Gus and Dustin return from the holiday break. Dustin tastes Johnny Walker Blue. Gus tries the Lagavulin 16. Afterwards, they discuss the book Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie.

Gus tastes the Red Breast Lustau Edition. Dustin and Gus then discuss Robert Jordan's first Wheel of Time book, Eye of the World, and the first season of the Amazon Wheel of Time show.

Gus tastes Old Forester 1897. Dustin and Gus then engage in a largely spoiler-free discussion of the new Dungeon Crawler Carl book, This Inevitable Ruin, by Matt Dinniman.

Gus and Dustin discuss the mass market appeal of Kirkland brand whiskey and one of the biggest names in modern Fantasy, Brandon Sanderson.

Gus and Dustin taste the Arran 10 and discuss the nihilistic fantasy novel The Darkness that Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker.

Gus and Dustin tasted the Jura 18 and then discuss The Boneships by R.J. Barker.

In this episode Dustin and Gus do a tasting of the Highland Park 12 from the Orkney Islands. Then they talk about the book The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (Sarah Monette).

Gus and Dustin taste the Talisker Port Ruighe, then have a nice discussion about their personal experiences introducing their own kids to the fantasy genre.

Gus and Dustin taste Tobermory 10 and then talk about the incredible contributions to Fantasy of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series.

Gus and Dustin taste the Octomore 9 Year Old 2011 from The Character of Islay Whisky Company. Afterwards they engage in a lively discussion about Naomi Novik's novel The Golden Enclaves.