Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

Join us as we look back and have a spirited conversation about our second season of Bottles and Bonds. We take a look at how we fell we did this second season and reflect on what needs improving and what we did well. And we sip from our evolving infinity barrel, which is always one […]

Consider the nuance in the language of consumption. Over the years, we have used one word or another to describe the level of inebriation in which we may currently find ourselves. And while there is no steadfast dictionary for this language, we all can understand where we might be coming from, whether it is “wasted,” […]

It seems so many of us seek the grounds where our heroes and the past took place. Perhaps it is to go to the bar where Shakespeare may have sat. Maybe it is to walk in the house of George Washington. Whatever it may be, we seek to stand in the shadows of the great […]

We are currently in the midst of some radical changes in our world. The role of AI is now here and we are working on figuring it all out. In the process, we are looking for new and different ways to connect in both the real world and the virtual world. Grab a beer and […]

We all have those things we love to share. While many of us might be introverts, we also realize the importance of being with others. After all, that is what makes a quality spirit perfect: to share it with friends and others. In fact, some spirits are best when shared. Grab a bottle, a friend, […]

The origin story of the Manhattan cocktail rivals anything Marvel could produce. But, what is the reality of its origin? We have all told stories and changed some of the details to suit what we want people to feel. The question, however, is if this is a form of deception, or possible avoiding the truth, […]

There really is nothing like a good spirit to takes us to a different time and place. Mark brings in a bottle of Calvados and reminisces on his time in Normandy, the land of Calvados. Launching from the image of “catapulting nostalgia,” the guys explore the role and need of nostalgia to gain perspective and […]

Propaganda is more than a political statement seeking to convince people to join up, sign on, or act. We see propaganda all around us. Even on the whiskey bottles we buy. It seems each distillery likes to invite its customers to join in on a journey. Like all good propaganda, the labels want us to […]

As whiskey enthusiasts, there are those bottles we seek to have in our collection. The question is why? Why do we collect? What pushes us to look to those bottles? It seems that Buffalo Trace Distillery has done well in creating whiskies that many of us chase after. But, does being a collector mean only […]

There is no doubt that our culture thrives on competition. It doesn’t seem to matter, we value the first, the winner. And this seems to go to our spirits. It seems that many of our legacy distilleries claim to the oldest or the first this or that. And then comes Lairds Apple Brandy, the oldest […]