Episodes
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Whiskeys: Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon • Heaven’s Door Double Barrel Whiskey • Pritchard’s Double Barreled Bourbon • Jim Beam Double Oaked Bourbon • Knob Creek Twice Barreled Rye • Michter’s US-1 Toasted Barrel Bourbon • Sagamore Spirit Double Oaked Rye • Jefferson’s Reserve Twin Oak Bourbon • Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Bourbon • Wild Turkey Longbranch • Willie Nelson’s Old Whiskey River • Pogues Irish Whiskey • Darius Rucker’s Backstage Pass Whiskey • Anthrax’s Indians Bourbon • Anthrax’s Knob Creek Single Barrel • Motorhead Whiskey • Metallica’s Blackened Whiskey
Tangents: Our buddy Gabe is back again! • The Heaven’s Gate Cult • Charring v. Toasting • What does double-barreled even mean? • Gabe’s terrible Bob Dylan impression • Ed still can’t say Michter’s SMH • Scott wigs out about his noisy washer • Casamigos Tequila and Jay-Z’s Cognac • Ed and Scott’s terrible Bob Dylan impressions • Ed kinda has a beef with people who climb Mt. Everest • The kid who climbed the highest mountain on each continent • The Kenyan who ran a marathon in under 2 hours • Ed walked a half-marathon in Amsterdam • MGP makes it rain whiskey on the world • Musical whiskeys • Ed and the Blowfish! • Your neigbhor is a dick
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ • Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan | Link: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=436864786841724 (a privately recorded live performance at the Bellevue Biltmore Hotel’s Starlight Ballroom in Clearwater, FL, on April 22, 1976, posted to the “I Love Old Songs” Facebook page)
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - Let's Play Quiskey! Barrels, Butts, and Bungholes Edition
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Ok, folks, real talk: Ed is 0-2 in quizzes on this podcast, and he's not happy about it. This time, however, Scott (inadvertantly, he swears) ends up stacking the deck against Ed by placing him in direct competition with an actually whiskey lounge bartender (Anders from Episode #15) in a quiz about whiskey slang.
So, listen in as we all learn a bit about whiskey slang (as defined by four master distillers) and find out how Ed does!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Episode #16: Angel’s Envy v. Breckenridge Port Cask | Off the Rails (Again)
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Whiskeys: Breckenridge Port Cask Finish Bourbon • Angel’s Envy Port-Finished Bourbon • Angel’s Envy Rye • Larceny • Bulleit Rye • Woodford Reserve • Eagle Rare 10 Year • Spirits of the Apocalypse • Knob Creek
Tangents: Our friends Sue and Jeff join us! • What does Port taste like? • Ed steals Scott’s Port • Who is the boss of the podcast? • Jeff implies... things • K-Tel Records • Scott fists his wine glass • Bin 27 Fonesca Reserve Porto • Sue’s sexy air traffic controller voice • Breckenridge distillery background • Sue’s the blonde we had at Scott’s house • The Banging Ho Podcast • Don’t sh*t on people who water their whiskey, ok? • Ed’s dubious drinking and driving advice • Why small distilleries charge more • Angel’s Envy background • Courtney Love at the liquor store
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ • Portugal a Bailar com boa Música Portuguesa by picavideopica | Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pexdz-Hf48&t=9s (free download)
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - 13 "Scary" Spirits for Halloween!
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
TRIGGER WARNING! Please do not listen to this podcast if you find any of the following distressing: Spooky noises • Repeated mentions of the word “Boo” • Comic-Con • Popcorn bowls made from the heads of zombies • Delicious whiskey • Puns • Things made into alcohol that shouldn't be made into alcohol • Scorpions (the arthropods, not the band) • Whale balls • Yogurt • Scottish lakes • Herring • Cobra farms • Tiny adorable dead baby mice • Amputated limbs • Jokes involving any of the above
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Episode #15: Fall Whiskey Cocktails! | Why Your Bartender Kinda Hates You
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Round Un: Chancellor – Blue Comet Single Malt, Port, dry vermouth, bitters
Round Deux: Godfather – McCarthy’s Pot Still Single Malt, Amaretto, bitters
Round Trois: Vieux Carré – Dad’s Hat Rye, Benedictine, Cognac, sweet vermouth, bitters
Tangents: Our friends Ariel and Anders from The Local Pub & Eatery in Mt. Holly, NJ, join us! • Anders's bartending history • The TGIFriday’s liquor scandal • Hop Sing’s Laundromat's crazy intake process • The Local Lounge's speakeasy farm door/beer menu • Ed’s new nickname: The Chancellor! • Whiskey Tangent: The Musical (off-off-off Broadway) • Ariel is totally out-drinking the men • Bartender pet peeves • The Whispering Nazi • How to build your whiskey palate • Tornadoes! Again! • Pucker: Worst. Mascot. Ever. • Mantress: Worst. Superhero. Ever • Burger King: Worst. Tacos. Ever. • Ariel’s delicious desserts • Cinnamon Rolls v. Sticky Buns
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ • Pour Vous Encore by Trabant 33 | https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/WDyzreLJM8/ (free download)
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - Booker's "Kitchen Table" QuickTaste
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Listen as your bourbon boys unbox basically the best barrel-proof small batch you can buy, whose boisterous yet balanced brilliance begs to be imbibed with about a barrel of branch!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Episode #14: Willet Estate Rye v. High West Double Rye! | The Vodka Tangent Podcast?
