Acquired Tastings

Jords is back! She and Josh have a great chat about rye whiskey and crazy weather times. While they are chatting they sip on some great whiskeys. First up is the Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey. They follow it up with the Whistlepig Piggyback Rye. These are both enticing entrances into the wonderful world of rye whiskey. We hope you enjoy the stories and the drams.

We continue the the Irish green theme and talk about natural wine. Josh is joined by wine writer and friend Seth Barlow for this discussion. Seth brings the Walter Scott Juicy Lucy chardonnay and apple wine. For his pairings he has double cream brie, speck, and French fries with 2 different Fly By Jing sauces, Sichuan chili crisp and Zhong Sauce. Josh pours the Etheric Wine Workshop Skin Contact P...

In this episode, Rum Guy Dave joins Josh for Irish beers which are not Guinness. Josh pours the O'hara'a Irish Stout from the nitro can and had a beer, cheese and leek soup. Dave opens the and has Wexford Irish Style Cream Ale from a nitro can with a Sheppards pie. These beers go really well with the conversation they have about pairings. I hope you enjoy.

Jords joins Josh for another cocktail episode where they focus on cocktails from Ireland. Jords opens up strong with an Irish coffee. Josh pours up the classic Tipperary cocktail. They have a great time drinking these and chatting about them and St. Patty's day.

Dad and Josh go down memory lane with their liquor choices this week. Dad cracks open 12 Ouzo and has a Greek fest pairings of dolmas(stuffed grape leaves), hummus and pita, and gyros. Josh opens Godiva chocolate liqueur and has a plate of dessert pairings. This consists of gooey butter cookies, peanut butter ice box pie, and caramel petit fours. They have a great time remembering fun times and th...

Kanpai! Josh and Dad open beers from Japan this week. Josh opens the Asahi extra dry and pairs Asian chicken and rice, carnitas street tacos, and peanut butter and chocolate mochi. Dad pours Sapporo Premium and has spicy tuna roll, pork belly steam buns, and pork belly ramen. The have a great time!

Dad and Josh open some delicious white wines from south of the equator. Josh opens the Crios Torrontes from Argentina and has goat cheese, Moroccan lemon chicken, and barbecue ribs. Dad brings The Hermit Crab, Viognier and Marsanne blend, from d'Arenburg Winery. His pairings are shrimp stir fry, fried spring roll, and Fontina cheese. They really enjoy diving into these wines and getting into their...

At the start of "Dry February" Dad and Josh decide to do a special cocktail episode. In this episode they both make non-alcoholic cocktails. Dad uses the Ritual 0 Proof Rum Alternative to make a Dark and Stormy. Josh make 2 different cocktails with the Seedlip Grove 42. First he makes a classics egg white sour and then a Seedlip and ginger beer. They really enjoy these NA cocktails.   They enjoy c...

Dad and Josh welcome friend and NA drinker Leslie for a show on the world of non-alcoholic liquors. Josh pours the Seedlip Grove 42 and has lamb gyros, fried chicken, and beef stew as his pairings. Dad shares the Ritual Zero Proof Rum Alternative. His pairings are sharp white cheddar, blue cheese stuffed bacon wrapped dates, and Caribbean chicken. Leslie brings a plethora of different non-alcoholi...

For many the beginning of the year is a time to reset and take a month, January or February, to not drink alcohol. Dad and Josh crack open some non-alcoholic beers to give you a couple options. Josh shares the Wellbeing Brewing Intrepid Traveler Coffee Cream Brew. He has French Toast, breakfast sausage, and freeze dried bananas for his pairings. Dad pours the Lagunitas IPNA and has a simple cheese...

Dad and Josh go down under to try some wines from New Zealand. Josh pours the Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough. His pairings include goat cheese, chicken and cheese tamales, and Chinese 5 spice braised pork belly ramen. Dad opens up a pinot noir from Roaring Meg in Central Otago. He shares seared salmon, honey baked ham, and double stuffed Oreos. They have a good time enjoying these win...

During the holidays while Marie was in town, Josh ropes her in for a cocktail episode. They make fizzy cocktails! Marie makes a Kentucky mule.  Josh makes a fizzy tequila drink, but has not named it yet.  They have fun drinking these cocktails and reminiscing about travel and the many drinks they have had.

Since it is the Holidays and out of towners are in town, Josh gives Dad the week off and invites his sister Marie on to the show. She brings the light and the dark Ten to One rums to enjoy. Also since Rum Guy Dave is in town, they invite him to join them on the show to drink some of these two special rums.  

