Drep and Stone

On this episode we try a Gin Fizz.  Then we talk about Geoff still going strong, pothos, the plant daddy, a back porch covered in plants, trying to impress one another, 90% water, egg white dry shake, where does the time go, Nick's disappointment, birthdates, coffee orders, comfort foods, dogs or cats, nerd holidays, favorite bands, travel vacations, video games, mustard yellow pants, fighting sha...

On this episode we try Ranch Water.  We chat about how's Kyle's pool saga going, red spots from flesh eating bacteria, green spot for the green pool, Ranch Water, dill ranch dressing, where's the tequila, a good cocktail with dinner, having an imperial stout at the pool, nothing wrong with a two ingredient cocktail, some of the irk of travel, boarding and deplaning, is there a logic to it all, the...

On this episode we sample a new cocktail, the Hugo Spritz.  We talk about trying to stay alive in June in Florida, morse code, big Campari and Aperol fans, response to punchy drinks, very brief mojitos, a grown up Sprite, aged flowers, a botanically note, your mouth after lawn work, manhandling the mint, spritizy kind of guy, dunking your face in a goblet of Moretti, The Batman Effect, doing any t...

On this episode we revist one of our first high proof bottles ever,  Stagg .  We cover holding a medal, The Happy Little 5k, virtual runs, racing to support something, a 12 minute 5k, hikes are different, Jim Beam's Red Stag, a low rye mashbill, French for sip, brownie batter, ice cube philosophy, the maximum dilution, caramel slide, decisions that have to be made, Red Button Blue Button though ex...

On this episode we sample a new cocktail, The Treacle.  We chat about an offer for Brown Foreman, Jean Luc's Brother, having a pig in the fight, dessert cocktails, measure with your heart, half step away from a tiki drink, nothing says home like apple juice, oozy iced arnold palmer, adding a bit more rum as it drinks down, dancing robots, formidable robot martial arts, uncanny valley versus T-1000...

On this episode we revisit Old Grand-Dad 114. We chat about waging war with the pool again, Kyle's PHD in chemistry, angering the pool fairy, five sources saying not to do this at home project, the joy of home ownership, Old PawPaw, sounding so Alabama, Nick's most recommended bottle, eating a bag of tang with a spoon, nostalgic sweet and uncomplicated, paying for the liquid, Billie Eilish, you ca...

On this episode we try a Sea Monkey cocktail while we chat about the love of the tiki drink, a margarita with good depth, a Star Wars rating system, the pre movie rating, trusting the viewer, living up to the summer blockbuster, prominent pineapple, the only people in the theater, a film for Star Wars fans, the Mandalorian 2.5, something on the roof, piloting an AT-RT down a mountainside, channeli...

On this episode we sample the Knob Creek Blender's Edition .  We talk about the growing downloads, our dulcet tones on every continent, an average afternoon kind of reach, the unbalanced centrifuge, memmering Knob Creek, don't do a number 1 if you don't have a number 2, the extent of our research,  making the sweetest bourbon possible, a deep pursuit of flavor, opening a bottle with a chainsaw, no...

On this episode we take a field trip to Haven Coffee Roasters for a tasting of their special Star Wars inspired coffees .  While sipping on some amazing coffees we chat about Nick finally getting Botox, making a cupping joke, hanging out in the roasting lab, our new friend Jonas, professional offee cupping, The Star Wars Lineup, a crazy amount of fragrances, a skewed American coffee idea, roasting...

On this episode we revisit Bushmills Prohibition Recipe. We dive into a conversation on blind boxes, Pooh in different poses, a bunch of camping cats, Shelby Company Limited Bushmills, something that's going to get us in trouble, providing levels of security, nothing like fighting the entire island of Ireland, a distinct nanner note, why don't we have access to the amazing things in the world of I...

On this episode we sample Smooth Ambler Contradiction .  Our conversation delves into the finer points of defining mingle, a third episode, a bottle by Michael Jordan or Michael B Jordan, little PeePee notes, the aromas of a Porta-a-Potty in July, some toffee and vinegar, chucking barrels together, blending whiskey in your magic blender, the brain is not quite working, noting and taking stock, ind...

On this episode we pair Michter's Sour Mash Whiskey against Shenk's Homestead Sour Mash Whiskey.   We talk about an upstairs goal, doing six 5ks in a row, what happens when great minds think alike, that summer bod, whiskey is a health drink, barrel differences,  c hurch lady toffee with white diamonds, strong Mellow Corn notes, adding half a glass of water to your whiskey, the algorithms are linke...

