The Cask Mates Podcast

This week we are trying Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series: Foursquare. This whiskey is a blend of straight whiskeys finished in rum casks. The Bardstown Bourbon Company in Bardstown, KY made it. More information can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/bardstown-collaborative-foursquare/. Afterward, we play a game of Red Plags. Red Flags is a game where you try to set your friends up on dates and ruin the dates of others by playing red flags on them. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. Music by The Passion HiFi

This week we will be tasting Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition Irish Whiskey. This whiskey is initially matured in a combination of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks, then in Tawny Port casks for some years, before finally finishing in freshly seasoned tawny port hogsheads for a final maturation period of 14-25 months. Made by the Midleton Distillery in County Cork, Ireland. More information about Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition can be found here. Afterward, we have a chat about our guilty pleasures. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. Music by The Passion HiFi

This week we are trying GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 12 Highland Single Malt Scotch. This scotch has been matured in oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. Made by the GlenDroach Distillery in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. More information can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/glendronach-batch-12. Afterward, we pick up where we left off a couple of episodes ago and finish off the second half of the general trivia game hosted by Jason. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. Music by The Passion HiFi

This week we are trying Old Forester King Ranch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky. This is a bespoke blend of whisky matured in heavily charred barrels, and filtered through King Ranch mesquite charcoal. Made by the Old Forester Distilling Company in Louisville, Kentucky. More information about Old Forester King Ranch can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/old-forester-king-ranch Afterward, we had a discussion about the recent social media trend of top places to not take a first date. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. Music by The Passion HiFi

This week we are trying Crowded Barrel Whiskey Co. Magnificent Beast Jackalope Blended Whiskey. This is a blended whiskey that has been made by the Crowded Barrel Whiskey Company in Austin, Texas. More information about Magnificent Beast Jackalope can be found below at caskmatespodcast.com/magnificent-beast-jackalope. Afterward, we have a trivia game hosted by Jason with some ridiculous general trivia questions created by his aunts for us. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. Music by The Passion HiFi

This week we are trying Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon. This is a bourbon that has been made by the Wild Turkey Distillery Company in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. More information about Wild Turkey 101 can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/wild-turkey-101. Afterwards we annual NFL preview episode. We go through each division and give our predictions on who is going to be taking it to the end. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. Music by The Passion HiFi

This week we are trying Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2013. This is a single malt scotch that has been made by the Bruichladdich Distillery in Scotland. More information about Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Scotch can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/bruichladdich-port-charlotte-2013. Afterward, we our thoughts on gray hair on women and beauty as you age. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. Music by The Passion HiFi

This week we are trying Desert Door Oak-Aged Texas Sotol 2023. This is a sotol that has been aged in oak barrels and made by Desert Door in Driftwood, Texas. Sotol is a distilled spirit made from the sotol plant that grows in the Chihuahuan desert in northern Mexico and west Texas. It's produced in a similar manner to mezcals. More information can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/desert-door-tx-sotol-2023 Afterward, we have a chat about how time seems to fly by before having a special bonus tasting of Misty's Tupperware whiskey that she and Maleek told the story of the last time. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. Music by The Passion HiFi

This week we are trying Garrison Brother Guadalupe. This is a Texas straight bourbon whiskey finished in port casks made at the Garrison Brothers distillery in Hye, Texas. More information about Garrison Brothers Guadalupe can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/garrison-bros-guadalupe. Afterward, we just chat for a while, Maleek tells the story of Misty corking a bottle, and somehow we devolve into talking about gaming. Thanks for listening. We will see you again in two weeks. Music by The Passion HiFi

We're back! After three years off, we make our triumphant return to getting together, drinking, and talking all about whatever comes to our minds. For our return, we are trying Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond. This is a Bottled in Bond straight bourbon whiskey made at the Old Forester distillery in Louisville, Kentucky. Additional show notes can be found at https://caskmatespodcast.com/old-forester-1897-bottled-in-bond. Afterward, we just have a chat about what everyone has been up to during the absence. Finally, thanks for listening. We are going to try something new for this return and move to upload an episode every two weeks. We will see you again then. Music by The Passion HiFi

Jason is back this week with a early comeback episode with Misty and special guest Tina Weldon. We are trying a flight of local Texas whiskies, most of which we have tried on the podcast before, and you can find links to previous episodes below. Balcones MiradorStill AustinAndalusia StrykerGarrison Brothers Cowboy Throughout the episode, we talk with Tina about her journey to starting the TerraPurezza Farm with her husband and all that goes into running a 1500 acre Regenerative Agriculture Institute in Central Texas. Tina also goes into how they started and where they are looking to expand into. You can find out more by going to their website at terrapurezza.com. Above all, thanks for listening and we will see you again soon! Music by The Passion HiFi

We're back with a final remotely recorded check-in. Today Jason and Mike check-in with Marcus to see how he has been dealing with the quarantine. We'll be coming in with these shorter episodes as soon as we can make them, and have some ideas for remote tastings for the future. Stay tuned and we'll be sure to be back to full regular recordings as soon as the pandemic is passed. In the meantime, stay home and stay safe.

