
Whiskey Tangent
Comedy
Whiskey wit and wisdom from two guys who like to put it in their mouths and talk about it
Location:
United States
Genres:
Comedy
Description:
Whiskey wit and wisdom from two guys who like to put it in their mouths and talk about it
Twitter:
@whiskeytangent
Language:
English
Contact:
6093302857
Email:
whiskeytangent@gmail.com
Episodes
Whiskey News! May 2023 | Local Man Drinks Cheese Whiskey, Drives Into a Brick Wall, Poops Gold
5/19/2023
New News: MGP basically buys back their own barrels • Campari invests in a new Wild Turkey new distillery • The whiskey brand Americans order the most • Science says how much water is too much water • The new whiskey-like spirit made of cheese byproduct • The North American Whiskey and Bourbon Competition is now taking entries • The San Francisco World Spirits Competition and ASCOT Awards have announced their medal winners • Highschoolers get caught with Fireball • Drunk 84-year-old man beats his wife and assaults police • The brick wall in South Carolina that keeps getting hit by cars
New Whiskeys: Balcones Texas Blue Corn Wine Finished Cask Strength Bourbon • Barrell Rye Private Release Series • Blood Oath Pact No. 9 • Buffalo Trace Experimental Peated Bourbon • Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B523 Bourbon • Jefferson’s Marian McLain Bourbon • Knob Creek 7 Year Rye • Maker's Mark BEP Wood Finished Bourbon • New Riff Yellow Leaming and Blue Clarage Bourbons • Old Elk Cigar Cut Bourbon • Penelope Rio Bourbon • Redwood Empire Cask Strength Batch 2 • Stranahan’s Mountain Angel American Single Malt
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:43:57
Whiskey Sho(r)t – Whiskey Madness Invitational 2023 | Tournament of Drampions!
5/12/2023
Each summer season we invite a few whiskeys that connect back to the preceding season’s March Madness-style competition to compete in a double-blind tasting. This year, we’ve invited back the four winners from each of our four previous Whiskey Madness tournaments: Bulleit Rye, Corsair Dark Rye, Larceny Barrel Proof C921, and Old Line Cask Strength American Single Malt. Who will emerge victorious as the ultimate Drampion? Tune in and find out!
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Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fight Back courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic
Duration:00:21:35
Episode #63: Corn Whiskey v. Light Whiskey - Bourbon Evolution 2 | It Tastes Like Envy
5/5/2023
Whiskeys: Stillhouse Corn Whiskey • Mellow Corn Bottled-in-Bond Corn Whiskey • Cat’s Eye Obtainium Light Whiskey
Tangents: Jeff and Gabe join us on our tastier second Bourbon Evolution episode! • What is Corn Whiskey? • Remember pre-marriage smashing? • Nobody wants to take blame for the Stillhouse • Apparently “removing a splinter” is a smelling note now • Science is like magic, but real • It’s not a good licorice • How Did Charred Barrels Become a Thing? • Nobody wants whiskey that tastes like pig penis • Jeff gives us some good oral • It’s very urine • Plantains are Mexican bananas • #dirtyflamencodancer • What is a Light Whiskey? • Come on, who’s not catching Ed? • Apparently “Werther’s in a glass” is a tasting note now • Introducing the “Cornhattan” (to make up for last episode’s atrocious “Moonhattan”)
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Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • River Valley Breakdown by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4295-river-valley-breakdown | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Bama Country by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3417-bama-country | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Duration:00:45:54
Whiskey Sho(r)t – Hirsch Cognac Finished Cask Strength Bourbon QuickTaste
4/21/2023
So, here we have yet another new brand that was named after yet another an old brand that was named after yet another pre-Prohibition-era dude who got into the whiskey business. But this time the price is extra pricey, the history is extra history-y, and even the coganc finish is extra cognac-y. But is the taste extra tasty? Smash play to find out!
