This week we are trying Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie, an unpeated single malt scotch whisky from the Isle of Islay in Scotland. Afterwards we chat about one of the important ingredients that go into making whiskey that many may overlook; the barrel and char.  We then devolve into a discussion about whiskey pricing. This includes the comfortability (or lack thereof) that we have when being given a sample of an expensive whiskey.

Thanks for listening and we hope you tune in next week.

This week your hosts are Jason, Ahmed, Amber, Anthony, and Mike.

Music by The Passion HiFi

Additional show notes can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/bruichladdich-the-classic-laddie

This week we are trying Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon. Afterwards we chat about Barton 1792 Distillery warehouse collapse. We then move on to going through some of the other most disastrous events in whiskey and distillery history.

Finally, we celebrate Scotch Whisky Day (on the 27th) by having a dram of the limited edition Ardbeg Grooves Scotch.

Thanks for listening and we hope you tune in next week.

This week your hosts are Jason, Anthony, Maleek, and Mike.

Music by The Passion HiFi

Additional show notes can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/knob-creek-single-barrel

This week, in honor of Tequila Day on the 24th, we are trying Exotico Reposado Tequila. Afterwards we tackle Shark Week 2018! We go in depth on all the special events and episodes, who some of the special guests this year, and how do we think it will compare to last years event with Michael Phelps "racing" a shark. Lastly, we go through a Shark Week themed drinking game that we found at whenissharkweek.com.

Thanks for listening and we hope you tune in next week.

This week your hosts are Jason, Marissa, Anthony, Amber, and Mike.

Music by The Passion HiFi

Additional show notes can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/exotico-reposado/

This week we are trying Longbranch Bourbon. Afterwards we do a sports recap episode. We hit on the NBA free agent trades, the Fifa World Cup semi-finals, and give our congratulations to the US National Quidditch team for their victory in the 2018 IQA World Cup. We also get into the upcoming $10 million golf event between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.

Thanks for listening and we hope you tune in next week.

This week your hosts are Jason, Marissa, Anthony, Amber, Maleek, and Mike.

Music by The Passion HiFi

Additional show notes can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/longbranch

This week we are back celebrating the Fourth of July with more beer! Welcome to the second annual Cask Mates Tournament, Texas Craft Beer Edition! A competition to name, in our opinion, the best tasting Texas Craft beer (both light and dark).

Jason will be hosting this episode (with help by Maleek), with Anthony, Marcus, Marissa, Mike, and Tim judging. The beers we have included in our bracket were selected based on their online ratings from some random website we used to find them all. They include:

• Oasis Texas Brewing Meta Modern Session IPA
• Hops & Grain Brewing The One They Call Zoe
• Adelbert's Brewing Tripel B Tripel Ale
• Live Oak Brewing Hefeweizen
• Independence Brewing Convict Hill Oatmeal Stout
• 512 Brewing Pecan Porter
• Infamous Brewing Sweep the Leg
• Jester King Brewing Funk Metal

Thanks for listening and we hope you have a safe and happy Fourth of July.

Music by The Passion HiFi

Additional show notes can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/2018-cask-mates-tournament/

This week we are trying TX Blended Whiskey. Afterwards we recently found a Facebook post for 30 days of music, breaking each day down by a different category. Well, we don't really want to spend an entire month going through our lists, so we break them down in about 45 minutes instead.

Thanks for listening and we hope you tune in next week.

This week your hosts are Jason, Marissa, and Mike.

Music by The Passion HiFi

Additional show notes at caskmatespodcast.com/TX

This week we are trying Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Afterwards we have another trivia game for you. Anthony's wife, Brenda, really enjoyed our previous trivia game in our Henry McKenna episode, so came up with one of her own! This time she has pulled the questions from the Master's Trivia quiz book, and if you thought the citizenship test was hard, you haven't heard anything yet!

Thanks for listening and we hope you tune in next week.

This week your hosts are Jason, Marissa, Tim, Brenda, Anthony, Amber, Marcus, Maleek, and Mike.

Music by The Passion HiFi

Find additional show notes at caskmatespodcast.com/larceny

This week we are trying Auchentoshan Single Malt Three Wood Scotch Whisky. Afterwards we really enjoyed the top 5 episode we did back on the Ron Zacapa Edición Negra episode and decided to do it again.  This time all the top 5's are movie related.  The categories are: sequels that are better than the original, guilty pleasure movies (or terrible movies you still love to watch), the worst movies that have won best picture, and finally the best movie snacks.  We do a round robin style of discussion were we each name one and the other all comment about it, then move onto the next person.

Thanks for listening and we hope you tune in next week.

This week your hosts are Jason, Tim, Marissa, Amber, Marcus, and Mike.

Music by The Passion HiFi

Find additional show notes at caskmatespodcast.com/auchentoshan

This week we are trying Herman Marshall Texas Bourbon Whiskey. Afterwards we tackle the new NFL ruling regarding teams and staff needing to stand for the national anthem, or stay in the locker room and off the field. Then we briefly hit on Roseanne and how she got her show cancelled after sending out a derogatory tweet.

Thanks for listening and we hope you tune in next week.

This week your hosts are Jason, Tim, Marissa, Amber, Marcus, and Mike.

Music by The Passion HiFi

More show notes at caskmatespodcast.com/herman-marshall/

This week is our 50th episode!  For this milestone we are trying a flight of Weller Wheated Bourbons: the Special Reserve, the 12 Year, and the Antique 107.  Afterwards for this milestone episode, we go back through and reminisce on some of our favorite episodes and moments.  We then chat about what we are looking forward to in the future.

Thanks for listening and we hope you tune in to the next 50 episodes!

This week your hosts are Jason, Marissa, Anthony, Amber, Maleek, and Mike.

Music by The Passion HiFi