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  • Weird Beers (How weird can they be?)

    Hey everyone!

    Welcome to episode 147!  This week, we're getting weird and trying a handful of the weirdest things that the craft brewers can come up with.

     

    This week, we're drinking: Cleo Lobster Roll IPA,  Oat & ABoat DDH Oat Cream IIPA, and Strawberry & Mango Ripple Imperial Ice Cream Sour.

     

     

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    45 min
  • Rye Whiskey

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    Welcome to episode 146!  This week, we're talking about the brother to Bourbon, Rye Whiskey.  With it's popularity on par with Bourbon until prohibition, Rye Whiskey has faded into the background until recent years.  An ultra smooth alternative, this whiskey is full of spice flavours that lend itself well to both being mixed and drunk neat.

     

    This week, we're drinking: Bulleit 95 Rye, Frontier Whiskey

     

     

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    30 min
  • Beginner Basics - Rum

    Hey everyone!

    Welcome to episode 145!  This week, we're talking getting started with Rum!  While there's many different styles, cheaper Rum is usually best with a mixer.

     

    This week, we're drinking: Baron Samedi Spiced Rum

     

     

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    33 min
  • The Old Fashioned (Cocktail)

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    Welcome to episode 144!  This week, we're drinking a cocktail that's been around since the beginning, one of the first, The Old Fashioned!  A very spirit forward drink, this cocktail can make any whiskey palatable, but makes a good whiskey great.  Give it a whirl!  The recipe is below.

     

    This week, we're drinking: The Old Fashioned Cocktail.

    From the IBA website: https://iba-world.com/iba-official-cocktails/old-fashioned/

    INGREDIENTS

    45 ml Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
    1 Sugar Cube
    Few Dashes Angostura Bitters
    Few Dashes Plain Water

    METHOD

    Place sugar cube in old fashioned glass and saturate with bitter, add few dashes of plain water. Muddle until dissolved. Fill the glass with ice cubes and add whiskey. Stir gently.

    GARNISH

    Garnish with orange slice or zest, and a cocktail cherry.

     

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    23 min
  • Sour Beers

    Hey everyone!

    Welcome to episode 143!  This week, we're drinking a beer style that ranges from facepuckeringly sour, to light and tangy.  We're talking about Sour Beers.  This is the beer where brewers get experimental and add environmental yeast to the brew to get that unique flavour.

     

    This week, we're drinking: South West Sour by Colonial Brewing Co.

     

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    28 min
  • Beginner Basics - Brandy, Cognac, Armagnac

    Hey everyone!

    Welcome to episode 142!  This week, we're explaining just how to get started with Brandy.  No need to be intimidated by it's classy exterior, this drink is quite easy to pick up and mixes well in many cocktails.

     

    This week, we're drinking: Courvoisier VS Cognac and Chateau de Tariquet VSOP Armagnac

     

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    38 min
  • Pinot Noir

    Hey everyone!

    Welcome to episode 141!  This week, we're exploring one of Europe's oldest wines, Pinot Noir!  A precursor to another grape variety that forms part of Champagne, this grape would turn out to be the problem child of wineries across the continent.

     

    This week, we're drinking: The People's Pinot Noir, Central Otago

     

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    29 min
  • Blind Taster Round 14 - Bourbon Whiskey

    Hey everyone!

    Welcome to episode 140!  This week, we're doing another blind taste test.  This time, it's Bourbon Whiskey!  

     

    This week, we're drinking: Listen in to find out!

     

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    35 min
  • Trappist Beer

    Hey everyone!

    Welcome to episode 139!  This week, we're drinking to the church, and talking about Trappist Beer.  Crafted by monks from one of only 14 Trappist monasteries, this beer is made under very strict guidelines to ensure the quality is great, and the profits only go to charity.

     

    This week, we're drinking: La Trappe Quadrupel Trappist Beer.

     

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    33 min
  • Zubrowka - Bison Grass Vodka

    Hey everyone!

    Welcome to episode 138!  This week, we're in a Polish forest tasting grass....  grass infused Vodka, that is.  Zubrowka is a unique spirit that has an equally unique flavour.  Infused with the same grass that European Bison eat, Bison Grass Vodka is something you'll either love or hate.

     

    This week, we're drinking: Zubrowka - Bison Grass Flavoured Vodka

     

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    25 min

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A lighthearted, yet informative, podcast about all things alcohol.