Whiskey Bench

Join the Whiskey Bench for another episode of News and Brews. This week the Bench discusses the Canadian trucker convoy and the sudden uptick in Californian train robbers. This episode was recorded January 28, 2022.

Beer of the Week: Chopping Wood Purple Rice Lager

Relevent Links:

• Train Robbers (National Review)
• Train Robbers (CNN)
• Canada-Unity
• Truckers Freedom Convoy (Social Media)

Remember, always drink responsibly and cheers to a fulfilled life with all its beauty!

Follow the hosts on Twitter:

• Torna: @Mtn_Torna
• Kat: @KatJDwyer

Connect with the Whiskey Bench on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, all at @whiskeybenchpod. Or shoot us an email at [email protected].

Thank you to Reagan James for use of our theme music, The Habit, off her album, Message. Follow her work on Spotify and Apple Music!

The Whiskey Bench is a proud founding member of the Highline Media Network, a collective of artist owned podcasts by normal people in normal places. Learn more at www.highline.network. 

Join the Whiskey Bench for the second episode of the ideology series. This week the Bench discusses Progressivism. History, goals, and implementation. 

The Only Word
3/4 oz tequila
3/4 oz Luxardo
3/4 oz lime juice
3/4 oz chartreuse
1/4 oz mezcal
dash of celery bitters (not essential)
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a lime slice or cherry.

Remember, always drink responsibly and cheers to a fulfilled life with all its beauty!

Follow the hosts on Twitter:

• Torna: @Mtn_Torna
• Kat: @KatJDwyer

Connect with the Whiskey Bench on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, all at @whiskeybenchpod. Or shoot us an email at [email protected].

Thank you to Reagan James for use of our theme music, The Habit, off her album, Message. Follow her work on Spotify and Apple Music!

The Whiskey Bench is a proud founding member of the Highline Media Network, a collective of artist owned podcasts by normal people in normal places. Learn more at www.highline.network. 

News and Brews is our newest biweekly show format, crack a cold one and join us. This episode was recorded on January 6, 2022.

Beer of the Week: Philipsburg Montana 1 IPA

Relevant Links

• WaPo Kazakhstan Timeline
• NYT Russia Sends Troops
• WSJ Kazakhstan Protests

Remember, always drink responsibly and cheers to a fulfilled life with all its beauty!

Follow the hosts on Twitter:

• Torna: @Mtn_Torna
• Kat: @KatJDwyer

Connect with the Whiskey Bench on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, all at @whiskeybenchpod. Or shoot us an email at [email protected].

Thank you to Reagan James for use of our theme music, The Habit, off her album, Message. Follow her work on Spotify and Apple Music!

The Whiskey Bench is a proud founding member of the Highline Media Network, a collective of artist owned podcasts by normal people in normal places. Learn more at www.highline.network. 

2022 is here and Whiskey Bench is excited to dive into an incredible year of podcasting. To kick off this year, Whiskey Bench is starting a mini-series focused on discussing various political ideologies to lay a foundation for conversations to come. In this first installment the Bench dives into communism. 

The Communist
1.5 oz gin
3/4 oz cherry liqueur
1 1/4 oz orange juice
1 oz lemon juice
2 dashes orange bitters
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a chilled coupe.

Remember, always drink responsibly and cheers to a fulfilled life with all its beauty!

Follow the hosts on Twitter:

• Torna: @Mtn_Torna
• Kat: @KatJDwyer

Connect with the Whiskey Bench on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, all at @whiskeybenchpod. Or shoot us an email at [email protected].

Thank you to Reagan James for use of our theme music, The Habit, off her album, Message. Follow her work on Spotify and Apple Music!

The Whiskey Bench is a proud founding member of the Highline Media Network, a collective of artist owned podcasts by normal people in normal places. Learn more at www.highline.network. 

Join the Whiskey Bench in the final recording of 2021 as Kat and Torna see Henning off. The Bench dives into the basics of crypto, specifically bitcoin, ethereum, and NFT's. It's been a great year, and we're thankful for the time spent with Henning.

Cranberry Spritz
2 oz gin
1 oz cranberry and rosemary cordial
(2lb frozen cranberries, 2 cups sugar, 4 cups water, zest from 5 lemons, 3 cinnamon sticks, and 2-3 sprigs of rosemary. In a pan add cranberries and burst the berries the best you can (use a tool or just your hands). Add all other ingredients to the berries and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about 5 min. Let cool and strain into a storage container.)
2 oz club soda
Add gin and syrup to ice and stir. Top off with club soda.

Relevant Links:

• Katie Haun Podcast

Remember, always drink responsibly and cheers to a fulfilled life with all its beauty!

Follow the hosts on Twitter:

• Torna: @Mtn_Torna
• Kat: @KatJDwyer
• Henning: @stephenghenning

Connect with the Whiskey Bench on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest, all at @whiskeybenchpod. Or shoot us an email at [email protected].

