Bitches & Bourbon

Originally recorded: 20230728 Length: 00:41:07 Should we have recorded two shows in one night? Probably not. But Ape and Reba double-booked themselves and we are nothing if not professionals. Did you keep a straight face on that last part? Neither did I when I typed it. At any rate, here’s your foray into Japanese whisky and shenanigans. You’re Welcome. Japanese Whisky with Chuck Johnson Purchase details: Location: Gift Date: ??? Cost: $$ Type: Japanese Whisky Links for this episode Tenjaku Hibiki Suntory Whisky 01:30 Ape is really trying to herd the cats…it doesn’t really work…not even with a paintball buzzer 02:50 Introducing Chuck Johnson and his fit 08:45 We move into Japan Whisky, and we start with the Tenjaku 11:00 We circle back to intros…and I edit out and move quickly (for you) back to Japanese Whisky – and why it is spelled without the “e” 14:00 We love on our servicemembers and their families – especially the kids 17:00 Big shout out to LCDR(RET) Theresa Rouse 20:30 Back to the whisky 28:00 Moving into the Hibiki Suntory Whisky 33:00 Japanese Whisky water, demand, and the new regulations 39:00 Ravi sees us out

Originally recorded: 20230903 Length: 55:43 We thought we hadn’t had this one before. A discovery of an empty bottle suggests we were wrong. So, in this episode, Ape and Reba give Balcones its due – and discover some pretty cool stuff about what it means to be “Texas Whisky.” Balcones Texas Pot Still Straight Bourbon Whisky Type: Texas Pot Still Straight Bourbon Whisky Distillery: Balcones Distillery Bottled in: Waco, TX Proof: 46% / 92 proof Age: 2 years Links for this episode Balcones Glenmorangie 01:00 Hurricane report, and moving the kids along 03:45 Introducing Balcones and shenanigans 15:30 Refocus and what “Certified Texas Whisky” means 21:00 American Single Malt and the new push for an addition to the code 27:20 Comparing the Balcones neat or on ice 28:50 Reba decides that the Glenmorangie 18 is a “might as well” idea, and Ape weeps 41:30 We always talk about how it tastes; now we talk about how it makes us feel 47:45 Love to Jimmy Buffet

Originally recorded: 20231220 Length: 02:12:48 Bonus Episode: The Drunk Guys and Cormac McCarthy The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast invited the Bitches over to join their discussion of Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses. Not only did an amazing discussion happen, but the guys were nice enough to handle all the editing duties. So, Ape decided to take the gift and send it out to you just the way they sent it to her – with a quick hello added in so she could feel somewhat useful. So, I suppose you can call this a bonus episode. I love that y’all hang out here, but you should really go check them out over there. Links for this episode The Drunk Guys Book Club

Originally recorded: 20230809 Length: 01:01:01 In a long overdue episode, Ape and Reba had the privilege of discussing Two Bitch Bourbon with founder and fellow dog lover Lauren Luby. We recorded this episode back in August, and Ape takes full responsibility for the delay in getting it out. However, we are pretty sure this brilliant conversation with Lauren is well worth the wait! Two Bitch Bourbon Purchase details: Location: Two Bitch Bourbon website Date: 7/24/2023 Cost: $84.99 / $59.99 Type: - Two Bitch Bourbon Small Batch with Bite: Bourbon - Two Bitch Bourbon Eureka Gold: Bourbon Distillery: in Indiana Bottled in: Las Vegas, NV Proof: - Small Batch: 50%, 100 proof - Eureka: 46%, 92 proof Age: 1 year Links for this episode Two Bitch Bourbon 00:01:00 Ape has an unexpected visitor to the Bitch Barn 00:02:00 Introducing Lauren Luby, founder of Two Bitch Bourbon 00:05:00 We start with the Eureka Gold and an explanation about the age statements 00:13:00 We move to the Small Batch with Bite with a discussion on blends 00:16:00 Lauren’s whiskey journey, and bourbon puppies 00:24:30 You know Ape had to ask Lauren about her experience with the word “bitch” 00:26:20 Tasting reactions in the wild 00:29:25 Whiskey in Nevada and profanity 00:36:45 Where Two Bitch Bourbon is going next (and a great story about the neat glasses) 00:41:20 Lauren’s background (we were not expecting what we got) 00:49:50 The Two Bitch bottle design 00:51:00 Lauren’s industry discoveries, a parsonage house, and a one-armed carpenter 00:59:00 What to look for

