Last Things: Season 8 is in the history books, and yet we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a look back at the past six months and a glimpse forward at Season 9. • Shout outs: Our usual guest hosts • New guest hosts Paula and Alleah • Listener Roland Park Joe • Interviewees Chris Davies ( Global Whiskey Challenge ), Nico Martini ( Grayson Texas Whiskey ), Seth Benhaim ( Broken Barrel ), Craig Spurrier ( Star Trek Spirits ), and Brian Van Flandern (...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/49YUa9n Whiskeys: Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI Bourbon • Smoke Wagon Malted Rye • Old Line American Single Malt Madness: Anders and Hologram Gabe are back for the finals! • MGP is the only mega-distillery left in the tournament • Why doesn’t the giant state of California have more whiskey? • Anders has broken so many ties • Apparently “gas station tres leches” is a tasting note now • What if Italy were run by elves? • Ed’s ...
Mar 24, 2023•28 min
Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/49YUa9n Whiskeys: Journeyman Not a King Whiskey • Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI Bourbon • Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon • Old Ezra Rye • Smoke Wagon Malted Rye • Nulu Single Barrel Bourbon • Old Line American Single Malt Madness: Anders returns for his first madness episode in 2 years! • Gabe couldn’t make it this round, so we made a hologram • Anders noses whiskey like a Geisha • Fans are storming the arena for the ...
Mar 17, 2023•42 min
Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/49YUa9n Whiskeys: Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI Bourbon • Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon • Old Tub Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • First Call Cask Strength Bourbon • Old Ezra Rye • Smoke Wagon Malted Rye • Koval Single Barrel Bourbon • Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut Bourbon Madness: Gabe puts a whiskey into the tournament • Ed puts an “R” in Koval (again) • Blue Note puts water in their bottle to “make weight” • Ah, there's nothing like making Scotthattans at 1:30 ...
Mar 10, 2023•48 min
Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/49YUa9n Whiskeys: Sazerac Rye • Maker’s Mark Bourbon • Journeyman Not a King Whiskey • Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey • Alberta Premium Cask Strength Canadian Rye • Nulu Single Barrel Bourbon • Breuckelen’s 77 Single Barrel Malted Wheat Whiskey • Old Line American Single Malt Madness: Gabe’s back to referee our whiskey bracket nonsense! • The bracket seedings (Maker’s Mark is furious) • Ed shades Scott over nosing and dropping in water (and even his damn bir...
Mar 03, 2023•55 min
And we're back again with the most wonderful time of year: Our answer to college basketball's March Madness bracket tournament! In this preview we reveal 1) how we're organizing the brackets this year, 2) how many new whiskeys we're featuring, 3) which 16 different distilleries were chosen by "the selection committee," and 4) how excited Ed's nipples are about this year's lineup. Whiskey Madness: Come for the new whiskeys, Stay for the old jokes!
Feb 27, 2023•8 min
Here’s a cool story: 1) We mention an interesting new sci-fi branded whiskey on one of our News episodes; 2) The creator of the whiskey (who's already a listener!) hears us talk about it; 3) He offers to send us a bottle; and 4) We say yes (of course). So, join us as we go where no podcast has gone before—to taste and explore this truly unique, incredibly nerdy, not-to-mention BLUE whiskey. (Oh, and we've even got a discount code for you! See below!) Romulan Rye Discount: Use whiskeytangent10 to...
Feb 24, 2023•32 min
New News: Kentucky Bourbon Trail tops 2 million visitors • Woodford Reserve promotes new master distiller • Worldwide whiskey market set to grow 75% over next decade • Conor McGregor channels Steve Jobs for Proper 12 Irish Apple release • Elon Musk drinks whiskey and sings Johnny Cash • Skincare products made from Scotch • North Carolina distillery plans to send whiskey to space • 170-year-old shipwreck containing whiskey may surface soon • Oregon liquor officials accused of hoarding rare Bourbo...
