Episode #83: Kentucky Peerless x 4 + Head Taster Interview! | We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Bottle

Whiskeys: Peerless Toasted Small Batch Bourbon • Peerless Rum Barrel Finished Bourbon • Peerless Double Oak “No. 2” Single Barrel Bourbon • Peerless “Fruit Cocktail” Single Barrel Rye

Tangents: Gabe and Jeff join us for a six-months-in-the-making episode about our favorite distillery from our Kentucky trip! • The basically ancient history of Peerless • Prohibition again! SMH • The Peerless mashbill recipes are protected by ninjas • Sorry Jeff, Scott will be singing the Honeycomb cereal song • Gabe smells his own leather corset • Apparently “brûléed bananas” and “foil-wrapped corn” are tasting notes now • Interview with Head Taster John Wadell • The Eagles ruined the Bears by stealing Buddy Ryan • John’s Mom cooks for everybody at the distillery • The difference between sweet mash and sour mash • The reason Peerless doesn’t reveal their ages and mashbills • Buy John’s barrel aged coffee at www.staveandbean.com! • Apparently “Philly soft pretzel” is a tasting note now (but it’s not urine-y) • Ed’s part of the LBSKG community • Our first distillery cat! • Quince (Quint’s?) is NOT a tasting note! • #thegrapesaresuss • Gabe and his brother mud wrestle for half a cherry • This is an ex-parent! • Ed considers committing a Class B felony to steal everyone’s Peerless whiskey • We’re huge in Singapore

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi, Fireflies, and Boogie Party by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html