Ok, so we lied. Whiskey Madness 2020's The Final Pour was not, in fact, the final pour. But here we switch up the guest taster, remove the under-$60 restriction, allow ourselves more whiskey to taste, and taste them double-blinded so that nobody knows which whiskey is which. So what does all that mean? It means we drank too much, got a little belligerent with each other, and it all nearly spiraled out of control. Enjoy!

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fight Back by Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYDP_8UTAus | License: https://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons

This is a special announcement regarding a change in our schedule for the forseeable future, which brings to mind that time Beavis & Butthead were watching TV and the video of Culture Club's 80s hit "Karma Chameleon" came on...

Butthead: "Hey Beavis, is this supposed to be, like, in the future?"

Beavis: "Yeah, the future sucks. Change it."

Butthead: "I'm pretty cool, Beavis. But I can't change the future."

But we can, Beavis. We can.

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom

Whiskeys: Ardbeg Scotch • Auchentoshan American Oak Scotch • Lagavulin 8 Year Single Malt Scotch • Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch • Glenmorangie 10 Year Single Malt Scotch • Glenmorangie Signet Single Malt Scotch • Glenfiddich • Balvenie • Kininvie • Chivas Regal • Stranahan’s American Single Malt • McCarthy’s American Single Malt • Hillrock American Single Malt • Woodford Reserve Malt Whiskey • Woodford Reserve Chocolate Malted Rye • McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Henry McKenna Bourbon • Woodford Reserve Bourbon • Basil Hayden’s Bourbon • Knob Creek Bourbon

Tangents: Finally a Scotch episode! • Scotches for Bourbon and Rye drinkers • Ed doesn’t want smoky peat shoved up his anus • Monkey Shoulder history and tasting • Is 15 times a day too much? • Scott has an issue with Ed saying “my” locker • Stop hating on blends, people • What is “monkey shoulder”? • Glenmorangie history and tasting • We’re on a journey into Scotch • “Modicum” = 20 minutes • The NJ & PA Coronavirus Lockdown • Extroverts v. Introverts v. Isolation • Our word of the day is “wonderful” • Top 10 Scots! • Scott is supposedly Scottish (and possibly admits to some light crossdressing) • McKenna v. Glenmorangie tasting • 50 Shades of Brown • #letgabeout • We have a surprising amount of knowledge about corn • Cat food fish tacos • Expand your horizons with whiskey (not anal beads)

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi, Fiddles McGinty, Hidden Past, and Moorland by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Join us as we open and taste our second attempt at building an Infinity Bottle. (And if you don't know what one of those is, please do go back and listen to our previous Sho(r)t on "How to Build an Infinity Bottle" from early October 2019). But that's not all! We actually saved some of our first bottle to compare! AND we have a guest who made their own! Hilarity ensues! You know the drill by now. ;-)

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom

Winter 2020 may be officially over, but we’ve still got one thing to say. Ok, SEVERAL last things. So, won’t you join us for a look back as we revisit the past 6 months, give some shout-outs, recap all the epsiodes, and generally try not to talk too much about the #coronapocalypse.

Last Things: We got this recorded *just* before the NJ coronavirus shutdown • It’s our 1-year podcast-release anniversary! • Listener Shout-Outs: Derek, Callum & Anders (Local Lounge managers), Marty & Rachel (Local Lounge patrons), Nancy (Ed’s Cousin), Rich & Bill (Banash Liquors managers), Bill (Johnny Appleseed), Gabe (The Sherpa), Shavonne (The Mayor), Chelbi, Nari, and Drea (The Ladies) Christian & Jay (Beer Bros), and Sue & Jeff (Comrades-in-Drunks) • Listener Demographics: 6 Continents! 24 Countries! 38 States! • Episode Recaps: Ed has a problem with Utah • Pucker: The reason we have a podcast • There’s no pitcher and there’s no catcher • Ed has a problem with Everest climbers • Ed has a problem with glassware • Scott has a problem with Pluto lovers • The men smoked the women in our Battle of the Sexes • Ken Burns needs Scott as his editor • Ed’s son has a problem with his delayed podcast appearance • Gabe gets a jacket, a cake, and maybe a handy? • We spoil the Whiskey Madness bracket finals • Anders validates our tasting methodology • Coming Soon: Infinity Bottle 2 • Double-blind tastings • Scotch for Bourbon lovers • Japanese whiskey • More cocktails • Blanton’s QuickTaste™ • Bourbon-barrel-aged wine • And of course, many, many tangents ;-)

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In The Before Times (aka, The Pre-Corona-Lockdown Era; aka, Life), we tasted a trendy peanut butter whiskey, made some cocktails from it, did a couple things you shouldn't do (share drinks, joke about pedophilia), and a couple things you absolutely should (promote vaccinating your childen, make obscure references to old movies). So, the good outweighs the bad, right?