Feb 17, 2023•27 min•Season 8Ep. 31
The Whiskey Chicks are back and helping us decipher a pair of unusual, recently released, MGP-sourced, high-proof, just-barely-rye rye whiskeys. Along the way, we’ll argue about furniture polish, discuss the dangers of using too much cinnamon oil, and discover that one of us is an actual piney. Click play to find out who! NEAT Glass Sponsor: Use whiskeytan to get 10% off at https://theneatglass.com Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom...
Feb 10, 2023•21 min
Whiskeys: Journeyman Featherbone Bourbon • Journeyman Not a King Rye • Journeyman Silver Cross Four-Grain Whiskey Tangents: New guests Paula and Alleah join us for a unique whiskey journey(man)! • Scott’s the only one not on The Local Lounge’s 100 Whiskeys list • Apparently, “envelope paste” is a tasting note now • Journeyman and Three Oaks history • Mercurochrome Tangent • Alternative misogynistic names for Journeyman's whiskeys • Alleah casts shade on the podcast • Anybody get any peanu(t)s on...
Feb 03, 2023•54 min
New News: Buffalo Trace Fills 8,000,000th Barrel • American Single Malt Pioneer Steve McCarthy Dies • Nebraska Distiller Will Turn Your Corn Into Whiskey • Sazerac Sued Over Misleading Fireball Labels • Tequila Beats Whiskey?! • Irish Whiskey Exports Top $1 Billion • Scientists Resurrect 200-Year-Old Whiskey Strain • Matthew McConaughey Splits with Wild Turkey • Our Boss Hogg vertical whiskey tasting! New Whiskeys: Booker’s 2022-04 “Pinkie’s Batch” • Dingle Single Malt • Dread River Master Serie...
Jan 27, 2023•32 min•Ep. 30
Whiskeys: Adirondack High Rye Bourbon • Barrell Dovetail • Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut • Minor Case Sherry Cask Rye • Old Ezra 7 Year Bourbon • Penelope Barrel Proof • Sazerac Rye • Stellum Serpens Rye • Larceny Barrel Proof B522 • Topics: Gabe joins us as the first in-studio Whiskumentary guest ever! • Recap of Part 2 • If you don’t swallow, can you properly judge the finish? • Contest winners we hated • Scott makes an impossible educated guess • The OCHO Awards! • #hotflower • We are the cracke...
Jan 20, 2023•50 min
Whiskeys: Broken Barrel • Grayson Texas Whiskey • Bulleit Rye • Willet Family Estate Rye • Pikesville Rye • Stranahan’s Blue Peak Solera Single Malt • Henry McKenna • Pappy Van Winkle • Barrell Craft Spirits • Kavalan • Blue Note Juke Joint • Redwood Empire Lost Monarch • Journeyman Corsets, Whips & Whiskey • Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye Topics: Recap of Part 1 • The Judgement of Paris: A competition gone awry • Ed calls The Smithsonian stupid • A competition creator, a distiller, and ...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Whiskeys: Pappy Van Winkle • Barrell Bourbon • Henry McKenna 10 Year • Random Belligerence Rye • Bitterness Bourbon • Bulleit Bourbon • Larceny Barrel Proof • Blue Note Juke Joint • Baker’s Single Barrel • Knob Creek 12 • Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut Topics: A synopsis of Parts 1, 2, and 3 • The San Francisco World Spirits Competition (which ruined a lot of good whiskey for Ed) • The SIP Awards • We’re NEAT Glass militants • The International Whiskey Competition • The New York International Spirit...
Jan 06, 2023•56 min
Once again Sue and Shavonne join us for our year-ending Christmas whiskey tasting tradition. And as usual, things get inappropriate fast. Then even more so after going through a list of the strangest yuletide traditions from around the globe. But if there’s anything we’ve learned over the past 4 years, it’s how to embrace the weird in the world and make it even worse. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/ch...
