Sports and Spirits

Hank starts this week's show with a discussion on the Orphan Barrel Rhetoric series. The final expression is out, the Rhetoric 25 year. We have info on that. Plus, a review and thoughts on the 23 and 24 year releases of Rhetoric from Orphan Barrel.

After that Matt joins the show as we discuss the current NFL playoff situation. A lot of great matchups the final two weeks of the season. We'll talk about how we feel about each team in the hunt.

Plus we talk a little college football and basketball to wrap up the show. Happy Holidays and as always thinks for listening!

Matt and Hank are back this week as we head into a really big weekend of NFL matchups. First we start by talking a little drinking in the great city of Charlotte. Matt recently spent some time trying a couple new brews and enjoying some other food and beverage during the snow storm.

After that we give our thoughts on the Heisman trophy outcome. We'll talk about some of the big NFL matchups this weekend and what we are watching for. Plus discussing some of the early season bowl games.

Matt has survived his extended bout of various sicknesses and returns with Hank for the latest episode. We're going to give our thoughts on the college football playoffs and if we think the committee got it right. Plus what games we are interested in.

Then we'll talk a little college basketball and NFL. We wrap up the show with a really cool interview with Jaime Salas of Milagro Tequila. Really great info on the brand plus tequila in general. We had a lot of fun talking with him.

As always thanks for listening!

It's rivalry week! One of the best weekends of the year is upon us as we feast on college football rivalry week and early season basketball match-ups.

We start with some whiskey talk. We give you our thoughts on Bulleit Rye Whiskey (Hank 9/10, Matt 9/10) and Bulleit Barrel Strength Bourbon (Hank 9/10, Matt 8/10). Needless to say, we like them both. Plus some neat gift ideas for the cocktail lover in your life

Then it's time to talk college football as we look ahead to the the Apple Cup, Civil War, Iron Bowl, The Game, Notre Dame/USC, LSU/TAMU, Clemson/South Carolina and more.

A few NFL thoughts to wrap up the show.

Thanks for listening!

Links for shopping:

https://shop.bulleit.com/bulleit-special-edition-lewis-whiskey-bottle-bag.html

https://shop.bulleit.com/bulleit-lemon-tonic-carry-on-cocktail-kits.html

https://shop.bulleit.com/bulleit-old-fashioned-carry-on-cocktail-kit-designs.html

We back! After a small layoff due to scheduling and sickness, Matt and Hank are back in the saddle to talk about the fall sports calendar going on right now.

We'll start by giving you our thoughts on the latest college football playoff rankings.

After that some NFL discussion including why we think Drew Brees remains underrated.

College basketball has tipped off and we will talk a little about that and then wrap it up with some great holiday cocktail ideas from our friends at Smirnoff.

Cocktail Recipes

1. Peppermint Cranberry Moscow Mule, Courtesy of Kendra Darling, Simply Darrling

(Makes 1 Cocktail)

Ingredients:

· 1.5 oz. Smirnoff Peppermint Twist

· 2 oz. Cranberry Juice

· 6 oz. Ginger Beer

· Sugar coated Cranberries & Mint for garnish

Directions:

In a cocktail shaker, combine Smirnoff Peppermint Twist and cranberry juice with ice. Shake. Fill a copper mug with ice, pour the vodka & juice over the ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with sugar coated cranberries and mint.

2. Orange & Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Courtesy of Kendra Darling, Simply Darrling

(Makes 1 Cocktail)

Ingredients:

· 1 oz. Smirnoff Peppermint Twist

· 0.5 oz. Triple Sec

· 8 oz. Hot Chocolate

Directions:

Combine hot chocolate, triple sec, and Smirnoff Peppermint Twist in a mug. Stir, and serve with a candy cane. Garnish with a candied orange peel.