Thank you to Reagan James for use of our theme music, The Habit, off her album, Message. Follow her work on Spotify and Apple Music!

The Whiskey Bench is a proud founding member of the Highline Media Network, a collective of artist owned podcasts by normal people in normal places. Learn more at www.highline.network. 

Join the Whiskey Bench as Henning, Kat, and Torna discuss Inflation. In this episode the Bench, the causes and results of inflation is explored. This is one the second to last episode for 2021, so hop in and get your Whiskey fix before Christmas.

Cranberry Martini
2 oz gin
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1/2 lemon
1/2 oz cranberry and juniper syrup
Add all ingredients into a mixer and shake. Strain into a coupe and garnish with pine, cranberries, or lemon.

Relevant Links:

• Quantitative Easing Explained
• Inflation is Complicated

Remember, always drink responsibly and cheers to a fulfilled life with all its beauty!

Follow the hosts on Twitter:

• Torna: @Mtn_Torna
• Kat: @KatJDwyer
• Henning: @stephenghenning

Connect with the Whiskey Bench on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest, all at @whiskeybenchpod. Or shoot us an email at [email protected].

Thank you to Reagan James for use of our theme music, The Habit, off her album, Message. Follow her work on Spotify and Apple Music!

The Whiskey Bench is a proud founding member of the Highline Media Network, a collective of artist owned podcasts by normal people in normal places. Learn more at www.highline.network. 

Join the Whiskey Bench as Henning, Kat, and Torna discuss lying. In this episode the Bench discusses if you ought to be free to lie. How does lying tie into disinformation and misinformation, how can a small lie tarnish your reputation, and ought we be "protected" from lies? This is one of the few episodes left with Henning on the show, so sit down and enjoy that sweet Steve time.

Hot Buttered Bourbon
2 oz Bourbon
Hot water
1 tsp (or to taste) spiced butter
Just add the ingredients together and stir! 

Spiced Butter
1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 packed brown sugar
1 tbs maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cardomom
1/4 tsp ground cloves
Mix it all together and store in fridge or freezer.

Remember, always drink responsibly and cheers to a fulfilled life with all its beauty!

Follow the hosts on Twitter:

• Torna: @Mtn_Torna
• Kat: @KatJDwyer
• Henning: @stephenghenning

Connect with the Whiskey Bench on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest, all at @whiskeybenchpod. Or shoot us an email at [email protected].

Thank you to Reagan James for use of our theme music, The Habit, off her album, Message. Follow her work on Spotify and Apple Music!

The Whiskey Bench is a proud founding member of the Highline Media Network, a collective of artist owned podcasts by normal people in normal places. Learn more at www.highline.network. 

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Join the Whiskey Bench as Henning, Kat, and Torna discuss "Woke". In this episode the Bench starts an introductory discussion around the word "woke". Where does it come from? How does somebody from the outside define it? Is Christianity compatible with "wokeism"? A lot is covered in this episode, so dive in and follow along.

De la Louisiane No. 4
1 oz. Rye
1 oz. Sweet vermouth
1/2 oz. St. Benedictine D.O.M
1/4 oz Absinthe (or herblore liquor equivalent)
2-3 Dashes Peychaud's bitters

Relevant Links

• When Wokes and Racists are the Same

Remember, always drink responsibly and cheers to a fulfilled life with all its beauty!

Follow the hosts on Twitter:

• Torna: @Mtn_Torna
• Kat: @KatJDwyer
• Henning: @stephenghenning

Connect with the Whiskey Bench on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest, all at @whiskeybenchpod. Or shoot us an email at [email protected].

Thank you to Reagan James for use of our theme music, The Habit, off her album, Message. Follow her work on Spotify and Apple Music!

The Whiskey Bench is a proud founding member of the Highline Media Network, a collective of artist owned podcasts by normal people in normal places. Learn more at www.highline.network. 

Join the Whiskey Bench as Henning, Kat, and Torna celebrate one year. That's right, the Bench has been recording for over a year now, and we are super excited to continue producing content. From the bottom of our hearts we want to thank every single person who has joined us in our conversations, engaged with us, and shared us with friends and family. You'll are incredible.

Sambuca Sazerac
2 oz bourbon
1 oz Sambuca
3 dashes aromatic bitters
Add all ingredients into a mixing glass and stir over ice. Strain into a chilled glass and garnish with a lemon peel.

Remember, always drink responsibly and cheers to a fulfilled life with all its beauty!

Follow the hosts on Twitter:

• Torna: @Mtn_Torna
• Kat: @KatJDwyer
• Henning: @stephenghenning

Connect with the Whiskey Bench on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest, all at @whiskeybenchpod. Or shoot us an email at [email protected].

Thank you to Reagan James for use of our theme music, The Habit, off her album, Message. Follow her work on Spotify and Apple Music!

The Whiskey Bench is a proud founding member of the Highline Media Network, bringing the art of podcasting back to normal people in normal places.