Dec 23, 2022•35 min
New News: Jack Daniel’s v. Dog Toys at the Supreme Court • Uncle Nearest passes $100 million in sales • Conor McGregor gets sued • Alex Jones is releasing a whiskey • Ohio distillery livestreams inside barrels • Scottish plumber finds Victorian-era message in a bottle • Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 of 2022! New Whiskeys: 2XO Bourbon "The Phoenix Blend" • Angel’s Envy Cask Strength 2022 • A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Batch #2 • Barrell Craft Spirits New Year 2023 Bourbon • George Dickel 17 Year Bour...
Dec 16, 2022•34 min
It's a pretty familiar story by now: Someone discovers an old Pre-Prohibition brand, decides to revive it with some deep-pocketed friends, sources some youthful mediocre whiskey, proofs it under 90, and then jacks up the price to $80. BUT. This J.W. Kelly might be different, especially given the fact that their prices are actually pretty reasonable. So, what other surprises does this new-but-old-but-not-really whiskey brand hold for us? Press play and find out! Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of...
Dec 09, 2022•21 min
Round 1: The Fatigue – Tennessee Whiskey, Luxardo Maraschino cherry liqueur, Peychaud’s bitters Round 2: The Teenage Riot – Rittenhouse Rye, Cynar, Dolin dry vermouth, Lustau Amontillado dry sherry, orange bitters Round 3: The Burned Popcorn – Buffalo Trace Bourbon, El Dorado 15 Year Rum, demerara syrup, Angostura bitters, orange bitters Bonus Round: The Burned Bridge – Buffalo Trace Bourbon, more El Dorado 15 Rum, less demerara syrup, more Angostura bitters, orange bitters, with an ignited rins...
Dec 02, 2022•54 min
New News: Jack Daniel’s lied to us about their Single Malt! • Two recent American craft distillery purchases (we were outbid) • Putin smuggles whiskey • A new literal gold standard for testing a whiskey’s age • Beam Suntory’s peat restoration project • Our whiskey-tasting field trip to Manhattan! • A trio of tragicomic tales of intoxication • Whiskey-loving Navy vet turns 100 New Whiskeys: Old Forester Barrel Strength Single Barrel Distiller Select • Basil Hayden 10-Year • Basil Hayden Red Wine ...
Nov 18, 2022•40 min
Whiskeys: Jack Daniel’s 10 Year • Knob Creek 15 Year Bourbon • Knob Creek 18 Year Bourbon • George Remus Reserve Series V • The Justice 16 Year Bourbon • Peerless Double Oaked Bourbon • George Dickel x Leopold Bros Rye • Bond & Lillard Bourbon Batch No. 2 • Nulu Toasted Small Batch Bourbon • Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Bourbon 2017 • Stagg Jr. Bourbon Batch 15 • Kings County Single Barrel • Hirsch 6 Year Single Barrel Bourbon • Dry Fly Triticale Bourbon • Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Vault: So...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Whiskeys (sorta): Jameson’s Orange • Crown Royal Apple • Hayes Parker Reserve Cherry Bourbon • Red Stag Black Cherry • Howler Head Banana Bourbon • Starlight Blackberry • Crown Royal Vanilla • Ensign Red Birthday Cake • Ellington Reserve Root Beer • Cask & Crew Walnut Toffee • Fireball Cinnamon • Ellington Reserve Ginger • Ballotin’s Peanut Butter Chocolate • Kurvball Barbecue Tangents: The Ladies stood us up, so instead Gabe and Jeff join us for our foray into possibly terrible liquor! • Ed...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 5 min
New News: Jack Daniels’ American Single Malt release date • Jameson’s first Single Pot Still whiskey in decades • Pappy Van Winkle is back! • Possible Bacardi takeover of Teeling’s? • Two Louisville liquor stores get in trouble for libelous labels • Macallan’s new line of James Bond-inspired whiskies • Connor MacGregor’s hiring a whiskey hype man • Increased risk for dementia in alcohol abstainers • World’s oldest whiskey sold at auction • The U.S. Navy’s “Fat Leonard” bribery scandal New Whiske...