Originally recorded: 20231227 Length: 00:43:53 B&B Year Two Celebration - Happy New Year, Y'all We were supposed to do one thing but ended up doing another thing. We just poured wine on it, and it worked out. Here’s to celebrating the Bitches year two. Happy New Year, y’all! Links for this episode Naked Wines (an invite from Ape) Barefoot Wines BoozApp Chris Hemsworth’s Limitless The Fuck It! calendar The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck by Sarah Knight The Deepest Breath 01:00 So, this is a bit unexpected, but Happy New Year anyway! 02:00 Naked Wines get Ape love 04:00 Reba is a self-proclaimed “Basic Bitch” 05:00 Another round of “like what you like” 12:10 Clicking through the list of things we need to make note of 16:25 End of the Year brain weirds, Chris Hemsworth, Limitless, the Fuck It! Calendar, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, and The Deepest Breath (yes, I know I call it The Longest Breath – sorry) 37:10 Living life on your own terms 39:10 Reba and Ape’s favorite moments of 2023 40:30 Going into 2024

Originally recorded: 20230728 Length: 01:05:43 While Ape LOVES all her guests, this one has her really excited. We tried to keep it under and hour, but honestly, who couldn’t talk whiskey with Redwood Empire’s head distiller, Lauren Patz, all day? Redwood Empire Purchase details: Pipe Dream Lost Monarch Emerald Giant Type Bourbon Whiskey Blend Rye Location Jeff’s Beverage Jeff’s Beverage Jeff’s Beverage Date 4/29/23 4/29/23 4/29/23 Cost $37.99 $37.99 $37.99 Distillery In California, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee Undisclosed In California, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee Bottled Redwood Empire Distilling, Graton, CA Redwood Empire Distilling, Graton, CA Redwood Empire Distilling, Graton, CA Proof 90 (45%) 90 (45%) 90 (45%) Composition 75% Corn, 21% Raw Rye, 4% Malt Barley 60% Rye Whiskey, - 95% Rye, 5% malted Barley) 40% Bourbon Whiskey - 75% Corn, 21% raw Rye, 4% malted Barley 95% Rye, 5% Malt Barley Age Blend of 4 – 12 year barrels A blend of 4 – 12 year Bourbon & 3 – 5 year Rye Whiskey Blend of 3 – 5 year barrels BoozApp says Avg MSRP Fair Price Shelf Price $40.99 $49.17 $45.91 $41.99 $54.36 $52.89 $40.99 $50.32 $45.91 Links for this episode Redwood Empire 00:01:37 Introducing the Lauren Patz, head distiller of Redwood Distillery 00:05:35 Redwood Empire offerings 00:07:30 Starting with the Lost Monarch and working to champion the idea of the blend 00:12:20 Shout out to High West and Japanese Whisky 00:14:30 Back to the Lost Monarch and the proofing decisions 00:17:30 Shout out to gin (Hendrick’s in particular) 00:20:15 A bit about Lauren’s background and how we can live our best lives 00:30:05 Back to the Lost Monarch, and an overproof discussion 00:34:15 Expanding the palates, weird tastes, and guilty pleasures 00:45:40 The Bitch Barn is invaded, but he comes with gifts that send us on a pricing tangent 00:47:40 Getting back to palates, tastes, and pleasures 00:49:35 What would Lauren drink if she could only drink one thing? 00:53:45 Wrapping up and ranking the bottles 01:00:00 Why you never trash a barrel, and projects that have Lauren excited

Originally recorded: 20230725 Length: 00:45:33 Y’all. I don’t even know what to say…if you know, you know. Anyway, the best way to keep up with my completely erratic schedule, just subscribe to the show via your favorite podcast provider. So, here you go, the 5 Infinity Bottle episode with some podcast recaps. Infinity Bottle #5 and a B&B Recap Links for this episode The History of Swear Words Drunk History ShePodcasts Shut Your Five-Hole Basil Hayden's Red Wine Cask Booze App 0:56 When is the appropriate time to say “Good morning” 2:00 It’s our 47 episode and the end of summer (yes, I know it didn’t get released until November. Whatever. 4:00 The Crown and how Ape got to the Infinity Bottle and recap idea 5:40 Ape’s reflections and a run at a schedule 8:00 What we have on deck 9:10 We discuss the name and what we think about that and The History of Swear Words 12:10 Ape has an idea for her master's thesis – “So now I’m a Bitch” 15:15 Back to some things we have coming up 18:00 Thank you to Brian Judson - now you, too can be our guest 18:35 Basil Hayden's Red Wine Cask 21:30 What are we most excited about 28:00 The word “chick” takes Ape right back there 35:00 Ape must open the Basil Hayden’s 39:06 Ape’s interaction with a “Bourbon seller”