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Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fig Leaf Rag (Distressed) by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3749-fig-leaf-rag-distressed | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Duration:00:19:05
Episode #62: Moonshine v. White Dog - Bourbon Evolution 1 | These Glasses Are Filled With Regret
4/14/2023
Whiskeys (sorta): Tim Smith’s Climax Moonshine • Buffalo Trace Mash #1 White Dog • Ole Smoky Apple Pie Moonshine
Tangents: Shavonne and Sue join us on our first Bourbon Evolution episode! • Everyone interrupts the History of Moonshine • The Jersey mob was at the Whiskey Rebellion • Lincoln's on the penny for a reason • Sue is cricket sized • So many Climax jokes • Ed might've had to do some things to get the White Dog • Shout out to IPA Jay and his friend Coons • The Jersey Dinosaur Rye • What Buffalo Trace makes with the White Dog • #bigandboldytingles • What "XXX" means on a whiskey jug • WatermelOWN • Ole Smoky Moonshine is like a buffet in a jar • Anyone get shrimp? • Popcorn Sutton: The Last Moonshiner • We’re gonna get K-K-Kanceled • Stop smelling the cocktails! • Apparently, “80s Avon mini-lipsticks” is a tasting note now • We owe Sue and Shavonne a better episode
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Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • River Valley Breakdown by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4295-river-valley-breakdown | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Bama Country by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3417-bama-country | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Duration:00:47:23
Whiskey News! March/April 2023 | Local Man Drinks Jack & Coke, Ingests Black Fungus, Goes Kayaking with the Spice Girls
4/7/2023
New News: MGP's stellar 5-year plan • Pernod Ricard gets Skrew’d • Four craft distilleries announce expansion/renovation plans • Steph Curry creates a Bourbon • Paralyzed Rutgers alumnus creates a Bourbon • Conor McGregor does something selfless for a change • Fungus halts Jack Daniel’s rickhouse construction • Mariah Carey wins liquor copyright dispute • Sazerac court battle could change whiskey forever
New Whiskeys: Powers Irish Rye • Ardbeg BizarreBBQ • Chicken Cock Double Oak Kentucky Whiskey • Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 20 Year Corn Whiskey • Jack Daniel's 10 Batch #2 • Jack Daniel's 12 Year Old Batch #1 • Jack & Coke Cans • Laws Whiskey House Bottled in Bond Four Grain Bourbon • Method and Madness Rye and Malt • Rebel 100 Rye • Writers’ Tears Cask Strength Irish Whiskey • Old Line Flagship 95 • Old Line Navy Strength 114 • Yellowstone Single Malt • Wolves Single Malt Lot 1 • WhistlePig’s The Beholden Single Malt
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:33:06
Last Call Winter 2023 + Star Trek Spirits Captain’s Table QuickTaste | Change Your Locks, We’re Coming Over
3/31/2023
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 (Star Trek Spirits) • Listener Stats: 30,000 downloads! • 4 new countries (for a total of 93)! • Season 8 Recap: The astonishing number of whiskeys we drank on the podcast • Apparently “bare feet” is a tasting note now • The crickets go on strike • Scott gets Ed in trouble with Shavonne • Add an extra “D” for all the extra “D” in the room • Jeff and Gabe both get dark on us • Doug gave us the best drinking night of our lives • #shammydavisjr • Ed starts off sweet but has a bitter finish • Scott wants you to play with your cock(tails) • Billy at Benash v. Bill Cosby • Funerals are parties for sad people • A handy for a Handy! • The “bine” drinking witch? • The 8 “J” intro • The alternative misogynist Journeyman names • How Ed met Alleah • It’s orange, no it’s lemon • An Ed Pun Run • Our best Madness tourney ever • QuickTaste: Captain’s Table Club 12 Year Cognac Finished Rye • Season 9 Preview: The Bourbon Evolution Trilogy • New Riff, Old Line, F.E.W., and/or Sagamore • Our 200th Podcast • It’s All Jeff’s Vault • Bonus Blackened x 2 Short • How to infuse your whiskey • Possibly a ScotchFest and a Wormhole • Thanks so much for listening, we love you all!
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Music Credits: Octoblues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4152-octoblues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi
Duration:01:01:58
Whiskey Madness 2023! The Final Pour | My Liver Shudders in Fear
3/24/2023
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 a cheap bitch and Scott’s had way too much to drink • The Bryan Cranston tangent is better than you think it is • #deepsweetness • The most delicious Final Pour ever!
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Music Credits: Fight Back and Retribution courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • On a Mission courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/on-a-mission-the-soular-system
Duration:00:28:28
Whiskey Madness 2023! Round 3 - Bracket Finals | It Only Gets Drunker from Here
3/17/2023
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 Remus/Four Roses match • Michael Jordan doesn’t give a damn • Scents, Senseis, Sansa, Sookie, and Sway • Anders’ Swedish rap name translates to “cocoa” • Ginger, Maryanne, or Jeanie? • #papipalpatine • So. Many. Ties. • Shavonne has a VIP pass • You can’t spell Slanders without Anders
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Music Credits: Fight Back, Manifest It, Immortal, What It Takes, and Free Me courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Shalash by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalash | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Duration:00:42:28
Whiskey Madness 2023! Round 2 - 100 & 110 Proof Brackets | Drink the Losers ‘til They’re Empty
3/10/2023
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 in the morning • IJW: The most mysterious distillery in America • Apparently “dairy case” and “velcro” are tasting notes now • Our first Exhibition Round! • No showering, Gabe! • Well, at least Old Tub’s bus is really nice • WTF is millet? • #pokemonporn • Apparently “sulfurous” is a tasting note now • Good heavens, Miss Sakamoto! • Deep knee bends… in a pickle patch?!
