Craig is back... but after disappearing through a wormhole in Episode 11, nobody is convinced he returned alone. The lads reunite over Sin City Spirits' Hardcore Spiced Rum before diving into Sepultura's legendary career, the disturbing history of the CIA's MKUltra programme and another tasting with Angus Alchemy × Hog Pod Octane Haze Moonshine.

Expect alien abduction theories, heavy metal, premium spirits, outrageous humour and plenty of unforgettable one-liners as another chaotic night unfolds at the BYOB bar.

Episode Highlights

• Craig returns after the Episode 11 cliffhanger.

• Sin City Spirits Hardcore Spiced Rum review.

• Sepultura discussion and favourite tracks.

• Conspiracy Corner explores MKUltra.

• Angus Alchemy × Hog Pod Octane Haze Moonshine review.

• The Clack Indicator returns.

Featured Drinks

First Pour: Sin City Spirits Hardcore Spiced Rum

Second Pour: Angus Alchemy × Hog Pod Octane Haze Moonshine

Featured Band

Sepultura

Conspiracy Corner

MKUltra

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Episode 11 begins with twelve bottles from Sin City Spirits, two Zombie Bites on the bar and one missing fact checker. Craig has failed to return from the wormhole, leaving behind his BYOB T-shirt and some deeply suspicious CCTV footage involving a naked alien.

The first pour is Zombie Bite spiced rum. Its artwork and bottle shape look the part, even if the screw top denies Lee and Neill their usual cork pop. Caramel leads the tasting, followed by star anise, banana, burnt toffee and crème brûlée. Smooth, thick and sweet without going too far, it earns a new category of its own: this is not a dental rum, it is a puddin’ rum. Neill scores it 9.5 and Lee gives it nine.

Machine Head are the featured band. The conversation returns to a Glasgow Barrowland show from the 1990s, *Burn My Eyes*, *The More Things Change*, *The Burning Red* and the band’s place beside Pantera and Metallica. Korn, Sepultura, Biohazard and Fear Factory join a wider look back at the era, while the guitar tone on *Burn My Eyes* gets the attention it deserves.

Conspiracy Corner heads underground at Area 51. Are the strange things seen over Nevada simply classified aircraft, or has alien technology been reverse-engineered there? The U-2, SR-71 Blackbird and F-117 Nighthawk lead into Bob Lazar, S-4, Element 115, gravity propulsion, the Nazi Bell and Operation Paperclip. Craig is not around to settle any of it.

The route back to the bar includes childhood games, nettle stings, dock leaves and the fear of school punishment. Then Zombie Bite blueberry vodka arrives, looking like Ribena and tasting of blueberries, ice cream and frosted Pop-Tarts. Lee gives it 8.5; Neill gives it nine.

Pull up a chair for two honest pours, classic metal memories, alien technology and the kind of tangents only BYOB can produce.

## Spotify Episode Notes

- Featured drinks: Sin City Spirits Zombie Bite spiced rum and Zombie Bite blueberry vodka

- Spiced rum scores: Neill 9.5; Lee 9

- Blueberry vodka scores: Neill 9; Lee 8.5

- Featured band: Machine Head

- Albums discussed: *Burn My Eyes*, *The More Things Change* and *The Burning Red*

- Also discussed: Korn, Pantera, Metallica, Sepultura and the 1990s metal scene

- Conspiracy Corner: Area 51, Bob Lazar, S-4, Element 115, experimental aircraft, the Nazi Bell and Operation Paperclip

- Craig is absent after the wormhole incident

- Please enjoy your own bottle responsibly

Episode 10 starts with technical gremlins, free-bottle news and Craig still away from the studio. Then the first pour arrives: Black Tears, a dry spiced Cuban rum with no cork pop but plenty to talk about.

Coffee, vanilla, dark chocolate and sweet pepper all make their way into the tasting notes. Lee compares the drink to an espresso martini and an alcoholic iced coffee, while the table agrees that it is drier and more rum-forward than several sweeter bottles from earlier episodes. Lee gives it a nine. Neill gives it an eight.

Band of the Week is Malevolence. The boys get into the Sheffield band’s heavy, hardcore sound, the bluesy ends of the riffs, the chaos of the live crowd and tracks including “Higher Place,” “Broken Glass,” “Trenches” and “Silhouette.” Hatebreed, Crowbar and Down enter the influence conversation, while Bleed From Within, Architects and Sylosis help make the case for the current British metal scene.

