Dad and Josh enjoy Arkansas distilled Liquors this week. Dad brings from Rogers, Arkansas' Fox Trail Distilling their Wild Parelle Straight Bourbon. For his sides he has bacon wrapped dates, a smoked chicken and a caramel cake. Josh brings from Hot Springs Distilling their BearClap Blended Bourbon. For his sides he brings Blood Oranges because they are finally in the markets in Arkansas. He also brings what he calls Birria Wantons and he brings some molasses cookies. They both really enjoy the f...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 135
This week Dad and Josh enjoy flavored beers. Dad brings to the party Left Hand Brewing's Peanut Butter Milk Stout. For his sides he brings roasted potatoes, and two different types of Count Porkula BBQ. He brings their ribs, and their pulled Pork. For his third he brings Trader Joe's Dark chocolate peanut butter cups. Josh brings Prairie Artisan Ales', Vape Tricks, aged on cherries sour ale, from Oklahoma City, OK. For his food he brings mozzarella balls with Italian Balsamic vinegar. From a new...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 134
Acquired Tastings after dark! Josh brings Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Blanc Sparkling wine. It clocks in at 12.5% ABV. Jordan brings Lucien Albrecht Sparkling wine and it clocks in at 12% ABV. They bring one plate of snacks this week. On the plate is a patty melt, rice and goat cheese Arancini, and Philly cheesesteak fries. Josh explains his philosophy about low alcohol wines. On the simple side it is 12% ABV, aka double most beers. But on the complicated side; well you need to listen. You also need ...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 133
Dad and Josh enjoy Italian Liquors. Dad brings Amaro Nonino. For his food he brings Duck breast a l'Orange. He also has roasted Brussel sprots with a vegetable medley, and as a desert treat he has a caramel s'more. Josh brings from Contratto Aperitif Liqueur. For his pairings he brings Mozzarella cheese on toast with olive oil and balsamic vinegar from Italy and cheese straws (sticks). As a special treat he made Arancini, with fried rice. The boys have a debate of what the recipe is for a "paper...
Jan 12, 2023•56 min•Ep. 132
Dad brings Ayinger Dopplebock Celebrator as his beer. This beer comes from Germany. For his sides he brings prime rib sliders, bacon wrapped pork ribeye, and wood fired pizza using his new Ooni Frya. Josh brings New Providence Mindful Hive, honey rye golden ale. That's a mouthful but there is a mouthful of flavor. This beer comes from Rogers, Arkansas. For his sides he has brisket and pulled pork, some ParaGard Gouda , and a cheese and roast beef sandwich (Arby's). Josh and Dad enjoy these wonde...
Jan 05, 2023•51 min•Ep. 131
Dad and Josh are joined by Anne Marie for New Year's Eve wines. Josh's Champagne was Pierre Gimonnet Blanc de Blanc. Josh brings popcorn with two different sauces. One sauce was a Sichuan Chili crisp and the other was Zhong sauce. Both were made by Fly By Jing. He also brings Duckham, and Porchetta di Parma. Dad brings the J. Lassalle Premier Cru Champaign. His sides were planned to match a New Year's Eve or Christmas meal. He brings Prime Rib, steamed Broccoli and a simple baked potato. Marie b...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 130
Dad and Josh enjoy Holiday or Winter Cocktails using the liquor from last weeks episode. Dad brings his take on a Cranberry Manhattan. Josh brings his mix of a Hot Buttered rum that he calls "Ginger, Cherry Hot Buttered Rum". Both of these drinks are J&J originals. Josh and Dad talk about ways to tweak the Cranberry Manhattan to make it even better. For the recipes to these drinks listen to this fun podcast. Dad brings some snacks. He brings Pecan Sandies, Pecan Neapolitans and Cranberry cak...
Dec 22, 2022•47 min•Ep. 129
For Dad's Winter warmer; he brings Angel's Envy Finished Rye. He brings Aged Manchego cheese, a belladonna bourbon barrel aged cheese, Beef Garlic summer sausage and he also has blueberry and raspberry newtons. Josh brings Domaine Canton de Ginger liqueur. He brings for his snacks, Gus's "World Famous" Chicken, goat cheese and a ginger vanilla cookie. Josh and Dad have an interesting time tasting. Dad explains that M.A.S.H. was why he brought the fig newtons. Dad is amazed by what happens with t...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 128
Dad brings the New Belgium brewing Holiday Ale from Fort Collins Colorado. For his sides he brings Orange Turkey Tacos, the also has turkey dressing with giblet gravy and cranberry sauce. and last but not lease he has strawberry cookies. Josh did the St Bernardus Christmas ale. His snacks are Lomo, duck ham, and a ginger sandwich cookie. Yum! they had a good time reminiscing Christmas' past and Christmas beers.
Dec 08, 2022•57 min•Ep. 127
Josh and Dad do big red wines. Dad does the 2018 Arrowood Sonoma Estates Cabernet Sauvignon. For his pairings he brings Eggplant Parmesan, meat balls and beef pot pie. Josh brings the 2018 Pagani Ranch Zinfandel. For his pairings he brings Asian dumplings, Brazed Short ribs on top of Polenta and, a taco soup. Help! Josh's cocktail from last week needs a name! It's up to you, the listeners to name this cocktail. Cheers!
