Whiskey Tangent

Whiskeys: Finger Lakes Distilling’s Pommeau Cask Rye • New York Distilling’s Apple Brandy Rye • Starlight’s Honey Cask Bourbon • Watershed’s Nocino Cask Bourbon • Andalusia Whiskey Co.’s Tequila Cask Peated Single Malt

Tangents: Nobody joins us for another delicious episode of free whiskey from Lost Lantern (thanks Adam, Nora, and Amy!) • #boomerjoke • Apparently, “licking the outside of an apple” is a tasting note now • The Apple ...

New News: Buffalo Trace Flooding • EU Delays Retaliatory Tariffs, But Not for Long • WhistlePig CEO Steps Down • AI Beats Humans at Distinguishing Whiskey • Debunking the Neck Pour • New Fireball Contest Promises Whisky for Life • Jackpot of Whiskey Found on Atlantic City Beach

New Whiskeys: Blood Oath Pact 11 Kentucky Straight Bourbon • Blue Note Special Reserve • Booker’s “Barry’s Batch” Bourbon • Bulleit Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon ...

Season 12 is outta heeeeeeeeeeere (RIP Harry Kalas) but we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a review of the past six months and a preview of Season 13.

Last Things – Shout-outs: All our guest hosts • Superfan Jason gave us a whiskey! • Listener Stats: Is there Georgia whiskey? • Scott’s dad won’t help you with your homework • Ed regrets shading Delaware • 3 new countries • We placed ...

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Whiskeys: Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon OESV • 2XO Kiawah Blend Bourbon • Kinsey Wheat Whiskey

Madness: Only 4 whiskeys are left in the Final Four/Pour! • Overtime is now called Round Gabe • Anders is in a holding cell after shooting Bulleits at the crowd • Shoutout to 1987 (pay phones and Queensrÿche) • #petyourpuppy • You don’t wanna be Gabe for too lon...

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Whiskeys: Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon • Speakeasy Bourbon • Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon OESV • 2XO Kiawah Blend Bourbon • Hemmingway Rye • Old Pepper Rye • Kinsey Wheat Whiskey

Madness: Only eight whiskeys are left in the quarterfinals, two from each bracket! • It’s *inconceivable* that every matchup smells the same • Possession is nin...

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Whiskeys: 2XO Kiawah Blend Bourbon • Jack Daniels Bonded Rye • Hemmingway Rye • Old Bardstown Estate Bourbon • Noah’s Mill Bourbon • New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon • Old Pepper Rye • Kinsey Wheat Whiskey

Madness: Gabe is back as the referee for Round 2! • Who is Anti-Mr. Dead Air • Scott creates a total sh*t show in the first tasting • Gabe suggests cocaine to clear the nose • I...

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Whiskeys: Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon • Russel's Reserve 6 Year Rye • Speakeasy Bourbon • Bardstown Stave Finish Bourbon • Knob Creek Cask Strength Bourbon • Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey • Elijah Craig Single Barrel Bourbon • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon OESV

Madness: Anders and Gabe are back together again to help referee and judge the most exciting whiskey lineup w...

Well, it’s that time of year again, and both Gabe and Anders are back to judge/referee the greatest and longest-tenured whiskey bracket tournament ever! [needs citation]. So just pour yourself your favorite dram, press play, and listen in as we tell you about this year’s bracket configuration, name the 18 whiskeys we’ll be tasting, and even have two wildcard matchups with which to whet our whistles in anticipation of the official s...

New News: Jack Daniel’s Rickhouse Collapses • A Simple Flipper-Thwarting Trick May Become Ohio Law • Tarriff Threats Already Bad News for Spirits Industry • Niche Whiskey Brands Are Floundering • Columbian President Says Cocaine No Worse Than Whiskey • Man Attacks Churches on Christmas Eve with Whiskey

New Whiskeys: All Nations Kentucky Straight Bourbon • Laws Super Wheater Blend • MaltyVerse New Single Barrels • Old Forester 1910 ...

