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!

Whiskies: Johnnie Walker Red Label • Johnnie Walker Black Label • Johnnie Walker High Rye • Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve • Johnnie Walker 18 Year • Johnnie Walker Blue Label

Tangents: Joe, our resident Scotch expert, is back after a 3-year hiatus to taste a flight of 6 Johnnie Walkers! • We sent Joe to the British Isles (but not really) • The (basically ancient) history of Johnnie Walker • Is the Red Label the most popular overall whisky in the world? • We’ve been “tasted” in 92 countries • Apparently “applesauce in an ashtray” is a tasting note now • Ed's heavy and quick (in the sack) • A high-rye surprise! • Scott’s wood isn’t charred • Joe recounts his recent trip to Scotland and Ireland • The Irish are friendly but hard to understand • Aer Lingus? Shoulda tried Cunny Lingus • We’re wearing togas because of the Olympics • Joe gets Scotch-trolled • Ed gets Bourbon-anti-trolled • The Blue Label 200 mL bottle has the cutest little cork ever • Why you should drink whiskey you haven’t had in awhile • Even Chivas Regal thinks Johnnie Walker is good • #trytheblack

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 • Hidden Past by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Master of the Feast by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

So when we received two of the same brand of whiskey-infusion kits—three years apart—we figured it was finally time to try them out. And what a surprise it turned out to be! Adding wood chips and botanicals really does change the character of a whiskey. But does it change it for the better or worse? Click play to find out!

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Corncob by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3554-corncob | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

New News: Distilling Your Own Whiskey Could Soon Be Legal • Jim Beam Opens Heritage Center in PA • Chicken Cock Opens New Center in KY • Irish Whiskey Predicted To Grow by Billions • Whiskey Investment Market Has Crashed—But is it a Good Thing? • Con Artist Fined for Million-Dollar Whiskey Investment Scam • Man Steals Construction Vehicle In Order To Steal Whiskey Barrel • Officer Arrested After Arriving at Work Drunk

New Whiskeys: Booker’s “The Beam House” Batch • Bushmills 14 Year • Cedar Ridge Amontillado Sherry Bourbon • Cedar Ridge QuintEssential: Untitled Cigar Malt Project American Single Malt • Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof Rye • Peerless Toasted Bourbon • Penelope Toasted Rye • Elijah Craig Toasted Rye • Hirsch “The Single Barrel” White Label Bourbon • Knob Creek Bourbon x Rye • Lagg Corriecravie Single Malt • Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series: The Heart Release • Remus Babe Ruth Reserve Bourbon

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

Round 1: Manhattan Slushie – Rye, orange juice, sweet vermouth, cherry liqueur, and orange bitters

Round 2: Strawberry Lemonade Frozen Whiskey Sour – Rye, strawberries, lemon juice, and simple syrup

Round 3: High on the Hog – Maple-Finished Bourbon, ginger ale, dry vermouth, and bacon

Round 4: Divine Oreo Chocolate Bourbon Shake – Bourbon, vanilla ice cream, half-and-half, cocoa powder, and Oreos

Tangents: Paula (from the Whiskey Chicks) and Marty (from the Whiskey Power Couple) join us for this frigid foray into blended beverages! • A short history of blenders in bars • How did people get ice before electricity? • Where the hell does New York City get all its eggs? • Hefty and Dodge are fake sponsors now • Let it go, Scott • Frozen Whiskey Quiskey • Uncle Arctica • Tardigrades are chubby little dudes • We all get exotic dancer names • We create an actual whiskey wormhole • Ed hates turtles and puppies • Can we agree Bacos are terrible? • An exciting finish to the Quiskey!

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 • Frogs Legs Rag by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5761-frogs-legs-rag | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Boogie Party by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

So, not only did we have an amazing time in NYC witnessing the Global Whisky Challenge, we also came away with several spirits that the organizers and judges couldn't take with them (as you may have heard us talk about on June's news episode). And this standard bearer of Buffalo Trace's expensive-on-the-secondary annual Antique Collection was one of those whiskeys. So, is it worth the hype? Is it worth the price? And what they heck does it even taste like? Click play to find out!

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

New News: Dueling Kentucky Bourbon Trails merge • New Wild Turkey visitor’s center celebrates Jimmy Russell • Jim Beam Black gets an upgrade • Nikka ramps up investment in exports • Buyers are getting cheap Blanton’s from unlikely source • Grocery store’s whiskies win SIP Awards • Our epic trip to NYC to witness the finals of The Global Whisky Challenge

New Whiskeys: Angel’s Envy BIB Bourbon • Crown Royal Single Malt Canadian Whisky • Heaven Hill Grain to Glass • Knob Creek 10 Year Rye • Little Book Chapter 8 • Ol’ New Riff Bourbon and Rye • Pinhook 5 Year Cask Strength Bourbon • Russell’s Reserve 15 Year • Sagamore Small Batch Rye • Teeling Wonders of Wood: Virgin Swedish Oak • Weller Millenium • WhistlePig Camp Stock Wheat Whiskey • Woodford Reserve Toasted Bourbon

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

Another year, another Pinhook Bourbon expression. This the fourth in our ongoing series with Marty and Rachel, and it's one of the most fascinating high-wire acts in modern distilling. We kinda keep waiting for it to get worse, become overly oaked, or acquire some off notes, but it's honestly only gotten better each year. But does the 8 year end the streak? Is it getting too expensive now? Will Ed live to taste the last one in the series? Click play to find out!

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license