Round 1: Ward 8 – Fenwick’s Rye, Grenadine, lemon juice, orange juice

Round 2: Bacon Old Fashioned – Bacon-washed PiggyBack Rye, maple syrup, bitters, orange peel

Round 3: Baltimore Egg Nog – MuckleyEye Bourbon, brandy, chai syrup, half-and-half, egg, cinnamon, nutmeg (and possibly methamphetamines)

Tangents: All our cocktail episode friends are back again! Anders, Ariel, Chelbi, Drea, Gabe, and Nari • A short history of New Year’s Eve celebrations • Ed likes to babble on (Babylon) • Seriously, where do you pee in Times Square on NYE? • Pucker returns! • Women think women drive better (of course) • How to “bacon wash” your whiskey • We like our bacon thick and cut • WhistlePig’s new PiggyBack whiskey • The men (and Drea) hate on egg nog • Gabe likes a good rim job • Anders’ apothecary of homemade liqueurs • 70 is when ladies start vajazzling • Chelbi issued a challenge for next year • Ariel’s ridiculously good Chocolate Peppermint Mousse Pie • Three incredible 2020 whiskey tastings coming to the Local Lounge in Mt. Holly, NJ • Happy New Year everybody!

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/