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Whiskeys: High West Double Rye! • Willet Family Estate Rye • Pure Kentucky XO Small Batch • Rowan’s Creek Bourbon • Noah’s Mill Bourbon • Willet Pot Still Reserve Bourbon • Redemption Rye • Maker’s Mark • High West American Prairie Bourbon • High West Rendezvous Rye • High West Campfire Whiskey • High West Yippee Ki-Yay Whiskey • High West Bourye • High West Midwinter Night’s Dram • High West 36th Vote Barreled Manhattan • High West Silver Whiskey Western Oat
Tangents: Back to basics: No guests! No thunder sound effects! No crazy lists! (Spoiler alert: Those last two are lies) • Ed wants Scott to oil his stool • Ed’s extremely odd experience at the liquor store • The Willet tasting at the Local Lounge • The very old history of the Willet distillery • Ariel’s caramel whiskey sauce • The rise and fall and rise of ryes • The very recent history of the High West distillery • Ed likes anise on his lips • The Whiskey Tangent Montana Tour • Courtney Love impressions • Stolichnaya is the Bulleit Rye of vodkas • The Vodka Tangent Podcast! • Ranker.com’s Top 10 vodkas
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - How To Build an Infinity Bottle
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
As you know by now, we drink a LOT of whiskey. So, we wondered what would happen if we took a little bit of each one and blended them together using a concept known as an Infinity Bottle, which is a pretty exciting experiment. But to be completely honest, now that we've done it, we're terrified that we've just wasted hundreds of dollars on a Frankenstein's monster’s ass trainwreck. But there's also a chance it'll be the best damn thing we've ever tasted. Welp, only one way to find out! #stillafraid
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Last Call - Summer 2019 | One More Drink Before You Go
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Summer may be officially over, but we’ve still got one last thing to say. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a look back as we revisit our podcast origins, give some listener shout-outs, recap all the epsiodes, and talk about why we couldn’t have done any of it without you. Yes, you. No, not you. YOU. Yeah, we’ve been watching you for a while now. And, man, the things we’ve seen. But don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone. Especially about that thing you did with the pudding. Dude. So gross.
Last Things: The impetus for the podcast • Van Halen’s brown M&M rider • Hannibal Lecter & our bad mic discipline • Listener shout-outs • We promise to do a Canadian whiskey episode • Brazil needs to start listening dammit! • Scott’s simple rules for editing podcasts • We got a free bottle of Bulleit Rye • Ed’s simple rules for getting better pours • EPISODE RECAPS • Scott makes “Scotthattans” • Why we don’t talk politics • Ed gets his drink taken away • Whiskey Sho(r)ts • Heaven Hill distillery might win our year-end whiskey count • Scott has to “get it up” • We promise to do a Scotch episode • A sincere thank you to our listeners
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - Top 10 Bourbons of the Unwashed Masses
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Should just anyone be allowed to choose the top 10 of anything? Or should it be left to experts who are knowledgeable about the things they're ranking? Well, just like top 10 lists themselves, that's endlessly debatable. And yet! Crowd sourcing is a huge thing now. Big Data uses your info to sell you useless crap. Astronomers use volunteer computing power to search for exoplanets. And now randos use the internet to argue about the best bourbons. So, listen in as we debate the merits of these lists and then injure our shoulders by patting ourselves on the back for getting it all so f**king right. After all, we're part of the great unwashed, too. (But not really, we totally shower. Sometimes every week!)