3. Smirnoff Holiday Punch, Courtesy of Kendra Darling, Simply Darrling

(Makes 12 Servings)

Ingredients:

· 10 oz. Smirnoff No. 21 Holiday Ornament Vodka

· 12 oz. Cranberry-Raspberry Juice

· 4 oz. Pineapple Juice

· 20 oz. Orange Juice

· 2 oz. Lime Juice

· 1 Bottle Sparkling Wine

· Raspberry Sherbet

· Slices of Limes, Oranges and frozen cranberries

Directions:

Combine all the juices in a punch bowl. Stir in the Sparkling wine and the Smirnoff No. 21 Holiday Ornament Vodka. Garnish with slices of limes, oranges, and frozen cranberries. Place a ball of raspberry sherbet into a glass. Ladle punch into the glass

4. Ornament Cocktail, Courtesy of Kendra Darling, Simply Darrling

(Makes 1 Cocktail)

Ingredients:

· 1.5 oz. Smirnoff No. 21 Holiday Ornament Vodka

· 2 oz. Pomegranate Juice

· 0.5 oz. Simple Syrup

· Splash Lime Juice

· Pomegranate Seeds & Mint Leaves for garnish

Directions:

Mix together the Smirnoff No. 21 Holiday Ornament Vodka, simple syrup, and juices. Use a funnel to pour into a clear ornament. Place Pomegranate seeds and mint leaves into a martini glass. To enjoy, pour the cocktail into the martini glass

5. Holiday Cosmo, Courtesy of Megan Marlowe, Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

(Makes 1 Cocktail)

Ingredients:

· 1.5 oz. Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka

· 1 oz. Orange Liqueur

· 4 oz. Cranberry Pomegranate Juice

· Lemon twist

· Candy rim

· Cranberry skewer

Directions:

Rim a martini glass with water and dip into edible glitter. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka, orange liqueur and cranberry pomegranate juice. Shake until chilled. Pour into martini glass and garnish with cranberries.

6. Autumn Harvest Punch, Courtesy of Megan Marlowe, Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

(Makes 16 servings)

Ingredients:

· 3 cups Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka

· 2 apples, cored and thinly sliced

· 2 pears, cored and thinly sliced

· 1 lemon thinly sliced

· 5 ¾ cups Apple cider

· 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

· 4 cinnamon sticks

· 4 pods star anise

· Rosemary sprigs

Directions:

Into a punch bowl, add sliced apples, pears and lemon. Pour in apple cider, Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka and lemon juice. Garnish with cinnamon sticks, clove and fresh rosemary springs. Stir to combine and chill until ready to serve. Right before serving, add in 1 liter ginger ale.

Our favorite month of the year continues. Hank and Matt are back this week to give their thoughts on the MLB playoffs as the league championship series are about to wrap up.

Then we look ahead to some match-ups we will be watching in college football this weekend and some NFL games that we want to see. We'll pick some of these games and give our thoughts on the betting lines.

After that some fall and seasonal beer discussion. What do we think you should be trying?

Thanks for listening!

Episode 99! Almost to 100. Matt and Hank are back to break down a big weekend in sports.

We'll start with our thoughts on the MLB playoffs. What do we think happens in the ALCS and NLCS.

After that some thoughts on college football this week including the big matchup between UGA and LSU.

Then some NFL talk and a couple games we are interested to see this week.

As always thanks for listening!

It's our favorite time of year. Matt and Hank are fired up to talk about the baseball playoffs, give our thoughts on the NFL and college football seasons, and pick the big games this weekend.

Plus we talk to the Master Distiller at BOLS to discuss the Genever genre of spirits. Big show check it out!

A huge weekend on the sports calendar as we wrap up September and Matt and Hank are here to break it all down.

We start with a quick recap of the NFL and college football seasons so far. Then at 26:30 we discuss baseball's final regular season weekend and what it means in the National League. Huge implications!

We follow that up by picking some of the big games this weekend. Stanford/Notre Dame, Ohio State/Penn State, Washington/BYU, LSU/Ole Miss.

Plus we will give our thoughts on the weekend of NFL action coming up.

A lot to talk about in the world of football as we head towards one of our favorite times of year, October. Matt and Hank recap the most recent weekend of action for you and what stands out in NFL and college.

Then we take it back to Tales of the Cocktail to talk with Desmond Payne, Master Distiller with Beefeater Gin. He is a true legend in the spirits world and really fun to talk too.

After that we pick some of the big games this weekend. We break down TAMU/Alabama, Stanford/Oregon, TCU/Texas, New Orleans/Atlanta, Cincinnati/Carolina, and Pittsburgh/Tampa Bay.

Plus some MLB discussion as the season draws to a close.