Oct 21, 2022•44 min
Step 1: Get a tiny barrel. Step 2: Pour in rum and wait. Step 3: Pour out rum, pour in rye, and wait. Step 4: Pour out rye and taste. Does it taste like Angel’s Envy Rye? Does it taste any good at all? And did we just waste two perfectly good bottles of alcohol? Click play and find out! Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Oct 14, 2022•16 min
Whiskeys: Balcones Texas Rye • Balcones “1” Texas Single Malt • Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whiskey • Balcones True Blue Single Barrel Corn Whiskey Tangents: The Mayor joins us for the imbibing of a bevy of boisterous Texas whiskeys! • Ed gets the Dallas Cowboys shade out of the way early • So, what IS a Texas Whiskey? • The truly wild Balcones backstory • Ed files a disclaimer about Shavonne reading the descriptions • Apparently, "bare feet” is a tasting note now • Gabe contacts Ed about trying to ...
Oct 07, 2022•53 min
So, Season 7 has finally come to an end, and yet we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a look back at the past six months and a look forward at Season 8. Last Things: Ed starts things off with a drink! (Of course) • Shout-outs: Our regular guest hosts • Brian from Afghanistan • Interviewee Greg Snyder, Chicken Cock Master Distiller • Listener Stats: Our thousand-download day • 25,000 downloads total! • Did a bunch of JD employees listen to our podca...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 11 min
With so much whiskey coming out every week, it’s hard to know what’s good and what isn’t when you’re staring at that Wall O’ Whiskey in the liquor store. But then one of those unfamiliar whiskeys wins an award, disappears from shelves, and you’re left wondering what the hype was all about. Well, we were able to secure such an award winner, but is it worth your time and money? What’s this Clyde May distillery all about? And was Clyde May even a real person? Hit play and find out! Music Credits: F...
Sep 22, 2022•15 min
New News: It’s Bourbon Heritage Month! • Aww dammit, the Queen died • Buffalo Trace increases production by 50% • Major shake-ups at Maker’s Mark and Brown-Forman • Glenlivet’s “space-side” barley • Macallan’s stunning horizontal whiskey bottle • Brown-Forman invests millions… in Scotch? • Maryland liquor store offers up the most expensive Japanese whiskey ever produced • Puzzling acquittals in a college hazing case • Heroin smuggler is caught by a whiskey receipt • British woman credits whiskey...
Sep 15, 2022•32 min
Each March, we pit 16 whiskeys against each other in a bracket tournament to determine the best whiskey according to our dubious palates. Then every summer, we invite a few more to compete in an exhibition round. This past March, Larceny Barrel Proof won it all. And because they put out three expressions every year, we thought we’d taste them against each other to answer the question: Can you just get any version and be happy, or is one really that much better than the others? Tune in to hear th...
Sep 08, 2022•17 min
Whiskeys: Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey • Kinsey Wheat Whiskey • Journeyman’s Corsets, Whips, and Whiskey • Breuckelen’s 77 Malted Straight Wheat Whiskey Tangents: Nobody joins us for a deep dive into the woefully neglected wheat whiskey category! • So, why hasn’t a major distillery been able to make good wheat whiskey in 100 years?! • Hi-C and Everclear • The Whiskey Tangent Wheat Whiskey is already #1 in the world • Scott goes hard at Ed’s friend Danny • Wheat whiskey is wei...
Sep 01, 2022•51 min•Ep. 29
New News: American Single Malts are almost official • The original Old Overholt gets an age statement • Twisted Tea launches a flavored whiskey • High West pledges $1 million to the environment • Proper 12 lied (kinda) about their Conor McGregor origin story • Assassin’s Creed takes a stab at the whiskey biz • A drunk woman in Florida (of course) drives a golf cart onto a highway New Whiskeys: Barrell Gray Label Dovetail • Breckenridge Broncos Bourbon Blends • Brush Creek Railroad Rye Boxcar #1 ...
Aug 18, 2022•32 min
