The PodCask: a Podcast About Whiskey

Burn out is real in all areas of life. Can it affect your passion for whiskey too? Will and Greeze reflect on things that they are seeing in the whiskey community and ask a very real question: is the community in burnout? Then, after the 15, they try Four Gate Kelvin Collaboration IIII and give it a buy, bar, pass review. ALSO, stick around to the VERY end to get a special hint at WWB5. Subscribe,...

Will and Greeze discuss smooth whiskey. Then they tell the greatest story in PodCask/Oak & Thieves History with James Smith booking his first flight on Spirit Airlines.  Then, after the 15, they try Hidden Barn Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and give it the buy, bar, pass rating. Support: http://Patreon.com/thePodCask Barrel Club: http://OakandThieves.com Merch: https://www.thepodcask.com/store...

Will and Greeze recently had a weekend full of whiskey activities, between barrel picks, a trip down to Atlanta, and a blending session with a member of the rock-n-roll Hall of Fame. Support: http://Patreon.com/thePodCask Barrel Club: http://OakandThieves.com Merch: https://www.thepodcask.com/store  

Will and Greeze take listeners calls, bringing back the segment Will did while Greeze was on his cruise. In this edition of Whiskey Advice Live, they field questions for listeners about a range of topics relating to whiskey. They had so much fun, they are sure to make this a recurring segment.  Support: http://Patreon.com/thePodCask Barrel Club: http://OakandThieves.com Merch: https://www.thepodca...

Will and Greeze are back from their vacations and are ready to get into it. They talk about their trips and share any whiskey tips they acquired. Then they talk about a new release from an unlikely celebrity whiskey brand.  The whole episode Greeze and Will drink Oak And Thieves Picks -- these two are currently available to the public. Click the links to buy now! "Cigarette Blend" Bourbon "Get Out...

I hear the blues are calling, tossed salad and cask strength rye. Dr. Will Haynes takes your calls live on air and gives you his advice about your whiskey problems. Greeze is out on vacation, but Will power's through with a unique show. Support: http://Patreon.com/thePodCask Barrel Club: http://OakandThieves.com Merch: https://www.thepodcask.com/store  

Jim Beam has announced a limited release out of the new experimental Fred B. Noe Distillery called HARDIN'S CREEK COLONEL JAMES B. BEAM Bourbon. The problem, it's a 2 year old bourbon for $80. It begs the question of are we now officially being trolled by major brands? Subscribe and give us a thumbs up! Support us: http://Patreon.com/thePodCask Barrel Club: http://OakandThieves.com Merch: http://t...

Will and Greeze had the opportunity to sit down with Greg Metze, Master Distiller of Old Elk Distillery, and talk about his long career in the business, creating new mashbills at Old Elk, and the time Greeze beat him in an online gameshow. We get to do this all while drinking some fine Old Elk Whiskey, including a few limited releases you need to be on the look out for.  Thanks to Greg and Old Elk...

Will went to Peppa Pig's theme park outside of Orlando with his 4 year old daughter, so will gives the highlights of that trip. Then, they get into a horizontal tasting of all the offerings from Broken Barrel Whiskey Company and give them each the buy, bar, pass treatment.  Support us: patreon.com/thepodcask Shop with us: thepodcask.com/store Join Our Barrel Club: OakandThieves.com  

Shake Shake released a collaborative burger with Maker's Mark, called the Bacon Bourbon Cheddar Burger, so naturally Will picked some up for them to try.  Then, they try a new whiskey glass from Whiskey Whisdom called the American Whiskey glass. Then, after the 15, they try Buffalo Trace Kosher Wheat Recipe Bourbon.  Support us: patreon.com/thepodcask Shop with us: thepodcask.com/store Join Our Ba...

The first guest Will and Greeze had on the PodCask in 2016 was Bernie Lubbers. It was episode 3 and the boys were very green in the bourbon world. At Whiskey Weekend Batch 4, Bernie joined them on stage for a chat and some music.  Enjoy this bit of content from WWB4 and we hope to see you at a future event.  Support us: patreon.com/thepodcask Shop with us: thepodcask.com/store Join Our Barrel Club...

Will and Greeze address the changes in the way Virginia ABC will be releasing their allocated and limited bourbon and ryes. Many have said this move, which was supposed to make purchasing these items more fair for consumers, did nothing but add confusion and potential chaos.  Then, after the 15, they try Old Soul Tintype series from the Cathead Distillery in Jackson, MS, and give it the buy, bar,...

