Well, it’s been another half a year with COVID, but hey at least Winter is finally over, and we’ve got one last thing to talk about. Ok, SEVERAL last things. So, please join us for a look back as we revisit the past 6 months, give some shout-outs, recap all the Episodes and Sho(r)ts, and generally just try not to brag too much . Last Things: We’re taking a break from all the drinking and mayhem (riiiiiight) • Shout-outs: Gabe is a national treasure • Steve from Tampa Bay sent us whiskey! • Chris...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Whiskeys: Col. E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • George Dickel Bottled-in-Bond Tennessee Whiskey • Knob Creek Rye • Corsair Dark Malted Rye • Journeyman Last Feather Rye • WhistlePig Piggyback Rye • Glenmorangie 10 Year Single Malt Scotch • The Sexton Irish Whiskey • Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey • Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch • Nikka Coffey Grain Japanese Whiskey • Amrut Indian Single Malt Whiske...
Mar 25, 2021•33 min
Whiskeys: Col. E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • George Dickel Bottled-in-Bond Tennessee Whiskey • Knob Creek Rye • Corsair Dark Malted Rye • Journeyman Last Feather Rye • WhistlePig Piggyback Rye • Glenmorangie 10 Year Single Malt Scotch • The Sexton Irish Whiskey • Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey • Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch • Nikka Coffey Grain Japanese Whiskey • Amrut Indian Single Malt Whiske...
Mar 18, 2021•44 min
Whiskeys: Glenmorangie 10 Year Single Malt Scotch • The Sexton Irish Whiskey • Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey • Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch • Nikka Coffey Grain Japanese Whiskey • Amrut Indian Single Malt Whiskey • Crown Royal XO Cognac Finish • Brenne French Single Malt Whiskey Madness: Gabe takes over for Anders who may or may not be on a secret cocktail-related mission to Mars • Scott likes what Scots like • Banana Nut Muffin is apparently a tasting note now • Gabe provides (funny then ...
Mar 11, 2021•54 min
Whiskeys: Col. E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • George Dickel Bottled-in-Bond Tennessee Whiskey • Knob Creek Rye • Corsair Dark Malted Rye • Journeyman Last Feather Rye • WhistlePig Piggyback Rye • Bulleit Rye • Garrison Brothers Madness: Anders hopes Ed and Scott disagree cuz he's thirsty • The Heaven Hill owners are in the stands! • Buttered Italian bread is apparently a tasting note now • Super Bowl...
Mar 04, 2021•54 min
Tune in for a quick run down of the 4 major categories in next month's premiere blind-tasting whiskey bracket tournament, in which 16 whiskeys from 7 countries will battle to see who makes it to The Final Pour! Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fight Back by Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYDP_8UTAus | License: https://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons...
Feb 25, 2021•4 min
Last Spring, on our Blanton's QuickTaste Sho(r)t, we told you about all the Blanton's expressions sold in Japan that aren't available anywhere else. (See https://whiskeytangent.podbean.com/e/whiskey-short-blantons-quicktaste%e2%84%a2/ ). But by a stroke of luck, a lounge-mate of ours ended up getting his hands on 4 of them and generously offered to taste them all on air with us. He also claims to have a sex dungeon, so I think we're going to adopt him....
Feb 18, 2021•14 min
Whiskeys: Old Forester 1897 Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon • Old Forester 100 Bourbon • Early Times • Woodford Reserve • J.T.S. Brown Bourbon • Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey • Old Forester Birthday Bourbon • Old Forester 1870 Original Batch Bourbon • Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whiskey • Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon • Four Roses Yellow Label Bourbon • Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon • Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon Tangents: Anders joins us on a ...
Feb 11, 2021•48 min
Piggybacking on our just completed Whiskumentary on souring, here we try the newest expression from Blood Oath, which is a sourced blend of three Bourbons finished in ex-Cognac barrels for a truly unique taste experience. Then we tangent into the crazy history of what blood oaths actually are. So, go ahead and slice your hand open with a sword, drip some blood into your whiskey, and press play to get into all the deliciously gory details. Legal Disclosures: By taking the above actions, you'll be...
Feb 04, 2021•16 min
Whiskeys: Angel’s Envy Rye • Big Ass Bourbon • Big Bottom Bourbon • Bulleit Rye • Coney Island Carlo Bourbon • Henderson Rye • Pritchard’s Rye • Rebel Yell Rye • Sagamore Spirit Rye • Sagamore Spirit Rye Double Oaked • Sagamore Spirit Rye Cognac Finished • Tin Cup Whiskey • W.H. Harrison Rye • WhistlePig Old World Rye • Willet Rye • Smooth Ambler Old Scout Bourbon • Smooth Ambler Contradiction Bourbon • W.R. Wheater Barrel #3 • High West Double Rye! • High West Midwinter Night’s Dram • L.H. Sand...