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 126
Dad and Josh have cocktails for Thanksgiving or Fall. Dad does an Apple Cider Old Fashioned. It is served on ice with a cinnamon stick. He brings some snacks to munch on. He brings Deviled eggs, a bacon cheese ball and bacon wrapped dates. Josh brings a cocktail that needs a name. It uses Hamilton pot stilled Jamaican Rum, with sweet vermouth, a mulled simple syrup with fall spices and Calvados. It's served up so it's up for a name. Help! This cocktail needs a name! It's up to you, the listeners...
Nov 24, 2022•47 min•Ep. 125
Dad and Josh drink after Thanksgiving Liquors. Dad is back in the house just in time for after thanksgiving drinks. He brings Pierre Ferrand 1840 1er Cru De Cognac. For his after dinner snacks he brought three different type of cheese cakes; they are Chocolate Marble, Strawberry swirl, and Brownie cheese cake. Josh brings Henriques & Henriques Madeira cooked fortified wine from Madeira Islands, Portugal off the west coast of Africa. For his snacks he brings traditional apple pie, a brownie M...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 124
Jords is back with an amazing idea for our podcast. We happen to have a four year vertical of nighty night imperial Stout. They enjoy this amazing experience trying these aged beers and getting a bit nerdy. The also have short ribs and French onion soup.
Nov 10, 2022•59 min•Ep. 123
Dad shares Domaine Durban Beaumes de Venise Marie shares Natura Pinot Noir Josh pours Bianca Vigna Prosecco, Selbach Incline Riesling, Granbazan Albarino, Darting Pinot Meunier, and Guy Burton Cote du Brouilly
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 122
Dad brings the Haunted Graveyard Cocktail using Kings Distillery's Chocolate whiskey. Josh brings his original Misfits S'more using the Screwball Peanut Butter Whiskey. Dad brings a few Halloween snacks. He brings, Severed Toes in Bandages, Cheese-Stuffed Mummy peppers, Pigs in a blanket (that lost their ears in the oven) and Reese's Cups. Josh uses coffee cups with faces made by Dad's brother at the Hot Springy Dingy located at 409 Park Avenue, Hot Springs, AR. Josh and Dad have a great time sn...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 121
Dad brings the chocolate flavored whiskey from Kings Distillery in Brooklyn New York. His parings are a waffle with maple syrup, mole pollo and chocolate cake. Josh brings screwball peanut butter whiskey. He brings beef teriyaki, chocolate fudge and a Carmel covered rice crispy treat. Josh and Dad enjoy these two whiskeys with their pairings. Screwball is extremely popular. Kings chocolate whiskey has a high bitter cacao taste. if you like a high cacao chocolate bar this is the whiskey for you! ...
Oct 20, 2022•53 min•Ep. 120
Dad brings Dale's Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Brewing, Lyons Colorado to drink. Dad's pairings are Scotch eggs, Beer Potato Cheese soup and Beef pot pies. Josh brings Long Pool Pale Ale from Point Remove Brewing in Morrilton, Arkansas to drink. His pairings are sweet potato fries, peperoni pizza and a cheddar burger with onion straws. Dad and Josh have a great time enjoying these pale ales and the food pairings.
Oct 13, 2022•53 min•Ep. 119
Ah! The temperature is dropping its time to think about what wines work for this season. Wine writer Seth Barlow joins Josh for this episode. Seth brings the Waits-Mast Mariah Vineyard 2014 Pinot Noir. With this he pairs, truffle deviled eggs, bacon wrapped dates, lomo, coppa, and duck ham. Josh pours the silver label monastrell (mouvedere) from Juan Gil. His pairings are, birria tacos with cheese and without cheese, and humbolt fog. They have a wonderful time with the wines and the fall time....
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 118
Josh is once again joined by Jords, Will and Bryan to talk about their favorite sippers. Josh choses sour mash bourbon and pours the Belle Meade Bourbon and pairs pork belly barbacoa tacos and black bottom creme brûlée. Jords shares Chairmans Reserve Spiced rum and has lamb crostini and salted chocolate oatmeal cookies. Will brings interesting pairing of St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram and jerk chicken, defiantly give this one a try. Brian rounds out the tasting with some Rock Town Bourbon cream and...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 117
While Dad is off traveling Josh invited some friends for an Oktoberfest party. He invites friends Jords, Will, Bryan, and Denise. Will brings the Oktoberfest from Great Raft Brewing, deviled eggs, brats, and apple strudel. Denise brings Aynger's oktoberfest with some pretzels with German mustard and cheese sauce. Jords shares Left Hand Brewing's Oktoberfest with cheddar brats and Dubliner cheddar with Irish Stout. Josh opens Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest with rosemary steak. They have a great time ...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 116
For Dad's Washington wine he brings the Horse Heaven Hills AVA wine. For his snacks he Brings the Philly cheese Steak sandwich from Brood and Barley. Dad couldn't decide which cheese would go best so he brought two; Humboldt Fog and Steelton. He also brought apples and Carmel dipping sauce. Josh brought the Velvet Devil Merlot for his wine. For his snacks he brought Toulouse sausage with caramelized onions., duck prosciutto, bresaola air dried beef, and an oatmeal and cranberry cookie. They have...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 115
For Marie's Big Birthday she planed a Bourbon Trail Adventure for her friends and family. She scheduled Mint Julep tours to safely take us all to three of the bourbon Distilleries. Her family and friends traveled from all over the US to stay in Louisville KY. Mint Julep tours took us to Bulleit Distillery, Buffalo Trace and Castle & Keys. In this special podcast Dos and Don't are discussed along with special thoughts about things to not miss. Special thanks to Jamie and Nicole two of Marie's...
