This week, Tony and Fingers reveal their bourbons of the year for 2022. Well, they may not all be bourbon. You see, the guys went over everything the reviewed in 2022 and came up with their top three of the year. They reviewed bourbons, ryes, beer, other canned beverages and more bourbon. From that list of reviews, both Tony and Fingers picked their best of the year. Let them know what would be on your list over at EatDrinkSmokeShow.com . Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! reco...
Dec 26, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Asylum Insidious Cigar and The Poet American Oatmeal Stout from New Holland Brewing Company. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Topics this week include; The mother of all Christmas candy reviews. People using an alarm clock may be ‘chronically tired’: Will TikTok soon be banned? Gen Zers are returning home for holidays — on their parents’ dime... All that and much more in episode 216...
Dec 19, 2022•55 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Arturo Fuente Hemingway Untold Story Cigar and Backbone Old Bones Single Barrel 17-Year Rye Whiskey. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Topics this week include: Tipflation becomes more widespread. Tony isn't a fan. 10 unusual fast-food menu items you could order 20 years ago. Oxford's word of the year for 2022. Don't even think about retiring until you have these 3 things fully paid ...
Dec 12, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Aladino Cameroon Gordo Cigar and Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish Kentucky Straight Bourbon. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Topics this week include: America’s most hated Christmas candies. An orange cat was found in a zipped checked bag at a NYC airport. A Life-saving gift to a Jim Beam distiller leads to rare Kentucky bourbon sweepstakes. Dairy Queen unwraps joy-filled Blizzard...
Dec 05, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the StillWell Star Cigar by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and Jack Daniel’s No. 27 Gold Maple Wood Finish Tennessee Whiskey. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Topics this week include: All we want for Christmas is ... Spam Figgy Pudding? What are some guilty pleasure holiday foods? Jay Leno reveals burns from a fire, released from the hospital. 5 Foods To Always Keep on Hand in Case You ...
Nov 28, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Sencillo Black Pirámide Largo 54 Cigar and Rossville Union Straight Rye Barrel Proof Whiskey. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Bonus review -- Eggo Nog Appalachian Sippin’ Cream. Topics this week include: CNN won't let anchors get drunk on its New Year's Eve show anymore. Singles can snuggle a giant emotional support bear. How to Choose the Right Turkey to Eat on Thanksgiving, 6 in ...
Nov 21, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Maria Lucia Cigar and Widow Jane Decadence Maple Syrup Barrel Finish Bourbon. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Topics this week include: Where can you shop on Thanksgiving Day? What are your essential side dishes for Thanksgiving? TSA agents find a gun smuggled inside a raw chicken. Black Friday deals you don't want to miss. Listener questions! All that and much more in episode 211 ...
Nov 14, 2022•55 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the 7-20-4 Toro Cigar and Fable & Folly Whiskey. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Jeff Ernst and Shawn Miller of PKGD Group joined Tony to talk about the explosion in tequila’s popularity, and how liquor distributors convince people to put their products on store shelves. Topics this week include: Starbucks holiday drinks are back -- a peek at new holiday cups, menu. Is it too early...
Nov 07, 2022•55 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed The West Tampa Tobacco Co. White Toro Cigar And Woodford Reserve Bourbon. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Tony and Woodford Reserve Assistant Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall sat down to talk about how Woodford handled COVID-19, and how the pandemic changed the bourbon industry. Elizabeth also shared some news about the future of Woodford Reserve. Before the conversation ended, they d...
Oct 31, 2022•56 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Brick House Bricktoberfest Cigar and Calumet Farm 16-Year-Old Bourbon Whiskey. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Topics this week include: Cigar prices are going up! The best couples Halloween costumes 2022. Tony's trip tp NYC for the Marconi Awards. Amazon's Prime Video will stream the first-ever NFL game on Black Friday next year. Toilets are expensive in San Francisco. All that an...
Oct 24, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the All Saints St. Francis Cigar and Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea Voyage 26 Double Barrel Rye. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Final Third Cigar in Ingalls, IN. Final Third Cigar and Whiskey Lounge hosted an All Saints Cigar event. Micky Pegg of All Saints joined the guys to talk about how he launched All Saints, and what goes into creating a cigar blend. Rob Boyland of Final Third Cigar and Whiskey Lounge described what...
Oct 17, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the La Flor Dominicana Suave Cigar and Blue Run High Rye Bourbon. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Famer and Master Bourbon Taster Peggy Noe Stevens dropped by for an in-depth conversation about bourbon and brand-building. Peggy also shared her picks for distilleries that are "getting it right" in 2022. You don't want to miss this conversation with a bourbon ind...
Oct 10, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Cavalier Genève Inner Circle Cigar and Barrell Vantage. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Kendrick Woolstenhulme and Brandon Oveson of Apostate Cigars dropped by to talk about their cigars, their brand and what it's like to launch a cigar company in Utah. Other topics this week include; Richard Payton of Blend Bar Cigar explains cigar plume. Stock market losses have wiped out $9 tril...
Oct 03, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Warfighter Victory Cigar and Ezra Brooks Cask Strength Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Topics this week include; People are cooking chicken in NyQuil. Pumpkin spice products you need to buy right now. 8 looming grocery shortages that could affect the rest of the year. Prime versus choice meat. More brisket talk! All that and much more in epi...
Sep 26, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Veritas Three Blends Cigar and Booker’s 2022-01 “Ronnie’s Batch” Straight Bourbon. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Plus, they threw in a bonus review -- the all-new Hostess Ding Dong Bouncers. Topics this week include; What is quiet quitting? Is it new? Is it a thing? What is work from home back? Is it new? Is it a thing? Millions of Americans are already behind on their utility bi...
