Oregon: America's Burgundy. This week Josh and John drink Oregon wine. Josh brings the Eyire Vineyards 2017 Pinot Gris and has bacon and cheese quiche, Italian dry salami and Char chu pork belly. John brings the Montinore Estate Reserve 2016 Pinot Noir. His snacks are manchago cheese, honey, soy and ginger seared tuna, and Italian sausage bolonagese. Both men talked about Organically and Biodynamically farmed grapes, out of respect of the land. Even though it was a leaf day it was a good time!...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 15
John is back! He and Josh sip on some rums this week on the cast. Along with some great stories, John brings Bacardi Gold to sip on and smoked Gouda cheese, jerk chicken, and coconut chocolate chip cookies. Josh introduces John to the Diplomatico Mantano rum from Venezuela. His snacks are fried plantains, beef arepas, and tres leches cake. Salute!
Oct 08, 2020•47 min•Ep. 14
While John is out in the mountains Josh's drinking buddy Jordan stops by to chat and they drink some barrel aged stouts. Jordan brings the Old Rasputin Bourbon Barrel Aged XX from North Coast Brewing. She brings a Stout and Steak Pie, roasted tomato and goat cheese bruschetta, and some tiramisu. Not to be outdone, Josh pours the Mother's Materfamilias the bourbon version. The food he shares is some Brie cheese, hot Italian sausage with sauteed bell pepper, and homemade apple pie filling. Its a g...
Oct 01, 2020•54 min•Ep. 13
While John is traveling Josh meets up with travel buddies Jeff Ford and Joe St. Ana at Joe’s bar Crush. They share bottles from their trips while talking about travel and share tips for wine travel. They drink on the Pascal Joivet Sancerre, de Ladoucette Pouilly-Fume, Lipp Leininger Zotzenberg Gran cru Riesling, and the Joseph Faverly Bourgogne rouge.
Sep 24, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 12
This week Josh and John capture smoke in their glasses and taste a Mezcal and an Islay scotch. Josh being the Del Maguey Vida Mezcal. He pairs a brisket taco with goat cheese and sweet palmiers with a cherry sauce. John stays in Scotland and travel to the island of Islay and brings Laphroaig 10 year old single malt scotch. To taste along side of this scotch he has smoked salmon, seared lamb and dark chocolate truffles. Grab a glass and come along.
Sep 17, 2020•54 min•Ep. 11
Its Stein time! Josh and John each bring an Oktoberfest beer to share. Josh brings the Ayinger Oktoberfest and pairs it with some Comte cheese, barbecue ribs (dad's of course but any rib will be good) and pork pot stickers. John stays local with the Lost 40 Hunter, their Oktoberfest. He stays traditional with his pairings of potato pancakes, brat and sauerkraut meatballs, and German fritters. Its a great time! Prost!
Sep 10, 2020•47 min•Ep. 10
In this episode Josh and John enjoy a couple sparkling wines. Josh brings the Argyle Vintage Brut and pairs it with butter and salted popcorn, poutine, and sweet palmiers with strawberries. John brings the Gerard Bertrand Thomas Jefferson Brut Rose. His parings are smoked salmon spread, duck confit nachos and chocolate truffles. Its a great pairing which ends with Josh blinding a wine. I hope you enjoy!
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 9
In this episode John and Josh start exploring the world of cocktails. Josh starts with an Old Fashioned with the Bulleit bourbon. John shares the scotch based classic a Rusty Nail.
Aug 27, 2020•36 min•Ep. 8
In this second installment of What the Deal with the E, John and Josh discuss the difference between bourbon and scotch. Josh brings the Bullet Kentucky straight bourbon and with some bacon wrapped dates, chocolate covered cranberries and maple syrup. John shares the Lismore non aged designated single malt scotch whisky with bacon, Irish whiskey fudge, deviled eggs and Parmesan crisps.
Aug 20, 2020•42 min•Ep. 7
After his recent trip west John brought back some beer from Montana. Josh pairs the Lewis and Clark huckleberry hefeweizen with some sausages and herb crusted cheeses. John sips on Moose Drool from Big Sky Brewing while snacking on Kansas city style ribs, filet mignon, and cheese pizza. The tasting is fantastic this week!
Aug 13, 2020•46 min•Ep. 6
John's missing out this week while he is out traveling! Josh's friend Maggie Snider stops by and they chat about how they both got into wine. They discuss the their journeys into wine while having the pairings that opened their eyes. Maggie brings the Roumieu-Lacoste sauternes and pairs it with a duck and pork pate, a spicy snack mix, and lemon bars. Josh brings the Nipozzano Chianti Riserva 2013 and pairs it with and Italian board. The board has parmigiano reggiano, prosciutto di parma, strawbe...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 5
In this episode Josh brings Michter's American whiskey and John brings The Glenlivet 15 French oak reserve. They discuss the differences and what's up with the e in the spelling? They snack on salami, smoked salmon, Edam cheese, and other snack. Josh blinds a liquor for the first time ever! Cheers!
Jul 30, 2020•53 min•Ep. 4
In this episode we taste and discuss different types of beers, one ale and one lager. John brings the Diamond Bear Pale Ale and Josh brings the Flyway RNT Amber Lager. They share and discuss the differences in the process and the tastes with snacks consisting of beer cooked brats and cheddar brats, Emmental cheese, and caramelized oinons. John takes on the blind tasting for the first time ever!
Jul 23, 2020•57 min•Ep. 3
During this episode Josh and John explore two exciting wine from the south of France. The Whispering Angel from Provence and the E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone from the Rhone Valley. They taste and talk about their selected snack parings. Josh then does the shows first blind tasting.
Jul 16, 2020•56 min•Ep. 2
In this episode we will introducing ourselves to you. We will also discuss the format of the podcast and what we will be tasting in our first episode.
Jul 13, 2020•15 min•Ep. 1
