Distilleries: Willet • Jim Beam • Four Roses • Wild Turkey

Whiskeys: Basil Hayden Malted Rye • Four Roses OESV Barrel Strength Single Barrel • Four Roses OBSK Barrel Strength Single Barrel

Tangents: Our epic journey to Bourbon Country continues! • Apparently, Kentuckians go to bars at 10 am • Ed tries to shade Scott and Jeff over their breakfast orders • Scott forgot the Willet guide's gender • More distillery cats (who don’t like Ed) • Willet’s egg salad sandwich has its own Instagram page • Ed drank a cocktail named after his own speech impediment • The strange 10’ x 10’ area at the Jim Beam distillery • Jeff really sank his teeth into it • The crown jewel of our trip: Jim Beam’s Clermont Supper Club • We met Fred and Freddie Noe! • Jeff forgot his dessert, Part 1 • Four Roses’s fermentation vats were basically gigantic barrels • Kentucky wasn’t as “rednecky” as we thought • Mary Dowling DGAF • How Elmer T. Lee, Jimmy Russel, and Booker Noe drank their whiskey • Where Kentucky got all their horses • By the 12th distillery, we could have given a tour ourselves • Jeff forgot his dessert, Part 2 • OESV tastes like a tesseract • We tasted HOW many whiskeys?! • Our favorite distillery, whiskey, and overall impressions • #thegabemother

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi • Boogie Party by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Distilleries: Evan Williams • Angel’s Envy • Prohibition Craft Spirits (Nulu) • Kentucky Peerless • Old Forester • Bardstown Bourbon Company • Lux Row • Heaven Hill

Whiskeys: JTS Brown Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whiskey • Lux Row Four Grain Double Single Barrel Bourbon

Tangents: Jeff joins us for an epic—and literally explosive—journey to Bourbon Country! • Ed’s already taking offense • Why aren’t there just crates of Buffalo Trace laying around on the side of the road? • We literally stayed in a Hobbit house • Scott does an “unparking” • Tanker trucks in Kentucky might have Bourbon in them • Manhattan Monday! • Scott cosplays as Carrie Nation • WTF is a Hot Brown?! • Jeff shames Ed at every meal • We tasted a lot of unaged distillate and fermented mash • Bob at Nulu almost killed us with whiskey • Ed’s not sliding the cheap one to Gabe • We tasted Bourbon straight from the barrel at Peerless • Jeff is the cat whisperer • Ed got a half-ounce pour (#foreverjoke) • Jeff Blanton’s “B” cork story • Best. Salads. Ever. • We almost died in an explosion (but not really) • Kentucky McDonald’s have Krispy Kremes! • Ed pulls a Mario Andretti • Lux Row tried to out-Nulu Nulu • Heaven Hill employees rescued yeast strains from that epic 1996 fire • Hushpuppies and fried mushrooms at the Bluegrass Tavern in Bardstown • #thehouseofthehighbeds • Scott likes bitter because that’s what he is • Stay tuned for Part 2!

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi • Boogie Party by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Gabe, Christian, and Mike are back to help us evaluate the latest expression from Blue Note, a company whose whiskeys haven't let us down yet. And because it's a honey-infused expression, we end up comparing it to the Garrison Brothers Honey Dew Bourbon we tasted a few months ago. (But really it was just as an excuse to drink more whiskey.) So, how does the Blue Note taste on its own? And can it hold a beeswax candle to the Garrison's? Tune in an find out!

Music Credits: Freedom by Choc Mic McNeil | https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod | https://filmmusic.io/song/4134-niles-blues

Beers: New Belgium Oakspire Strong Ale (Rd 1) • Dragon's Milk Crimson Keep Red Ale (Rd 2) • Founder's Backwoods Bastard Scotch Ale (Rd 3) • Dragon's Milk Reserve S'mores American Imperial Stout (Rd 4) • Founder's KBS Double-Oaked Russian Imperial Stout (Rd 5) • Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Imperial Milk Stout (Rd 6) • Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Backyard American Imperial Stout (Rd 7)

Tangents: Gabe, Christian, and Mike join us for a blockbuster marathon of bourbon barrel beer and boys will be boys! • Christian creates a new kind of shade • Where’s Billy Dee Williams when you need him? • #beerspit • The first ever Pub Quiz! • How many craters are on the moon? • Um, is Gabe a murderer? • Ed’s like Nancy Kerrigan • Gabe’s back’s like an afghan • Ed’s credit card goes three ways • Is the capital of Australia also a cheese? • Ed had an erotic Buzz Aldrin poster • What’s the whitest question in the world? • Gabe talks about burying bodies (seriously, IS he a murderer?) • The Pub Quiz brings out the worst in everybody • Is New Jerseria is the capital of New Jersey? • Rose could have moved over on the door for Jack • Did Mike just finger his dad? • #robotchristian • Drunkius, the least sober Roman Senator • Three-boob night • What “Imperial” means on a beer label • Ed’s pronouns are thin/trim • What rhymes with “Venus”? • It has been spatted • Masterpiece or bastardpiece? • #curdledterriyaki • We will never go to Goose Island • INSANE finish to the Pub Quiz!

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi • Heavy Trailer 2 by Sascha Ende | https://filmmusic.io/en/song/441-heavy-trailer-2 • Happy Happy Game Show by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

Season 11 está finito (castanets) but we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a review of the past six months and a preview of Season 12.

Shout outs: All our guest hosts • Interviewees Nora and Adam from Lost Lantern plus Craig, Howard, and Crispin from Star Trek Spirits • New super fan Justin from Tennessee • Do we have listeners that don’t start with the letter J? • Did Brian the Whiskey Explorer listen to us in a tent?