Originally recorded: 20230712 Length: 39:47 Yes, yes that is the “Eye of the Tiger” playing in the opening. Did we change our theme music? No. But we did have a huge technical malfunction that caused Ape to cuss more than even she would publish on air. It took the most iconic franchise of all time (I said what I said, fight me) to get my mind right…but, it worked. We give you “Take 2.” P.S. Yes. I am aware I missed the opportunity to do the whole “One Bourbon, one Scotch, one Beer” thing. I wish I could tell you that it was on purpose because that would be legitimate; it’s pretty low hanging fruit if we are all being honest. But alas, it was not on purpose and I would have plucked that pretty little mango right off it’s on the ground branch – I just didn’t think of it until I was in the editing process. You can’t win them all… Iron Smoke & Smokehead Purchase details: Iron Smoke Location: Gift Date: 7/1/2023 Cost: Type: Bourbon Distillery: Iron Smoke Distillery Bottled in: Fairport, NY Proof: (% ABV) 40 (Proof) 80 Composition: four grain with apple wood smoked wheat Age: 2 years Purchase details: Smokehead Location: ??? Date: ??? Cost: ??? Type: Scotch Distillery: Ian Macleod Distillers Bottled in: Broxburn, Scotland Proof: (% ABV) 43 (Proof) 86 Composition: single malt Age: NAS BoozApp says: Avg MSRP - $50.09 Fair Price - $54.11 Shelf Price - $56.11 Links for this episode Iron Smoke Smokehead 00:50 Yes, that’s Rocky 04:00 Alright, let’s get started with Ernest Hemingway and a vocabulary nugget 07:55 Reba eyes the Infinity Bottle as a better option than the “smoke sensitivity” experiment 11:25 I think this is one of my favorite ways to gift whiskey – Thanks Ray 12:50 Ape’s Dirty Banana 15:30 Iron Smoke and Smokehead and the smoke differences 18:50 Reba’s recapped thoughts 20:30 Iron Smoke on ice with Tommy Brunett & John Petrucci 23:25 American Whiskey profiles 25:40 The Bitches & Bourbon Infinity bottle 28:10 We do get back to the Iron Smoke 30:30 Our answer to “how do you taste whiskey better” 36:30 Iron Smoke in general and in the whiskey market

Originally recorded: 20230709 Length: 32:33 As we do from time to time, Ape and Reba venture into a drink that will not go into the Bitches & Bourbon Infinity bottle. Today, it’s vodka, IslandJon vodka, to be exact. This episode had a bunch of surprises including a surprise guest. IslandJon Vodka Purchase details: Location: Jeff’s Beverage Date: 10/22/2022 Cost: $19.99 Type: Vodka Distillery: IslandJon Distillery Bottled in: New Port Richey, FL Proof: (% ABV) 40 (Proof) 80 Links for this episode Jeff’s Beverage IslandJon Vodka 01:15 Silva and Kobi are back with us for our first vodka episode 05:15 How Ape found IslandJon Vodka 06:50 Against Ape’s better judgement, we try IslandJon neat 11:30 Ape really wants to get into her general vodka research…she doesn’t always get what she wants 12:55 We switch flavors and the results are the same 17:15 Kobi gets her own research on 19:50 The dangers of substituting IslandJon for White Claw (even though you really should) 20:45 We get a surprise call from Rashad from IslandJon and we get the inside scoop 27:06 Get all the IslandJon contact details 28:45 Kobi wants to start a whole IslandJon campaign for world domination 29:25 Silva gives a light drinker perspective 31:30 We end this episode so we can finish the bottles off air

