Our bourbon hunters have tracked down the rare and elusive Crown Royal Peach whisky! Was it worth the wait? Was it worth the money? Is it really that great with iced tea? Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Along with the Peach, they review the Zino Nicaragua cigar. Fingers Malloy has the News of the Week, including the latest assault from the Food and Drug Administration on the cigar industry (Acid lovers, beware!) Reverse s...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 14 min
May is here and with that, the return of warmer weather. It was over 80 degrees and Tony had the urge to order a beer. So, the guys reviewed the Big Wave Golden Ale from the Kona Brewing Company. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Along with the golden ale, they review the Camacho Ecuador cigar. Fingers Malloy has the News of the Week, including information on a bill being considered by Congress to raise premium cigar taxes ...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min
The Kentucky Derby is upon us, and having a drink is as important as wearing a super-big hat. But if the Mint Julep isn't your speed, you might want to check out the most dangerous drink one can have this spring/summer: The Woodford Spire wih Woodford Reserve bourbon. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Along with the bourbon-inspired drink, they review a cool offering from Privada Cigar Club - 'Vince' - from Blackbird Cigar....
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 14 min
The Wall Street Journal sent people into a panic when they ran a story saying a ketchup shortage may be coming. But, as the people at Red Gold told us directly: Remain Calm! There Is No Ketchup Shortage In America! Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! They double up their drink reviews, checking out Kalamazoo Stout along with the classic-for-a-reason Maker's Mark. The cigar was a well-contrustructed CLE 25th Anniversary. Worth the money? That's the question Tony and Fingers asked...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Michael Jordan's love of cigars is legendary. Now, it's tequila. So Fingers and Tony were "forced" to try three different tequilas from his new brand, Cincoro. Can they convince you to try it? Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! The guys aren't tequila drinkers, but Jordan and a host of NBA team owners came together to make a new brand that is poised to make a huge splash in the market. Fingers has the News of the Week, including a 17-game season for the NFL, Nerf is paying $10K...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Some cigars are unicorns. Not just rare, but beyond rare. That's the case with the tobaccos compiled at Chateau De La Fuente for the Opus X Forbidden cigar. Why something so rare, and so expensive? Because Fingers and Tony were heading out on some well deserved vacations, so they figured, why not? Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! Along with the Opus X, they go outside bourbon to review Nickel and Nickel State Ranch 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon. Again...vacation. (Tony found this w...
Apr 04, 2021•1 hr 14 min
No one ever said that you can't try new things when you make bourbon. One of those things is Bardstown Bourbon's Discovery Series #2. It's Eat! Drink! Smoke! , with Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy . Paired with Bardstown Bourbon is the Diamond Crown #6 Figurado, which is a very full mild cigar. Yes, full and mild. Could this be your new breakfast smoke? Fingers Malloy has the News of the Week, including how Taco Bell hot sauces are being sold on Ebay...and for big money! Miller Lite makes candles t...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Yes, we review bourbon. But we also review scotch. And, thankfully, we review rye whiskey. And the Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Straight Rye hits the spot! Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! Paired with Russell's Reserve Rye is the once-a-year favorite, the Avo Improvisation LE 2021 cigar. In a Covid world, fast food restaurants are expanding their dollar menus. Is that what the consumer really wants? The guys try fried duck wings with spicy, German mustard...not that you ev...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Getting ready for St. Patrick's Day, but very few cities are celebrating due to Covid-19. That doesn't mean you can't kick back with a fine Tullamore Dew 12-year Irish Whisky and eat a Blarney Stone! Yes. Eat it! Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! Paired with Tullamore Dew is the Four Kicks Capa Especial from Crowned Heads. Tony has found a recipt to help your St. Patrick's Day sweet tooth - Grandma Mottle's Blarney Stones! It's pound cake, peanuts and more goodness. Fingers ha...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 14 min
There is no way that sugar and cheese are more addictive than heroin, is there? That's the subject of a study that is just freaky. Not freaky? The Avo XO Maestoso cigar. Eat! Drink! Smoke! - with Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy - reviews cigars and bourbon while digging in on food and food stories. The 7" cigar was paired with Michter's Small Batch Bourbon According to Jim Cramer of CNBC, travel could see a huge uptick in 2021. According to Tony and Fingers, airline tickets are already moving highe...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 13 min
