Whiskey Tangent

Pop quiz, Whiskey Peeps! What does maple syrup, the Brooklyn Bridge, 10-year-old whiskey, and the Magna Carta all have in common? If you need a hint, it has to do with some old abandoned limestone mines located in Upstate New York, but seriously, that's all you're getting. You can find out in just 14 minutes if you just press play. I mean, if we reveal everything in the description, then there's n...

Round 1: Maker’s Sour – Maker’s Mark Cask Strength Bourbon (109.6), simple syrup, lemon juice, cherry, lemon peel Round 1B: Bulleit Sour – Bulleit Bourbon Barrel Strength (125.4), less simple syrup, more lemon juice Round 2: The Scofflaw – Knob Creek Cask Strength Rye (127), dry vermouth, grenadine, lemon juice, orange bitters, lemon peel Round 3: Bourbon 76 – Old Ezra 7 Year Bourbon (117), Champa...

Finally! At long last we scored a bottle of Blanton's! And naturally we wanted to share it with you. So join us for a tasting of the Grandaddy of Single Barrel Bourbons and discover all the rich Japanese history of this seemingly singular American spirit. Yeah, that's right, Japan. As in the country where you can find several Blanton's expressions you can't get anywhere else. #notjealousatallohmyg...

Whiskeys: Maker’s Mark Cask Strength Bourbon • WR Wheater Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Bourbon • Larceny • W.L. Weller • Henry McKenna • Blanton’s • Kinsey Zinfandel Finish • Journeyman Last Feather Rye • Angel’s Envy Rye • Knob Creek • Hillrock • Jefferson • Larceny Barrel Proof • Maker’s Mark • Maker’s Mark 46 Tangents: Local v. national wheated Bourbon brands go head to head! • We inter...

Ok, so we lied. Whiskey Madness 2020's The Final Pour was not, in fact, the final pour. But here we switch up the guest taster, remove the under-$60 restriction, allow ourselves more whiskey to taste, and taste them double-blinded so that nobody knows which whiskey is which. So what does all that mean? It means we drank too much, got a little belligerent with each other, and it all nearly spiraled...

This is a special announcement regarding a change in our schedule for the forseeable future, which brings to mind that time Beavis & Butthead were watching TV and the video of Culture Club's 80s hit "Karma Chameleon" came on... Butthead: "Hey Beavis, is this supposed to be, like, in the future?" Beavis: "Yeah, the future sucks. Change it." Butthead: "I'm pretty cool, Beavis. But I can't change the...

Whiskeys: Ardbeg Scotch • Auchentoshan American Oak Scotch • Lagavulin 8 Year Single Malt Scotch • Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch • Glenmorangie 10 Year Single Malt Scotch • Glenmorangie Signet Single Malt Scotch • Glenfiddich • Balvenie • Kininvie • Chivas Regal • Stranahan’s American Single Malt • McCarthy’s American Single Malt • Hillrock American Single Malt • Woodford Reserve Malt Whiske...

Join us as we open and taste our second attempt at building an Infinity Bottle. (And if you don't know what one of those is, please do go back and listen to our previous Sho(r)t on "How to Build an Infinity Bottle" from early October 2019). But that's not all! We actually saved some of our first bottle to compare! AND we have a guest who made their own! Hilarity ensues! You know the drill by now....

Winter 2020 may be officially over, but we’ve still got one thing to say. Ok, SEVERAL last things. So, won’t you join us for a look back as we revisit the past 6 months, give some shout-outs, recap all the epsiodes, and generally try not to talk too much about the #coronapocalypse. Last Things: We got this recorded *just* before the NJ coronavirus shutdown • It’s our 1-year podcast-release anniver...

In The Before Times (aka, The Pre-Corona-Lockdown Era; aka, Life), we tasted a trendy peanut butter whiskey, made some cocktails from it, did a couple things you shouldn't do (share drinks, joke about pedophilia), and a couple things you absolutely should (promote vaccinating your childen, make obscure references to old movies). So, the good outweighs the bad, right? Music Credits: Freedom courtes...

Whiskeys: Willet Pot Still Small Batch Bourbon • Old Forester 1920 Bourbon • McKenna 10-Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Larceny Bourbon • Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye • Pikesville Rye • Willet Family Estate Rye • Bulleit Rye • Lagavulin 8 Year • Auchentoshan American Oak • Chivas Regal 12 Year • Johnnie Walker Red • Redbreast 12 Year • Green Spot • Powers Gold Label • Jameson • Chivas Regal 18 Ye...

Whiskeys: Willet Pot Still Small Batch Bourbon • Old Forester 1920 Bourbon • McKenna 10-Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Larceny Bourbon • Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye • Pikesville Rye • Willet Family Estate Rye • Bulleit Rye • Lagavulin 8 Year • Auchentoshan American Oak • Chivas Regal 12 Year • Johnnie Walker Red • Redbreast 12 Year • Green Spot • Powers Gold Label • Jameson • Chivas Regal 18 Ye...

Whiskeys: Lagavulin 8 Year • Auchentoshan American Oak • Chivas Regal 12 Year • Johnnie Walker Red • Redbreast 12 Year • Green Spot • Powers Gold Label • Jameson • Chivas Regal 18 Year • Chivas Regal 25 Year • McCallan • Glenfiddich • Laphroaig • Ardbeg • Johnnie Walker Black • Johnnie Walker Double Black • Johnnie Walker Green • Johnnie Walker Gold • Johnnie Walker Platinum • Johnnie Walker Blue...