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Episode #13: McKenna 10 v. Russel’s 10 | Friending Under the Influence
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Whiskeys: Russel’s Reserve 10 Year Bourbon • Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel Botted-in-Bond Bourbon • Basil Hayden’s Caribbean Rum Rye • Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon • Wild Turkey 101 Rye • Wild Turkey Bourbon • Wild Turkey Rye • Wild Turkey Longbranch • Wild Turkey Rare Breed • Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel • Wild Turkey Revival Sherry Finished • Wild Turkey Master’s Keep 17 Year • Wild Turkey Decades • Wild Turkey American Honey • Wild Turkey American Honey Sting • Russel’s Reserve 6 Year Rye • Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon • Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye • Russel’s Reserve 2002 Barrel Proof 15 Year Bourbon • Eagle Rare 10 Year Bourbon • Redemption 10 Year High Rye Bourbon • Basil Hayden’s 10 Year Bourbon • Rebel Yell Single Barrel 10 Year Bourbon • Bulleit 10 Year Bourbon • Blanton's Bourbon • Angel's Envy Rye
Tangents: Our friend Shavonne joins us for some much-needed estrogen! • Whiskey Tangent Podcast: Whiskey Hall of Fame Class of 2034 • What’s a mash bill? • What’s a straight Kentucky Bourbon whiskey? • What’s Bottle-in-Bond mean? • Scott was the Grim Reaper of Ed’s marriage • Wild Turkey, Matthew McConaughey, and our pretty ok impressions of him • Scott and Shavonne’s mutual admiration society • New Jersey: Land of Liquor Stores • Ed rages at red licorice • SweeTart ropes and pearl necklaces • What does Cardamom taste like? • Scott apologizes for gaslighting Ed about McKenna • Our drunken introductions to Shavonne • We end up doxing Shavonne (then she does it to herself) • Ed’s giant meaty hands f**k up the music • Egregious liquor store markups: The secondary market in the primary market
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - Whiskellaneous
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
You're drinking at the shore, and it's getting late. The party's winding down, but somehow you haven't had quite enough to drink. So, before you order that Uber ride, you look around for whatever liquor might be left over and suddenly realize that you're not even sure whose house you're in. Fortunately, there are several half-empty miscellaneous whiskey bottles strewn around the kitchen. But unfortunately, most of them have generic-looking black-and-white labels with names that start with J, and you stifle a tiny miserable sob.
But wait! Those whiskeys might not actually be that terrible! Join us as we recreate the end-of-party conditions above and tell you what to look for to finish off your evening with at least a chance of having one last good free drink. And, really, isn't that just a perfect metaphor for life? (Ok, it's not, but you're drunk right now, so what the hell do you know?)
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Episode #12: Maker’s Mark v. Larceny | Don’t Fear the Wheater
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Whiskeys: Larceny Bourbon • Maker’s Mark Bourbon • Old Grand Dad Bourbon • Booker's Bourbon • Baker's Bourbon • Basil Hayden's Bourbon • Knob Creek Bourbon • Maker’s Mark 46 Bourbon
Tangents: Our friend Mike joins us in Wildwood! • $3.50 dive bar cheesesteaks are delicious • The history of wheated bourbon (aka, "wheaters") • The Whiskey Whiskey Podcast • Mike got personal whiskey drinking advice from Booker Noe! • Scott has an alcoholic’s card • Mike got Joe Camel’d into drinking Maker’s Mark • Maker’s Mark is watered down under • Scott does some terrible accents • Filberts are the Patagonian Toothfish of the nut world • The definition of Small Batch • Schlitz beer • Ed wants someone to “start his lawnmower” (don’t ask) • Wildwood’s boardwalk, piers, and rides • Ed gets traumatized on the boardwalk as a child (and is now permanently damaged) • Haunted house hilarity!
