Whiskey Queens

Whiskey Queens

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  • S3 Episode 9: Scotch with Becky!

    Show Notes:

    • Glenglassaugh
    • https://www.instagram.com/p/CAHJUlFnODE/

      • Go Follow:

      • Dramswithbecky
      • Dramswithrachel
      • Dramswithamber
      • Dramswithkayla

        • What we're (also) reading: The Complete Whiskey Course

        Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy

        Our Instagram handles:

        The Show @thewhiskeyqueens | Paul @pdashton | Nick @wayfaringandwhiskey

        Visit us at www.whiskeyqueens.com

        1 hr 3 min
      • S3 Bonus: Have Whiskey, Will Travel
        Adventurous Stills - Tempe, AZ
        Kavanagh Limited Release Irish Whiskey - French Oak - should be available at your local Total Wine & More
        Wikipedia to the rescue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_whisky
        What we're (also) reading: The Complete Whiskey Course
        Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy
        Our Instagram handles:
        The Show @thewhiskeyqueens | Paul @pdashton | Nick @wayfaringandwhiskey
        Visit us at www.whiskeyqueens.com
        24 min
      • S3 Episode 8: The Highs & Lows of Scotch

        Bruichladdich - The Classic Laddie 

        • 50% ABV
        • ~$60
        • Unpeated Islay (eye-lah) Single Malt Scotch Whisky
        • NOSE – Barley sugar, hint of mint before leading into the most wonderful notes of freshly cut wild flowers. After a few minutes and with water you’ll start to get caramelised fruits, lemon drops and honey, and tangerine.
        • PALATE – Sweet oak and barley. A combination of ripe green fruit, brown sugar and sweet malt bring closure with ocean salt.
        • FINISH – Medium length and warming. Low-to-no burn.

          • Enter code on website from bottle - Code: 20 / 163

          Nick’s bottle was specifically a vatting of 82 casks, 4 vintages, 3 barley types and 9 cask types, bottled in 2020.

          Wikipedia to the rescue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_whisky

          What we're (also) reading: The Complete Whiskey Course

          Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy

          Our Instagram handles:

          The Show @thewhiskeyqueens | Paul @pdashton | Nick @wayfaringandwhiskey

          Visit us at www.whiskeyqueens.com

          37 min
        • S3 Episode 7: Land Barons & Drunk Monks
          Laphroaig 10 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky  (La-Froyg) (eye-la)
          The Whisky
          43% ABV (re: 86 Proof)
          Malted barley, dried over a peat fire
          Aged 10 years in American Oak barrels
          From the remote Island of Islay in the Western Isles of Scotland
          Often referred to as the birthplace of Scotch Whisky
          Cost~ $74 w/ tax
          Tasting Notes
          Color: gold
          Nose: Huge smoke, seaweedy, "medicinal", with a hint of sweetness
          Plate: Surprising sweetness with hints of salt and layers of peatiness (bold, smoky taste, followed by a hint of seaweed and a surprising sweetness)
          Finish: Lingering
          10 year is the original Laphroaig and distilled the same way today as when Ian Hunter invented it more than 75 years ago
          Scotch Guide: https://vinepair.com/articles/laphroaig-10-scotch-guide/
          Wikipedia to the rescue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_whisky
          What we're (also) reading: The Complete Whiskey Course
          Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy
          Our Instagram handles:
          The Show @thewhiskeyqueens | Paul @pdashton | Nick @wayfaringandwhiskey
          Visit us at www.whiskeyqueens.com
          42 min
        • S3 Episode 6: The Irish Whiskey Resurgence & Slane Whiskey
          Slane Irish Whiskey
          40% ABV / 80 proof
          Price - ~$30 give or take
          NOSE - Complex fruit with drizzles of caramel, butterscotch and vanilla; brown spice and toasted oak.
          TASTE - Spicy at first, but quickly sweetened with rich caramel, vanilla and butterscotch, atop a deep layer of dried fruit
          FINISH - Lingering hints of dry fruit and caramelised wood sugar.
          “Slane Irish Whiskey brings grain and malt whiskeys together through the distinctive flavours of three casks.”
          Slane Cocktails: https://www.slaneirishwhiskey.com/cocktails/ 
          Slane Concert/Festival: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slane_Festival
          Slane Castle: https://www.slanecastle.ie/
          Drams With Becky Instagram: @Dramswithbecky 
          Straight up Wikipedia History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_whiskey
          Great YouTube on Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-IFMJz1keE
          What we're (also) reading: The Complete Whiskey Course
          Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy
          Our Instagram handles:
          The Show @thewhiskeyqueens | Paul @pdashton | Nick @wayfaringandwhiskey
          Visit us at www.whiskeyqueens.com
          32 min
        • S3 Episode 5: Caskmates & Poppers
          Nick:
          Jameson Caskmates - IPA Edition
          Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition - Jameson Irish whiskey finished in craft IPA barrels, for crisp hoppy notes.
          80 proof (40% ABV)
          Nose - Floral, herbal hops, grapefruit citrus notes with subtle orchard fruits, complemented by wood shavings and a little nuttiness.
          Taste - Hops and light citrus with sweet herbal notes and delicate spicy tones.
          Finish - The lingering fresh fruit and hops give way to grains of barley and a signature smooth finish.
          Paul:
          Jameson Caskmates - Stout Edition
          Triple-distilled, blended Irish Whiskey that has been patiently finished in Irish craft beer-seasoned barrels, specifically stout beer barrels from Eight D Brewing
          80 proof (40% ABV)
          Tasting notes
          Nose - An initial aroma of freshly cut hay is complemented by a crisp orchard fruit character - green apples and pears, with a twist of lime zest. Mild pot still spices appear, deepening from green tea to hazelnut and milk chocolate
          Taste - The initial sweet mouth coating typical of the Irish pot still inclusion is quickly complemented by the subtle touch of hops and cocoa beans from the beer cask finish.
          Finish - Long and sweet with milk chocolate and butterscotch.
          Pairing with a Stout
          Recipe - Black Gold
          Jameson Caskmates Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqMJOhZYhqs
          Straight up Wikipedia History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_whiskey
          Great YouTube on Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-IFMJz1keE
          What we're (also) reading: The Complete Whiskey Course
          Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy
          Our Instagram handles:
          The Show @thewhiskeyqueens | Paul @pdashton | Nick @wayfaringandwhiskey
          Visit us at www.whiskeyqueens.com
          36 min
        • S3 Episode 4: Drunk Irish History & Writers’ Tears
          What we’re drinking:
          Nick - Writers’ Tears Copper Pot from Walsh Whiskey
          40 % ABV/80 Proof
          $40 bottle (750ml)
          “Writers’ Tears is a blend of aged single pot still and single malt Irish whiskey. Distilled entirely from malted and unmalted barley - triple distilled, non-peated and matured in charred American Oak bourbon casks.“
          NOSE: Flashes of apple with hints of vanilla.
          TASTE: Gently spiced, ginger & orchard fruits.
          FINISH: Long & elegant with dark chocolate.
          Ian Buxton: https://forwhiskeylovers.com/whiskey-word/contributing-editors/ian_buxton
          Paul - Paul’s Sassy Queen's Manhattan
          2.5oz Wiser’s Legacy Blend Rye Whisky
          1oz Cerasum
          2 dashes Aztec chocolate bitters
          Luxardo cherry
          Straight up Wikipedia History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_whiskey
          What we're (also) reading: The Complete Whiskey Course
          Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy
          Our Instagram handles:
          The Show @thewhiskeyqueens | Paul @pdashton | Nick @wayfaringandwhiskey
          Visit us at www.whiskeyqueens.com
          27 min
        • S3 Episode 3: Canada, Oh Cana-da-da

          What we’re drinking:

          Nick - Clyde May’s Bourbon

          https://clydemays.com

          Paul - J.P. Wiser

          https://www.jpwisers.com/us

          Wiser’s Legacy Blended Rye Whisky

          • 90 Proof (45% ABV) - 750ml bottle
          • Blend of Canadian Rye, rye malt and barley malt
          • Copper Pot Distilled
          • Aged in toasted new white oak barrels
          • Most whiskies in the blend are aged 10 years
          • Tasting Notes (caskers.com)
            • “creamy mouthfeel, with notes of cinnamon, peppermint patties, ginger and spices that warm the palate. The initial flavor profile gives way to notes of butterscotch, toffee and toasted rye bread, and finishes with a smooth, spicy hint of cloves”

              • Dr. Livermore sharing the recipe so people could make the Legacy blend themselves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxap71Ro16c

              “The Building Blocks of Canadian Whisky” https://www.alcoholprofessor.com/blog-posts/the-building-blocks-of-canadian-whisky

