Welcome back to the fourth and final in a series where we have been trying the full collection of Game of Thrones themed scotches. The last two scotches we are trying are Clynelish Reserve (House Tyrell) and Cardhu Gold Reserve (House Targaryen). More information about these scotches can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/got-tyrell-targaryen.

Afterwards is all about Game of Thrones. The final season, our thoughts and predictions on how everything is going to end. This should go without saying, but this episode is filled with SPOILERS!!!

Finally, thanks for listening and we will see you next week.

Episode music is the Game of Thrones theme song by Ramin Djawadi.

This week we are trying Hakushu whisky. This is a 12 year old single malt japanese whisky. Find more info at caskmatespodcast.com/hakushu-12-year.

Afterwards we talk about some of the "recent" social trends. Several we have actually heard about and remember, and some that completely passed us by. We also chat some about how these trends seem to go around and why.

Finally, thanks for listening and we'll see you next week.

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On this week's episode we have a special guest. Josh and Gretchen Galloday from the Cask Strength podcast came by our place last week to chat all about the Texas Whiskey Trail. While talking we try several of the whiskies along the trail. They are:

• Balcones Texas Single Malt
• Balcones Brimstone
• Ironroot Harbinger
• Andalusia Revenant Oak Peated Single Malt
• Garrison Brothers Cowboy
• Balcones Mirador Texas Single Malt

You can find all the information about the Texas Whiskey Trail at texaswhiskeytrail.com. You can also find Josh and Gretchen at the Cask Strength YouTube and Facebook pages.

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Welcome back to the third in a series where we will be trying the full collection of Game of Thrones themed scotches. The next two scotches we are trying are the Singleton (House Tully) and Talisker Select Reserve (House Greyjoy). More information about these scotches can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/got-tully-greyjoy.

Afterwards we talk all about March Madness and bracketology. We go through some of our history with the NCAA tournament and make some predictions for this years games. Just an FYI, this episode was recorded on Saturday, March 16th, before the final team selections were made.

You can find the fantasy brackets for the Cask Mates members below. Finally, thanks for listening and we will see you next week.

Episode music is the Game of Thrones theme song by Ramin Djawadi.

For the upcoming St. Patrick's Day, we are trying a flight of irish whiskeys. We are blind tasting 7 irish whiskeys, and will be ranking them in order of our preferences. All but one of these 7 irish whiskeys have been featured in previous episodes, and you can find the list and links to them all at caskmatespodcast.com/st-patricks-whiskey-flight. In no particular order, they are:

• Jameson Black Barrel
• Bushmills Red Bush
• Writer's Tears
• Tullamore Dew 12 Year
• Redbreast 12 Year Cask Strength
• Green Spot
• Proper No. Twelve

Finally, thanks for listening and have a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day. We'll see you next week.

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This week we are trying Red Eye Rye, a coffee flavored rye whiskey. This Tennessee rye whiskey has been blended with pure Arabica coffee. More info and show notes can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/red-eye-rye

Afterwards we have some hypotheticals and other random questions we pose to the group. The questions we posed to everyone are as follows:

1. What's one statistic that you would want to know about yourself?
2. What is one thing you know now that you wished you knew at 21?
3. What's the best piece of advice that you have received?
4. If you found a time machine, and could travel anywhere, anytime for 24 hours, where would you go?
5. What's your favorite sports memory?
6. What's your favorite movie scene?

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Today we have a special episode with our friend Brandon joining us in a flight of various spirits. We are trying 3 whiskey's and a tequila and seeing how Brandon likes them. They are Bruichladdich "The Classic Laddie" Scotch, Green Spot Whiskey, Auchentoshan Three Wood Scotch, and Tears of Llorona Tequila. All of these liquors we have featured on various episodes before. Additional show notes and links can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/brandon-flight.

Throughout the episode, we ask random questions of Brandon to get to know him and ourselves a little better. The questions we ask are the following.

1. What's the best product you own?
2. What's your hidden treasure on the internet?
3. Would you rather be smarter than happier?
4. What would be the best balance between IQ, EQ, and grit?
5. How did you get into whiskey?
6. Describe your perfect day.

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

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Welcome back to the second in a series where we will be trying the full collection of Game of Thrones themed scotch's. The next two scotch's we are trying are the Royal Lochnagar Highland (House Baratheon) and the Lagavulin Islay (House Lannister). More information about these scotch's can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/got-baratheon-lannister.

Afterwards we talk all about the upcoming Academy Award nominations. We hit on some of the more well known categories, including Best Picture, Best Actor/Actress, and Best Supporting Actor/Actress. We also discuss some of our favorite movies we saw in 2018, whether they made it to nomination of not.

Finally, thanks for listening and we will see you next week.

Episode music is the Game of Thrones theme song by Ramin Djawadi.

This week we are trying Stagg Jr. Bourbon. More specifically we are trying the 2017 Batch #9. This is a barrel proof, unfiltered bourbon. Additional show notes can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/stagg-jr-batch-#9.

Afterwards we chat about some of the most well known conspiracy theories around. We hit on many of the classics such as the JFK assassination and Area-51. As well as some of the more out there ones such as flat earthers, Paul McCartney is dead and hidden secret societies controlling the world.

Thanks for listening and we will see you next week.

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This week we are trying Red Handed Bourbon. This is a local bourbon made here in beautiful central Texas. More information can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/red-handed.

Afterwards we chat about a recent news article about something that has come to be known as the Patreon Purge. This was an event that happened last December in which the subscription membership service banned several of it's content creators. The reasoning behind these bans were due to the creators inappropriate content that supposedly broke Patreons terms of service. We get into this and discuss our points of view and reactions.

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