Jan 21, 2021•50 min
Whiskeys: Redemption Barrel Strength High-Rye Bourbon • Bullet Rye • Redemption Rye • Barrell • Jefferson • High West • Belle Meade • Hirsch • Calumet • James E. Pepper • Cyrus Noble • Seagram’s 7 • Templeton Rye • Widow Jane Bourbon • Bulleit Bourbon • W.R. Wheater • Four Roses • George Remus Bourbon • George Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon • Remus Volstead Reserve Bourbon Topics: MGP’s Mission Statement • We’ve been loving MGP since Episode #1 • What MGP is and does • “Distilled in Indiana” = Dis...
Jan 14, 2021•39 min
Whiskeys: Woodford Reserve • Hillrock • Crown Royal • High West • Templeton • Belle Meade • Bulleit Rye • Angel’s Envy Rye • Old Overholt • J.W. Dant • Yellowstone • James E. Pepper • Old Crow • Ancient Age • Jim Beam • Early Times • Henry McKenna • Wild Turkey • Pappy Van Winkle • Willet • George Dickel • Heaven Hill • Four Roses • I.W. Harper • Mellow Yellow Corn Whiskey • Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond • Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bold Topics: What the hell is sourcing anyway? • The types of sourc...
Jan 07, 2021•31 min
Join us as we taste a whiskey Christmas gift that actually tastes like Christmas—one that Forbes magazine voted their 2020 whiskey of the year. Plus! Scott tells the little-known tale of the “West Point Egg Nog Riot" and then Ed puts a whiskey spin on a classic Christmas Eve poem. Also, on a serious note, we’d like to extend a special thanks to everyone who listened to us in 2020, learning and laughing along the way, as we all did our best to make it through this terrible year together. And gues...
Dec 24, 2020•21 min
Round 1: Maple Old Fashioned – Bulleit Rye, maple syrup, bitters, cinnamon sugar rim, cinnamon stick garnish Round 2: Bourbon Alexander – Eagle Rare Bourbon, Crème de Cacao, half-and-half, nutmeg Round 2B: Bourbon Alexander à La Mode – Eagle Rare Bourbon, Crème de Cacao, Schwan’s vanilla ice cream, nutmeg Round 3: Wassail – Elijah Craig Bourbon, spiced apple cider, cranberry juice, ginger, lemon, vanilla extract, cinnamon sticks Tangents: Sue and Shavonne join us for some holiday cocktails! • It...
Dec 17, 2020•51 min
Gabe joins us for our third journey through the wonderful world of infinity bottles. Not only do we taste our third Bourbon/Rye expression, we also go through Gabe's 2nd Bourbon/Rye attempt, as well as his first Irish Whiskey mix! Also, there are so many crickets in this one, we're gonna need an exterminator. Or maybe we could just stop singing so much? Nahhhhh. Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link...
Dec 10, 2020•25 min
Beers: Round 1 - Dragon's Milk White Bourbon Barrel Aged American Stout (6%) • Round 2 - Innis & Gunn “The Original” Scotch Barrel Aged Golden Ale (6.6%) • Round 3 - Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Aged Strong Ale (8.2%) • Round 4 - Some People Are Immune to Good Advice Maple Bourbon Barrel Aged American Imperial Stout (10.7%) • Round 5 - Old Rasputin XXII Bourbon Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout (11.3%) • Round 6 - KBS Highly Acclaimed Espresso American Imperial Stout (12%) • Round 7 - Call Me Ol...
Dec 03, 2020•59 min
So, we've been very lucky to receive a bunch of free bottles of whiskey from various distilleries looking to market their product. And we've been happy to comply, with the caveat that if we hate it, we're going to say so. And, honestly? So far, they've all been various degrees of great. This time, though, a listener sent us a bottle from a local distiller with which he has no affiliation. He just likes the stuff. So... did we like it, too? Well, you're just going to have to listen to find that o...
Nov 26, 2020•15 min
Coming just once a year, the Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye is an uptick expression of the regular Sazerac Rye that's expensive and hard to get. We got a small swallow of it for free because we have nice friends. But whatever way you end up wrapping your hands around one, everyone loves a Handy. Amiright? ;-) Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fig Leaf Rag by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://cre...
Nov 19, 2020•18 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Round 1: Cooper & Thief Bourbon Barrel Red Blend 2017 • Barrelhouse Bourbon Barrel Red Blend 2018 Round 2: Ménage à Trois Bourbon Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 • Robert Mondavi Private Selection Bourbon Barrel Chardonnay 2018 Round 3: 1924 Scotch Barrel Chardonnay 2018 • Robert Mondavi Private Selection Rye Barrel Red Blend 2018 Tangents: “The Ladies” are back! Chelbi, Drea, and Nari • The History of Whiskey-Barreled Wines • Barrelhouse tastes like regret • The Ladies are too fast at the Qu...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 6
Join us as we taste the somewhat controversial reissuing of a very old brand from Heaven Hill, one of the most prolific distillers out there. So, does it taste like Heaven or Hill? Hah! See what I did there?! I'll see myself out. Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Nov 05, 2020•13 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Whiskeys: George Dickel 8 Tennessee Whiskey • George Dickel 12 Tennessee Whiskey • George Dickel 11 Year Bottled-in-Bond Tennessee Whiskey • Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Tennessee Whiskey • Knob Creek • Woodford Reserve • Buffalo Trace • Bulleit Bourbon • Heaven Hill • Bulleit 10 Year Bourbon • Basil Hayden’s • Uncle Nearest 1856 • Uncle Nearest 1820 Cask Strength • George Dickel 13 Year Bottled-in-Bond • Corsair Dark Rye American Rye Malt • Corsair Triple Smoke American Single Malt • Woodford...
