Ginny and Charlie love their bourbon so they were very excited this week to sit down with Wes Henderson, co creator of Angel’s Envy Bourbon. This award winning bourbon is aged in sherry casks and has been getting rave reviews around the bourbon world. We talk with Wes about how Angel’s Envy got started, carrying on the family tradition, and plans for the future. Pour yourself a glass of Angel’s Envy and join us for a chat.

On Episode 110 we wrap up our San Antonio Cocktail Coverage with two final interviews. First we sit down with Tito Beveridge of Tito's Vodka to talk about how he created his famous vodka. Then we talk to Rocky Yeh of Cooper & Brother's Spirit Brokerage to discuss the business side of spirits and try a great cocktail. Enjoy!

Ever wished you could sit down and have a drink with Hemingway? This week Ginny and Charlie come as close as you can get to doing just that. We sit down with Philip Greene, author of “To Have and To Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Compainion” and make two drinks out of his book using the Hemingway inspired Papa’s Pilar Rum.

Sit back for a long and crazy podcast of a long and crazy weekend. Ginny and Charlie bring you their own tales of the San Antonio Cocktail Conference and sit down with a couple of luminaries of the industry. Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric of the famed New York cocktail bar, Employees Only, are now the creative minds behind The 86 & Co, a new line of quality liquors that are made by and for bartenders and this weekend they mixed Ginny and Charlie up a drink and told them all about it. All that and more on this week's show. 

While Ginny Tonic and Charlie attend the San Antonio Cocktail Conference, they invite you to enjoy this all new, pre-recorded episode. This week, they sit down with a very popular 12 year scotch. Enjoying the complex mix of oak, honey, subtle fruit, spice and vanilla, Macallan 12 Year takes center stage. After discussing the nature of scotch just a bit, Ginny and Charlie try the 12 year in a classic Rob Roy. Start to fine, fine finish… this scotch does not disappoint!

It's an on location interview this week as Ginny Tonic and Charlie visit the Columbus, OH based Middle West Spirits and chat with co-founder Brady Konya. What starts as a basic tasting grows into a knowledge lesson in spirits and what makes OYO not just regionally loved but artisanal at its core. This is a company putting out some amazing product. By the end this conversation you'll understand why.

Ginny and Charlie prepare for their trip to the San Antonio Cocktail Conference by taking a closer look at DeKuyper’s 03 Orange Liqueur and using it to make a killer margarita. Learn more about this premium liqueur and the secret to making a great margarita.

This week on The Charlie Tonic Hour, Ginny and Charlie survive a polar vortex with three bottles of Four Roses Bourbon. But before they get to that they discuss dying technology and timeless soundtracks and finally end with a standout song from the Long Winters and an announcement about their upcoming trip to the San Antonio Cocktail Conference.

The story of bison grass vodka reaches back to 14th century Poland and extends to today. There, in the forest of Bialowieza, the continent’s last herd of bison grazes upon sweet, aromatic bison grass. Containing a blade of grass in each bottle, Ginny Tonic and Charlie jump into tasting a bottle of ZU and craft a traditional cocktail with one of the world’s original flavored vodkas. What they find is a treat they are anxious to share.

Our first show of 2014 is off with a bang. Ginny and Charlie discuss visits to two new restaurants in Cincinnati, explore radical honest, and make predictions and plans for the new year. Finally they try out two Bourbon County beers they got for Christmas and listen to one of the top 10 songs from 2013. Happy New Year!