Have you ever done Opening Day in Cincinnati? This year we did it right and there are stories to tell. Also, Ginny takes some time in Indianapolis, rum is discussed, cocktails are made and a new convention is about to be unveiled. Just another week in this wonderful land known as all things Tonic!

We begin with a discussion of Middle West Spirits celebrations in Columbus, catch you up on an amazing spirits event happening soon at New Riff Distillery and then walk you through what it's like to live in a control state like Ohio thanks to Cavalier Distributing. This week's show welcome Hannah Lowen (VP of Operations / General Manager at New Riff Distillery) and Adam Roelle (Wine and Spirits Manager at Cavalier Distributing) to make sure we cover all our topics thoroughly. A boozy and utterly informative show awaits!

We're back to our traditional format for the show this week! We lead sharing stories from Horrorhound Weekend and Cincinnati Cock Fight. From there, we move into a discussion of the implications of genetics and how CRISPR factors into everything. Next, we have a great beer from Urban Artifact to try and we close with a song from the Japandroids and some hints of things to come!

This week on the Charlie Tonic Hour, Charlie tells the amazing tale of meeting Kevin Smith up close and personal this week while Ginny stayed safely away and had lunch with her parents. Ginny also interviews Erin Fox from The Overlook Lodge and learns about more women-centric events in Cincinnati.

Ginny Tonic steps down as a Senior Contributor for Bourbon & Banter and discusses what an honor it's been to write for the site since her first guest column back in 2013. There's a bit of life, a bit of storytelling and some reflection on bourbon writing.

Ginny and Charlie quickly catch you up on the latest adventures then they bring you right into the Woodford Reserve Manhattan Experience which took place Monday night at the Belterra Park Gaming & Entertainment Center just outside Cincinnati. We walk you through some fun interviews with cocktail creators, share 10 minutes of absolutely unscripted off the cuff audio you simply HAVE TO HEAR, then wrap it all up with a chat that rolls in the event's host, Whiskey Pete. This is a fun one to say the least!

This week we catch you up on all the recent fun, talk sausage for a bit then settle in for a great interview with Thomas Daily of Bauer Farm Kitchen. We close with some solid music from the Gotobeds and call it a week!

Ginny and Charlie are still coming down from the high of Valentine's Day celebrations as they record this week's show. They talk about the stops made over the weekend, including a look at the latest Cincinnati restaurant, Bauer. Along the way, they explain why 2016 was the year of the podcast, look to some aspects of this show's future and explore 60db, a new audio app. To close, Ginny mixes up an Inigo Montoya, a tequila-based cocktail, and they end with a song from Landon Pigg.

This week Ginny and Charlie talk about the Super Bowl which leads to a brief tangent on men's beards and why Ginny thinks it means women should stop shaving their legs. They then turn to the topic of porn and sex ed by discussing Pornhub's new sexual education website. They finish with a cocktail designed to be made at 30,000 feet and a song from Coast Modern. All this and the show finally returns the Charlie Tonic HOUR past the one hour mark because we tend of have a lot to say about sex (and beards).

So you're newly dating and considering telling the world about your new found passion blasting it all over social media. Well, we here at the Charlie Tonic Hour have some advice to share. Along the way we'll catch you up on some fun we've been having, try a spirit we've never discussed on the show before and give you a music recommendation we discovered while in bed together. All this an more as the show of shows returns!