Frankly Drinking With Friends: The Swell Frank Sinatra and Bourbon Podcast

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Recording for the second time in the company of friends, Chris, Luke and their pals taste three unique and delicious pours from Brooklyn-based Widow Jane. On the music side, the guys take a break from the chairman's Capitol career to check out some surprising Sinatra covers of hit tunes from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Includes a Frankly Dressing style segment saluting the Kiwi Express Shine sponge. (Podcast produced by Luke and our friends at www.soundofarose.com.)

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In a first, Luke and Chris record in the company of friends! The group samples three delicious core pours from Angel's Envy and three top tracks from Sinatra's Capitol years. While thoroughly enjoying the finished bourbon, finished rye and Triple Oak, the guys cover everything from young love's wonders to seersucker's ageless appeal. Did Ol' Blue Eyes wear seersucker? Tune in and find out! (Podcast produced by Luke and our friends at www.soundofarose.com.)

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Cohosts Luke and Chris sample three uniquely delicious single-grain whiskeys made by Chicago-based KOVAL from millet, oats and rye. (Yes, millet!) The guys also check out three timeless recordings from Sinatra's Capitol Records catalog and salute legendary trumpet man Herb Alpert on the occasion of his recent 90th birthday. Cheers! (Podcast produced by Luke and our friends at www.soundofarose.com.)

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Toasting July 4th, Chris and Luke uncork three flag-waving tunes by Sinatra and a trio of pours from Jefferson's Bourbon, the namesake of America's third president and the author of the Declaration of Independence. This episode also features Ray Charles, Father Tom Vaughn and a song introduction by Ol' Blue Eyes himself. Pours include Jefferson's Ocean Bourbon, Ocean Rye and Marian McLain. (Podcast produced by Luke and our friends at www.soundofarose.com.)

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In this previously unreleased episode from the Frankly Drinking With Friends vault, Luke teams up with Ed, his dear friend and father-in-law, to share top tracks from Sinatra's standout 1956 Capitol LP Songs for Swingin' Lovers and sample pours of Willett's Rowan's Creek and Heaven Hill's Evan Williams 1783. The longtime bourbon-drinking buddies also discuss Ed's time living large in Kentucky, visits to legendary Churchill Downs, sessions with Don Julio, and their mutual affection for Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Manhattans, Woodford Reserve and more. Barreled in 2021. (Podcast produced by Luke and our friends at www.soundofarose.com.)

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The guys check out three noteworthy tracks from the home stretch of Sinatra's Capitol Records career, and Chris introduces Luke to the exceptional distilling, blending and finishing artistry of Milam & Greene with three unique pours from the award-winning whiskey maker out of Blanco, Texas. (Podcast produced by Luke and our friends at www.soundofarose.com.)

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Chris and Luke swing into spring with three delightful recordings from Sinatra's Capitol years and a trio of delicious, well-crafted pours from Atlanta-based ASW's Fiddler line. The show also features a musical toast to spring from Ol' Blue Eyes and another dram of the new style segment, Frankly Dressing. (Podcast produced by Luke and our friends at www.soundofarose.com.)

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Luke and Chris sample three expertly blended and finished pours from Louisville's Barrell Craft Spirits and a trio of top-shelf recordings from Sinatra's Capitol career. The guys are impressed and delighted by the products from Barrell Craft. Also: Frankly Dressing returns. (Podcast produced by Luke and our friends at www.soundofarose.com.)

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Chris and Luke continue to explore the best of the best from Sinatra's Capitol Records career and sample three delicious pours from Woodinville, a grain-to-glass distillery outside Seattle. The boys also talk about the podcast's global audience, discuss Johnny Carson's favorite song and debut a new style feature, Frankly Dressing. (Podcast produced by Luke and our friends at www.soundofarose.com.)

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Chris and Luke sample three delicious and distinct age-dated pours from Knob Creek, one of the industry's earliest small-batch, super premium bourbons. The guys also share and discuss three super premium recordings from Frank Sinatra's highly successful Capitol Records career. Other topics include the role of premium products in bourbon's comeback and the chairman's enduring collaborations with songwriters Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen. (Podcast produced by Luke and our friends at www.soundofarose.com.)