Originally recorded: 20230707 Length: 26:11 As the Bitches are sometimes wont to do, this conversation goes all over the place for a really long time. But, in true host fashion, Ape has cut it up, cleaned it out, and condensed a raucous evening into 26 minutes of moderately useful and entertaining-to-us content. Penelope Part II Purchase details: Location: Jeff’s Beverage Date: 5/01/2023 Cost: Architect - $60 Rose Cask - $70 Type: Bourbon Distillery: In Lawrenceburg, IN Bottled in: Penelope Bourbon Bottling Company, Frankfort, KY Proof: Architect – 104 (52%) Rose Cask – 94 (47%) Composition: Undisclosed Age: 4 years BoozApp says: Avg MSRP - $60.00 / $64.99 Fair Price - $82.48 / $83.49 Shelf Price - $66.00 / $71.39 Links for this episode Books with Bitches & Bourbon Penelope Tonnellerie Radoux OakScan 01:30 Ape and Reba say hello and introduce the Books with Bitches & Bourbon Ladies 03:20 Quick recap of the first Penelope episode 05:00 Penelope Rose Cask finish 07:40 Ape ranks her Penelope’s and rails against other toasted offerings 11:35 The bookclub affect 14:05 Our decisions to put out episodes (even the ones that have in the ditch moments) 15:45 It’s kinda like Penelope 24:30 Penelope Architect and the Tonnellerie Radoux OakScan system

Originally recorded: 20230621 Length: 01:10:45 We feel like we have done this episode before because Penelope comes up so often in conversation. Finally, this whiskey gets its very own episode (along with conversations that, as usual, go sideways just a bit) 20230621 Penelope Flag Ship Purchase details: Location: Jeff’s Beverage Date: 6/16/2023 Cost: $35.99 Type: Bourbon Distillery: In Lawrenceburg, IN Bottled in: Penelope Bourbon Bottling Company, Frankfort, KY Proof: (% ABV) 40 (Proof) 80 Composition: Four grain - corn, rye, wheat, malted barley, blended from 3 mashbills Age: 26 months BoozApp says: Avg MSRP - $34.99 Fair Price - $52.63 Shelf Price - $38.91 Links for this episode Penelope Bourbon Pursuit Ironbound Cider 00:01:00 The weather makes us want to stay in bed 00:02:15 Introducing the Penelope Straight Bourbon Whiskey 00:05:00 There is some weird pricing going on, but not for us and we love the price point (and don’t mind my husband cutting grass) 00:10:00 We move to ice 00:11:00 Penelope sells to MGP 00:12:30 Love for Penelope’s transparency and their fun story 00:15:45 The story inspired April and reminded her how much she loves this podcast project 00:21:00 Penelope has a jalapeno bourbon?? 00:23:45 How do you pronounce “Tokaji,” and what do you think about the label? And my apologies for the days of my life that were taken off by the surprise thunder. 00:27:26 We decide to move on to the Tokaji as neither of us has tried this one yet 00:34:50 Ape tells of her recent trauma. God love Winnie the Pooh 00:40:30 How we curate the Infinity Bottle 00:41:30 Use of the words “juice” and “moist” 00:43:30 We actually do get to the bottle 00:49:50 Ape tries to explain why she loves the Architect bottle best 00:53:45 We have a disagreement on whether or not we have had the Rosé 00:55:30 Tokaji on ice 00:57:40 Some flavored whiskey drama that Jack Daniel did not ask to get invited to 01:01:50 But Jack Daniel did go to the Supreme Court – yes, that SCOTUS 00:01:08 Final thoughts

