Whiskey Tangent

And here we are once again tasting another one of Ed’s expensive retirement gifts—and frankly, it's a brand that we’ve been avoiding, mostly due to its price, undisclosed source, and an attractive label that just seems to be trying too hard. So, what actually is Calumet Farm? Where do they get their whiskey? And does their juice justify their price? Press play and find out! Podcast Sponsor: Use wh...

Whiskeys: Joseph Magnus Triple Cask Finish Bourbon • Old Elk Single Barrel Bourbon • Kernel Taylor Four-Grain Bourbon Tangents: Anders and Taylor (a new guest!) join us on our tastiest-of-all third Bourbon Evolution episode! • Defining moments in the history of Bourbon (1935-2020) • Frank Sinatra drank a bottle of Jack Daniel’s every day?! • MADA (Make America Drunk Again) T-shirts available! • Th...

New News: MGP basically buys back their own barrels • Campari invests in a new Wild Turkey new distillery • The whiskey brand Americans order the most • Science says how much water is too much water • The new whiskey-like spirit made of cheese byproduct • The North American Whiskey and Bourbon Competition is now taking entries • The San Francisco World Spirits Competition and ASCOT Awards have ann...

Each summer season we invite a few whiskeys that connect back to the preceding season’s March Madness-style competition to compete in a double-blind tasting. This year, we’ve invited back the four winners from each of our four previous Whiskey Madness tournaments: Bulleit Rye , Corsair Dark Rye , Larceny Barrel Proof C921 , and Old Line Cask Strength American Single Malt . Who will emerge victorio...

Whiskeys: Stillhouse Corn Whiskey • Mellow Corn Bottled-in-Bond Corn Whiskey • Cat’s Eye Obtainium Light Whiskey Tangents: Jeff and Gabe join us on our tastier second Bourbon Evolution episode! • What is Corn Whiskey? • Remember pre-marriage smashing? • Nobody wants to take blame for the Stillhouse • Apparently “removing a splinter” is a smelling note now • Science is like magic, but real • It’s n...

So, here we have yet another new brand that was named after yet another an old brand that was named after yet another pre-Prohibition-era dude who got into the whiskey business. But this time the price is extra pricey, the history is extra history-y, and even the coganc finish is extra cognac-y. But is the taste extra tasty? Smash play to find out! Podcast Sponsor: Use whiskeytan to get 10% off at...

Whiskeys (sorta): Tim Smith’s Climax Moonshine • Buffalo Trace Mash #1 White Dog • Ole Smoky Apple Pie Moonshine Tangents: Shavonne and Sue join us on our first Bourbon Evolution episode! • Everyone interrupts the History of Moonshine • The Jersey mob was at the Whiskey Rebellion • Lincoln's on the penny for a reason • Sue is cricket sized • So many Climax jokes • Ed might've had to do some things...

New News: MGP's stellar 5-year plan • Pernod Ricard gets Skrew’d • Four craft distilleries announce expansion/renovation plans • Steph Curry creates a Bourbon • Paralyzed Rutgers alumnus creates a Bourbon • Conor McGregor does something selfless for a change • Fungus halts Jack Daniel’s rickhouse construction • Mariah Carey wins liquor copyright dispute • Sazerac court battle could change whiskey...

Last Things: Season 8 is in the history books, and yet we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a look back at the past six months and a glimpse forward at Season 9. • Shout outs: Our usual guest hosts • New guest hosts Paula and Alleah • Listener Roland Park Joe • Interviewees Chris Davies ( Global Whiskey Challenge ), Nico Martini ( Grayson Texas Whisk...

Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/49YUa9n Whiskeys: Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI Bourbon • Smoke Wagon Malted Rye • Old Line American Single Malt Madness: Anders and Hologram Gabe are back for the finals! • MGP is the only mega-distillery left in the tournament • Why doesn’t the giant state of California have more whiskey? • Anders has broken so many ties • A...

Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/49YUa9n Whiskeys: Journeyman Not a King Whiskey • Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI Bourbon • Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon • Old Ezra Rye • Smoke Wagon Malted Rye • Nulu Single Barrel Bourbon • Old Line American Single Malt Madness: Anders returns for his first madness episode in 2 years! • Gabe couldn’t make it this roun...

Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/49YUa9n Whiskeys: Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI Bourbon • Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon • Old Tub Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • First Call Cask Strength Bourbon • Old Ezra Rye • Smoke Wagon Malted Rye • Koval Single Barrel Bourbon • Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut Bourbon Madness: Gabe puts a whiskey into the tournament • Ed puts an “R” in Koval (again) • Blue Note...

Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/49YUa9n Whiskeys: Sazerac Rye • Maker’s Mark Bourbon • Journeyman Not a King Whiskey • Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey • Alberta Premium Cask Strength Canadian Rye • Nulu Single Barrel Bourbon • Breuckelen’s 77 Single Barrel Malted Wheat Whiskey • Old Line American Single Malt Madness: Gabe’s back to referee our whiskey bracket nonsense! • The bracket seedings...