Sep 19, 2022•55 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Micallef A Cigar and Four Gate's The Bluegrass Trilogy III Bourbon. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. "KAP" Purnell and "JT" White of C.L.O.U.T. Cigars joined EDS at the Boutique Cigar Association Show to talk about how cigars unify people. They also shared their story and the challenges they faced starting their own cigar brand. Other topics this week include; Experts break down how...
Sep 12, 2022•55 min
Last week, Eat! Drink! Smoke! released its 200th episode. Okay, that's not really a birthday, But with 200 shows in the can, the guys wanted to celebrate. So, they invited some friends (and an audience) to share a special bottle of bourbon. This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed Old Forester 2021 Birthday Bourbon and the Davidoff Dominicana 2014 Cigar. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded in front of a live audience at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. On the secondary ...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the Diamond Crown Black Diamond Cigar by J.C. Newman and Bardstown Bourbon Founders KBS Stout Finish. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. While at the Boutique Cigar Association Smoke on the Creek Cigar Show in Martinsville, Indiana, EDS had an opportunity to talk to Dr. Gaby Kafie of Kafie 1901 Cigars & Coffee. Dr. Kafie talked about his company, the growth of the Boutique Cigar Assoc...
Aug 29, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed the La Galera Year of the Ox (Limited Edition) Cigar and Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live this week at Smoker's Choice in Brownsburg, IN. La Galera held an event at Smoker's Choice, and EDS took that opportunity to sample some of their sticks. They also talked to Greg Kissenger of Republic National Distributing Company, who poured them some Four Roses Small Batch Select. Greg talked abou...
Aug 22, 2022•55 min
This week, Tony and Fingers reviewed Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. They paired it with the La Flor Dominicana Reserva Especial Figurado cigar. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Tony just celebrated his birthday. As a gift, one of his friends gave him a bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. That's a good friend. This bourbon retails f...
Aug 15, 2022•55 min
This week, Tony and Fingers review the Stolen Throne 3 Kingdoms Cigar and Sagamore Rum Cask Finish Rye Whiskey. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Plus, there is a bonus review of... Brach's Tailgate Candy Corn. It's candy corn that tastes like hamburgers and hot dogs. Other topics this week include: American snacks that are banned in other countries. A 5 million dollar lighter. The 29 best-selling albums of all time. Many v...
Aug 08, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers review the Pi Synesthesia Cigar and Legent Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Tony interviewed Jon Huber Of Crowned Heads at the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show in Las Vegas. Other topics this week include: What are the best snacks for a road trip? Are mask mandates coming back? How will interest rate hikes impact the economy? There was a major recall you ne...
Aug 01, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers review the Blanco Liga Exclusiva de Familia Maduro Cigar and Yellowstone Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Tony interviewed David Blanco of Blanco Cigar Company. You don't want to miss this conversation. Other topics this week include: KFC fans have the opportunity to buy some prime memorbilia. Indiana had two high profile stories in the news. Police are ...
Jul 25, 2022•55 min
This week, Tony and Fingers review the Epic Maduro Cigar and the Taxman Brewing Company Coffee Vanilla Qualified Quadrupel Ale. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. The boys are back from Vegas, and Tony brought back a mean cold. He muscled through being sick for Eat! Drink! Smoke! Nation, but he couldn't enjoy a cigar or a drink. Fingers picked up the slack. Topics this week include: Tony's interview with Michael Herklots of ...
Jul 18, 2022•56 min
This week, Tony and Fingers review the Arturo Fuente Opus X Perfecxion #5 and Four Roses Single Barrel bourbon. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Topics this week include; Joshua Habursky of the Premium Cigar Association stopped by to talk about a federal court ruling which was a big win for the premium cigar industry over the FDA. Joey Chestnut is an American badass. The lies we have been told about beer. A new business tr...
Jul 11, 2022•54 min
This week, Tony and Fingers review the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Brûlée cigar and Frey Ranch Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Topics this week include: The Supreme Court decisions that everyone in the cigar lounge is talking about. The movement to ban smoking in Vegas casinos. Is the US economy heading for a recession? Independence Day grilling talk. All that and much more on episode...
Jul 04, 2022•55 min
This week, Tony and Fingers review the La Flor Dominicana 1994 Mambo cigar and Amador Double Barrel Rye Whiskey Port Finish. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Topics this week include; Carson Daly says sleep divorce is the best thing that has happened to his marriage. What is it? If you're married, do you do this? Good cigar industy news from J.C. Newman and Davidoff. What are the worst sides at your favorite steakhouse? Ve...
Jun 27, 2022•56 min
This week, Tony and Fingers review the Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration cigar and Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon French Oak Cask Finish. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Topics this week include; What are the most popular beers and snacks of 2022? The answers may surprise you. Information on a new recall of Target pajamas. Big-box retailers are stuck with too much inventory, which may be good news for consumers. Reti...
Jun 20, 2022•55 min
This week, Tony and Fingers review The Original SYN Cigar and Minor Case Straight Rye Whiskey. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Some of the topics discussed this week include; What should you buy dad for Father's Day? What should you not buy dad for Father's Day? Tony and Fingers offer cigar and bourbon suggestions that will make dad happy! The demand for new mortgages is falling. What does that mean for the economy? Tony ...
Jun 13, 2022•56 min
This week, Tony and Fingers review the Cuesta Rey Centenario cigar by J.C. Newman and Joseph Magnus Murray Hill Club Bourbon Whiskey. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy host Eat! Drink! Smoke! recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar in Indianapolis, IN. Some of the topics discussed this week: Depression era foods that are making a comeback. The last Howard Johnson's restaurant has closed. Tony is stunned by the national love for Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza. Fingers goes off on neighbors who plant cottonwood tr...
Jun 06, 2022•55 min