That leads naturally into guitars: Malevolence’s playing, a room full of Ibanez instruments, the guitars the hosts would choose for free and a rapid favourite-player round featuring Dimebag Darrell, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Andy James.

Conspiracy Corner starts with the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, the mafia, the CIA, Vietnam and alleged UFO files all become part of the discussion, with Craig checking details as the theories pile up.

Then it is off to the moon. Did Apollo happen exactly as shown, or did the astronauts travel while the footage was recreated for television? The cameras, computing power, NASA, Stanley Kubrick and the space race all get examined before Craig appears on the lunar surface and disappears into a wormhole.

The final featured pour is Sly Dog spiced rum, with ginger, clove, gingerbread and liquorice in the glass. Lee gives it six; Neill eventually lands on 7.5.

Episode 10 finishes with a T-shirt competition for the best comment—provided the episode reaches at least 20 comments—and the familiar reminder that BYOB never has a last drink.

## Spotify Episode Notes

- Featured drinks: Black Tears dry spiced Cuban rum; Sly Dog spiced rum; Budweiser

- Drinks news: Reaper’s Rum and Arbikie

- Featured band: Malevolence

- Also discussed: Bleed From Within, Hatebreed, Crowbar, Down, Architects, Sylosis and favourite guitar players

- Main topics: the JFK assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald, the mafia, the CIA, Apollo footage, NASA, Stanley Kubrick and the space race

- Craig fact-checks the JFK discussion, Malevolence tour dates and Apollo tracking and cameras

- Episode 10 competition: the best comment can win a T-shirt if the episode reaches at least 20 comments

- Please enjoy your own bottle responsibly

Episode 9 is recorded on location in weather hot enough to pass for the Riviera, with Craig on sabbatical in the bunker and two orange bottles waiting at the bar.

First up is Sin City Blood Orange Rumka, described as a 50/50 mix of rum and vodka with added flavour. Sin City sent the bottle and asked for an honest review, so Lee and Neill serve it over ice and let it take its chances. It briefly enters hand-gel territory, then grows on both of them enough to earn matching scores of eight out of ten and inspire some highly scientific mixer ideas.

The music conversation belongs to Faith No More. The boys get into Chuck Mosley, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, *The Real Thing*, *Angel Dust*, *King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime*, the Brixton live album and the band’s influence on Incubus, Korn, Taproot and the nu-metal generation. The classic records get plenty of love; the newer material gets a rather more honest response.

Then comes a question for anyone who grew up with Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon or Disney: how much of that stuff was actually written for the adults? SpongeBob, *Animaniacs*, *Ren & Stimpy*, *Rugrats*, *The Simpsons*, *Popeye*, *Captain Pugwash* and several jokes that flew straight over children’s heads all enter the discussion.

The second pour is Vapura Blood Orange Spiced Rum, sent by Rardo. Orange, vanilla, cardamom, nutmeg, pink peppercorn and ginger create something the boys compare more to gin than rum, but they both like it enough for 8.5. The bottle’s moth then pulls the episode through *The Silence of the Lambs*, *Hannibal*, *Dexter*, *Poltergeist* and the horror films everyone saw far too young.

Finally, the bunker turns up inside Skinwalker Ranch. UFOs, Navajo legend, paranormal activity, government research, portals, parallel dimensions and a supposedly bulletproof wolf all get a seat at the table. Craig brings the scepticism. Lee and Neill bring the questions. The ranch keeps its answers.

Episode 8 is the second BYOB recorded in one night, so Lee, Neill and Craig are already a few drinks in before the proper episode even starts. Same clothes, backwards hat, questionable continuity and two months of weekly Thursday episodes. Not bad going.

The first part of the night brings Asahi, Pirate's Grog mild cherry spiced rum with Pepsi Max, "nine point fump" and the discovery of Clack and Dicter, a Scottish term for the last quick drink before leaving the pub. Naturally, the boys decide it should become part of BYOB from now on.

The first main pour is Reaper's Rum The Fool, a local St Andrews rum infused with toffee and banana. It smells like banana sweets, tastes like banana bread, toffee, coffee, vanilla and a bit of spice, and ends up scoring very well across the table.

