Whiskey Tangent

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

Whiskey: Old St. Andrew’s Clubhouse Scotch in miniature golf ball decanters

Wormholes: Sue and Shavonne join us for only our second Wormhole episode ever! • Ed puts out Shavonne’s business (but it's for her own protection) • Sue and this whisky were born in the same year (1969 *wink*) • #doublegroan • Golf has been annoying wives for six centuries • Ed’s brother and his housemate are just friends (like Scott & Ed and Bert & Ernie) • The St. Andrew’s packaging is like an old Christmas ornament box • Apparently “old men in white shorts” is a nosing note now • Ed’s appropriate for once • Gasoline has had the lowest percentage price increase since 1982 • Today’s stock market has grown 38 times what it was • Shavonne was drinking whiskey at 3 and Scott was doing coke at 14 • Wait, John Hinckley is on social media?! • The Tylenol scare changed drug packaging forever • Shavonne shades Ed • We don’t talk about Jarvik 1 through 6 • Sue won a “Who Shot JR?” contest • Ed does a solid Nick Nolte impression • Ed’s being a killjoy (but gets overruled by the ladies being annoying) • Scott has the Rick Springfield box set • 1982 wasn't really a great year for music

Music Credits: Political Action Ad, Ouroboros, and The Pyre by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Whiskeys: Rabbit Hole Four-Grain Triple-Malt Bourbon • Heigold High-Rye Double-Malt Bourbon • Dareringer PX Sherry Finished Wheated Bourbon

Tangents: Marty & Rachel join us for a trip down the Rabbit Hole! • The short (like Scott and Gabe) history of the Rabbit Hole Distillery • Rachel shades Scott • Where does the phrase “Down the rabbit hole” come from? • Rachel and Scott shade Ed • Always annunciate the “t” in “peanuts” • Apparently, “emphysema" and "corporate lies” are tasting notes now • Cereal Milk Tangent • #atouchofnazi • Ed shades Ed • Ed gabes Marty • Marty & Rachel’s crack-cocaine-loving dog • Did Rachel eat Scott’s rabbit? • Top 10 Rabbit Fun Facts • Marty & Rachel’s Kentucky Trip • #somuchflamenco • Thanks Kayla! (Sorry Callum) • Ed gabes Rachel • Ed belligerents Gabe • Rabbit Hole's new “Ed” Bourbon (finished in methadone casks)

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 • Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.com | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

New News: Beam Suntory Is Rebranding… Again • Power Outage Causes Heaven Hill Whiskey Spill • Four Roses Adds Two New Mash Bills • 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Winners! • Researches Discover Exactly Why Colder and Wetter Whiskey Tastes Different • Bulleit Kicks Off Massive Glass Recycling Program • Update: Criminal Charges Unwarranted in Oregon Whiskey Scandal • Bourbon and Other Items Stolen From Trucks in Northeast Philly • Zimbabwe Man Arrested After Stealing and Drinking Copious Amounts of Whiskey

New Whiskeys: Barrell Mizunara Finish Bourbon • Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke (2024) • Blood Oath Pact 10 • Bulleit Rye 12 Year • George Dickel Bottled-In-Bond 12 Year • Milam & Greene Bottled in Bond • Redbreast Missouri Oak Edition Irish Single Pot Still • Templeton Midnight Rye • Templeton Fortitude Bourbon • WhistlePig 25: The Badönkådonk

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

When an unexpected parcel arrived in the mail room of the Whiskey Tangent Studios, we were a little puzzled but excited. And upon opening the package, our excitement mounted as we realized that the sample we thought we were getting, was actually the most beautiful whiskey-related thing we'd ever held in our hands. The octagonal black container is incredible, and the bottle with its surprise coin-containing stopper was even better. But, then we were like, hold up, how good is the whiskey going to be? Is the packaging just window dressing for a run-of-the-mill spirit? Or is it completely out of this world? (wink) Well, you know what do to find out!

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Space Ambience by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5043-space-ambience | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Space Exploration by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/10077-space-exploration | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This was a complete surprise when it came out to very little fanfare back in February. We saw it on the Benash liquor store shelf and literally said "What the hell is that?! A new single malt?! From Bulleit?!" So, we bought it, and we were so exicted to try it, that we immediately opened it like kids on Christmas, and we really enjoyed it. But we were busy with the Madness Tournament, and deciced to put it away in the vault, vowing to do a QuickTaste of it at a later time. Well, now is finally that later time. So, what's the story behind this thing? And do we still feel the same way about it? Just click play to find out!

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fireflies by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whiskeys: FEW Straight Rye • FEW Immortal Rye • FEW Single Barrel Bourbon • FEW Cold Cut Bourbon

Tangents: Sue and Shavonne (and Gabe in the background) join us for this long-gestating journey to the land of FEW! • The History of FEW Spirts • Scott doesn’t want it to be peaches • Apparently “dry wall” is a tasting note now • Shavonne’s pediatrician may have been an alcoholic • Can Sue smell Gabe’s cigar? • “The Gorgy” (IFYKYK) • Scott tells the FEW founder’s favorite joke • Sue smells the spice rack • #byebyebob • Gabe is like Marcel Marceau • Peanuts hit the back of Ed’s throat • Go to Shavonne’s Deli (or belly) • Apparently “longering” is a tasting note now • Sue is like Norma Rae • The Flaming Lips opened

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 • Fig Leaf Rag by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3750-fig-leaf-rag | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Hammock Fight by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3847-hammock-fight | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Onion Capers by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4679-onion-capers | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Past Sadness by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5024-past-sadness | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Parisian by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

New News: Federal judge rules Woodford Reserve engaged in union busting • New Japanese Whiskey rules finally go into effect • Why are Scotland’s “ghost distilleries” coming back to life? • MGP sales rise 7% • The Top 10 whiskey importing countries • How distillers are using artificial intelligence • Yamazaki distills the world’s first whisky using hydrogen fuel • California distillery creates whiskey survival kit • Man beats man with bottle of whiskey • Man breaks into home, asks for food, finds whiskey

New Whiskeys: A. Overholt Monongahela Mash Straight Rye Whiskey • Bernheim Barrel Proof A224 • Crown Royal Blackberry • Ezra Brooks 99 Port Wine Cask Finished Bourbon • Milam & Greene Wildlife Collection: Golden Eagle and Mockingbird • New Riff 8 Year Bourbon • Rebel 100 6 Year Bourbon • Rabbit Hole Founder’s Collection: Mizunara Finished Bourbon • Sagamore Manhattan Finish Rye • Stranahan’s Diamond Peak Caribbean Rum Cask American Single Malt • Yellowstone Rum Finish 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

Whiskeys: Far Flung Rye • Tom’s Foolery Ohio Straight Rye • Middle West Ohio Straight Rye • FEW Spirits Illinois Straight Bourbon • Starlight Indiana Straight Bourbon • Wollersheim Wisconsin Straight Bourbon • Cedar Ridge Iowa Straight Wheat Whiskey

Tangents: We taste seven new whiskeys from old friends of the podcast! • Lost Lantern was our first American Single Malt • It could have been our shortest podcast • Apparently “strawberry hard candy” and “reading Dune at 15” are tasting notes now • Nobody would follow General Sweetness into battle • This is going in the alleger • Ed’s such a diva • Antarctican vanilla? • Lost Lantern scours the country looking for chocolate notes • These are Bourbons?! • Ed has developed a second throat • We’re still dealing with the fallout from Prohibition • Ed’s workouts are consistently inconsistent

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 • Road Trip by Frank Schroeter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9761-road-trip | 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 • Fun Journey by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8914-fun-journey | 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