distillery-lookup website • Scotch obtains official U.S. trademark • The New Hampshire distillery that infuses whiskies with crabs and beavers • Former Philadelphia Eagle enters the distilling biz • Sazerac buys the Lough Gill Irish distillery • Ardbeg smashes auction record • 10 of SFWSC 2022’s Best of Class winners!
New Whiskeys: Barrell Bourbon Batch 33 • Booker’s 2022-02 “The Lumberyard Batch” Bourbon • Garrison Brothers Guadalupe (2022) Texas Whiskey • Gold Spot Irish • F.E.W’s Motor Oil Whiskey • Stellum Black Equinox Bourbon • Stellum Black Fibonacci Rye
News Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373