Whiskeys: Willet Pot Still Small Batch Bourbon • Old Forester 1920 Bourbon • McKenna 10-Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Larceny Bourbon • Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye • Pikesville Rye • Willet Family Estate Rye • Bulleit Rye • Noah’s Mill Bourbon • Rowan’s Creek Bourbon • Pure Kentucky XO Bourbon • Jack Daniels • Woodford Reserve • Henry McKenna Bourbon • Mellow Corn Whiskey • Madness: Anders tak...

Whiskeys: Redbreast 12 Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey • Green Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey • Teeling’s Irish Small Batch • Seagram’s • Old Crow • Bushmills • Jameson Tangents: Shavonne and Gabe join us again! • Celebration #1: It’s our 1-year recording anniversary! • We have an Episode #0 that nobody will ever hear (because it’s awful) • Celebration #2: It’s Gabe’s 50th birthday! • Scott al...

A few months ago we debated the merits of Ranker.com's Top 10 Bourbon list. This time, we're getting both more and less specific: Less specific because we're considering all American whiskeys, and more specific because we're considering only the patrons of a single bar in our home state. And if you've been listening to us for any amount of time, you know the one. So, will this list mirror Ranker's...

Whiskeys: Heaven’s Door Whiskey • Crown Royal XO • Crown Royal Signature Series • Crown Royal Blender’s Mash • Crown Royal Black • Crown Royal Wine Finish • Crown Royal XR • Lambay Irish Whiskey Cognac Finish • Sagamore Spirit Cognac Finish Rye • Belle Meade XO Cognac Finish Bourbon • Chivas Regal XV • Glenlivet Captain’s Reserve Scotch • Brenne French Single Malt • Jameson Irish Whiskey • Teeling...

A few months ago, your bourbon boys unboxed basically the best barrel-proof small batch you can buy when we imbibed some Booker's. But now we try its grandson spirit (literally) -- a blend of four different whiskeys with a surprising origin. And then we compare the two spirits. Which one's better? Listen in and find out! Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud...

Whiskeys: Old Crow • Old Grand-Dad • Basil Hayden’s • Knob Creek • Baker’s • Booker's • Knob Creek Single Barrel • Henry McKenna 10-Year Bourbon • Willet Family Estate Rye Topics: Part 3 Recap • The state of the post-Prohibition whiskey industry (from a 1933 Fortune magazine article) • National Distillers Products Corporation owned half of all whiskey in America at the end of Prohibition • Ed stea...

Whiskeys: Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon • Knob Creek Bourbon • Russel’s Reserve Bourbon • Wild Turkey 101 Rye Topics: Part 2 Recap • The state of the whiskey industry mid-Prohibition • The surprisingly high quality of prescription whiskey • The Top 5 Reasons Why Prohibition Failed • Mob bosses go to the beach! • Pauline Sabin: Mother of 'peal • 1920s drinkers were like freshman college students • The Vo...

Whiskeys: I.W. Harper • Jack Daniels • Old Fitzgerald • Cabin Still • Kentuky Tavern • George A. Dickel • Old Forester 1920 Prohibition • Old Overholt Rye • Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whiskey • Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond • Four Roses • Wild Turkey • Heaven Hill • Henry McKenna • Chicken Cock • Maker’s Mark Topics: Part 1 Recap • In 2050, the 7-armed illegal aliens from Ganymede will be stea...

Whiskeys: Old Forester Bourbon • Old Fitzgerald Bourbon • James E. Pepper 1776 whiskeys • Old Grand-Dad Bourbon • Four Roses Bourbon • Old Overholt Rye • Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye • Pikesville Rye Topics: The Women’s Christian Temperance Union wanted to ban alcohol... everywhere on Earth • Carrie Nation: The Crazy Old Hatchet Lady • Some states outlawed alcohol years before the 18th Amendment...

Round 1: Ward 8 – Fenwick’s Rye, Grenadine, lemon juice, orange juice Round 2: Bacon Old Fashioned – Bacon-washed PiggyBack Rye, maple syrup, bitters, orange peel Round 3: Baltimore Egg Nog – MuckleyEye Bourbon, brandy, chai syrup, half-and-half, egg, cinnamon, nutmeg (and possibly methamphetamines) Tangents: All our cocktail episode friends are back again! Anders, Ariel, Chelbi, Drea, Gabe, and N...

Well, it's Christmas Eve, so what better way to celebrate than with 1) a bottle of whiskey with the word “winter” on it and, 2) a friendly fight about the merits (or lack thereof) of Christmas itself? Also, Ed raps his side of the argument. Yep. That's right. He tries to outdo Scott’s anti-Thanksgiving rap. How does he fare? Press play and find out! Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNe...

Whiskeys: Hillrock Solera Bourbon • Hillrock Solera Bourbon Cabernet Finish • Hillrock Double Cask Rye Port Finish • Hillrock Solera Bourbon Pinot Noir Finish • Hillrock Solera Bourbon Sauternes Finish • Hillrock Peated Single Malt Whiskey • Ardbeg • Hillrock Double Cask Rye Sauternes Finish • Hillrock Single Malt Whiskey • Hillrock Double Cask Rye PX Finish • Hillrock Double Cask Rye Madeira Fini...