Music this week is Alice in Chains. Lee and Neill get into Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell, MTV Unplugged, favourite songs, the harmonies, the heaviness and why the band still hits so hard.

Then Conspiracy Corner opens with Missing 411, David Paulides, strange national park disappearances, tracking dogs losing scent, shoes, possible portals, UFOs, cryptids and government cover-up theories.

After that, Buckfast finally arrives. The boys talk Benedictine monks, Buckfast Abbey, west coast Scottish reputation, caffeine, "wreck the hoose juice", "commotion lotion", Ribena, port and whether any of them would actually buy it again.

The final stretch goes to CERN, the Large Hadron Collider, mini black holes, portals, the Mandela effect, Shazam, the Monopoly Man, Star Wars, Britney Spears and the possibility that every weird conversation somehow ends up back at CERN.

One local rum. One bottle of Buckfast. One new BYOB goodbye.

## Spotify Episode Notes

- Featured drinks: Buckfast; Reaper's Rum The Fool; Pirate's Grog mild cherry spiced rum with Pepsi Max; Asahi

- Featured band: Alice in Chains

- Main topics: Clack and Dicter, Missing 411, Buckfast, CERN, the Mandela effect and Episode 10 giveaway plans

- Mental health/substance abuse: the Alice in Chains discussion references Layne Staley and substance abuse

- Responsible drinking: the episode opens with the usual comedy and entertainment disclaimer

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Episode 7 opens with Lee’s job interview update before the lads diveinto Kilted Dragon rum, Hoxton Lager, President, Metallica, Dead Man’sFingers and a full-blown discussion on HAARP, Project Bluebeam andspirit boxes.A classic BYOB pub conversation that spirals beautifully out of control.Timestamps00:00 Intro & Lee’s Interview 02:04 Reaper Rum Aftermath 04:02 FirstPour – Kilted Dragon 05:43 Craig Comes Up From the Bunker 10:58 KiltedDragon Scores 12:01 Hoxton Lager Review 14:27 Men’s Health Discussion17:00 President & Charlie Simpson Rumours 22:53 Metallica at Hampden28:44 Classic Student Drinks 33:52 Dead Man’s Fingers Review 40:00Conspiracy Corner Begins 40:52 HAARP Discussion 48:25 Project Bluebeam51:33 Spirit Boxes 57:30 Baba Yaga 59:21 Last Orders

*Can one bottle of rum completely derail a podcast?*

In Episode 6 of the *Bring Your Own Bottle (BYOB) Podcast, Lee, Neill and Craig are brave (or stupid) enough to tackle **Pirate Grog Reaper Rum*—a chilli-infused monster that tastes like someone set fire to a pirate ship and bottled the flames. It nearly finished us... but the podcast somehow survived.

Once the first sip is out of the way, the conversation descends into exactly the kind of glorious chaos you'd expect. The lads dive into *Down, **Phil Anselmo*, heavy metal nostalgia, conspiracy theories, mental health, Scottish football, strange life stories, and somehow end up debating the correct way to eat a Snickers.

Throw in plenty of laughs, questionable opinions, terrible decisions and burning taste buds, and you've got another classic BYOB episode.

🥃 *In this episode:*

•⁠ ⁠Taking on Pirate Grog Reaper Rum

•⁠ ⁠Is it really the world's hottest rum?

•⁠ ⁠Down, Phil Anselmo & heavy metal nostalgia

•⁠ ⁠Conspiracy theories and bizarre conversations

•⁠ ⁠Mental health discussion

•⁠ ⁠Scottish football banter

•⁠ ⁠The great Snickers debate

•⁠ ⁠Plenty of laughs, bad decisions and complete mayhem

Whether you're here for the *rum reviews, **heavy metal, **rock music, **conspiracy theories* or just three mates talking absolute nonsense over a drink, we've got you covered.

If you enjoy the episode, don't forget to follow the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with someone who enjoys great music, great booze and terrible ideas.

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This podcast contains strong language, adult humour, alcohol references and mature conversations intended for adult audiences only. Please drink responsibly and never drink to excess. Opinions expressed throughout the podcast are our own and are intended purely for entertainment.

🍻 Welcome to Episode 5 of the Bring Your Own Bottle Podcast!