Flashback to our last night in Kentucky, when we visited a random tavern and tried some amazing whiskeys.  One of them was this very Bourbon, which turned out to be created by the former owner of not only the tavern but also the hotel attached to it. And that person ended up being the guy who resurrected his great-grandfather’s pre-Prohibition brand too!  So, who was this person?  Which tavern and inn was it?  Which old-timey brand...

Whiskeys: Kentucky Vintage • Speakeasy • Old Bardstown Bottled in Bond • Old Bardstown Estate • Noah’s Mill

Tangents: Jeff joins us once again as we taste the Willet Bourbons we bought in their gift shop! • The somewhat confusing history of the Willett family and their whiskey • Prohibition strikes again SMH • How to differentiate between Willett’s formerly sourced and new-make spirits • Get the egg salad! • Apparently, “dead corn”...

Marty & Rachel are back again to taste and critique the latest in Pinhook’s ongoing whiskey-aging highwire act, one of the most thrilling experiments in distilling today. And we have two previous versions to try along side it to gauge how much a year’s difference makes between the three of them. Oh, and there might be some talk about a seriously flawed, tiny-mustached, German dude from the ‘30s who screamed a lot. But it's fine...

Round 1 – Apéritif: Willet Rye, Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth, Cynar

Round 2 – Appetizer: Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth, Lillet Blanc, Angostura Bitters, Orange Bitters

Round 3 – Entrée: Angel’s Envy Rye, Averna, Ginger Liqueur, Angostura Bitters

Round 4 – Dessert: Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon, Pedro Ximenez Sherry, Spice Persimmon Syrup, Angostura Bitters

Round 5 – Digestif: Knob Creek Singl...

After being released this past summer, we've only just recently seen it in our local liquor stores and were finally able to get our hands on a bottle. A unique combination of two of our long-time go-to spirits, we’re a little trepidatious about what we’re getting ourselves into. Will it be a seamless, delicious, and triumphant melding of iconic whiskeys? Or will it be a Frankenstein’s monster of contrasting flavors fighting for dom...

New News: American Single Malt is finally an official whiskey category • Jim Beam launches single barrel program • Bardstown Bourbon Company launches barrel lease program • Maker’s Mark finally has a new master distiller • Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 of 2024 • Is the Great American Bourbon Bubble starting to burst? • Rare whiskey sales plummet • Kentucky Owl set adrift amidst parent company’s bankruptcy • Major League Soccer names off...

Sue and Shavonne join us yet again for our Christmas Bonus episode, this time for a double taste of supposedly wintry expressions from both Jim Beam and Jack Daniels, plus a list of we-promise-it’s-not-sad-Christmas-death-related fun facts that we got off the internet. Really, it’s fun for the whole family. Well, except for the children. Please don’t let your children listen to this. (Or really any of our podcasts.)

Merry Christmas...

Distilleries: Willet • Jim Beam • Four Roses • Wild Turkey

Whiskeys: Basil Hayden Malted Rye • Four Roses OESV Barrel Strength Single Barrel • Four Roses OBSK Barrel Strength Single Barrel

Tangents: Our epic journey to Bourbon Country continues! • Apparently, Kentuckians go to bars at 10 am • Ed tries to shade Scott and Jeff over their breakfast orders • Scott forgot the Willet guide's gender • More distillery cats (who don’t like ...

Distilleries: Evan Williams • Angel’s Envy • Prohibition Craft Spirits (Nulu) • Kentucky Peerless • Old Forester • Bardstown Bourbon Company • Lux Row • Heaven Hill

Whiskeys: JTS Brown Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whiskey • Lux Row Four Grain Double Single Barrel Bourbon

Tangents: Jeff joins us for an epic—and literally explosive—journey to Bourbon Country! • Ed’s already taking offense • Why aren’t there ju...

Gabe, Christian, and Mike are back to help us evaluate the latest expression from Blue Note, a company whose whiskeys haven't let us down yet. And because it's a honey-infused expression, we end up comparing it to the Garrison Brothers Honey Dew Bourbon we tasted a few months ago. (But really it was just as an excuse to drink more whiskey.) So, how does the Blue Note taste on its own? And can it hold a beeswax candle to the Garriso...