Originally recorded: 20230613 Length: 00:38:49 Ape and Reba go for the Hat Trick – three bourbons, all from Rabbit Hole. Rabbit Hole Hat Trick Purchase details: Location: Jeff’s Beverage Date: 5/1/2023 Cost: $65.99 / $59.99 / $79.99 Type: - Cavehill: 4 Grain Triple Malt Bourbon - Heigold: High Rye Double Malt Bourbon - Dareringer: Sherry Finished Bourbon Distillery: Rabbit Hole Distillery, Louisville, KY Bottled in: Rabbit Hole Distillery, Louisville, KY Proof: - Cavehill: 47.5%, 95 proof - Heigold: 47.5%, 95 proof - Dareringer: 46.5%, 93 proof Composition: - Cavehill: 70% corn, 10% malted wheat, 10% malted barley, 10% honey malted barley - Heigold: 70% corn, 25% malted rye, 5% malted barley - Dareringer: 65% corn, 25% wheat, 10% malted barley Age: +3 years Links for this episode Rabbit Hole Distillery Stuart Rau 01:00 Ape kicks it right off as there are three bottles to get to – first up, the Cavehill 05:40 The Bitches & Bourbon theme song shows up in the damnedest places 10:00 …and the placement inspires Ape in the weirdest way (and yes, I know we never get back to the Margaret Waterbury. Ape has put it on deck for another episode.) 17:30 Next up – the Heigold 20:25 Flavor profiles can be so different, so we digress into gin for a minute 22:20 Back to the Heigold 25:00 We have great gift ideas for these Rabbit Hole bottles 26:00 The Rabbit Hole story 27:00 Rabbit Hole does other things, like vodka, and that scares Ape just a little 29:50 We put the Heigold on ice, and Ape has to take a phone call 32:45 On to the Dareringer 36:40 Dareringer on ice 37:40 The Rabbit Hole wrap up

Originally recorded: 20230602 Length: 00:59:09 On deck today are two offerings from one of our favorite distilleries, High West. It is true that Ape and Reba are a tiny bit excited to be back together – we might get a little derailed and overly excited. But it’s High West (and honestly, even if it wasn’t, what do you really expect from us anyway?) High West Bourbon and Double Rye Purchase details: Location: Jeff’s Beverage Date: 5/1/2023 Cost: $40.99 & 39.99 Type: Bourbon and Rye Whiskey Distillery: High West Distillery and sourced Bottled in: High West Distillery, Park City, UT Proof: 92/46% Composition: - Bourbon: 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% barley malt from MGP; 84% corn, 8% rye, 8% malted barley; Other whiskey components are undisclosed due to contractual reasons - Double Rye: Straight Rye whiskeys: 95% rye, 5% barley malt from MGP; 80% Rye, 20% Malted Rye from High West Distillery Age: +2 years BoozApp says: Avg MSRP - $36.82 / $36.82 Fair Price - $53.96 / $48.23 Shelf Price - $40.80 / $40.80 Links for this episode High West Distillery Moodright’s Jeff’s Beverage The Federal Code The Golden Elixir of the West: Whiskey and the Shaping of America by Sherry Monahan & Jane Perkins 00:54 We are so excited to be back, and we explain where we have been 03:40 Introducing our choice for the episode – High West Bourbon AND the Double Rye 05:30 Moodright’s Bar 09:30 The story of David and Jane Perkins, founders of High West Distillery 11:44 Yes, I know I never got back to Jane’s Book – you can find it here 12:00 We discover a ski-in gastro-distillery 14:20 What Ape loves about the High West Distillery website and what it would take Ape to get there in person 17:30 Thank you, Busia! 19:30 A recap of Bourbon characteristics 24:00 What makes a Rye Whiskey a Rye Whiskey 25:00 High West Mash bill transparency 27:00 We have questions about the bubbles in the glass bottle 28:55 Ape wants to play a game with the empty bottles, because we have to do something with them… 30:40 …because Ape is not crafty 32:25 Ape learns about recycled glass resources 33:10 Reba tries to derail the bottle cleanout 36:20 We try to get to the game…but first, Ape learns a lesson about paying more attention 40:50 We finally get to the game. Here are the bottles covered - Blue Run Kentucky Straight Golden Rye Whiskey - Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut Straight Bourbon Whiskey - Johnnie Walker Gold Reserve - Blackened - The Senator Straight Rye Whiskey - George Dickel Bottled in Bond - Stranahan's Blue Peak Single Malt Whiskey - Bourbon 30 Small Batch - J. Mattingly Venus in Furs - J. Mattingly Sunday Morning - J. Mattingly After Hours 49:40 We move to the High West Double Rye with and without ice 54:10 Ape goes through the crazy High West cocktails 56:55 Ape found her new favorite boat drink – spoiler, it’s not whiskey 58:35 We finally wrap it up