We're back with another remotely recorded update. Today Jason and Mike check-in with Anthony to see how he has been dealing with the quarantine. We'll be coming in with these shorter episodes as soon as we can make them, and have some ideas for remote tastings for the future. Stay tuned and we'll be sure to be back to full regular recordings as soon as the pandemic is passed. In the meantime, stay home and stay safe.

We're back with another remotely recorded update. Today Jason, Maleek, and Mike check-in with Tim to see how he has been dealing with the quarantine. We'll be coming in with these shorter episodes as soon as we can make them, and have some ideas for remote tastings for the future. Stay tuned and we'll be sure to be back to full regular recordings as soon as the pandemic is passed. In the meantime, stay home and stay safe.

We're back with another remotely recorded update. Today Jason and Mike check-in with Marisa and Misty and see how they have been dealing with the quarantine. We'll be coming in with these shorter episodes as soon as we can make them, and have some ideas for remote tastings for the future. Stay tuned and we'll be sure to be back to full regular recordings as soon as the pandemic is passed. In the meantime, stay home and stay safe.

Hey all, it's been a while since we have been able to get together, so the Cask Mates thought it would be nice to get a couple of us online and remotely record a series of updates. Over the next few episodes we'll be releasing some shorter check-in episodes with each of the Cask Mates. Today is a brief update with Jason, Maleek and Mike. We'll be coming in with these shorter episodes as soon as we can make them, and have some ideas for remote tastings for the future. Stay tuned and we'll be sure to be back to full regular recordings as soon as the pandemic is passed. In the meantime, stay home and stay safe.

The Cask Mates will be on hiatus while the COVID-19 pandemic is making the rounds. While we do live in Texas, which as of this post has not experienced any large outbreaks, and none of our regular hosts have shown any symptoms of the virus, several of us do work in high-contact jobs. Because of that, we thought it would be a good idea to hold off on getting together and recording new episodes until the general population is advised to return to their usual routines. In the meantime, we encourage everyone to follow these basic recommended instructions for keeping yourself healthy. Wash your hands, avoid touching your face including mouth, nose, and eyes, cover your coughs and sneezes, and practice social distancing by staying home, except when necessary. Symptoms of this respiratory disease may include fever, cough, and shortness of breath and may show up between 2 and 14 days after exposure. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, please seek medical care. Also, make sure to clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces, but remember that whiskey (or even vodka) is not a disinfectant. It won’t kill the virus, but it couldn’t hurt to have a dram during these times to help lift your mood instead. For more information please visit CDC.gov/covid19 and we will hopefully see you soon. Cheers and stay safe.

This week we are trying The Sexton Irish Whiskey. This is a 100% Irish malted barely whiskey triple distilled in copper pots and finished in Oloroso sherry cask barrels. More information and show notes can be found at https://caskmatespodcast.com/the-sexton. Afterwards the nerds take over and talk all about our favorite movies that were based on video games, ranging from the classics to the most recent. We also chat about what upcoming video game based movies or shows that are in production, as well as our wish lists of what games we think would make great movies. Above all, thanks for listening and we will see you again next week. Music by The Passion HiFi

This week we are trying Jameson Cold Brew Whiskey & Coffee. This is Jameson Irish Whiskey infused with natural cold brewed Arabica coffee. More information and show notes can be found at https://caskmatespodcast.com/jameson-cold-brew. Afterwards we pose some hypotheticals to the group and see what their answers end up being. Examples include; If you find a briefcase with $1 million in it as well as a bloody note saying "don't", do you take the money? Or would you rather know all the languages of the world, or know how to play all of the instruments? Above all, thanks for listening and we will see you again next week. Music by The Passion HiFi

This week we are trying Jura 10 Year Aged Scotch. This is a single malt scotch whisky from the Jura distillery on the Isle of Jura, Scotland. This scotch has been matured in American White Oak bourbon barrels and finished in aged Oloroso Sherry butts. More information and show notes can be found at https://caskmatespodcast.com/jura-10-year. Afterwards we play a game of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Jason went and found 20 questions from an online quiz that have been given to actual fifth graders and we take the test. Questions range from geography, math, grammar, and more. Listen below and see how well we do. Above all, thanks for listening and we will see you again next week. Music by The Passion HiFi