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February 03, 2021Season 2 E10: An American Whiskey Tasting!
The Introductory American Whiskey Tasting (~$205):
Redemption Rye (not HIGH Rye): https://www.redemptionwhiskey.com/our-whiskey
Cost $28-30

Taste: Rye spice with light floral and citrus notes. Slight mint finish. Redemption says that this is a great whiskey for cocktails.

Details: Mash Bill: 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley

92 Proof

Average age of 2.5 years, aged in new charred oak barrels
Redemption Bourbon: https://www.redemptionwhiskey.com/our-whiskey
Cost $28-30

Taste: Large amount of corn gives it a traditional sweet bourbon taste with vanilla and caramel notes - as we’ve discussed before, this usually comes from the wood barrels and the maturation process.

Details: Mash Bill: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley

84 Proof

Average age of 2.5 years, aged in new charred oak barrels
Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon: https://www.woodfordreserve.com/whiskey/straight-bourbon-whiskey/
Cost $38-40

Taste: Dried fruits, citrus, cinnamon, cocoa, caramel. Rich and smooth.

Details: Mash Bill: 72% Corn, 18% Rye, 10% Barley

90.4 Proof

Average age 7 years
Basil Hayden Bourbon (High Rye) https://www.basilhaydens.com/bourbon-whiskey
Cost $42-45

Taste: Charred oak flavor that is complemented with sweet brown sugar, a touch of black pepper, and dried fruit to round it out

Details: Mash Bill: 63% Corn, 27% Rye, 10% Malted Barley

80 Proof

No age statement
Republic Restoratives Purpose Rye https://www.republicrestoratives.com/spirits/
Cost $67-69 (my bottle $79)

Taste: Smokey, sweet, cocoa notes on the nose - rounded out with black pepper and baking spice on the palate with a lengthy finish

Details: Mash Bill: 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley

100 Proof

Aged 4 years

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
26 min
January 27, 2021 Season 2 E9: The spirits that fund our whiskey
What Nick’s drinking:
Green Hat Gin - by New Columbia Distillers - Washington, DC
The Fall/Winter Gin - read about the notes here.
The Man In The Green Hat
Recently acquired by MGP: https://www.mgpingredients.com/more-information/news-press/news-releases/mgp-announces-acquisition-new-columbia-distillers-llc
What’s Paul Drinking:
Civic Vodka - Republic Restorative Distillery - Washington, DC
Civic Vodka (RR’s first offering)
80 Proof (40 ABV)
Mashbill: 100% North American Grown Eastern Sweet Corn
Tasting Notes:
Nose: light notes of lemon peel
Palate: sweetness at the tip of the tongue; creamy mouthfeel - middle pallet; smooth, dry finish with no lingering burn
After distillation is is charcoal polished 2,300 times through a meter of activated charcoal, a proprietary filtration process (charcoal filtered)
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
January 20, 2021Season 2 E8: Wiggly Crafters
Show Notes:
What Nick’s drinking:
Wiggly Bridge Small Batch Bourbon

43% ABV / 86 proof

$49.99 for a 750ml bottle

Made in York, Maine from their bourbon mash recipe and aged under 4 years in new small american oak barrels

Their spirits include:
Bottled in Bond Bourbon Whiskey

Small Barrel Bourbon

White Whisky

Small Barrel Rum

White Rum

Vodka

Small Batch Dry Gin

Platinum Agave Blue

Reposado Agave Blue

Anejo Agave Blue

Small Barrel Bourbon Tasting Notes:
Color: Dark Amber

Nose: Caramel, oak, toast, cedar, nutty

Taste & Finish: “Balanced and complex flavor with caramel, oak, dried fruit, cinnamon, pepper, sweet tobacco, honey, and grain flavor. The finish is dry long and pleasant with cinnamon and clove.”

The Wiggly Bridge - Atlas Obscura
What’s Paul Drinking:
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style

57.5% ABV / 115 Proof

$68.99 for a 750ml bottle
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
40 min
January 13, 2021 Season 2 E7: Rusty Hosts & Corporate Overlords
What we’re drinking: The Queen’s Manhattan (a Whiskey Queen recipe)
2 oz bourbon
1 oz Cerasum Apretivio
2 dashes Chocolate Aztec Bitters
Cherry
What we’re talking about: Corporate Overlords! A brief rundown of the big guys can be found here.
We’ve talked about these guys before
Diageo
Scotch Whisky
Oban
Talisker
Johnnie Walker
Lagavulin
J & B
White Horse
The Singleton
Other Whiskey
Crown Royal
Bulleit
Seagram’s 7 (of which the airess sisters are now in prison because of their ties to a cult)
Suntory
Yamazaki
Hakushu
Chit A
Hibiki
Toki
Pernod Ricard
Jameson
Glenlivet
Proximo Spirits
Bushmills
Tin Cup
Old Camp
Sexton
Pendleton
Stranahan’s
We’re also talking about:
Asahi Group: https://www.asahigroup-holdings.com/en/
Constellation Brands: https://www.asahigroup-holdings.com/en/
Brown-Forman: https://www.brown-forman.com/
Thai Bev: http://www.thaibev.com/
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
55 min
December 23, 2020 Season 2: A Holiday Quickie
What Nick is drinking:
Ghost of Bourbon Past
1.5 oz bourbon (used: Knob Creek 9 Year)
3/4 oz aperitivo (used: Cerasum)
1/2 small can club soda
cherry garnish
What Paul is drinking:
Willet Pot Still Reserve - Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey
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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
28 min
December 16, 2020Season 2 E6: A Not So Tennessee Whiskey Lesson
Nick and Paul are both drinking: Knob Creek 9 Year Bourbon
100 proof / 50% ABV