Originally recorded: 20230506 Length: 00:49:14 Ape and Reba are joined by recent Georgia Southern University graduate, Hannah. We catch up following Ape’s finals, Hannah’s new podcast journey, and a super hot Infinity bottle. Infinity Bottle #4 We think we have lost track of what’s in here. But take a look at the previous seasons for what we think is in here. Links for this episode Hannah Infinity Bottle Jameson Cold Brew Georgia Southern University The Bradshaw episode Tybee Science Marine Center Guinness in Ireland The Jameson Tour Moodright’s Woodford Reserve 01:00 The weather is shit…and it’s May…but Ape explains the time warp and the Infinity Bottle 04:30 Introducing Hannah to Bitches & Bourbon (she’s drinking the Jameson Cold Brew) 07:00 Hannah wants to start her own podcast so we tell her what we think about that 11:30 Shameless call for bottles, grants, and sponsors 15:15 Ape asks Hannah about men and Ireland 17:30 NCIS teaches Ape the reason you sound different in your audio recordings (yes, I say “deaf” when I mean “blind”) 21:00 Ape’s Bitches & Bourbon bright ideas 29:45 Ape and Reba moves to Woodford Reserve and decide it is the shenanigan booze 41:35 Ape gets distracted by Kat Williams and the WNBA 43:45 And Shakespeare and Mr. Snuffleupagus 46:30 We bid Hannah adieu and can’t wait to see what she does with her podcast

Originally recorded: 20230303 Length: 00:42:47 Ape and Reba are joined by Rue, and the ladies discuss everything from sour mash to Dr. Who’s ability to catch a buzz. Oh yeah, and they get to the bottle of Ancient Age too. Ancient Age Purchase details: Location: Jeff’s Beverage Date: ??? Cost: $15ish Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Bourbon Distillery: Ancient Age Distilling Co., Frankfurt, KY Bottled in: Ancient Age Distilling Co., Frankfurt, KY Proof: (% ABV) 40 (Proof) 80 Composition: Buffalo Trace high-rye bourbon mash bill (Mash Bill #2) Age: +3 years BoozApp says: Avg MSRP - $11.78 Fair Price - $17.76 Shelf Price - $17.00 Links for this episode Jeff’s Beverage Ancient Age Schumann’s Whisk(e)y Lexicon American History Through a Whiskey Glass Drink Like Geek 01:10 It’s Friday!! 02:25 Rue is here!! 03:00 Overproof and daily drinkers 07:10 Ancient Age 10:30 What is “the finish” 12:20 What is “sour mash” 16:25 What is “sweet mash” 18:40 Blind taste Ancient Age and Evan Williams Bottled in Bond 22:30 Another reason we keep daily drinkers, and milk punch 25:00 Ape’s research leads to more questions than answers 30:30 History of Whiskey and Hemingway 32:40 Ape loves geeking out on whiskey (and you heard right – there’s a slight editing error, it happens). But the book is so much fun 38:35 We get back to the Ancient Age (and a little bit of Fable and Folly)

Originally recorded: 2023010 Length: 00:48:04 Good morning, Ladies! Kay joins Ape & Reba on a colder-than-expected morning. Ape may have run out of Irish Coffee, but hot toddies and bourbon cream rescue the day! Good Morning Ladies Purchase details: Location: Jeff's Beverage Date: ??? Type: Flavored Whiskey Proof: (% ABV) 40 (Proof) 80 BoozApp says: Avg MSRP - $16.95 Fair Price - $20.34 Shelf Price - $18.77 Links for this episode Bird Dog Whiskey, Peach The Spice & Tea Exchange of Savannah The Whiskey Wash – Bird Dog Small Batch Bourbon Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream Rumple Minze Peppermint Schnapps Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails 01:30 We are time appropriate - because we say so 02:20 Introducing Kay to the studio 03:00 Hot Toddies pinch-hitting for Irish Coffee 05:40 Ape is overly excited about her new house shoes 07:00 Ape’s hot toddy history and what’s in ours 09:44 Kay pins her whole liquor journey on her daughter 11:00 Tea, whiskey, sweetener – modify at will 11:45 Bird Dog Peach Whiskey – best Hot Toddy whiskey ever 14:30 The Spice & Tea Exchange of Savannah 17:15 The Bird Dog Whiskey page is scarce, but we do learn that they keep it liquor forward 22:15 Ape offers Reba an opportunity, Reba doesn’t see it that way 25:30 Whiskey Wash Review of the Bird Dog regular whiskey 31:00 We do still get an American Coffee with Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream 37:45 Hot chocolate and Rumple Minze Peppermint Schnapps 40:00 Medicinal Whiskey 44:30 Kay wants to discuss Shakespeare, and we are here for it

