Bottles & Bites Without Borders

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Carter, Glenn and I talk about where we are in our bourbon journey.  Six years for each of us in the hobby, where is the tater meter for each of us?  Do we still hunt bourbon? Do we still drink bourbon? How  do we see the bourbon community now and going forward? We also talk about NDP and Craft distillers in bourbon and the impact of WhiskeyTubers. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Top 5 is back.  On this Top 5 Carter, Dave and myself have created our list of Top 5 breakfasts.  These are complete meals that we enjoy, Carter may add a beverage.  Nothing is off limits but these meals are when we want to indulge with a big breakfast.  A lot of laughs as we go through our list and surprisingly only a couple of meals that were on multiple lists.   Support the...

Send us Fan Mail My son Ian recently turned 21 and I got him a birth year bottle of bourbon.  He joins the show to have a conversation about now being able to drink.  What he enjoys from my cooking .  Just kicking off his journey in whiskey & wine. Support the show

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Send us Fan Mail Sean joins this episode, he is a friend of Carters and wants to start drinking wine from the Old World.  Carter and I are by no means experts but we share our limited knowledge of Italy and France with Sean.  Its a fun conversation.  Because of the length of this recording we have made this a two part episode. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We have decided to start a new series, it's our TOP 5.  This is the first episode in this series, here we discuss both Carter and my top 5 lists for overrated food chains and top 5 food & beverage pairings.   Food chains are not limited to fast food, it can be any chain that sells something you eat.  It doesn't have to be national, it can be regional.  Food & Bev...

Send us Fan Mail We are starting a new series on the podcast.  It is lists of our TOP 5 in any category related to food and beverage.  Please listen to this quick episode to hear how you can join the show. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This is episode we are pouring some bourbons for two guys, Ryan & Cameron, who are new to bourbon.  This is a fun conversation as we taste through some bourbons.  Our approach was to have bourbons from the major distilleries that were similar in proof and style.  We had Ryan and Cameron taste them blind with the objective being what distillery profile did they and like and whi...

Send us Fan Mail John Fodera comes back on the show to talk about to great wines from Piemonte Italy.  These wines are known as the King and Queen of Italian wines and they are Barolo (King) and Barbaresco (Queen).  We discuss the region, the conditions and landscape, the grape Nebbiolo.  What are the rules for making these wines? How long must they age before release? When should you drink them?...

Send us Fan Mail Jesse Parker - Master Blender for Doc Swinson joins the show.  Carter and Rob talk to Jesse about Doc Swinson's approach, what makes them different than other blending houses?  We discuss Jesse having over a decade of experience and being in his early 30's.  Then we get into what's next for Doc, what can we expect to see from them in the future, how hard is it to ge...

Send us Fan Mail @AttorneySomm John Jackson joints the show to talk about collecting and storing wines.  This is targeted more to the wine drinker who will consume the  wines.  We do discuss collecting as an investment, but more just touching on this.  We cover the things you need to consider to start collecting, at home vs. offsite, equipment, budget, how important diversifying your collection wi...

Send us Fan Mail Rosa's is as close to a NY pizzeria as I have found in the Houston area.  The shop is set up just as I remember from living in NY.  You can get pizza by the slice!  Carter had not been here so I thought lets go have dinner and do a show from the restaurant.  Angelo (Luigi) is the owner, he is from Italy and was shy about coming on the episode because of his accent.  I will co...

Send us Fan Mail Dave Scott has been on the show a number of times and is a very good friend of mine.  He and I met by going to a guys house for a blind tasting of Mash Bill #2.  In this episode Dave and I talk through Mash Bill #2 and the story of how me met through bourbon and how that's turned into a 4+ year friendship that's still going.  We talk about and hear how what makes bourbon...

Send us Fan Mail Champagne can be intimidating.   Its thought to be a sophisticated wine, expensive, only for special occasions and something to have before a good meal.  Most average wine drinkers probably have this opinion on Champagne, but this opinion is not accurate.  Chris Ruhland author of the book "Press for Champagne" joins Carter and I to discuss Champagne.  Chris does a great...

Send us Fan Mail This episode Carter and I are joined by Leo Arnold and Luis Baston.  Leo & Luis are huge Four Roses nerds and they share their knowledge as well as some fantastic pours.  We dive into Four Roses, discussing their history, standard shelf offerings, special releases, single barrel picks, yeast strains, mash bills, understanding runs and doing barrel picks.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We are starting a new series  "The Best Houston BBQ Joints".  Through our social media we have put together a list of what are thought of as the Best of the Best BBQ spots in Houston and we will hit them all over the next few months.  First stop for us was Pinkerton's BBQ located at 1504 Airline Dr. Houston Texas.  https://pinkertonsbarbecue.com/location/houston/ is...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Carter and I are joined by twin sisters Kristin and Donna Coyle. Carter, Kristin and Donna are musicians that play a lot of Irish sessions.  We have a fun conversation talking St. Paddy's Day, how it started, it's history and why drinking is a huge part of this day and celebration.  Then we get into Irish food, music, beer and some general Irish culture....

Send us Fan Mail Carter and I talk about pizza and how it's become a more complex dish.  Talking doughs, sauces, chesses and making them at home.  How pizza and what we think of it has changed in the last 25 yrs.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This episode I'm joined by Tyler Martin and we talk about what's needed and how to make great espresso and milk drinks (flat white, cappuccino and latte's) at home.  We talk about the equipment you will need, budgets for equipment, grinds for coffee, types of roast, and the process of making a espresso and milk drink at home. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Raj Bhakta is the founder and former owner of Whistle Pig Whiskey and now has started Bhakta Spirits.  We talk about Raj's journey to where we are, his appearance on The Apprentice, running for Congress, Whistle Pig and now Bhakta Spirits.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Carter and I have a discussion on a new term we've coined, "Wine Raisin".  In the whiskey world there are things that one can do, say or ask that would make them a "whiskey tater". Whiskey Tater is a term that has been around for a while and is know around the globe.  We take this metric and apply it to the world of wine.  It's a fun discussion, we ac...

Send us Fan Mail Matt Porter from ADHD Whiskey on YouTube joins the show.  Fun conversation, and Matt is the 2020 Worlds Top Whiskey Taster.  We sent Matt a blind and he tastes through the pours as we talk bourbon, then he picks his favorite and we reveal the pours to him.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Carter brought up a good question ..... Stagg jr vs EHT BP, same distiller, Buffalo Trace, same mashbill (recipe) very similar proofs but one is valued and coveted way more than the other.  Check out this conversation on what we think and which we prefer. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail On a trip to El Paso Texas we visit the Silo Bar and talk to Marcos the owner, very cool place for all whiskey's, cocktails, beer and wine with an awesome vibe.  Then Chris and George join to talk about the bourbon scene in El Paso.  A fun Conversation. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Bourbon Santa joins the show.  Get to know the guy (Santa) who sends samples and bottles all over the states and beyond.  Fun conversation talking about how he was dubbed the Bourbon Santa and how it's grown, what to expect from him in 2022 and how you can be a part of it.  We also have some fun conversation about bourbon, the 80's and what bourbons he didn't li...