Whiskey Tangent

New News: Buffalo Trace Flooding • EU Delays Retaliatory Tariffs, But Not for Long • WhistlePig CEO Steps Down • AI Beats Humans at Distinguishing Whiskey • Debunking the Neck Pour • New Fireball Contest Promises Whisky for Life • Jackpot of Whiskey Found on Atlantic City Beach

New Whiskeys: Blood Oath Pact 11 Kentucky Straight Bourbon • Blue Note Special Reserve • Booker’s “Barry’s Batch” Bourbon • Bulleit Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Jack Daniel’s 14 Year Old Tennessee Whiskey • Old Elk Slow Cut Blended Straight Bourbon • Old Forester 117 Bottled-in-Bond Rye • Remus Master Distiller Experimental Series Bourbon • Sexual Chocolate Stout Cask Finished American Single Malt • Yellowstone 6 Year Small Batch Bourbon

New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com • News Sting and Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io

Season 12 is outta heeeeeeeeeeere (RIP Harry Kalas) 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 13.

Last Things – Shout-outs: All our guest hosts • Superfan Jason gave us a whiskey! • Listener Stats: Is there Georgia whiskey? • Scott’s dad won’t help you with your homework • Ed regrets shading Delaware • 3 new countries • We placed tariffs on Canada too • A new Top 10 country! • Scott speaks Portuguese (poorly) • Season 12 Recap: 18 podcasts • 21 whiskeys • Beer shade! • How many craters are on the moon? • Is Gabe a murderer? • Ed’s naked Neil Armstrong poster • Mike makes a slavery joke • Deanna Troi was supposed to have 3 breasts • What do Summers Eve, a termite infestation, and Winnie the Pooh have in common? • Jeff’s wife’s worst cat fear • Can Ed get a half-ounce pour? • The epic Jim Beam dinner • #woodywarmth • Is Sue the voice of the sexy groan? • Scott gets slapped thrice • Sherry is really sexy apparently • Wait, what did Rachel text Ed?! • The crickets get personalities • Go H*tler! • What do Ed and Andre the Giant have in common? • Jeff is an Eagles prophet • Ed’s skateboarder/surfer rant • Madness stats • Season 13 Preview: 6 Newscasts • 6 Episodes on Lost Lantern Finished Whiskeys, Kentucky Peerless, Kinsey, Little Book, Whiskey Tiki Drinks, Austro-Hungarian Whiskeys • 6 Sho(r)ts, QuickTastes, Reviews, Vaults, and/or Wormholes

Thanks for listening! Love you all!

Music Credits: Octoblues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4152-octoblues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi

Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/4h9Hr7g

Whiskeys: Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon OESV • 2XO Kiawah Blend Bourbon • Kinsey Wheat Whiskey

Madness: Only 4 whiskeys are left in the Final Four/Pour! • Overtime is now called Round Gabe • Anders is in a holding cell after shooting Bulleits at the crowd • Shoutout to 1987 (pay phones and Queensrÿche) • #petyourpuppy • You don’t wanna be Gabe for too long • Shout out to 1985 (Villanova v. Georgetown NCAA Championship) • The Little Bitch Over-Under is 7.5 • It slips out • Original podcast name: We Look Stupid • Wait, Gabe reads Vogue? • Shoutout to 1984 (Footloose!) • Apparently, “watching Saturday morning cartoons” is a tasting note now • Will Ed and Scott finally pick the same whiskey in the Final Pour? • Gabe might be having a stroke • The exciting finish to the tournament!

Music Credits: Fight Back, Immortal, and This Is Our Calling courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Sports News (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/351-sports-news-acoustic-version • Sports News 2 (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/353-sports-news-2-acoustic-version

Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/4h9Hr7g

Whiskeys: Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon • Speakeasy Bourbon • Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon OESV • 2XO Kiawah Blend Bourbon • Hemmingway Rye • Old Pepper Rye • Kinsey Wheat Whiskey

Madness: Only eight whiskeys are left in the quarterfinals, two from each bracket! • It’s *inconceivable* that every matchup smells the same • Possession is nine-tenths of the law (in my pants) • Ed shades Gabe for a full minute • Gabe got the “gurge” • Gerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-laaaaaaaaaaaack! • There’s a lot of grunting going on • Ed’s Britney Spears tribute band • Thanks for the ‘90s memories • Was Anders in the stands shooting Bulleits into the crowd? • Gabe and Scott smoked peyote with the crickets behind the dumpster • Bible jokes! • #baconbeard • We is the committee • Alphabet jokes! • The over-under on cherry mentions is 3.5 • Coming soon: The Whiskey Madness 2025 Infinity Bottle!

Music Credits: Fight Back, The Plague, Dance Again, and Get Out My Way courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Sports News (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/351-sports-news-acoustic-version • Sports News 2 (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/353-sports-news-2-acoustic-version

Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/4h9Hr7g

Whiskeys: 2XO Kiawah Blend Bourbon • Jack Daniels Bonded Rye • Hemmingway Rye • Old Bardstown Estate Bourbon • Noah’s Mill Bourbon • New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon • Old Pepper Rye • Kinsey Wheat Whiskey

Madness: Gabe is back as the referee for Round 2! • Who is Anti-Mr. Dead Air • Scott creates a total sh*t show in the first tasting • Gabe suggests cocaine to clear the nose • Is Dr. Pepper barrel aged? • #airplanejokes • If you finish the one on the right, the one that’s left is the one on the left • #boomerjoke • Apparently “barbecue potato chips” is a tasting note now • Gabe sweats out bacon fat • Ed sweats out xxx • Scott sweats out handsome • The Kinsey is weird! (and wonderful) • The 100th Madness Tournament Whiskey! • #jewjokes • Ed doxxes Scott (and threatens to doxx Shavonne) • Ed sweats banana pudding • Scott sweats handsome, grape Propel, and modesty • Upsets and tie-breaks galore!