Originally recorded: 20230104 Length: 00:43:05 Ape’s wonders into what to record next led to a scotch all-over-the-place episode. She didn’t tell Reba, because, well, we all know how Reba feels about scotch. But, because Ape presents a wide variety, it all works out okay. The Scotch List Glenlivet XXV Glenmorangie Highland Park 18 James Buchanan’s 18 Jane Walker Kilchoman single cask release Lagavulin 8 Smokehead Teachers 00:01 Ape explains why she ambushed Reba with a Scotch episode 06:45 We get into the Scotch 08:00 Smokehead 09:20 Glenmorangie 09:45 What makes Scotch a Scotch? Is it “whiskey” or “whisky”? 13:50 Single Malt or blended? Something else? 15:40 Regional characteristics 18:50 List of the scotches we are working with tonight 22:15 some others that we have already had 22:30 Proof positive, no matter what anybody else says, you have to taste it for yourself 25:30 Reba takes her revenge 27:20 Ape’s thought on the NYE episode 29:45 Trying Scotch for the first time and the variety of taste profiles 32:00 Barrel varieties for aging Scotch 34:25 giving the high-proof Kilchoman its space 39:55 We move to the celebratory Scotch – with no awards

Season 4, Episode 36 Originally recorded: 12/12/2022 Length: 01:07:03 Three Dashes Bitters by Jack Simmons We are missing Reba today, but welcome Ape’s daughter Rue, and Georgia Southern University Philosophy professor, playwright, and novelist, Dr. Jack Simmons. Jack joins the podcast to discuss cocktails. great Scotch, and his New Orleans set book Three Dashes Bitters. Links for this episode Jack Simmons Three Dashes Bitters by Jack Simmons BBB Goodreads Pimm’s Glenlivet XXV Highland Park 18 Johnnie Walker Blue 00:01:40 Ape welcomes Rue and Dr. Jack Simmons to the show! 00:04:25 The conversation is Jack’s book, Three Dashes Bitters, and he brought Pimm’s 00:07:14 Insight into Jack’s thoughts about the writing process, the leisure class, and grad school 00:10:10 We love great character origin stories 00:13:50 Trying to guess the novel’s time period 00:15:40 As per usual, Ape has to slow down – she totally skipped the story overview. You aren’t surprised. 00:18:50 We discuss a difference of opinion about Tim (the main character), when to not give characters names, and the characterization of women and grad students. 00:27:40 How many stories can be in one book? 00:32:25 Jack gives the goods on the infamous double date storyline 00:39:30 Who is Roberto? 00:41:45 Putting the scenes into time perspectives 00:45:50 Getting comfortable with vulnerability 00:51:40 When it comes time to tell the truth about yourself 00:55:00 Who is Jane? 00:56:20 Why place and the contrast of places is important 01:01:00 Wrapping it up with Jack’s other projects and the boozy role call Three Dashes Bitters Author: Jack Simmons Genre: Fiction Published: 2019 Pages: 306 Description (from Goodreads) When Tim Schmidt returns to New Orleans to attend his sister’s debutante ball, he finds that nothing has changed during his three-year hiatus in the orderly sanctuary of Boston. He is still in love with Jane, a hard-drinking iconoclast, too well-bred to join the ranks of the Generation X slackers, yet unable to accept the standards of her high society upbringing. Happily, it seems Jane might still harbor feelings for him. But over drinks at The Columns Hotel, things get messy, and Tim’s grand return to the city of his birth soon unravels—the very sort of thing that inspired Tim to leave NOLA in the first place. With only twenty-four hours to figure out what to do (which has never been Tim’s forte), this former philosophy student finds unsolicited advice from members of a new leisure class. There is Milton, Tim’s college roommate turned Marxist revolutionary, a Falstaffian gent bent on overthrowing the government. Two young Arizona “brothers from another mother.” A disillusioned German exchange student who has abandoned the study of physics for the French Quarter social scene. And an Italian fellow who is a self-proclaimed master in the art of amore. Picking up where Walker Percy (The Moviegoer) and John Kennedy Toole (A Confederacy of Dunces) left off, this wild romp presents New Orleans as an eternal city, whose characters exceed the vicissitudes of fortune, functioning instead as a universal canvas upon which individuals must struggle to carve out their existence. This is not the NOLA of Hurricane Katrina, political corruption, crime, tourism, or the home of jazz. Rather, Simmons adds to the literary œuvre of this Southern city, and Three Dashes Bitters captures a New Orleans defined only in the individuals we encounter—not the easy stereotypes that make individuality impossible.

