Drep and Stone

On this episode we sample and mull over Glenglassaugh's Sandend while talking about whiskey discussions with store owners, whiskey of the year 2023, why lot of things happen on Thanksgiving, small cracks of sea salt, the well known tropics of Scotland, offending entire countries, algorithmically presented articles, the isolation generation, creating a space at home that is better, the culinary cab...

On this episode we sample Oak and Eden's Bourbon and Amburana finished whiskey while talking about the Florida winter, enhancing the Drep and Stone experience, amburana spirals, making something palatable, a Walmart candle vanilla, licking a coffee table and eating a candle, overbittered old fashioneds, Brown Forman's numbers, museums, smells like diaper genie, passing up the $70 bottle, sourcing...

On this episode we sample another offering from von Trapp brewing, the Trosten , while discussing a CTA, keeping everything above sea level, liquid support, what  being a Homer actually mean, why we're a part of the team, smoked dark lager, angry goatherds, motor oil, von Trapp don't miss, Nick bought a car, wringing the value out of the car, driving in LA, a sensible rationale person w alking out...

On this episode we sample our 2024 Infinity Bottles (bottles made up of 12 whiskies from 2024) while discussing the commingling of the past present and future, differences in our whisky collections, 2 oz pour per month, 2024 in a bottle, sleepy peat, trying to get the notes to pop, viscosity, coke and pickle juice and vinegar in a glass, hitting the sweet spot of proof, The Infinity Bottle App, we...

On this episode we sample Russell's Reserve 13 Year and contemplate 2024 while discussing why we're not prepared, were sure our own hands make a perfect liquid vessel, Reading Rainbow, the first pour of 2025, does age make a difference, decadence in a glass, the old p op and honk, our 2024 stats, wonky math, whether or not Canada exists, the candy corn mishap, our 2025 goals, and a social media on...

On this episode we sample an upgraded dram of Laphroaig Nick picked up in Scotland while talking NOT about the New Year but, uploading us to the Matrix, sitting outside around a bonfire drinking scotch, what makes a proper bonfire, the friends of Laphroaig, Nick's plot of land in a peat bog, medicinal goodness, all of the flavor notes of a 1980s nursing home, should have read this in college, The...

On this special Christmas episode we sample a 2014 Craigellachie Signatory Vintage Release while talking about grabbing some nog, giving Santa an Amber Bock, drinking a hot toddy, experiencing the zombie apocalypse while recording, a special bottle for a special day, flat coke, whether the whiskey changes in the bottle or not, running into Walmart at 7pm on Christmas Eve, getting people gifts thro...

On this episode we sample and rate Talisker's 2023 Special Release while talking about The Catcher in the Rye, getting a wild hair up your big toe, touring the Talisker distillery, high-fiving a mutton, blend- the no no word, grape fields, a butt slap of peat, honey and powered sugar, a sleeper brand, being faced with a faked article, generating anger, mashed potatoes morphing into sheep, engaging...

On this episode we sample and rate Craigellachie's 13 Year Armagnac Cask while talking about being squarely in December, worm tubs, bonfire night aromas, a long weekend in armagnac casks, getting your feelings blended, creating a special label and charging more for it, whiny Scotch, aggressively swirling, muting the scotch with a heavy cognac blanket, Kyle's upping his sophistication levels, Camil...

On this episode we sample and rate a Mortlach bottling from Signatory Vintage while talking about the Drep and Stone December to remember, Picklecreek Scotland, a pronunciation debacle, hogsheads, sachet to the palette, drinking velvet, a balloon and string debate, why pretty isn't the wrong word, Tiny Tim's crutch, dropping a $10 bill into the Salvation Army bucket, Kyle's impeccable modeling ski...

On this episode we sample and rate Ardbeg's Spectacular while talking business and brass tacks, the best post Thanksgiving turkey sandwich, a bottle not procured in Scotland, fiscal responsibility, the Phenolic Phenomenon, the power of the PPMs, a case for funky cheese, old campfire and lingering cigar, the punk rock distillery, our new Drep and Stone face tattoos, dealing with the space wells, si...

On this episode we try Von Trapp Brewing's incredible variety pack which includes the Vienna Lager, Pilsner, Dunkel, and Helles! We pop into each amazing brew while discussing why the hills are alive with the sound of beer, the hurkey, wearing only a cummerbund and a bow tie, pink dingleberries, Kyle's Viennese accent, sticking your nose in a crusty loaf of bread, driving in VT, leaf peepers, we'v...

On this episode we try to gifted bottles straight from Iceland, the Birkir and the Myrká as we talk about why Nick minored in Icelandic history, nailing surfboards together, a couple of Icelandic language lessons, picking your teeth with sticks, fermented sharks and hotdogs, the first Italian in Iceland, whiskey aged twelve years in a freezer, putting on your snow boots and parka, dark earth, if f...