In our FIRST EVER filmed episode, Neil and Lee are joined remotely by Craig as they crack open genuine Russian Kalashnikov AK-47 Vodka and Flor de Caña Volcanic Bourbon Cask Rum while discussing metal, conspiracies, UFO files and bizarre CIA experiments.

🎸 This episode features:

•⁠ ⁠Kalashnikov AK-47 Vodka review

•⁠ ⁠Flor de Caña Volcanic Bourbon Cask Rum review

•⁠ ⁠Slaughter to Prevail and Alex Terrible

•⁠ ⁠Bloodstock Festival

•⁠ ⁠Babymetal debate

•⁠ ⁠Russian culture and stories

•⁠ ⁠Project Acoustic Kitty (CIA spy cats!)

•⁠ ⁠Bat bombs and strange military experiments

•⁠ ⁠UFO disclosures and red orbs

•⁠ ⁠90s nostalgia and magazine bushes

•⁠ ⁠Plenty of booze-fuelled nonsense

LINKS

https://winestyle.co.uk/products/Kalashnikov-gift-box-STANDART.html

https://www.slaughtertoprevail.com/

https://www.flordecana.com/volcanic-terroir

https://bloodstock.uk.com/

https://babymetal.com/mob/index.php?site=TO&ima=2646

⏱ CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Episode 5

02:07 Kalashnikov AK-47 Vodka

05:15 Russia Stories & Drinking Traditions

09:43 Rating Russian Vodka

12:06 Listener Suggestions & Angus Alchemy

14:30 Slaughter to Prevail

18:45 Babymetal Debate

23:24 Alex Terrible's Fighting Career

26:55 Flor de Caña Rum Review

32:30 Rum Ratings

35:12 Irn-Bru & 90s Nostalgia

39:10 Russian McDonald's

42:02 Project Acoustic Kitty

46:20 Bat Bombs & Military Experiments

49:45 Bee Romance & Snails

53:28 Instagram Trouble

58:48 Top Shelf Magazines

1:03:55 UFO Files & Red Orbs

1:07:42 Final Thoughts

🍺 Drinks of the Night:

•⁠ ⁠Kalashnikov AK-47 Vodka

•⁠ ⁠Flor de Caña Volcanic Bourbon Cask Rum

🎸 Bands Mentioned:

•⁠ ⁠Slaughter to Prevail

•⁠ ⁠Babymetal

•⁠ ⁠Korn

•⁠ ⁠Marilyn Manson

•⁠ ⁠Nine Inch Nails

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#Alcohol review podcast

#NOSCOTLANDNOPARTY

#scotlandfootball

#tartanarmy

⏱️ Episode 5 Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Episode 5 – Filming From The Man Cave

02:07 Kalashnikov AK-47 Vodka & Russian Drinking Traditions

05:15 Neil's Russian Family Stories & Father-in-Law Drinking Tests

09:43 Rating Russian Vodka & Why Freezing It Matters

12:06 Listener Suggestions & Angus Alchemy Update

14:30 Slaughter to Prevail and Alex Terrible

18:45 Babymetal Debate & Metal Opinions

23:24 Alex Terrible's Bare-Knuckle Fighting & Bear Wrestling

26:55 Flor de Caña Volcanic Bourbon Cask Rum Review

32:30 Rum Ratings & Strong Opinions

35:12 Irn-Bru, Lilt and 90s Nostalgia

39:10 Russian McDonald's & Strange Foods

42:02 Project Acoustic Kitty – CIA Spy Cats

Episode 4: Rumbullion Spiced Rum, Spiritbox, Pizza and Absolute Carnage.

By Episode 4, the lads are fully off the rails.

What started as a rum tasting podcast has now evolved into pizza-fuelled conspiracy theories, horror movie debates and drunken discussions about AI taking over the world.

In this episode of the B.Y.O.B Podcast, Lee, Neill and Craig crack open Professor Cornelius Ampleforth’s Rumbullion Spiced Rum while diving headfirst into:

*Paranormal “Spirit Boxes” & ghost frequencies

*Skynet, Elon Musk robots & AI apocalypse theories

*The Simpsons predicting the future

*Max Headroom & creepy TV hijacking urban legends

*Horror movie classics, Freddy Krueger & Event Horizon

*Spiritbox, metalcore and heavy music chat

*Pizza interruptions, drunken rambling and absolute nonsense

Somewhere between conspiracy corner and horror film nostalgia, the boys completely lose control of the conversation — and honestly, that’s probably when the episode gets at its best.