Listener Stats: A new state in the Top 10 • Three new countries! • Ed can’t be blamed for Estonia • Japan is always jealous of what China does • Two QuickTastes (plus a bit of Madness) • Swedish Fish is Cherry’s cousin

Season 11 Recap: 21 new podcasts • 35 new whiskeys • The shortest podcast ever • General Sweetness • The “Alleger” • Ed’s second throat • Sue smells Gabe’s cigar • Mimes and crickets • The best dad joke ever • Peeing Crystal Light • Schrödinger’s Whiskey! • The Jim Jones fruit cocktail • Jeff’s crazy Star Trek knowledge • You can taste the cancer and emphysema • Ed shades himself • Cooper does crack • Rachel gets Gabed • Sue tastes old men • Ed pays for his impatience • Pizza Bite Whiskey! • #frozenemptychick • We all get stripper names • Scott spice-bombs Ed • Cunny Lingus gets you where you need to go • Javelin or Pole Vault? (Yes, that’s a penis joke) • Paul Newman and cocaine? • Ed uses his sexy voice • Scott had a gummy • The biggest shade of all

Season 12 Preview: Semi-Sober October • Novem-Beer • Kentucky Trip • Xmas Bonus • Unplanned Cocktails • Madness 2025

Thanks for listening! Love you guys!

Music Credits: Octoblues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4152-octoblues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Got This courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi

So, when the email came in asking us if we'd like to cover a new whiskey from Beyoncé, we were like “OMG OF COURSE WE WILL TASTE A WHISKY FROM BEYONCÉ ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?!?!” And then after 30 minutes of running around like our heads were on fire, we finally calmed down and wondered if this was going to be just another half-hearted attempt by a celebrity to enter the whiskey scene, like we’ve seen many, many times before. And yet, everything about this whisky—from its unique mashbill and finishing, to its understated and elegant bottle design—is authentic and well-thought-out. Of course, the real test is how the final product tastes. Does it live up to its lofty intentions? Or does it fall flatter than a balloon at a porcupine party? Click play to find out!

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues and Hillbilly Swing by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.com/ • License: Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

New News: Seven Distilleries Announce New Whiskey Alliance • Pernod Ricard Launches New North American Whiskey Company • Macallan Releases Their Oldest Whisky at an Astronomical Price • Super-Fast Whiskey Aging Is Here, But Should We Be Doing It? • Beyoncé Released Her Own Whiskey Brand • Derek Trucks Has a New Whiskey with a Cheeky Name • Fake Spirits Seized in Large-Scale South African Crackdown • Man Steals Whiskey, Gets Arrested… Alot • Man Fires Gun Outside Buffalo Trace

New Whiskeys: Baker’s 13 Year Single Barrel Bourbon • Blue Note Honey Rye Cask • Booker’s: The Reserves • Little Book: The Infinite, Edition 1 • FEW Chicago Smoke Works Malt Whiskey • Garrison Brothers Laguna Madre • Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon • Glenmorangie Signet Reserve Highland Single Malt Scotch • Natterjack: The Mistake Irish Whiskey • Old Elk Cognac Cask Finish Wheat Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve Series VIII Bourbon • 2XO French Oak Straight Kentucky Bourbon • Woodford Reserve Distillery Series Blended Malt

New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod

This is what happens when Scott decides to actually spend some serious money on something that he thinks is gonna be great. And to his credit, we’ve had a couple Cedar Ridge expressions over the years that we loved, so we were really excited to taste this. And just perusing the label, it tells you all the secondary finishing it went through plus the addition of some peated malt, which was also finished! How could it not be amazing?! But… is it amazing? Does it live up to its intriguing name? Does Scott regret his impulsiveness? Click play and find out!

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Starting the Day with Energy by MusiclFiles | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8040-starting-the-day-with-energy | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whiskeys: Garrison Brothers Small Batch • Garrison Brothers Honey Dew • Garrison Brothers Guadalupe • Garrison Brothers Balmorhea • Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon

Tangents: Anders is back after over a full year to help us decide once and for all if we actually like Texas whiskey • Anders has actually met one of the brothers! • The History of the Garrison Brothers distillery • Gabe and their master distiller have something in common • Why is their whiskey so expensive? • #honeydewthis • Ed gets sultry (or slutty, you decide) • They should just make the Guadalupe and nothing else • “Irish Wristwatch” is hard to say • Look at the big brain on Scott • The crickets return! • Scott had a gummy • Banana: One runt to rule them all • Texas doesn’t have a lot of shade (except all the shade we gave them) • Top 10 Fun Facts about Texas! • The Austin bats don’t like Scott • Our mothers couldn’t get their own credit cards when they got married?! • As billionaires go, Mark Cuban and Taylor Swift are ok • We’re gonna hit the Grand Canyon on our way to Kentucky • Ed rants about the Dallas Cowboys • #getittogetherbitch • Anders’s talks about his new gig

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Total Happy Up And Sunny by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/555-total-happy-up-and-sunny | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Starting the Day with Energy by MusiclFiles | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8040-starting-the-day-with-energy | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Electric Soul by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/12236-electric-soul | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

So, every once in awhile, Ed likes to bring Scott strange whiskeys he's never heard of before, like how a cat brings a dead baby bird to its owner. When that happens, we like to do one of our patented QuickTastes, and this whiskey is no exception. But what the heck do the words "Coalition," "Sauternes," and "Barrique" even mean? Does their combination actually make a good whiskey? And what new technique are liquor stores using to get you to buy it? Tune in and find out!