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Music Credits: Fight Back, Got This, The Show, Dangerous, and Party Like the '80s courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic
Duration:00:47:32
Whiskey Madness 2023! Round 1 - 90 & 120 Proof Brackets | Drink Me and Shut Up
3/3/2023
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 birthday present) • ED: When you can’t get it up • No Wheat Till… Brooklyn! • Hoo boy we were not prepared for the 120 Proof bracket • webuyanyballgags.com • Gabe’s been on every news episode (but always gets cut) • New sponsor: Fredrick’s of Hollywood! • Gabe gets a tad excited • Apparently, Cola ICEE is tasting note now • Scott becomes a pirate • What is this, vocabulary class?! • The band Rush wore kimonos and tight pants in the 70s • Apparently, Willy Wonka Chocolate River is a tasting note now
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Music Credits: Fight Back, My Way, Choose It, Fever Dream, and Retribution courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic
Duration:00:54:43
Special Preview - Whiskey Madness 2023!
2/27/2023
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!
Duration:00:07:38
Bonus Sho(r)t – Romulan Ale Rye QuickTaste + Star Trek Spirits Partner and Mixologist Interview!
2/24/2023
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!)
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Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Space Ambience by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5043-space-ambience | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Space Exploration by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/10077-space-exploration | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Duration:00:32:51
Whiskey News! February 2023 | Local Man Visits Pleasure Trail, Drinks 170-Year-Old Whiskey, Sits on a Pineapple
2/17/2023
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 Bourbon from the public
New Whiskeys: A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Bourbon Batch #2 • Bernheim Barrel Proof Wheat Whiskey • Broken Barrel x Los Angeles Distillery Collaboration Collection • Buchanan’s Pineapple Scotch • Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series Volume IV • Larceny Barrel Proof A123 • M&H Art & Craft Doppelbock Beer Cask • Michter’s Celebration Sour Mash 2022
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:27:14
Whiskey Sho(r)t – Smoke Wagon Malted v. Old Ezra 7 Barely Rye Ryes!
2/10/2023
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!
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Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom
Duration:00:21:05
Episode #61: Journeyman x 3 | Corsets, Wits, and Whiskey Chicks
2/3/2023
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 these? • Scott gets caught without his whiskey documents • Apparently “entitled pepper” is a tasting note now • The Whiskey Chicks whiskey origin stories • #fraughtwithjesus • Alleah definitely didn’t listen to our last few episodes (but Paula did!) • Ed gets recognized at the lounge • Whip it good • Are Scott and Ed wearing corsets? • Go Eagles!
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Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3763-five-card-shuffle | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Hammock Fight by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3847-hammock-fight | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Duration:00:54:08
Whiskey News! January 2023 | Local Man Drinks Fake Fireball, Travels to Thailand, Wins Boss Hogg
1/27/2023
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 Series • Kentucky Owl Batch #12 • Old Elk Infinity Blend Batch 2 • Old Forester 117 Series: Extra Extra Old • Rabbit Hole Raceking Founder’s Collection • Writers’ Tears Red Head
New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:31:53
Whiskumentary – Tasting Competitions | Part 3: The Finish
1/20/2023
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 crackers • Apparently, Estonians love their pickles • Ed was right at 8:32 PM on 1/14/22 • Doing lines of Nestle’s Quik cut with powdered milk • Sweet Caramelly Nose: Gabe’s Emo Dubstep Accordion Band • Tim Burton White Chocolate • Flight 2 was a failure (but also kind of a success?) • The winner of The OCHO! • Final thoughts: Competitions do have influence, do need to standardize their ratings, and do seem to try their best to be impartial
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Music Credits: Slow Burn by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Stay the Course by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5048-stay-the-course | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Victory by Alexander Nakarada | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4924-victory
Duration:00:50:17
Whiskumentary – Tasting Competitions | Part 2: The Palate
1/13/2023
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 a judge walk into a podcast • Are competitions biased? (Nah) • Do they fuel the secondary market? (For sure) • Are they just a marketing tool and/or a money grab? (Kinda) • Do competitions even matter? (Of course!) • Are there too many competitions? (Yes and no) • Tasting of Russel’s Reserve Rye, which won an *interesting* set of awards
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Music Credits: Slow Burn by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Duration:01:03:20
Whiskumentary – Tasting Competitions | Part 1: The Nose
1/6/2023
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 Spirits Competition • The John Barleycorn Awards • Ok, yes, it’s getting a little boring • The ASCOT Awards • Ed wins Best in Slow! • Interview with Christopher Davies, CEO of Wine Country Network and competition director launching the Global Whisky Challenge • Why two bottles? • How to placate the losers • Scott wins Triple Gold in Editing! • Why companies stopped giving out real medals • Blue Note Juke Joint and Uncut QuickTaste • Ed would totally drink muddy whiskey water • Sweet Cherry PIE!!!!!
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Music Credits: Slow Burn by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Octoblues by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4152-octoblues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Hillbilly Swing by Kevin McLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5705-hillbilly-swing | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Duration:00:55:46