Drep and Stone

On this episode we have a dram or two of Johnnie Walker Black Label and talk about fashion advice, GRWM Nick style, bibrant socks, blended scotch, appreciating the branding, 29 different distilleries?, an entry into smoke, calm down on the $200 12 year bourbon, why do you not like scotch?, why we're not meant for omniscience, threads between episodes, is knowledge a good thing?, are we worse off when we know more, the information overload, the internet is a library, filters, escaping the awful news, keep the news boring, we're meant to live in small communities, a Star Trek utopia, the utilitarian nature of the home, do you know your neighbors, hyperconnectivity does not mean you're more attuned to the bad things, the firehose of information and content, and why we need to strengthen relationships with those around us.

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Episode #291

On this episode we try Loch Lomond 18 Year while talking about yodeling on a roller coaster, drinking some warm milk, a nighttime turkey bacon sandwich with an ice cream chaser, you've never see an 18 year old great dane, picking cinnamon rolls out of a flyer, Pumpernickel bread, older but not better, pudding versus puddin', splitting a pottery class in two, quality versus quantity, perfection fatigue, learning through failure, the exploratory nature of creation, weighing your creative endeavors against all those that you feel are perfect, is genuine a better pursuit, time constraints produce better and authentic outcomes, texts from Hans Zimmer, Travelogue 2, Monet fights Manet, and the folly of perfection.

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Episode #290

On this episode we recap the 10th Anniversary of the Orlando Whiskey Festival and then get the amazing opportunity to sample Broadstreet Infamous's Legacy Bourbon, Wheated Bourbon, Act 1 Clear Whiskey, and Prohibition Proof Bourbon while talking about a whiskey festival in an awesome location, the BTS of the OWF, turning a corner and finding great whiskey with our treasure map of whiskey, whiskey nerds talking about the whiskey journey, meeting with listeners, Whiskey N Bizz, frankensteining a tasting together, the commonsier, and the amazing news that we're OWF lifers now.

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Episode #289

On this episode we sample Maker's Mark The Lost Recipe Series Edition 01 while talking about turning off the notifications, somebody lost the bourbon but we found it, a cinnamon bun cigar blend, tastes expensive and it is, last year's Easter chocolate, the way back of the palette, chewing on a popsicle stick, why Spring done broke, a hell of a Huddle House, Hattie B's, the worst banana pudding ever, screaming flying V at the top of my lungs, y'all got fiddles in Quebec, headed to NYC, St. Patrick's Cathedral on St. Patrick's Day, Tavern on the Green, shopping in the Garment District, spending 90% of your childhood in a fabric shop, The Starbucks Roastery, Niagara Falls, sticky toffee pudding, a12 hour drive after a flight, being due for a bad weather trip, experiencing new things with people you love, and easy travel versus difficult travel.

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Episode #288

On this episode we sample Yellowstone Bourbon Special Finish Collection Rum Cask while talking about Hot Kyle, a shot of half and half and Mountain Dew, the color of limes, a hot hapenny, more pregnant pauses, the missing the complexity, preventing the doom scroll, a work life balance, having nothing left to give at home, taking ten minutes, the emotional toll of jobs, being intentional with the decompression, the drive home is necessary, work mode to home mode, the hustle culture of America, and taking a second to breathe.

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Episode #287

On this episode we're honored to get a chance to talk with Emily and Jack from von Trapp Brewing about how we're absolute fanboys, we easily make up 75% of von Trapp Florida sales, the rebrand, visiting the brewery, a little bit of Austria a lot of Vermont, The AMAZING NEW Pislner Pack, the Czech Style Pale Lager, a beer that tastes like beer, full send batches, amazing Vermont water, the Bavarian Style Pils, the harmony of the beers, brewing philosophies, simplicity and tradition, local collaborations , those Florida mountains, the Bohemian Pilsner, a GABF Silver Medal, the Barriehaus Collaboration, Gasparilla, spreading the Lager Love, the West Coast Pils, lager ambassadors, the future of von Trapp, a quick beer education, great people making great beer, and why Nick is buying an entire fridge of Dunkel.

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Episode #286

On this episode we battle the Ardbeg Ardcore while discussing being a bit sick, sipping peanut butter, a personalized physics lesson, being curious but not judgmental, the land of the Scot, a punk aesthetic, pogoing punks, smoking unfiltered cigarettes in a Tercel, a bit critical of Ardbeg, just regular joes, the ability to fix our broken items, the accessibility to repair, Haynes manuals, bit of a conspiracy theory, Hobart stand mixers, why we want less waste, and how to make the item to last.

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Episode #285

On this episode we sample and talk through the Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof while arguing about posh influencers, an episode 16 throwback, intimidating proof, hearing the tasting notes, a challenging whiskey, waging war with the first sip, turning on the fire hose a full blast, Oscar Wilde, what makes an expert?, The OWF, a clear distinction between experts and imitators, earned not learned, Grandma's cookies, cultivating a genuine curiosity, going to The Met, the recognition of failure, it all goes back to Dunning-Kruger, why we need to learn from others and learn as much as we can, and the renaming of Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof.

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Episode #284

On this episode we sample, and debate the subtleties of, Laphroaig's Cairdeas 2024 Cask Favourites while chatting about virtual high fives, filing a random vessels with a liquid, the BIG game, the Friends of Laphroaig, a blend of left overs, Brendan Fraser is blending bottles, banana bread with raspberry jam, whisky snobs, an experience you've got to earn, missing 7 innings of baseball, media bleh, Kyle's a plant dad, Nick is the plant reaper, Gardener's World with Monty Don, mesmerized by the plant shows, shelling beans and shucking corn, trying to kill a crepe myrtle, growing 20 year old corn, an irresponsible plant owner, clearance hardware store plants, caring for geriatric plants, and why it's best not to chew on random trees.

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Episode #283

On this episode we sample and debate the merits of The Botanist's Islay Rested Gin while chatting about Kyle figuring out we've been doing a podcast this entire time, Nick's feet pics, looking for this gin for 6 months, a 3 inch 3 ring binder, smells like ribbon candy, mixing up a G&T, Tuk Tuk, we're both cured of malaria, looking for things that challenge your palate, what the bitter people are hoping, maturing to the bitter, engaging in the bitter allows you to appreciate the sweet, canned olives, red jars of pickled eggs, the obstacle is the way, the fruitcake brick, and the distilled essence of Auto Zone.

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Episode #282