Music Credits: Fight Back, The Curse, Tell Me What You Want, and The King Is Dead courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Sports News (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/351-sports-news-acoustic-version • Sports News 2 (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/353-sports-news-2-acoustic-version

Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/4h9Hr7g

Whiskeys: Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon • Russel's Reserve 6 Year Rye • Speakeasy Bourbon • Bardstown Stave Finish Bourbon • Knob Creek Cask Strength Bourbon • Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey • Elijah Craig Single Barrel Bourbon • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon OESV

Madness: Anders and Gabe are back together again to help referee and judge the most exciting whiskey lineup we’ve ever collected! • Cow tails are little cream-filled buttholes of caramel • Apparently, “a new opened box of Cocoa Puffs” is a nosing note now • Are A and B the same thing? • Gabe is a good boy • Ed accuses Scott of purposely keeping Elijah Craig out of the tournament • Scott is not whelmed • I’m cooperating here! • #hotgreenapple • Ed got whiskey-[censor]ed by Billy at Benash • Four Roses fans are getting violent • Ed’s Knob Creek is the freshest whiskey we’ve ever had (Scott’s was fresher though) • Anders makes the Ants on a Log cocktail • Why Ed gets kicked out of Chinese restaurants • Blanton’s Belligerence!

Music Credits: Fight Back, Beast, Desperate, and Seeing All Red courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Sports News (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/351-sports-news-acoustic-version • Sports News 2 (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/353-sports-news-2-acoustic-version

Well, it’s that time of year again, and both Gabe and Anders are back to judge/referee the greatest and longest-tenured whiskey bracket tournament ever! [needs citation]. So just pour yourself your favorite dram, press play, and listen in as we tell you about this year’s bracket configuration, name the 18 whiskeys we’ll be tasting, and even have two wildcard matchups with which to whet our whistles in anticipation of the official start of the competition next week. Ready. Set. Drink!

Music Credits: Fight Back courtesy of Neffex | Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/neffexmusic • Sports News (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/351-sports-news-acoustic-version • Sports News 2 (acoustic version) by Sascha Ende | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/353-sports-news-2-acoustic-version

New News: Jack Daniel’s Rickhouse Collapses • A Simple Flipper-Thwarting Trick May Become Ohio Law • Tarriff Threats Already Bad News for Spirits Industry • Niche Whiskey Brands Are Floundering • Columbian President Says Cocaine No Worse Than Whiskey • Man Attacks Churches on Christmas Eve with Whiskey

New Whiskeys: All Nations Kentucky Straight Bourbon • Laws Super Wheater Blend • MaltyVerse New Single Barrels • Old Forester 1910 Extra Old Bourbon • Penelope Wheated Bourbon • Penelope 17 Year American Light Whiskey • Rod & Hammer Wildfire Resilience Straight Bourbon • Redwood Empire Pipe Dream 101 Bourbon • Stranahan’s Founder’s Release American Single Malt • Whistle Pig Snout-to-Tail 10-Year Bourbon • Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked

New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com • News Sting and Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io

Flashback to our last night in Kentucky, when we visited a random tavern and tried some amazing whiskeys.  One of them was this very Bourbon, which turned out to be created by the former owner of not only the tavern but also the hotel attached to it. And that person ended up being the guy who resurrected his great-grandfather’s pre-Prohibition brand too!  So, who was this person?  Which tavern and inn was it?  Which old-timey brand did he create?  And is his new stuff any good?  Tune in and find out!

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

Whiskeys: Kentucky Vintage • Speakeasy • Old Bardstown Bottled in Bond • Old Bardstown Estate • Noah’s Mill

Tangents: Jeff joins us once again as we taste the Willet Bourbons we bought in their gift shop! • The somewhat confusing history of the Willett family and their whiskey • Prohibition strikes again SMH • How to differentiate between Willett’s formerly sourced and new-make spirits • Get the egg salad! • Apparently, “dead corn” is a tasting note now • How Ed gets Scott to do all the work • Nines f**k everything up • You can’t move Ed or Andre the Giant • #whiskeyalchemy • Ed does a Snoop Dogg • Apparently “Nilla Wafers” is a tasting note now • The BiB Bourbon is a whiskey for the homeless • The Estate Bourbon contains 10% horse • Jeff almost dies of consumption • How can 1% proof make such a big difference?! • New tasting category: The Exhale • Ed likes to watch Scott do it • Jeff teases Ed’s anti-skateboard rant (from the 2XO short next week) • What does herbaceous mean? • Jeff might have to eat some crow

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi, Teller of Tales, Fireflies, Frog’s Leg Rag, Your Call, Raving Energy, Metalmania, Nile Blues, Fig Leaf Rag (Distressed), Boogie Party, and Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html