On this episode we try the Ethiopia Kochere from Atomic Coffee Roasters .  We chat about the Londonesque weather, Sassy Alexa, when the math is mathing, nice bean bags, single origin coffee, hiding behind some coffee notes, terrior of comfy coffee, not sponsored but not opposed, dropping the deets, reading some money, lusty monks and nut butter, the intense onslaught of full days at Disney, loadin...

On this episode we sample the Ledaig 18 and the Bunnahabhain 18. We chat about Smokey Robinson or Otis Redding or Lionel Ritchie, why we mean all disrespect, having an easy Sunday, a little whiskey and coffee pairing, Rich Pete, a tobacco smoke texture, perpetually nursing the bottle, when age doesn't do it any favors, everyone's just making up prices, a stack of boozy pancakes, honestly- what's t...

On this episode we find ourselves recording in a car outside of a movie theater just after watching Project Hail Mary.  We chat about being mostly spoiler free, whiskey pours in a movie theater, waddling in the parking lot, plowing through a book in a day or two, changes that are both amazing and frustrating, cheeky matinees, sneaking goods into a theater, Heaven Hill BIB, pieces of barrel in the...

On this episode we breakdown our trip to EPCOT's Flower and Garden Festival while discussing having several hundred thousand steps, Nick's fragile skin, Food and Wine with Topiaries, GLP-1 Sully, the international gateway, having a Harp in England, drinking warm beers, Thames River cold, the biggest question: Mexico or Canada, margarita stand, Moosehead, the mouthfeel is the separator, a pineapple...

On this episode we sample two of Sierra Nevada's Trail Pass NA Series while talking about Kyle's safe space, goosing Capt America, interacting with a celebrity, comparing Cs, why we gotta have the body, is the IPA too much, college dorm room toe jam, gas stoves, a 20% loss to entropy, work life balance is a myth, what are we trying to achieve here, finding the equilibrium, and juggling four balloo...

On this episode we sample Union Road from W.D. O'Connell Whiskey Merchants as we chat about the smoother intros, entering an era of shock, reverse engineered whiskey, the one thing we've learned when talking about Irish whiskey, we're experts hanging out in the valley of despair, voluptuous whiskey, the most hated word in whiskey, a saturated American market, Daithi is a whiskey genius, time to op...

On this episode we sample two scotches from Annandale Distillery's Man O'Words lineup (a refill bourbon cask and a fresh bourbon cask) while chatting about Sir King Bensley, the Mandalorian and Grogu trailer, having a quarter cup of coffee, an AT-AT wreck, Xenomorphs and Ripley, whether or not Drep and Stone and Star Wars can exist at the same time, the Annandale Distillery, Man O'Words and Man O'...

On this episode we sample two coffees from Black & White Coffee Roasters ( Rodrigo Sanchez Candy Hearts and The Future- Chocolate Covered Strawberries ) while talking about our state is on fire, good ole weenie roasts, an Irish fire issue, stepping out of a wheelhouse and entering another, a delicious smelling bag, the process for the coffee nerds, a french press process, past tense of grind, hot...

On this episode we take a trip around the world of whiskey with Kamiki from Japan and Kyro from Finland while talking about old games on the new TV, being scared of the ocarina of time, cathode ray tube TVs, all of the pixels are blending and diffusing, JeffGordon.com, licking a bunch of cedar trees, the smells of the garden center, good ole manilla envelope, what if Walmart and a Lowes had a baby...

On this episode we pair our Everglazed Crunch against Elijah Craig Barrel Proof , Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof , and Wolcott Rickhouse Reserve- Barton 1792  while chatting about sniffing an aromatic mike, the difference between common and discommon, little fava beans, Jacked up and Daniled down, clear lineages between whiskies, playing bass while hitting chips shots, doing this professi...

On this episode we revisit Dettling Cask Strength 50 Month as we talk about stuck thumbs, routine kilt wearing, responsible enough to be a purist, paying homage to the bottle, nostalgia in a class, eating a brownie and drinking a Coke, our finger on the pulse of popular culture, the final season of Stranger Things, Making Of Documentary, huge set designs, Conformity Gate, wish we had more, Dungeon...

On this episode we sample a couple of rare single cask drams from Lady of the Glen (a 15 year Royal Brackla and 10 year Blair Athol) as we talk about giving one another some space, spelunking in the whiskey cave, making sure the tops and the bottoms are clean, piles of snow in 6 New England states, snow needles, a broken sniffer mid sniff, deconstructed hot cocoa,  zero standards for human consump...

On this episode we open a nearly 21 year old Single Barrel American Light Whiskey by Rare Character and picked by our friends at the Lakeland Whiskey Society while we chat about Coors in Ireland, being excited and nervous at the same time, jet fuel, whiskey old enough to drink itself, 400 episodes of spilling whiskey, expo and rubber cement, striking a match and the room blows up, rich and rugged,...