The show traveled to Orlando this week. It was a business trip, but when in Orlando...in February...you should have a little fun as well. And so there it was, poolside, that Tony and Fingers enjoyed the Padron 1964 Maduro cigar. Eat! Drink! Smoke! - with Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy - reviews cigars and bourbon while digging in on food and food stories. Paired with the Padron was Knob Creek Small Batch bourbon. 38% of Americans would give up sex in order to travel again. We're not so sure that's...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Wheated bourbon continues to grow in popularity (thanks, Pappy!) Luckily, the people at Old Elk - via MPG - have put together something in your budget, and hopefully in your liquor cabinet. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! Along with the Old Elk Wheated Bourbon (which took Tony by storm!) they review the Asylum Medulla Oblongata cigar. The fast food fish sandwich has expanded from McDonalds to, well, everyone. Clearly, helping Americans through Lent is big business. Fingers h...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 14 min
There is more than just bourbon that should be in your liquor cabinet. And there's more than just bourbon that we review. This week, for the first time ever, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy review Monkey Shoulder. Yes, they recommend it for your liquor cabinet. In this latest episode of Eat! Drink! Smoke! , Tony and Fingers pair the blended malt scotch with the Eiroa triple maduro cigar. Whistle Pig rye has created a partnership with fellow Vermonters Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Sure, it's a bit shi...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Want to drink the Eagle Rare Double Eagle? You can, if you have an extra $2,000. But it might just be worth it! Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! This week, it's a review of Sazerac Rye whiskey and the God of Fire Serie B Diamades cigar....which is actually a perfecto....or maybe not. The Top Cigars of 2020 from Cigar Aficionado is a very solid list, and there are quite a few you should have in your humidor. Fingers has the News of the Week, including the early return of the S...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 14 min
The people at Barrell Bourbon do fascinating work. Even if their take on bourbon isn't for you, you'll apprecaite that they have a take. Want proof? Check out Armida from Barrell Craft Spirits. It's Eat! Drink! Smoke! , your weekly cigar and bourbon review show with Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy . Smoking this week is the Perdomo 10th Anniversary Maduro churchill cigar. How has Tony never heard of Rotel dip? Is it the perfect "Big Game" food? Alabama thinks so, but what about your state? Fingers ...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 14 min
It's not Kit Kat Whiskey, but rather whiskey-infused Kit Kats. And that's the difference between a gimmick, and a candy bar we despeartely want to try! Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! This week it's a review of the Jefferson's Ocean Cask Strength blended bourbon and the Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon cigar. Not a gimmick? The incredible annual Valentine's Day festivities at White Castle. This year, they are trading in white linen service for car hops. Fingers has the News...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 14 min
A review of scotch? As promised, Eat! Drink! Smoke! will be covering more than bourbon in 2021. But was this the scotch to kick off the year with? Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! It's a review of the Game of Thrones Six Kingdoms Mortlach 15-year Scotch (that's a mouthful of a name!) They paired it with an Espinosa Thai Tea cigar that comes via the Privada Cigar Club...and impressed them both! Fingers has the News of the Week, including how Girl Scouts will be offering up Thi...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Most people know Bruce Buffer as the announcer for MMA fights across the globe. Few people know that he has his own bourbon, a blend of 4-, 5- and 6-year old barrels. It's called Puncher's Chance, and you might want to give it one. Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! To go with Puncher's Chance, it's a review of the Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel Aged Gordo cigar. Yes, a gordo. In this case, 6" x 60 ring gauge. Yes, it's big. But once we adjusted our draw, it was a pleasant surprise. Fingers Malloy ha...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 14 min
The start of the New Year means a look back at all the cigars smoked and all the bourbon enjoyed. Here are the Top Three Cigars and Bourbons from Tony and Fingers on Eat! Drink! Smoke! For Fingers Malloy : "It's all about taste....at the right price." Bourbon - (3) Redneck Riviera blended whiskey, (2) 1792 Small Batch bourbon and (1) Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof Cigar - (3) Camacho Triple Maduro, (2) Avo #2 Maduro and (1) Mil Dias Sublime For Tony Katz : "I didn't even look at price....
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Christmas is in the history books, and now it's time for you to relax...considering all the hard work you've done for this holiday season, and throughout 2020 in general. We agree, and that's why we are reviewing the $200 a bottle Angel's Envy Cask Strength bourbon. Tony Katz hosts the ever growing Eat! Drink! Smoke! radio show and podcast, now available on over 60 stations across the country, as well as Apple podcasts, Amazon Music and right here on Fireside! It was a review of full luxury. Joi...