Originally recorded: 20221229 Length: 01:03:03 What makes a small batch? Do they all taste the same? Does it matter if different people are tasting them? And what does all this have to do with Catcher in the Rye and Sideways? All this and more on this episode of Bitches & Bourbon! Rowan’s Creek Small Batch Bourbon Purchase details: Location: Jeff’s Beverage Date: 06/18/2022 Cost: 39.99 Type: Bourbon Distillery: Willet (also known as Kentucky Bourbon Distillers (KBD) Bottled in: Bardstown, KY Proof: (% ABV) 50.05 (Proof) 100.1 Composition: …. Age: …. BoozApp says: Avg MSRP - $48.81 Fair Price - $59.66 Shelf Price - n/a Links for this episode Rowan’s Creek BoozAp Jeff’s Beverage Schumann’s Whisk(e)y Lexicon The Willett Episode The Daily Stoic Cask Chasers Gary Vee The Hidden Brain Radio Lab Ted Radio Hour https://www.gentlemenranters.com/whiskey/review/rowans-creek-bourbon/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan%27s_Creek Catcher in the Rye Sideways 00:01:00 We are so glad to be back together and are super excited about 2023! 00:05:40 We are getting to the Rowan’s Creek Small Batch 00:07:10 How research sometimes affects the tasting 00:09:37 Storytime about the name “Rowan’s Creek” 00:10:50 Willett Distillery, mashbills, and age statements 00:15:59 Looking back at older episodes, and unfinished business 00:19:18 Adding ice to the Rowan’s Creek 00:20:35 What does small batch mean? 00:26:00 Taste consistency across different offerings of the same bottle 00:30:00 Podcast format thoughts 00:32:58 Tasting notes from Rowan’s Creek website…and we have no idea what this guy was drinking 00:35:15 So, Ape goes to a clean glass and tries to find what the reviewer found 00:43:00 Ape decides 2023 is the year to trust her own intelligence 00:46:00 The moxie it takes to embark on podcasting 00:48:20 The difference between “agree to disagree” and “differing perspectives” and Catcher in the Rye 00:52:45 The importance of broadening horizons 00:56:15 Sideways comes into the conversation – also, if you haven’t seen it, you should

Originally recorded: 20221230 Length: 00:38:40 I know we say we do this just for fun, and our number of listeners isn’t really the main factor – but that’s not entirely true. I mean, who wouldn’t want to have a huge fan base? However, this really is one of those episodes that statistics aren’t even a consideration. If no one on the planet ever listened to it, that would be okay. To have a permanent recording of these laughs with these women is a gift and one of the best things I am taking out of 2022. Xoxo, Ape Bitches & Bourbon Infinity Bottle #3 – 1 Anniversary NYE Episode (Part 2) Bottles included: Everything from Infinity Bottle #1 Everything from Infinity Bottle #2 Jack Daniels Gold Tennessee Whiskey George Dickel, Bottled in Bond, Tennessee Whisky Pinhook Bourbon Heist (high proof) Rowan’s Creek (upcoming episode) Links for this episode Bitches & Bourbon Infinity Bottle #3 – 1 Anniversary NYE Episode (Part 1) Community Coffee Butterfly Cannon Silver Cristalino Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream 00:01:00 Quick little recap from Part 1 (the Melissas are still with us) 00:01:30 Champagne…really cheap champagne 00:03:40 Why we love being together 00:06:30 Silva’s 2023 00:09:00 The beautiful thing about $6 champagne and the gifts of soundbites 00:12:25 We love Jessie 00:13:05 Our approachability 00:17:00 Grandbabies and inspiring love stories 00:24:50 Coffee and champagne…proof we will experiment with anything 00:30:00 Butterfly Cannon Tequila 00:33:35 Palomas!! 00:34:00 Kobi’s Christmas shopping win! 00:36:05 Coffee, tequila, and bourbon cream…cheers!!! 00:37:45 Happy New Year, Happy New Year, love to all!