Will and Greeze debrief with some stories from Whiskey Weekend Batch 4. Then, after the 15, they drink some Wild Turkey Master's Keep 1894 which is an Australia and New Zealand only release. It was brought over from the land down under by our friend Jeremy, aka Whiskefy. Support us: patreon.com/thepodcask Shop with us: thepodcask.com/store Barrel Club: OakandThieves.com

Greeze had emergency surgery 10 days from Whiskey Weekend, so Will hosts this one by himself. He does a blind tasting, takes questions from listeners, and does a toast to a PodCasker brother with the help of Corey Reeves.  The, after the 15, Will does buy bar pass for the Representative Barrel Proof Bourbon.  Support us: patreon.com/thepodcask Shop with us: thepodcask.com/store Barrel Club: Oakand...

Greeze was allowed a weekend away with some OG Podcaskers: Dustin and Michael. They spent time in a Lynchburg, TN AirBNB, toured Jack Daniel's and Uncle Nearest, and ate like children. Also, Will gives a recap of his first round loss in 2022 Matt Madness. Then, after the 15, they drink Dry Fly Distilling Specialty Barrel. This is a straight wheat whiskey, 7 years old, and clocks in over 130 proof....

Will and Greeze are partnering with their buddies James and Bob from BS & Bourbon for a very special barrel club. Oak and Thieves Barrel Company is a club based off community and barrel picks selected by the four partners. In this episode they announce the tiers and talk about the exciting things coming to Oak and Thieves. Join at today: OakAndThieves.com Film from Four Roses Barrel Pick: https://...

Aaron is a standup comedian based in Nashville, TN. He is a regular performer at the Grand Ole Opry, making his debut in 2019 at the age of twenty-seven. You can hear Aaron on The Nateland Podcast with Nate Bargatze and Brian Bates. Also, Aaron will be performing for the PodCaskers at Whiskey Weekend Batch 4 in Louisville, KY (there are still select spots available at whiskeytainment.com ). Find A...

Will and Greeze spent valentines day together, eating dark chocolate and drinking whiskey. Will makes Greeze pair the chocolate of different cocoa percentages with different bourbon, and they see how it turns out. Then, after the 15, they drink Four Roses Yellow Label 80 proof bourbon and give it the buy, bar, pass treatment.  YouTube: youtube.com/thepodcask Merch: thepodcask.com/store

Will is back after a quarantine, and they're ready to drink some more samples. Trying to clear the back log just feels right. Will and the Greeze also talk about the first graduate of the Business Incubator program from Nearest Green Distillery and Jack Daniels: Du Nord Craft Spirits. Learn more about that at NearestAndJack.com . Then, after the 15, they try Copper & Cask Bourbon and give it the B...

We get the ball rolling talking about dry January and how we are so glad that is over. Then we start trying samples that folks sent us. First, we have JW Williams Distillery Wheat Whiskey and Straight Bourbon. Then we open samples from friends.    YouTube: youtube.com/thepodcask Merch: thepodcask.com/store

At the heart of the discussion lands with some changes to the way income from from things like paypal and venmo will affect the alleged divisional shift. Will prices see a quick hike to adjust for those reporting requirements? Then, after the 15, Will and Greeze give a buy, bar, pass review of Michter's 10 Year Single Barrel Rye from 2021. YouTube: youtube.com/thepodcask Merch: thepodcask.com/stor...

This episode is a bit late, but we were coming off Christmas and learned about Greeze's trip to Miami. Also, Will's wife had some amazing success scoring hash browns at Waffle House, amid a national shortage of grocery store hash browns. Then, after the 15, the Greeze and Will try the 20 year old Four Roses gift shop release that their buddy Eric Smith gave 'em.  YouTube: youtube.com/thepodcask Me...

Eric Smith, aka the @whiskeymutant on Instagram, joins Will as the first guest co-host of the PodCask EVER! Greeze is on vacation, so Will brought on a good friend to talk about pairing snack foods with your bourbon or rye. To see the visuals of the snacks, don't forget to check us out on YouTube.  YouTube: youtube.com/thepodcask Merch: thepodcask.com/store

On this episode of the PodCask, Greeze tries to further push his "divisional shift" theories. He's now convinced that the retailers are the ones best positioned to eradicate the secondary market, by selling bottles for MORE than the going rate on the secondary market. See how this one goes.   YouTube: youtube.com/thepodcask Merch: thepodcask.com/store

Will and Greeze went back to the live event where it all started: Whiskey Warmer in Westhaven. Back in 2017, Whiskey Warmer was the first live podcast event that we were a feature of. This year, we went back and had some fun drinking whiskey, schmoozing, and generally distracting folks from a Tennessee football game on the tv behind us. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepodcask Store: https://ww...