And we're back again with the most wonderful time of year: Our answer to college basketball's March Madness bracket tournament! In this preview we reveal 1) how we're organizing the brackets this year, 2) how many new whiskeys we're featuring, 3) which 16 different distilleries were chosen by "the selection committee," and 4) how excited Ed's nipples are about this year's lineup. Whiskey Madness:...

Here’s a cool story: 1) We mention an interesting new sci-fi branded whiskey on one of our News episodes; 2) The creator of the whiskey (who's already a listener!) hears us talk about it; 3) He offers to send us a bottle; and 4) We say yes (of course). So, join us as we go where no podcast has gone before—to taste and explore this truly unique, incredibly nerdy, not-to-mention BLUE whiskey. (Oh, a...

New News: Kentucky Bourbon Trail tops 2 million visitors • Woodford Reserve promotes new master distiller • Worldwide whiskey market set to grow 75% over next decade • Conor McGregor channels Steve Jobs for Proper 12 Irish Apple release • Elon Musk drinks whiskey and sings Johnny Cash • Skincare products made from Scotch • North Carolina distillery plans to send whiskey to space • 170-year-old shi...

The Whiskey Chicks are back and helping us decipher a pair of unusual, recently released, MGP-sourced, high-proof, just-barely-rye rye whiskeys. Along the way, we’ll argue about furniture polish, discuss the dangers of using too much cinnamon oil, and discover that one of us is an actual piney. Click play to find out who! NEAT Glass Sponsor: Use whiskeytan to get 10% off at https://theneatglass.co...

Whiskeys: Journeyman Featherbone Bourbon • Journeyman Not a King Rye • Journeyman Silver Cross Four-Grain Whiskey Tangents: New guests Paula and Alleah join us for a unique whiskey journey(man)! • Scott’s the only one not on The Local Lounge’s 100 Whiskeys list • Apparently, “envelope paste” is a tasting note now • Journeyman and Three Oaks history • Mercurochrome Tangent • Alternative misogynisti...

New News: Buffalo Trace Fills 8,000,000th Barrel • American Single Malt Pioneer Steve McCarthy Dies • Nebraska Distiller Will Turn Your Corn Into Whiskey • Sazerac Sued Over Misleading Fireball Labels • Tequila Beats Whiskey?! • Irish Whiskey Exports Top $1 Billion • Scientists Resurrect 200-Year-Old Whiskey Strain • Matthew McConaughey Splits with Wild Turkey • Our Boss Hogg vertical whiskey tast...

Whiskeys: Adirondack High Rye Bourbon • Barrell Dovetail • Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut • Minor Case Sherry Cask Rye • Old Ezra 7 Year Bourbon • Penelope Barrel Proof • Sazerac Rye • Stellum Serpens Rye • Larceny Barrel Proof B522 • Topics: Gabe joins us as the first in-studio Whiskumentary guest ever! • Recap of Part 2 • If you don’t swallow, can you properly judge the finish? • Contest winners we...

Whiskeys: Broken Barrel • Grayson Texas Whiskey • Bulleit Rye • Willet Family Estate Rye • Pikesville Rye • Stranahan’s Blue Peak Solera Single Malt • Henry McKenna • Pappy Van Winkle • Barrell Craft Spirits • Kavalan • Blue Note Juke Joint • Redwood Empire Lost Monarch • Journeyman Corsets, Whips & Whiskey • Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye Topics: Recap of Part 1 • The Judgement of Paris: A co...

Whiskeys: Pappy Van Winkle • Barrell Bourbon • Henry McKenna 10 Year • Random Belligerence Rye • Bitterness Bourbon • Bulleit Bourbon • Larceny Barrel Proof • Blue Note Juke Joint • Baker’s Single Barrel • Knob Creek 12 • Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut Topics: A synopsis of Parts 1, 2, and 3 • The San Francisco World Spirits Competition (which ruined a lot of good whiskey for Ed) • The SIP Awards • We...

Once again Sue and Shavonne join us for our year-ending Christmas whiskey tasting tradition. And as usual, things get inappropriate fast. Then even more so after going through a list of the strangest yuletide traditions from around the globe. But if there’s anything we’ve learned over the past 4 years, it’s how to embrace the weird in the world and make it even worse. Merry Christmas and Happy Hol...

New News: Jack Daniel’s v. Dog Toys at the Supreme Court • Uncle Nearest passes $100 million in sales • Conor McGregor gets sued • Alex Jones is releasing a whiskey • Ohio distillery livestreams inside barrels • Scottish plumber finds Victorian-era message in a bottle • Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 of 2022! New Whiskeys: 2XO Bourbon "The Phoenix Blend" • Angel’s Envy Cask Strength 2022 • A. Smith Bowm...

It's a pretty familiar story by now: Someone discovers an old Pre-Prohibition brand, decides to revive it with some deep-pocketed friends, sources some youthful mediocre whiskey, proofs it under 90, and then jacks up the price to $80.  BUT.  This J.W. Kelly might be different, especially given the fact that their prices are actually pretty reasonable. So, what other surprises does this new-but-old...