Dec 27, 2020•1 hr 14 min
For the second time, Tony and Fingers got the chance to sit down with Luciano of Ace Prime to discuss the future of cigars, the success of the Mil Dias, the collaboration with Crowned Heads and the newest line - the MXS Adrian Gonzalez. Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! A review of the MXS, and a review of Rowan's Creek bourbon, which offers great flavor and a very solid price point. Fingers Malloy has News of the Week, including a 104 year-old doctor who may have fathered hundreds of children ...
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Some peoplee refuse to try certain bourbons based on their name. They think it's low end, or cheap, or simply bad...but they have never tried it. Don't let other people's views keep you from trying things! Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! This week, it's a review of Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage bourbon. Pairing with it, a first time cigar for Tony and Fingers Malloy - the Pichardo Reserva Familiar San Andreas. Fingers has the News of the Week, including the growing number of restaurant ...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Too many people think of Jack Daniels as an after thought. Those people are just wrong, and the 130.7 and 132.5 proof Jack Daniels Single Barrel, Barrel Proof whiskeys we taste test will prove it. Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! A review of Jack Daniels, along with a review of the very surprising Davidoff Year of the Ox cigar (which, after hearing the podcast, you'll be maybe surprised to find that it's in Tony's humidor right now!) Also, a very joyful review of McDonald's McRib sandwich, whi...
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Kahlua and vanilla ice cream in a punch bowl. Not just any drink, but favorite holiday drink of co-host Fingers Malloy's mother - affectionately named, "Mother Malloy's Holiday Hooch!" And, yes, it's a good as you think. Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! Taste the greatness of the Hooch, paired with the My Father CT robusto cigar, and you have the perfect holiday and post-holiday enjoyments! Fingers Malloy has the News of the Week, including soaring sales for cigars across the nation. The CDC w...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 14 min
The world of bourbon is filled with great stories; how bourbon got made and by whom. The connections that make up the collective history of America. One of those stories is that of Nathan Nearest, who taught Jack Daniels how to make whiskey. Nathan Nearest is the reason for Uncle Nearest Whiskey, and you should be drinking it. Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! A review of Uncle Nearest 1856 whiskey and the Paul Stulac Reserva cigar. With Thanksgiving around the corner, Tony and co-host Fingers ...
Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 14 min
What's the point of putting plant based meat on your pizza? If you want sausage pizza, just order it that way. Right? Right?? Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! It's a review of the JW Kelly Single Barrel bourbon and the God of Fire 2017 Anniversario cigar. More and more plant-based meat is coming towards America. But is America in it for the long term? Fingers Malloy has the News of the Week. A Tik Tok video shows someone trying to make steak in a 2-slice bread toaster. Nevermind the fire hazar...
Nov 14, 2020•1 hr 13 min
It might be out of their normal price range, but the St. Cloud Kentucky Bourbon 7-year was so suprisingly good that both Tony and Fingers are bringing it to their liquor cabinets. The question, of course, is why? Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! Along with the St. Cloud, they paired the Diamond Crown Maximus Bellicoso #10. Not a small smoke, but beautifully constructed and full of worthy tobacco. Fingers Malloy has News of the Week, including how coronavirus shutdowns in the UK are costing pub...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 13 min
So, what happened to Fingers Malloy? Did he get his car from CarMax in Tucson? Or did he fly home empty handed? Here's a hint - there's a lot a praise for the car dealer and a very happy Fingers Malloy. Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! , now heard nationwide on radio stations across the country. Today, it's a review of the Four Roses Small Batch Select bourbon and the Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour cigar. Also, it's a celebration! The final weekend before Election Day, and maybe all ...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 14 min
It's rare that Tony has to start the show without Fingers, but that's what happened when Fingers' car broke down. But would you fly 1,000 miles to buy a new car? The answer for Fingers was yes. And here's the story of what happened.... Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! It's a review of Busker Triple Cask Irish whisky and the Camacho Triple Maduro cigar. This week, we threw in a medium-rare filet mignon with a side potato croquette. Fingers Malloy has the News of the Week, which, honestly, was h...
Oct 25, 2020•1 hr 14 min
We assembled four different pumpkin cheesecakes, and asked baker Cindy Hawkins of Circle City Sweets to explain to us what's good, and what you should look for. Tony Katz hosts Eat! Drink! Smoke! . We took pumpkin cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory and the famous four pound cheesecake from Sam's Club and put them up against Cindy's own creation with a pecan shortbread cookie crust and a keto bourbon pecan pumpkin cheesecake. What's the verdict? It's all over the board! They also review Baker's 7...
Oct 18, 2020•1 hr 13 min
