Whiskey Noobs

How can eating food along side a good whiskey affect the way the whiskey tastes? How can you decide a food pairing for a whiskey? In this episode, my guest, Justin, and I eat hot wings while reviewing Bulleit Bourbon in order to answer those questions!

Happy Halloween! In the spirit of Halloween, a we are going to talk about a different type of spirits than usual: ghosts! Sit back and enjoy a few of my favorite whiskey based ghost stories in this special Halloween episode.

Why do people add water to whiskey? Do you need to add water to experience whiskey properly? Does a water droplet truly open up a whiskey? These are the burning questions that my guest, Zack, and I set out to answer in this episode. We review Wild Turkey 101 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey from beginning to end, both before and after adding droplets of water to it. 

What are some of the best whiskey-based mixed drinks that you can make for this coming Halloween, and just fall in general? This episode is dedicated to a few of those drinks. My guest, Bryce, and I taste multiple different whisky-based fall mixed drinks and give a quick review!

In the second "Q&A" Episode for the show, I go through and answer a few more of your guys' questions! As always in a non-review episode, I taste a mystery whiskey to see if you can guess what it is!

This week's questions:

1) Do you ever get burned out from podcasting/drinking?

2) Do you miss Applebee's?

3) What is your favorite thing to drink besides whiskey?

4) Mixed shots/cocktails made with Crown Royal Apple?

5) Thoughts on Skrewball?

6) What does a good whiskey/bourbon mean to you?

This very special episode features our FIRST Japanese Whisky to be reviewed on the show - Suntory Whisky Toki! What does Japanese Whisky taste like? Listen to find out! 

Have you ever been at a bar and thought way too hard about how to order your drink? This episode is for you. Listen as I break down most of the ways that you could order whiskey at a bar, and what you can expect to receive once you order it. From neat whiskey to chasers, and cocktails to mixed drinks, this episode has it all!

Have you ever tried a whiskey that someone else recommended and thought "How could they like this, it's terrible?!". That's because everyone has a different palate for whiskey. In this episode, my guest, Justin, and I drink five different whiskeys in order to find his palate. We try Jameson Irish Whiskey, Monkey Shoulder Scotch Whisky, Crown Royal Canadian Whisky, Four Roses Bourbon Whiskey, and Laphroaig Scotch Whisky. Listen along and try these whiskeys at home to get an idea of your own palate for whiskey!

Have you ever wondered why people hold their whiskey glass up to the light and look at it, or why people swirl the whiskey around in the glass? I explain all of that in this episode, with a bonus story about why we measure alcohol content by "proof"!

The battle of a lifetime: NORMAL whiskey vs. FLAVORED whiskey. What does the spirit gain through the flavoring process? What does it lose? This is the topic of discussion when my guest, Zack, and I compare Crown Royal Canadian Whisky to its apple flavored counterpart.