Its time to pucker up again to the world of sours. This time Josh brings the Wheels Gose Round from Left Hand Brewing and shares fried chicken, brie cheese and mint cheesecakes. Dad opens the Combat Wombat citrus soured IPA from Rogue. On his pairing plate is goat cheese, homemade chili, and orange cranberry scones. For an added treat Dad had blood orange marmalade for the scones. They have a good...

After such a wonderful trip dad wanted to relive some of it, so we decided to drink some memories of Chianti. They share a plate of pairings this week of spaghetti ala carbonara, porterhouse steak, and panettone. Josh opens the 2017 Castillo di Monsanto Chianti Classico Reserva. Dad opens the 2017 Lornano Chianti Classico which he brought back from his trip. They have a good time chatting and enjo...

Dad and Josh get into the holiday spirit with holiday spirits. Josh pours The Grind espresso liqueur and had a breakfast taco, Gardetto's snack mix, and peppermint and cherry cordial ice cream. Dad shares the DeKuyper Peppermint Schnapps. For his pairings he had a Holiday smoky bacon cheese ball, braised lamb in a red wine reduction sauce, and peppermint bark. They enjoy these wintertime liqueurs....

Dad and Josh head into the holiday season with some beers to celebrate. Dad opens the Sierra Nevada Celebration Fresh Hop IPA and shares some baked brie with chestnut honey, blueberry coffee compote, green bean bundles, and gingerbread cookies. Josh pours the Delirium Noel from Belgium. His pairings are Murrays Maxx Extra aged cheese, sausage rolls, and braised short ribs. They have a great time g...

As we head to the best holiday, according to Josh, Dad and Josh give you some new wine pairings for your Thanksgiving holiday.   They have a sparkling, a white and a red pairing again this year. The sparkling is Roederer Estate Brut Rose, the white is the Zull Riesling, and the red is Louis Jadot Beaujolais Village.

For this gin cocktail episode Dad does a Gimlet.  In true Dad style he uses Hayman's Navy strength gin, clocking in at 114 proof.  Actually because the Gimlet is a navy heritage drink it used navel strength gin anyway!   JoAnne does a Gin Sidecar cocktail with Empress gin, and Tomiko does a classic Ramos Gin fizz which has an egg white.  The ladies are well versed in gin cocktails so Dad let's the...

Dad returns from Italy with some goodies. This week we try some digestiios. He brings a Grappa di Prosesso and Josh pairs it with a dessert tray. On that tray there are cannoli, tiramisu, and pistachio macarons. Dad opens up Benvenuit Nocino. He pairs hazelnuts, chocolate candied hazelnuts, cheese with truffles, sopressata, and pancetta. They enjoy these while talking about dad's recent trip to It...

In the final episode while Dad is in Italy, Jords joins Josh to sip on some Belgian strong ale style beers. They first opened the Brother Thelonious from North Coast Brewing and secondly Chimney Grande Reserve from Belgium. They share a single pairing plate this week. It has beef meatballs with garlic mashed potatoes, goat cheese, coastal English cheddar, prosciutto, sopressata, and coffee macaron...

Friend of the show, Arkansas Democrat Gazette wine writer, Seth Barlow joins Josh for a wine episode. In this episode Seth attempts to change Josh's mind on Chardonnay. To do this he brings 4 different Chardonnays and blinds Josh on them. Before revealing what they are they talk about the tastes, characteristics, differences, and where (old or new world) they think it's from. Josh supplies the foo...

You are in for a double episode treat! Josh brings on Jords, Dave, and Steven to talk about basic level vs high end rums and bourbons. For the rums Dave, the rum guy, being Bacardi superior as the basic and the Diplomatico Distillers edition number 3, their pot still edition. For the Bourbon, Steven brings Markers Mark and Jords, graciously, cracks s bottle of Blanton's to share.  Since Josh didn'...

Josh and Jords say Prost to Dad while they drink Oktoberfest. They have one plate consisting of Coastal English cheddar, jagerwurst, and a 4 meat 6 cheese pizza. The drink the Haufbrau Haus Oktoberfest from Germany and a local from Ozark Brewing. They have a wonderful time chatting about their shared love for Oktoberfests and as foodies, they talk a lot about food. Its a great time!

In the final episode before Dad heads off to Italy Josh and he open some Italian favorites. Dad opens a Northern Italian favorite, Produttori del Barbaresco. He has Danish blue cheese, blue cheese stuffed olives, cooked portobello mushrooms, and braised lamb. Josh decants a 2015 Rosso di Montacino from Tenute Silvio Nardi. For his pairings he has bersola, duck ham, cheese bread, and a pizza sausag...