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Whiskeys: Stranahan’s Blue Peak American Single Malt • Bushmills 12 Year Irish Single Malt • 15 STARS Triple Cask II Bourbon • Jack Daniel’s Heritage Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey • Kinsey Cask Strength Cabernet Finish Whiskey • Bardstown Bourbon Co. Single Barrel Bourbon • Nulu Toasted Single Barrel Bourbon • Blue Run Emerald Rye

Madness: Everyone’s back for the second round featuring the four number 1 seeds! • The Bushmills has a triple wood • Candy: Artificial and cloying, but not bad • There’s a reason Ed invites Gabe to the podcast • You just like my sticky buns • It’s always Ed’s fault • Gabe threatens the entire tournament • Woohoo! x 3 • Wait, we tasted Blue Run before?! • You like heat on your B • Most ice cream is frozen cancer • #umlautswork • BBC v. MGP • Apparently, “bubble gum stuck to a tree” is a tasting note now • Scott doesn’t (and then does) get extra credit • Swedish crickets! • Gabe can’t splash • Multi-fisted-ed • The podcast is just the right amount of gay • Ed feels ostracized

Music Credits: Fight Back, My Way, Fever Dream, and Retribution courtesy of Neffex from https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Sports News and Sports News 2 by Sascha Ende from https://filmmusic.io