Drep and Stone

On this episode we sample Yellowstone Bourbon Special Finish Collection Rum Cask while talking about Hot Kyle, a shot of half and half and Mountain Dew, the color of limes, a hot hapenny, more pregnant pauses, the missing the complexity, preventing the doom scroll, a work life balance, having nothing left to give at home, taking ten minutes, the emotional toll of jobs, being intentional with the decompression, the drive home is nec...

On this episode we're honored to get a chance to talk with Emily and Jack from von Trapp Brewing about how we’re absolute fanboys, we easily make up 75% of von Trapp Florida sales, the rebrand, visiting the brewery, a little bit of Austria a lot of Vermont, The AMAZING NEW Pislner Pack, the Czech Style Pale Lager, a beer that tastes like beer, full send batches,  amazing Vermont water, the Bavarian Style Pils, the harmony of the be...

On this episode we battle the Ardbeg Ardcore while discussing being a bit sick, sipping peanut butter, a personalized physics lesson, being curious but not judgmental, the land of the Scot, a punk aesthetic, pogoing punks, smoking unfiltered cigarettes in a Tercel, a bit critical of Ardbeg, just regular joes, the ability to fix our broken items, the accessibility to repair, Haynes manuals, bit of a conspiracy theory, Hobart stand m...

On this episode we sample and talk through the Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof while arguing about posh influencers, an episode 16 throwback, intimidating proof, hearing the tasting notes, a challenging whiskey, waging war with the first sip, turning on the fire hose a full blast, Oscar Wilde, what makes an expert?, The OWF, a clear distinction between experts and imitators, earned not learned, Grandma’s cookies, cultivati...

On this episode we sample, and debate the subtleties of, Laphroaig's Cairdeas 2024 Cask Favourites while chatting about virtual high fives, filing a random vessels with a  liquid, the BIG game, the Friends of Laphroaig, a blend of left overs, Brendan Fraser is blending bottles, banana bread with raspberry jam, whisky snobs, an experience you've got to earn, missing 7 innings of baseball, media bleh, Kyle’s a plant dad, Nick is the ...

On this episode we sample and debate the merits of The Botanist's Islay Rested Gin while chatting about Kyle figuring out we’ve been doing a podcast this entire time, Nick’s feet pics, looking for this gin for 6 months, a 3 inch 3 ring binder, smells like ribbon candy, mixing up a G&T, Tuk Tuk, we’re both cured of malaria, looking for things that challenge your palate, what the bitter people are hoping, maturing to the bitter, eng...

On this episode we sample and fight over Weller 12 year while talking about jumping on board the same train of thought, a mail call from RationAle, our 4th Weller, dark chocolate and college library, earrings on a dog, the Yacht Rock of bourbon, Nick’s read a couple of books, a novel that’s challenging comfort food, getting some things off of your chest, The Muppets Christmas Carol, Born in the USA, Nick’s Gatsby tattoo, Can’t get...

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 cabaret, No One Out Pizza's the Hut, s...

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 versus distilling, brand sustainabi...

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 walk...

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 struggle with math again, rundown ...

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 pop and honk, our 2024 stats, wonky math, whether or not Canada exists, the candy corn mishap, our 2025 goals, and a social ...

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 Sun Also Rises, novels that require...

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 throughout the year, Y’all like gift ca...

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 the comments, recognizing AI writt...