Savor the Burn: Cocktails & Rock Tales

So since metal music is kind of our thing, we felt it only fitting to put a couple metal heavyweights toe to toe and see which is a better pour. Metallica's Blackend is an American Straight Whiskey Finished in black brandy casks. And the challenger for this bout is from the state of Iowa, SlipKnot's #9 Reserve, a bold-flavored blend of 3–4 yr. old straight rye and straight bourbon. We also...

Visiting with Chandler Johnson and talking about his project Pick Progress - PickProgressProject.com

Open the bottle, get a pour, and raise a glass to the Dads in our lives as we celebrate Father's Day. This episode we start things off with the Basil Hayden Toast and then move on into the elusive, hard to find Blanton's!

My grandfather use to come up with the most outrageous inventions. Everything from keeping the critters out of the garden to remote starting your car in the winter, in the 50's!

After a taste and a review, we needed more of the Iron Smoke Bourbon so we got a bottle and enjoyed it neat as well as a cocktail or two.

The love of honey comb, fast cars, motorcycles, jumping out of a perfectly good airplane, and drinking whiskies... Embrace the Experiences!

This episode, we had the privilege of having our good friend Chandler Johnson on to talk about the Rogue Dead Guy Whiskey and taste it with us. We eventually got around to turning that whiskey into a cocktail; a Whiskey Sour to be exact. Come hang out with us as we dive into another American Whiskey.

Just one more cocktail before we call it a night! Shout out to our friends in the band From Ashes

Sweetens Cove - Kennessee Kentucky & Tennessee Bourbon Whiskey Tasting notes Warm toasted oak, graham cracker, rich mulled spice and orange peel, hint of dried pome fruit and sweet warm caramel, vanilla and baking spices, hint of citrus, gentle chewy oak, easy creamy mid palate for a long, lingering warmth, sweet soft woodsy finish. MASTER BLENDER - MARIANNE EAVES No stranger to the spirits in...

We had such a great time last time we had him on, we just had to have him back. On some up coming episodes, we caught back up with our good friend Mitch and and dug into some whiskies from some of our favorite metal bands. But first, some oey gooey butter cake from Ms. Katie!

Two tastings in this episode. Town Branch from Kentucky, and Noble Oak from Ohio.

No caffeine and the flavored bean water.

The Mother behind banana bread we keep going on and on about. Katie joins us for a delightful sipping cream from iron Smoke; The Rattle Snake Rose's Chocolate peanut Butter Pie Cream.

Cinco de Mayo continues with a Mexican Mocha featuring Patron XO Cafe Dark Cocoa.

And we're off to the races... Happy Derby Day!! Grab your favorite Kentucky Bourbon, and let's pour ourselves a Mint Julep, or three.

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! Break from our norm, let's drink Tequila!!! Mixing up a Tequila Daisy with Jose Cuervo Gold.

Does this bourbon have floral notes on the nose? Oh, nevermind, it's just the hand soap!

This week, we dug into wide variety of bourbons, and these two are straight outta upstate New York. The Iron Smoke Straight Bourbon Whiskey and the Coppersea Excelsior Straight Bourbon Whisky.

Our band Burn the Gates had a great show at Harrah's Casino VooDoo Lounge!

This Double Rye stands on its own in cocktails, but is great served neat, with a little water, or on the rocks. Its spirited flavor fortifies classic cocktails like the Manhattan and Old Fashioned. We tried this as the High West Manhattan. High West recommends it for most occasions - sipping it in solitude by a campfire, savoring with favorite old friends, or sharing it with a good-looking strange...

Spoiled with amazing goodies to have between our pours, W2's wonderful wife baked goods do not disappoint.

This week, we explored a couple Ryes. Balcones Texas Rye and the Rossville Union Rye (Indiana).

What temperature did your parents keep the house?

First time reviewing  rye! We started out with Copper Fox Rye. Copper Fox Rye - After spending 6 months in Scotland working as an apprentice at Bowmore distilleries, Rick Wasmund returned to the U.S. in 2000, full of energy, ideas, and skill, to open up the Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville, a small village in the Virginia countryside. True to his education he chose to use the Scottish spe...

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