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - Basil Hayden's Rum Rye QuickTaste
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
As a follow-up to our most recent full-length episode on rum-finished whiskeys, listen in as we taste the latest release from Basil Hayden's to find out what happens when you mix two parts rye and one part rum. Is it all parts yum? Or does it hurt your tum? Sorry, that was dumb. But don't be glum. Here, have some gum. Ugh, what have we become? :-|
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Whiskeys: Tullamore Dew XO Rum Cask Finish • Angel’s Envy Rye • Teeling Small Batch • Blood Oath No. 5 Bourbon • Tullamore Dew Original • Tullamore Dew Cider Cask • Tullamore Dew Old Bonded Warehouse Release • Tullamore Dew 15 Year Trilogy • Tullamore Dew Phoenix • Tullamore Dew 14 Year Single Malt • Tullamore Dew 18 Year Single Malt • Tullamore Dew 12 Year Special Reserve • Angel’s Envy Bourbon • West Cork 12 Year Rum Cask Finish • Glenfiddich Fire & Cane • Balvenie 14 Year Caribbean Cask • Glenfiddich Reserva 21 Year Rum Cask Finish • Pike Creek 10 Year Rum Barrel Finish
Tangents: Our buddy Gabe is back! With his own mic! (but still no headphones) • Scott gets randomly belligerent • Ed doesn’t get dates • What the f**k does starfruit taste like? • Whistle Pig Maple Syrup is real and it’s spectacular • Angel’s Envy Rye is a lap dance for your tongue • Finishing schools are necessary because people are dicks • Driving etiquette • Cracklin’ Oat Bran v. Grape Nuts • Ed had a tri-sh*t • Merge like a zipper dammit! • Welcome to the Common Sense Podcast • Burpa: The Bourbon Sherpa • Gabe gets randomly belligerent • Ed assigns some delicious homework
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi and Chee Zee Beach - Latinesque by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - Let's Play Quiskey! Offensive Drinks Edition
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Given that alcohol has been scientifically shown to lower inhibitions, causing us all to do some really dumb things we wouldn’t otherwise do (or at least that's what we tell ourselves), it's really no wonder that there seems to be a countless number of drinks and shots named after rude comments, racial slurs, and various sexual acts. However, has anyone ever dared to create a trivia game around them? Well, no, of course not, that'd be dumb. But, as mentioned, alcohol makes you do dumb things, so.... Join us as we delve into the weird world of risque beverages to discover who will emerge victorious and claim the Crown of Impropriety! (Ok, that's not a thing, but still.)
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Episode #10: Ladies Night! Summer Whiskey Cocktails & Bad Pickup Lines
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Round 1: Bourbon Lime Rickey - Evan Williams Bourbon, lime juice, lime seltzer, sugar
Round 2: Cranberry Whiskey Sour - Bulleit Rye, cranberry juice, lemon juice, sugar
Round 3: Whiskey Ginger Peach - Bulleit Rye, peach schnapps, ginger syrup, black tea
Round 3B: Better Whiskey Ginger Peach - More Bulleit Rye, less peach schnapps, less ginger syrup, more black tea
Tangents: Our friends Chelbi, Nari, and Drea join us for Ladies Night! • The ladies rate some bad pickup lines as “Ew no,” “I’m listening,” or “Sure you can buy me a drink” • Curing UTIs with a Red Sourpatch Kid • Vitamin “D” • New pickup line rating: “A punch in the face” • Saucy black T • Diabetus: The Greek god of sugar • Ed’s weird grooming habits • What would a cocktail episode be without tornadoes and Topeka? • Our “intolerant viewpoints” disclaimer gets tested
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - Glass Hysteria!
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Seriously, what's with all those oddly shaped, fancy tasting glasses anyway? Are they just a vast Illuminati conspiracy hell-bent on getting you to buy things you don't need? Or do they actually do something besides make you look a little dorky? Well, put away your tinfoil hat, Li'l Buckaroo! And listen in as we taste the same whiskey in four different glasses to discover which one offers up the better whiskey experience. (BTW, Alien mind beams totally penetrate tinfoil. Maybe try a mercury-lined hat? We hear that's safe.)
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Jul 18, 2019
Episode #9: Elijah Craig v. Evan Williams | Two Angry Men
Thursday Jul 18, 2019
Thursday Jul 18, 2019
Whiskeys: Elijah Craig Small Batch 1789 • Evan Williams Small Batch 1783 • Larceny Bourbon • Bernheim Wheat Whiskey • Henry McKenna 10 Year Bourbon • Heaven Hill Bourbon
Tangents: The wizened woman's magic Heaven Hill booklet • Henry Hill was a good fella • The Heaven Hill distillery and the Beam Family • A whiskey wins an award and the price goes up! • The Hurd–Steinmetz Price v. Taste Matrix (coming soon!) • Elijah Craig came in 2nd at Scott’s double-blind whiskey tasting • The uncanny parallel lives of Elijah Craig and Evan Williams (but, sorry, neither was the father of bourbon) • Ed’s giant bear paws and Fred Flintstone feet • The Whiskey Home for Old Folks • Ed announces to Wal-Mart how to run their store better • Scott wigs out at the train station • Whiskey: The cure for our rage • Heaven Hill is cheaper than a large pack of toilet paper
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - How To Quiet the Screaming of the Cats
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Yo, we've all been there. You drink too much whiskey, and the next morning you awaken with a pounding headache, dry mouth, spinning room, waves of nausea like nothing a hurricane could produce, and then you spend hours lying in bed ruefully regretting that fifth shot of whatever bottom-shelf swill the hot bartender was giving away.