Sep 08, 2022•44 min•Ep. 114
In preparation of our trip to the Kentucky Bourbon trail Josh and Dad do Bottled in Bond Bourbons. Dad brings the Evan Williams Bottled in Bond Bourbon. His snacks are his famous ribs, rare steak and grilled Salmon. Josh brings the Kirkland Bottled in Bond Bourbon. Josh brings a homemade cheese steak sandwich, homemade potato Gnocchi with Marana sauce, and molasse cookies. Josh and Dad have a great time talking about these high ABV bourbons. They explain the 1897 law and talk about their upcomin...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 113
Dad brings the Rogue Honey Kolsch (Style) beer. His parings are Ahi Tuna Taco, Tamales and Black beans and Rice. Josh has the Gaffel Kolsch from Cologne Germany. His sides are the same wild boar sausage as last week, coppa, Genoa salami, brie cheese and Comte cheese. Josh and John have a great time trying these new beers to the podcast. They were the same style but very different. Josh's beer was the official Kolsch since it is from Cologne, Germany. The Rogue Kolsch style beer is a very good cr...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 112
In this German wine week episode Dad does Pinot Meunier, a red wine. His snacks are Wiener Schnitzel with potato salad and, Rouladen with red cabbage. Josh does Thomas Smith Estate Bottled Riesling. His snacks are Asian style BBQ sous vide pork Belly, Jalapeno pepper cheddar cheese wild boar sausage and strawberry palmiers. Josh and Dad have a great time sipping these German wines with their snacks. JOSH AND JOHN THANKED ALL LISTENERS SO THAT ACQUIRED TASTINGS PODCAST COULD ACHIEVE 10,000 DOWNLO...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 111
While Dad is unavailable, Josh asks Jordan to join him on the show again. The soccer weekend was too packed with fun to allow for a podcast. Jordan broke into her box and pulled out Blanton's and a bottle of Caribou Crossing to sip on and do a one on one comparison. They bring a huge board of meats and cheeses to munch on from their EPL Soccer week-end as they sip. Both have tried Blanton's a number of times but Caribou is new to Jordan's liquor cabinet. They discuss the similarities and the dif...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 110
While dad is off Jordan joins Josh for pilsner beers. They drink the Bitburger pilsner and the Tiny Bomb from Wiseacre brewing. Their snacks include cheddar cheese with caramelized onions, gyro lamb with goat cheese, mini chicken tacos. Jordan also has grilled artichokes and two different types of olives. They have a great time drinking these beers and having some great food.
Aug 04, 2022•51 min•Ep. 109
Cheers! Acquired Tastings Second Birthday episode! Dad brings Chateauneuf-du-Pape as his Birthday wine. His pairings are Simple Salmon Gorgonzola blue cheese, Lamb ragu with pappardelle egg noodles. Dad also brought a Strawberry Birthday cake in celebration of Acquired Tastings! Josh brought Chateau Belles-Graves as his wine. For Josh's sides he has Bellaventano cheese, cheese brats with sautéed onions, and steak frets. Josh and John have a great celebration! Thanks to The Beervengers, Becky Tat...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 108
Josh is back in the house! Josh and Dad enjoy the Wimbledon and the US open tennis signature cocktails. Josh brought his version of the Honey Deuce (without the honeydew melon balls) and called it the Love Deuce! Instead of using Grey Goose Vodka, Josh premiers Delta Dirt Distillery Sweet Blend Vodka. It is a Black owned sweet potato vodka with deep roots from Helena Arkansas. Dad brings the Pimm's Cup; the Wimbledon signature cocktail. He has a good friend that turned him on to the Pimm's Cup. ...
Jul 21, 2022•50 min•Ep. 107
While Josh is still on assignment David Timberlake joins Dad for Cordial tastings. Dad brings Frangelico for his Cordial. For his snacks he brings Maytag blue cheese, gorgonzola blue cheese and chocolate chunk pecan cookies. David brought Licor 43 Cuareneta tree liqueur and Becherovka liqueur from the Chez Republic. David brought a fantastic charcuterie board from the Pantry Restaurant! To name just a few of the items on the charcuterie board there was bratwurst, Hungarian sausage, pate', goat c...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 106
