The guys deep dive a brand near and dear to their hearts, Star Union. They discuss their recent visit to the distillery in Peru, IL and break down 10 very different expressions that Star Union has to offer. A historic episode in regards to accolades for one distillery.

Whiskey Written Jake joins the show to judge the second round of this year's competition. Can Parker tie it up and force a third and final matchup or will Jon win the championship in straight sets? Find out here!

(Due to uncontrollable circumstances we lost a few minutes of the audio during round 2 of this matchup. Jake selected Elijah Craig Barrel Proof over Old Forester Barrel Strength Single Barrel. Just assume everyone was very clever and entertaining.)

The guys check out one of the best Irish whiskey brands around, Redbreast. They taste through 4 different expressions and get into some (moderately) in-depth analysis. They then answer your mailbag questions.

This week the guys are having a party with Party Can. They explore the 3 different high end, ready to drink offerings from the brand and are joined by their largest panel ever to see what these premium batched cocktails are all about.   

Guest judge Ali joins the show to blind taste 10 spirits through 5 rounds and select a winner in the first matchup of this year's best of 3 contest.

The guys keep it local this week with Chicago's own Wolf Point. Parker talks about his recent trip there and shares some of the expressions he picked up during the visit. Stephen and Kitty engage in some in depth historical conversation centered around some of the uniquely Chicago history at the heart of this distillery's products.

The guys are joined by Kitty, fresh from a trip to Scotland with a stop at Tomatin distillery. She speaks about her experience there and introduces 5 expressions of this highland malt whisky for the guys to taste and review.  

The guys are joined by special guest and New Riff Distilling enthusiast Ken. They explore some new expressions from the brand and revisit some old favorites. Parker and Jenny also talk about their most recent trip to the distillery and their experience on the tour.

The Fantasy Spirits Contest is back! The guys draft their teams for this years best of 3 matchup. After Jon's heartbreaking defeat in last year's contest will he draft a team that will bring him a championship or will Parker start a spirits dynasty with a repeat? 

The guys are joined again by Whiskey Written Jake to talk about West Fork. As a West Fork enthusiast, Jake has a lot of strong opinions on this brand and its expressions. He shares them with us and we give him our takes on this Indiana distillery and what they have to offer.