Well, you're in luck! Cuz the googles are chock full of ways to cure what ails you. So, listen in as we rank them from plausible to "Oh my god please no I'm going to puke until my eyeballs extrude from my skull." Which, you know, might be the whole point. So... enjoy?
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Episode #8: Whiskey v. The Founding Fathers | Ed v. Scott Whiskey Jeopardy!
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Whiskeys: Jefferson’s Small Batch Bourbon • Jefferson’s Rye • Jefferson’s Reserve Bourbon • George Washington’s Rye • George Washington’s Straight Rye • George Washington’s Straight Rye Premium • Jefferson’s Ocean
Tangents: Our buddy Jeff joins us! (again) • It’s a woodpile in here • Ron Popeil is a c**t • Our sevens of fans (ok, maybe twelves by now) • The Whiskey Nonsense Podcast • The history of whiskey in America • Spain and Portugal: Forgotten Dicks of the Colonial Era • Hamilton: The Musical • Whiskey Boys: The Musical • Coming to Philly? Scott will take you to the Constitution Center • George Washington’s lucrative but short-lived whiskey business • Mt. Vernon’s new and stupidly expensive Washington rye whiskey • Washington’s wooden phallus? • We smell Jeff’s glass • Ed’s fancy-dirty wine talk • Whiskey Jeopardy! • Errol Flynn’s one weird trick for penile enhancement • Whiskey ASMR
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - Is Wetter Whiskey Better Whiskey?
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Ever wonder why (or how or even if) you should wet your whiskey? Well, my friend, click play and listen as we use the scientific method and controlled experimentation—or at least our sloppy bastardization of it—to answer the question of whether it's better to drink your whiskey neat, on the rocks, or with a bit of water. The answer will surprise you! Or maybe we're just saying that so you'll listen. But the only way to know for sure is to listen. So maybe listen? #listen
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Episode #7: Woodford Reserve v. Knob Creek | Sports Loyalty & The Kate Hate
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Whiskeys: Woodford Reserve Bourbon • Knob Creek Bourbon • Old Forester 1920 • Jack Daniels • Jim Beam • Elijah Craig • Old Grand-Dad • Jameson
Tangents: Our whiskey origin stories • Scott’s epic Christmas parties (possibly why he’s divorced now) • Sergio’s a contrarian Giants fan • F**k Philly-area Cowboys fans • It was hard being an Eagles fan but we didn’t abandon them • Can the Flyers please just get their act together? (But we’re not abandoning them either, dammit) • The Kate Smith Controversy • Old racist Hollywood movies • Gandhi used a car and destroyed the atmosphere so he’s a bad person • Why people are so weird
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - Blood Oath Pact No. 5 QuickTaste
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Join us as we taste the wickedly rare, unique, and expensive Blood Oath Pact No. 5 for the first time. We're not gonna tell you how much we spent—after all, we took an oath—but you will find out where we got it, who makes it, how they make it, and what it tastes like. There's even time for a shout-out to an obscure 90's cult cartoon show. And it all happens in under 8 minutes flat.
So, won't you give us a listen? If you don't, there's a slight possibility that we might be forced to spend the rest of eternity somewhere uncomfortably warm and stabby. Hmm? Oh that noise? That's just the screams of the damned. Anyway, no pressure. We know you're busy.