On this episode we try Ben Holladay BiB Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey as we discuss the nitpicky world, random visits to Missouri, red dye #40, misery, tingly bits, framing intelligence, OG not AI, Russian authors are not beach reads, pain and suffering, social and emotional intelligence, ignorance is bliss, gazing into the abyss, Thomas Gray, a folly to be wise, the awareness hierarchy, the p...

On this episode we sample Skellig Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey as we talk about the spookiest of all whiskies, we missed our birthday again, the worlds largest liquor store, Carry Out Killarney, cheap peanut butter, isopropyl, being 37 and regretting you can't wake up again as an 18 year old, a ton of bricks, several years left on the Drep and Stone lease, why Kyle's wearing a diaper, what does...

On this episode we hop back into our doom buggy and creep into our annual liquid investigation of autumnal brews autumnal brews as we sample Crooked Can Brewing Oktoberfest , Mad Bishop from Du Claw Brewing , Sam Adams Oktoberfest , Homestate Brewing's Oktoberfest Ja , Von Trapp's Dunkel , Funky Buddha Sweet Potato Casserole , Suncreek Brewing's Mashing Gourds Brown Ale , Beak and Skiff Candy Corn...

On this episode we sample Green River Distilling's Full Proof KSBW as we talk about horseshoe bottles, riding under the Krispy Kreme glaze waterfall, flamboyant ryes, bean bag chairs of proof, Kyle's two big toes, the last K-Mart, Oklahoma-the land of flatness, restaurants and businesses closing, our multiple Phds in Economics, saving the store, Chuck E. Cheese, the Boston Dynamics pizza delivery...

On this episode we sample a couple of beers from one of our favorite Italian breweries, The Baladin Brewery , as we talk about where the fall season exists, feeling fine in our sweat, that PSL, delicious beers in the autumn, invited to the GABF, viral french fries, being very English, Birra Nazionale, what compliments an Italian cheeseburger, Xyauyu, aged in rum barrels, pouring beer on pancakes,...

On this episode we sample and review Old Forester's Single Barrel Rye while slingshotting into a discussion on Kyle's comfort level in the studio, shoes and socks off, whiskey bundles,  bourbon drinkers rye, marmite is disgusting, doomscrolling, Earth's new mini moon, size of a small bus, general existential dread, gravitational pulls, chucking nukes at an asteroid, seeing a garbage truck from 100...

On this episode we sample and review Knob Creek 18 while launching into a discussion on towing a fishing boat around town, the Drep and Stone anti shark mucus spray, judging people at boat ramps, whiskey old enough to vote, a thanks to Bob Vila, a Mellow 70s gold playlist, our relationship with horror movies, space horror and why its different, the hope of space exploration, blood and guts, the gr...

On this episode we sample and review High West Cask Strength while discussing a good water hose sip, semantics, caramel syrup covered corn, Nick being very easy to lose , t he extra special sticker, Breathing fire, Burr Twood, why Kyle plays the accordion, the hits of the 80s 90s and today, 5 for 2, the week's golden ratio, The Sunday Scaries, the worst day of the week, getting better at separatin...

On this episode we pop open a couple of Ardnamurchan expressions (the Core, the Cask Strength, and the Paul Launois release) while discussing why other vegetables aren't even trying, neeps and tatties, getting down and nerdy, an easy walk through a malt field, whisky bubbles, Kyle's decades of angst, throwing away money out of spite, handing two pennies to everyone ever born, the satisfaction in p...

On this episode we recreate Nick's trip to the Bunnahabhain distillery and splash into a Warehouse 9 Tasting as we discuss the wild island of Islay, going full Alabama, the top 3 worst roads in Scotland, what is Warehouse 9, the gravity of the situation in the pouring room, driver drams, 2007 Muscat Barrel 53.7%, 2004 PX Cask 53.3%, 2011 Moine Cognac 58.9%, 2013 Moine Bordeaux 57.9%, Kyle sings Th...

On this episode we dive into a Linkwood Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled by Signatory Vintage and discuss a list of where we'd rather be, standard water intake, customs agents, Signatory Vintage, the amazing experience at The Whisky Exchange , carrying around the heftiest whisky bottle ever, honey drips, whether or not a muffin is a cake, fancy restaurants and college dorm rooms, fl...

On this episode we unwrap our liquid souvenirs from this summer's travel nonsense as we discuss intros like Christopher Nolan, Blair Athol, city fatigue, train travel, the 2nd most recommended UK city, driving in the UK, a very stern look and a single finger salute, loving some innards, a Warehouse 9 distillery tour, golfing in the rain with covid, Bunnahabhain Erich Na Greine, conversations with...