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom

Whiskeys: Willet Pot Still Small Batch Bourbon • Old Forester 1920 Bourbon • McKenna 10-Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Larceny Bourbon • Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye • Pikesville Rye • Willet Family Estate Rye • Bulleit Rye • Lagavulin 8 Year • Auchentoshan American Oak • Chivas Regal 12 Year • Johnnie Walker Red • Redbreast 12 Year • Green Spot • Powers Gold Label • Jameson • Chivas Regal 18 Year • Michter’s Toasted Almond

Madness: The Semifinals and Final Pour matchups! • Ed still doesn’t like Lagavulin • We pretend we have sponsors • Winner of the Most Surprising Whiskey Award? Chivas Regal 12 Year • Anders wishes Gabe was helping out • Really bad Archie & Edith Bunker impressions • The joyous and heartbreaking documentary “Waiting for Superman” is an analogy for our final matchup • Omg! Double Overtime! • Wow definitely try blind tasting whiskeys at home

Music Credits: Fight Back and Make It by Neffex | Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYDP_8UTAus and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GiAL4XBHjE | License: https://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons • On a Mission courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/on-a-mission-the-soular-system • Fiddle-De-Dee by SilvermanSound and promoted by BreakingCopyright | Link https://youtu.be/o6Y1vqxTgOA | License: https://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons

Whiskeys: Willet Pot Still Small Batch Bourbon • Old Forester 1920 Bourbon • McKenna 10-Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Larceny Bourbon • Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye • Pikesville Rye • Willet Family Estate Rye • Bulleit Rye • Lagavulin 8 Year • Auchentoshan American Oak • Chivas Regal 12 Year • Johnnie Walker Red • Redbreast 12 Year • Green Spot • Powers Gold Label • Jameson • Chivas Regal 18 Year

Madness: Ed’s mispronunciations (and Scott’s correcting him) is kind of our brand • Scotch distillers use smoke to stop the malting process • Whose job is it to pick coffee beans out of a civet’s shit? • Hey did we say this matchup was going to be close? • Ed gets screwed by Wegman’s • Holy shit, movie popcorn costs how much?! • We have no cool physical geek tricks, dammit • Bulleit Rye won a double-blind whiskey tasting at Scott’s house years ago • Marvel : DC :: Bulleit : Willet

Music Credits: Fight Back by Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYDP_8UTAus | License: https://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons • On a Mission courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/on-a-mission-the-soular-system • Across the Snow by Tartalo Music | Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DhUIeXOBqU (free download) • Fiddle-De-Dee by SilvermanSound and promoted by BreakingCopyright | Link https://youtu.be/o6Y1vqxTgOA | License: https://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons

Whiskeys: Lagavulin 8 Year • Auchentoshan American Oak • Chivas Regal 12 Year • Johnnie Walker Red • Redbreast 12 Year • Green Spot • Powers Gold Label • Jameson • Chivas Regal 18 Year • Chivas Regal 25 Year • McCallan • Glenfiddich • Laphroaig • Ardbeg • Johnnie Walker Black • Johnnie Walker Double Black • Johnnie Walker Green • Johnnie Walker Gold • Johnnie Walker Platinum • Johnnie Walker Blue

Madness: The Chivas Regal Effect is real • The four major Scotch regions • Anders walks us through all the Johnnie Walker colors • Holy damn Lagavulin is smoky • We have a well-deserved bartender-befriending rep • My god that new Powers label is f**king ugly • The Flyers mascot looks like a cracked-out muppet • Philadelphia should be part of South Jersey

Music Credits: Fight Back by Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYDP_8UTAus | License: https://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons • Across the Snow by Tartalo Music | Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DhUIeXOBqU (free download) • Fiddle-De-Dee by SilvermanSound and promoted by BreakingCopyright | Link https://youtu.be/o6Y1vqxTgOA | License: https://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons

Whiskeys: Willet Pot Still Small Batch Bourbon • Old Forester 1920 Bourbon • McKenna 10-Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Larceny Bourbon • Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye • Pikesville Rye • Willet Family Estate Rye • Bulleit Rye • Noah’s Mill Bourbon • Rowan’s Creek Bourbon • Pure Kentucky XO Bourbon • Jack Daniels • Woodford Reserve • Henry McKenna Bourbon • Mellow Corn Whiskey •

Madness: Anders takes his first drink on the opposite side of the breakfast bar • Ed’s “Ed-iquette” needs some work • Eating dragon fruit is like having sex with Lady Gaga • Scott casts shade at the Scotches • Also, Scott sucks at this • Anders is a sucker for dill (it’s a sweet thing about his mom and we’re not crying you’re crying) • Once you go black garlic you never go back garlic • Anders trolls us a bit on Bulleit Rye

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ • Fight Back by Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYDP_8UTAus | License: https://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons • On a Mission courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/on-a-mission-the-soular-system