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Episode #6: Jameson v. Powers | Auto-Flush Toilets & The Robot Apocalypse
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Whiskeys: Jameson • Tullamore Dew • Bushmills • Powers • Midleton Very Rare • Redbreast 12 Year • Jameson 18 Year • Yellow Spot • Green Spot • Eagle Rare Bourbon • Buffalo Trace Bourbon • Jack Daniels
Tangents: Ireland: An Island of Two Nations (we think) • CPG Grey • Anglesea Pub revisited • Picklebacks! • Podcasting til we die • Philly sports ups and downs • DUIs and the calculus of whiskey drinking • The Meteoric Rise of Irish whiskey • Burning Question: How much Irish whiskey gets exported to Guatemala? • The 15th Century is the 1400s dammit • The Steep Decline of Irish Whiskey • Ed’s got a beef with automated bathrooms • Toilets as a status symbol
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday May 30, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - Jack v. Jim: Wedding Mini-Bottle Battle
Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
So, you're at a wedding. It's summer, blazing hot, and you're sad about your friend throwing their life away. You really need a whiskey. A dude walks by you with a glass of that familiar amber liquid. It's the groom's 3rd cousin or something, but you’ve forgotten his name because who the f cares about the groom's 3rd cousin?
"Hey buddy," you say excitedly (because he has whiskey) but also casually (so he won't realize you forgot his name). "What kind of whiskeys they got?" Suddenly, a shadow passes over the man's face. "Only Jack Daniels and Jim Beam." The world turns gray. And you despair.
But fear not! We've blind-tasted mini-bottles of both to tell you, once and for all, which weak wedding whiskey you'll wet your whistle with! I mean, sure, you'll still be sad about your friend. But at least you won't be sad about your whiskey. And what's more important, really, your friend's happiness or yours?
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday May 23, 2019
Episode #5: Cocktail Kombat! Old Fashioned v. Manhattan v. Boulevardier
Thursday May 23, 2019
Thursday May 23, 2019
Round 1: Old Fashioned - Bulleit Rye, sugar, bitters, cherry, orange peel
Round 2: Manhattan - Bulleit Rye, sweet vermouth, orange bitters, cherry, orange peel
Round 2B: Better Manhattan - Bulleit Rye, less sweet vermouth, orange bitters, cherry
Round 3: Boulevardier - Bulleit Rye, sweet vermouth, Campari
Round 3B: Better Boulevardier - Bulleit Rye, sweet vermouth, less Campari
Tangents: Our good buddy Gabe, an ex-wedding bartender, joins us! • Ed throws shade at Gabe about the Flyers missing the playoffs… again • The strange connection between bitters and staples • Ed hates Topeka. And tornadoes • Scott survived Oklahoma tornadoes and hailstorms • Megadeth! • The enduring history of Angostura bitters • The Queen of Wildwood • Dark and Stormy’s • Damn we ate a lot of hummus just now • Tim Burton and prostate exams • Fig Newton’s laws of motion • The Girl Scout Cookie Industrial Complex • We’re not alcoholics, we’re connoisseurs
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday May 16, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - GoT House Stark QuickTaste
Thursday May 16, 2019
Thursday May 16, 2019
[SPOILER ALERT] Join us as we try the House Stark whiskey, talk about Game of Thrones through Season 8 Episode 4, and mispronounce a bunch of Scotch distillery names. Valar līs mōzugon! All men must drink!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday May 09, 2019
Episode #4: Eagle Rare v. Buffalo Trace | Scott v. Girl Scout Cookies
Thursday May 09, 2019
Thursday May 09, 2019
Whiskeys: Buffalo Trace Bourbon • Eagle Rare Bourbon • Elijah Craig Bourbon • George T. Stagg • Colonel E.H. Taylor • Pappy Van Winkle • Stagg Jr. • Blanton’s • W.L. Weller • Wild Turkey 101 • Old Crow • Jim Beam • Jack Daniels • Sazerac Rye • Old Rip Van Winkle • Eagle Rare 17 Year • Double Eagle Very Rare 20 Year • Elijah Craig • High West Midwinter Night’s Dram • Basil Hayden’s
Tangents: The not-bulls**t history of the Buffalo Trace Distillery • Scott hates on Girl Scout Cookies • The summer-fall-winter-eating-and-drinking fest • Ed gives Girl Scout Cookies the patented Whiskey Tangent distillery-history treatment • Guatemalan children make the cookies! • Cookie-Whiskey pairings • Whoa we drank how much in an hour?
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday May 02, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - How (Not) to Make a Mint Julep
Thursday May 02, 2019
Thursday May 02, 2019
Listen as we screw up one of the easiest cocktail recipes ever. But, hey, at least you'll know what not to do at your Derby party. Bonus: You'll find out what the hell a julep is. So, win-win, we'd say.