Oct 22, 2020•51 min•Season 4Ep. 4
When it comes to whiskey, there's a lot of folklore, misconceptions, misleading information, and just so many hard-to-recall details that it's easy to get things wrong. And maybe you have that one friend who thinks he knows everything about whiskey but you don't know enough to correct him. (Or maybe that friend is you.) Well, we're here to help. In just 18 minutes, we'll turn you into a bona fide Bourbon expert, so you can lord your newly minted whiskey knowledge all over that misinformed blowha...
Oct 15, 2020•19 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Whiskeys: Barrell Private Release AH10 Ruby Port • Barrell Private Release AH08 Malmsey Madeira • Barrell Private Release AH02 Tokaji • Barrell Private Release AH05 Sicilian Amaro • Barrell Dovetail • Barrel Bourbon Batch 004 • James E. Pepper 1776 Bourbon • Elijah Craig • Woodford Reserve • Knob Creek • Barrel Bourbon Batch 005 Tangents: Our buddy Jeff joins us again! • How Jeff got Barrell to send us some whiskey • The recent history and non-traditional concept of Barrell • Wait they have HOW ...
Oct 08, 2020•43 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Ed bought Scott some Weller for his birthday, and Ed's super salty about what he paid for it. In fact, he's not only salty about how expensive and rare Weller is, but also about how expensive and rare ALL the spirits from Buffalo Trace seem to be nowadays—everything from Pappy to Blanton's to Eagle Rare. And, well, he's not wrong. The secondary market may not be killing whiskey, but it sure is frustrating if you like a particular brand, can't find it in your area, and are forced to pay an outrag...
Oct 01, 2020•16 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Well, the slow-motion disaster that was Summer 2020 is finally over, but we’ve still got one thing to say. Ok, SEVERAL last things. So, won’t you join us for a look back as we revisit the past 6 months, give some shout-outs, recap all the Epsiodes and Sho(r)ts, and try really really hard not to talk about the apocalypse. Last Things: Everything sucks and we all know it, but we’re gonna focus on the good • We have a Whiskey Safety Deposit Box of Love at the Local Lounge • Shout-outs: Marty and Ra...
Sep 24, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Join us and a couple of friends as we taste the latest release from Beam Suntory, their first new brand in almost 30 years. (That's not a typo!) It's a blended bourbon, yes, but with an interesting twist. It's all the same famous Kentucky mashbill spirit, but a portion of it was finished in ex-wine barrels and another portion was finished in ex-sherry barrels, after which it was all blended together with some good ol' Japanese know-how. Plus, we were lucky enough to score an interview with Senio...
Sep 17, 2020•25 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Round 1: Original Manhattan – Bulleit Rye, Cocchi Tornio Italian sweet vermouth, simple syrup, Angostura bitters, atomizer spray of absinthe, served in a coupe glass Round 2: Original Mint Julep – Smith & Ross Jamaican Rum, mint simple syrup, Angostura bitters, served in a silver cup with Sonic pebble ice and a sprig of mint Round 2B: Traditional Mint Julep – Buffalo Trace Bourbon, mint simple syrup, Angostura bitters, served in a silver cup with Sonic pebble ice and a sprig of mint Round 3:...
Sep 10, 2020•37 min•Season 3Ep. 18
So if you've been listening for awhile, you know that Ed is 0-3 in Quiskeys. He lost once to Anders and twice to Gabe. But now he has a chance to get his revenge on both of them at the same time in our first threeway! Wait, no, that came out wrong. It's our first threeway competition, featuring... New questions! New buzz-in system! New scoring penalties! New sound effects! And a new winner? Well, there's just one way to find out! (Um, by clicking "Play" if that wasn't already clear. Oh sure fine...
Sep 03, 2020•19 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Whiskeys: Basil Hayden’s • Knob Creek • Booker’s • Baker’s Small Batch • Baker’s Single Barrel • Old Ezra No. 7 • Little Book Chapter 3 Tangents: Baker’s is like the lesser known members of The Supremes and Destiny’s Child • Baker Beam’s Backstory • Baker’s Small Batch Tasting • How small does a small batch have to be? • Why Baker’s changed from Small Batch to Single Barrel • Baker’s Single Barrel Tasting • Baker’s v. Baker’s blind tasting (as in a Whiskey Madness 2020 bracket) • Scott’s weekend...
Aug 20, 2020•37 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Take one venerable Scotch company, add two talented whiskey blenders, give them five completely different tasting bourbons, and what do you get? Well, you get another fine expression in the continuing trend of blending American whiskeys, something once considered to be just about the worst thing you can do. But, really, that's because "a blend" used to be just a cover for truly terrible whiskey. Today, we use Fireball for that. #sorrynotsorry Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | ...
Aug 13, 2020•11 min•Season 3Ep. 15