Color: Copper to medium amber

Official Taste: Rich, sweet, woody, full-bodied, almost fruity (Nick says vanilla, toffee, orange - long, slow astringent burn - bit tannic)
Check out the:
Knob Creek Single Barrel Program

Bourbon mash bill cheatsheet: Modern Thirst
Paul’s whiskey lesson:
Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton

Awesome article with a chart breaking down bourbon, rye, and Tennessee whiskey.
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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
34 min
December 09, 2020Season 2 E5: Bourbons, ryes, and mispronounced cocktails
What Nick is drinking: Woodford’s Boulevardier
INGREDIENTS
3/4 OZ Straight Bourbon Whiskey

3/4 OZ Sweet Vermouth

3/4 OZ Campari®
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine all ingredients to mixing glass, add ice and stir

Strain to tumbler over block ice

Garnish with an orange twist
Know your mash bills:
Bourbon - 51% corn

High-Rye Bourbon - 51% corn / rye is usually around 25% (no official standard)

Rye - 51% rye
What Paul is drinking: KO Distillers Reserve of KO Distilling in Virginia
Moonshine University: https://moonshineuniversity.com/
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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
34 min
December 02, 2020Season 2 E4: A Drunken History Lesson - American Whiskey
What Nick is drinking: Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Official Tasting Notes
45.2% ABV / 90.4 Proof

Regularly $36 - purchased for $30 for the 750 ML bottle
Mashbill
72% corn (locally grown from Shelby County in Kentucky)

18% rye

10% malted barley (They say this provides a balance between the sweetness of the corn and the rye spice and nuttiness of the malt)
NOSE - Heavy with rich dried fruit, hints of mint and oranges covered with a dusting of cocoa. Faint vanilla and tobacco spice.
TASTE - Rich, chewy, rounded and smooth, with complex citrus, cinnamon and cocoa. Toffee, caramel, chocolate and spice notes abound.

FINISH - Silky smooth, almost creamy at first with a long, warm satisfying tail.
What Paul is drinking: Uncle Nearest
Paul gave us a brief history of whiskey in America - this is a great article (LONG) article if you want a deeper dive.
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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
41 min
November 25, 2020S2 Episode 3: Whiskey Tastings & Pipe Dream Bourbon
Tasting Article 1: https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/whiskey-tasting-guide-how/
Tasting Sheet on Pinterest
American Bourbon Association’s downloadables
What Paul is drinking: Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Bourbon Whiskey - https://redwoodempirewhiskey.com/whiskey/pipe-dream-bourbon/
Pipe Dream Tree - http://famousredwoods.com/pipe_dream/
@redwoodempirewhiskey
Redwood Empire’s first Bourbon Whiskey (high corn mash bill)
Mash Bill: 75% Corn, 21% Raw Rye, 4% Malt Barley

Age: A blend 4 to 12-year-old barrels
Tasting Notes
Color - deep golden hue

Nose - sweet maple, vanilla, and hint of honey

Palate - roasted pecan, vanilla, and lingering char/woody notes. Smooth with a hint of black pepper finish
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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
45 min
November 18, 2020S2 Episode 2: Water & Whiskey
What Nick is drinking: Green Spot
Nose: Oak, green apple, mint/menthol
Taste: Vanilla, caramel green apple
Finish: Long and smooth finish - almost no bite
Green Spot History Page

Wikipedia
What Paul is talking about: Adding water to whiskey
“The best way to drink whiskey, according to science,” The Washington Post

“Here’s Exactly How Much Water to Put in Your Whisky,” Whiskey Advocate

Guaiacol (gwai·uh·kaal) - is a naturally occurring organic compound that contributes to the flavor of many substances including whiskey and roasted coffee. What gives whiskey that smoky, spicy, peaty flavor. Theory is that these and other flavor compounds are not attracted to water and are more likely to become trapped in ethanol clusters. So adding water moves the molecules closer to the surface
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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
35 min

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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.

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