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Episode #3: Whiskey Lounge v. Whiskey Tasting | Ed Gets a Colonoscopy
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Whiskeys: Angel’s Envy Rye • Redbreast 12 Year Irish • WhistlePig Boss Hogg Rye • Midleton’s 17 Year Irish • Crown Royal Peach? • Power’s Irish • Paddy’s Irish • Bushmills Irish • Bushmills Black Irish • Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon • Elijah Craig Single Barrel 18 Year Bourbon • Elijah Craig Single Barrel 23 Year Bourbon • Bib & Tucker • Redemption • Bernheim Original Wheat • Evan Williams Single Barrel Bourbon • Evan Williams Bourbon • Larceny Bourbon • Sagamore Spirit Rye • Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength Rye • Sagamore Spirit Port Finish Rye • Sagamore Spirit Double-Oaked Rye • Jack Daniels Single Barrel • Jack Daniels • WhistlePig Rye • Bulleit Rye • Savage and Cooke
Tangents: Scott’s first trip to the Whiskey Lounge • Wildwood’s Anglesea Pub • Whiskey Tasting (30 whiskeys, not 100, Rich) • When too much whiskey really is too much • Single barrel vs. Small batch • How many bottles are actually in a barrel? • In defense of MGP (not for the last time) • We’re old and can’t goddamn see • Ed’s happy fun time colonoscopy • The end of our epic night at the whiskey tasting
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Whiskey Sho(r)t - How to Drink Like a Pro
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Look, if you've been drinking for awhile, we know you know all this. But even experts need a reminder of how to drink without becoming a sloppy, puking mess. I mean, we certainly need to be reminded. Early and often. So, um, this might be more for us than you.
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Episode #2: Basil Hayden’s v. Old Grand-Dad 100 | F**k Flat Earthers
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Whiskeys: Basil Hayden’s Bourbon • Old Grand-Dad 100 Bonded Bourbon • Jack Daniels • Jim Beam • Angel’s Envy Rye • Redbreast 12 Year Irish • Redbreast 15 Year Irish • Gentleman Jack • Macallan Scotch • Baker’s Bourbon • Booker’s Bourbon • Knob Creek Bourbon • Redemption High-Rye Bourbon • Woodford Reserve Bourbon • Woodford Reserve Double-Oaked Bourbon • Woodford Reserve Rye • Knob Creek Rye • Knob Creek Maple Bourbon • Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon • Old Grand-Dad 80 Bourbon • Japanese whiskeys • Michter’s (not Mishter’s lol) • Pappy (not Paddy lol) van Winkle • Fireball (argh) • High West Prairie Bourbon • High West Double Rye • High West Midwinter Night’s Dram • Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon • Maker’s Mark Bourbon • Maker’s Mark 46 Bourbon
Tangents: F**k Flat Earthers • The moon landing was not faked • Bad college beer • Sun Country wine coolers • Ed had how many Gran Marnier’s?! • History of the Jim Beam company and family • Accountant shade • Um, cocoa powder? • Treating yourself to expensive whiskeys • Basil Hayden was a real dude • HBO’s Deadwood • Blanton’s an A-horse • Age statements: WTF does “artfully aged” even mean? • Maker’s Mark’s Mistake • Kraft Mac & Cheese trolling
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Episode #1: Bulleit Rye v. Redemption Rye | Popcorn Permission Slips
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Whiskeys: Pappy van Winkle • Jim Beam • Widow Jane Bourbon • Bulleit Rye • Michter’s (not Mishter’s lol) • Redemption Rye • WhistlePig Rye • Angel’s Envy Rye • Bulleit Bourbon • High West Midwinter Night’s Dram • High West Campfire • High West Double Rye • High West Rendezvous Rye • High West Bourye • Sagamore Spirit Rye • Redemption Bourbon • Four Roses Single Barrel • Knob Creek Bourbon • Gentleman Jack • Crown Royal • Old Crow • Wild Turkey • Jameson
Tangents: The Wall of Whiskey Conundrum • Cocktails • Some local bars • The recent whiskey explosion • MGP and the whiskey biz • Popcorn permission slips SMH • Boxed whiskey?! • The sorta kinda bullshit of whiskey marketing • Reviewers and their crazy-ass taste buds • Jack and Cokes: Don’t Be Hatin’ • Coors Light: Don’t Be Hatin’ 2 - Electric Boogaloo • Cursing • Bud Light and the Philadelphia Eagles • The Old City Special!
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/