Grab a drink, ignore the warning signs, and pull up a chair.

This is the B.Y.O.B Podcast.

HASTAGS

#BYOBPodcast #ComedyPodcast #ScottishPodcast #RumPodcast #Spiritbox #ConspiracyPodcast #HorrorMovies #MetalPodcast #SpicedRum #BYOB #SPIRITBOX #Rumbullion

LINKS

https://thefatrumpirate.com/rumbullion

https://spiritbox.com/pages/tour

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This podcast is comedy and entertainment.

The opinions discussed are personal, often exaggerated, and usually fuelled by alcohol.

Some topics may contain strong language, adult humour, controversial opinions and complete nonsense.

Listener discretion is advised.

BYOB S1 E4 - Spotify Time Stamps:

00:00 Intro & Disclaimer

01:05 Welcome to Episode 4

01:35 Recording Three Episodes in One Night

02:15 Rum vs Gin Debate

05:10 Rambullion Rum Review

08:40 Pizza, Booze & Absolute Chaos

11:20 Spiritbox & Heavy Music Talk

15:30 Metal Bands, Ghostbusters & Music Nostalgia

20:10 Horror Films & Freddy Krueger

24:45 Favourite Horror Movies

28:30 AI, Skynet & Terminator Talk

32:20 Simpsons Predicting The Future

37:50 Conspiracy Theories & Modern Technology

42:15 Random Drunken Philosophy

46:40 Pizza Break Energy Decline

49:20 Completely FUBAR

52:15 Outro & Final Drinks

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Episode 3 - Half Cut | 19 Crimes Spiced Rum, Mammoth, Nuts and Late Night Chaos.

Three episodes deep and the wheels are officially starting to come off.

In Episode 3 of the B.Y.O.B Podcast — *Half Cut* — Lee, Neill and resident fact-checker Craig continue drinking their way through the night as the conversation descends into complete organised chaos.

This week the lads crack open 19 Crimes Spiced Rum and Planteray Pineapple Rum while discussing:

*Mammoth Artist review

* Conspiracy theories, fibre optic myths & “mapping vans”

* Project Paperclip & secret government tech

* Old-school internet survival before Pornhub existed

* Magazines hidden in bushes (apparently a universal childhood experience)

* Rugby, transport glitches & future apocalypse chat

* Chickens, rum ratings and increasingly questionable logic

* Boxing predictions & Oleksandr Usyk debates

By this point the boys are several drinks deep, mildly delirious, and somehow still attempting to solve the world’s problems one bottle at a time.

Grab a glass and pull up a chair.

This is the B.Y.O.B Podcast.

HASHTAGS

#BYOBPodcast #ComedyPodcast #ScottishPodcast #RumPodcast #ConspiracyPodcast #Usyk #BoxingTalk #SpicedRum #Planteray #BanterPodcast #19CRIMES #MAMMOTH#VANHALEN

LINKS

https://global.19crimes.com/

https://mammoth.band/?srsltid=AfmBOorwHw6sys-Ls3cPqh9arrFq9hoSoxYM_hLIv4Mu2MJRb8bYU1G0

⚠️ DISCLAIMER:

This podcast is comedy and entertainment.

The opinions discussed are personal, often exaggerated, and usually fuelled by alcohol.

Some topics may contain strong language, adult humour, controversial opinions and complete nonsense.

Listener discretion is advised.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro & Welcome Back

00:42 Episode 3 Begins

01:20 Three Episodes Deep Already

03:10 Rum, Hangovers & Survival

05:45 Music Industry & Band Talk

09:30 The State of Modern Rock

13:15 Touring Stories & Gig Memories

17:40 Random Internet Rabbit Holes

21:10 Alien Chat Returns

24:30 Paranormal & Conspiracy Theories

28:00 Wild News Stories

31:45 Social Media Madness

35:20 Midlife Crisis Purchases

39:10 Drunk Philosophy

42:50 AI, Technology & The Future

46:15 Scottish Banter & Absolute Chaos

49:30 Final Drinks

51:00 Closing Thoughts & Outro

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