              What we're (also) reading: The Complete Whiskey Course

              Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy

              Our Instagram handles:

              The Show @thewhiskeyqueens | Paul @pdashton | Nick @wayfaringandwhiskey

              Visit us at www.whiskeyqueens.com

              30 min
            • S3 Episode 2: Smooth Cowboys and Dirtbag Politicians

              What we’re drinking:

              Paul - Black Velvet Manhattan

              • 3 oz BV, 1 oz sweet vermouth, 2 dashes of bitters, 1 cherry

                • Nick - Pendleton

                https://pendletonwhisky.com/

                • 40% ABV / 80 Proof
                • Nose: Vanilla, honey, butterscotch, and custard join together for a pleasing aroma. Hint of freshly grated cinnamon bark.
                • Taste: Warm fall fruits and honey are balanced with a hint of spice to balance the flavor.
                • Finish: A medium balance and smooth finish.
                • Oak barrel-aged and distilled in Canada - before it’s bottled glacier-fed spring water is added from Mt. Hood (Oregon’s highest peak). So, everyone think back to Tincup - this is basically Canadian Tincup.

                  • Other Pendleton’s:

                  • Pendleton 1910 - an 80 proof 100% rye whiskey aged 12 years - I NEED TO FIND THIS
                    • Pendleton 1910 is another nod back to the Rodeo from which they take their name - the Pendleton Round Up was started in 1910.
                    • Pendleton Midnight - this one is 90 proof - the big claim to fame with this one is that a portion of the blend is aged for over six years in American brandy barrels
                    • Pendleton Directors’ Reserve - back to 80 proof - this one is aged 20 years
                      • The only one in the collection that doesn’t have the glacier water claim to fame is the 1910, or the 100% rye.

                        • Drink Recipes!

                        • Canadian Old Fashioned: https://pendletonwhisky.com/drinks/canadian-old-fashioned/
                        • Midnight Shindig: https://pendletonwhisky.com/drinks/midnight-shindig/

                          • What we're (also) reading: The Complete Whiskey Course

                          Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy

                          Our Instagram handles:

                          The Show @thewhiskeyqueens | Paul @pdashton | Nick @wayfaringandwhiskey

                          Visit us at www.whiskeyqueens.com

                          30 min
                        • Season 3 E1: Oh, Canada - You're A Smooth One
                          Black Velvet
                          Black Velvet Original Blended Canadian Whisky
                          80 proof (40% ABV)
                          Per the bottle: blended at birth, distilled and aged three years in oak
                          Under the supervision of the Canadian Government
                          Notes: remarkably smooth with hints of caramel, vanilla, coconut, and rye spiciness
                          Purchased a 1.75 liter in DC for $13.99 pre tax
                          Crafted from a mix of high-quality grains, including rye, barley, and corn. The mash is then crafted and aged in bourbon barrels for up to eight years. These barrel-aged high wines are mixed with fresh, base whisky spirit and then returned to bourbon barrels to age for at least three years where they mature into rich, smooth whisky.
                          VELVET MANHATTAN
                          Ingredients
                          3 parts Black Velvet Reserve
                          1 part sweet vermouth
                          1 maraschino cherry
                          We recommend some of your favorite bitters as well
                          Directions
                          Combine ingredients and shake well with ice. Strain into an martini glass and garnish with a cherry.
                          How My Arrest at Age 13 Changed the Shape of My Life - Tyrone Walker
                          What we're (also) reading: The Complete Whiskey Course
                          Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy
                          Our Instagram handles:
                          The Show @thewhiskeyqueens | Paul @pdashton | Nick @wayfaringandwhiskey
                          Visit us at www.whiskeyqueens.com
                          Intro Script:
                          Hey everyone!  - Welcome back and welcome to episode 1 of season 3! We really can’t believe we’ve made it to season 3 already, but here we are. This week we’re talking about Canadian Whisky, and specifically Black Velvet - trust us - we have our reasons. Also, don’t forget that if you like what you’re hearing be sure to check us out at whiskeyqueens.com, @thewhiskeyqueens on instagram, and be sure to give us a 5 star review on apple podcasts. Thanks and here is the show!
                          31 min

                        About Whiskey Queens

                        From the publisher's feed

                        Enter Paul and Nick - Two queens talking about their love of whiskey while educating themselves along the way -- littered with social, political, and personal commentary.