Season 1 is coming to a close, so we nominated what we thought were the some of the very best whiskies we tried throughout the season in the following categories:

Best Budget, Best Craft, Most Memorable, Be st Value, Best International, Best Bourbon, Best Rye, and Best Single Malt

This week we discuss what factors play into our decision of whether or not to purchase a bottle, I regale James with the details of the baby food taste test that I won, and we taste through several of our most recent purchases.

Whiskies Tasted: Arran 10yr. , Jack Daniel’s 10 yr. , Redwood Empire , Kilchoman Sanaig 

Ariel joins us again for a second Woodinville episode, this time featuring their lineup of Rye whiskies! 

Whiskies Tasted:  Woodinville Rye, Woodinville CS Rye, Woodinville Moscatel finished Bourbon

Watershed Barrel Master Anne joins us as a guest to taste through several of their whiskies, teach us a little about their blending process, and simply have a good time!

Whiskies tasted: Watershed 4 yr. Bourbon, Watershed Bottled in Bond, and Watershed 6 yr. Bourbon

This week we try a $250 3 yr Rye along with 3 classic Irish whiskies, James offers to fight Connor McGreggor about Proper 12, and Paul tries to fight James over tasting notes. 

Despite Paul not knowing where Ohio is, Buzzball hangovers, and barking dogs, we manage to pit the Discovery Series 1,2, and 4 head to head to see how different they really are. 

Join us for a special LIVE episode from a bottle release of Old Elk Bourbon! We have our first fan appearance on the show, as well as a lot of disagreements on the ‘science’ of barrels.

Whiskies Tasted: Jigz picks of: Old Elk Bourbon, Knob Creek Rye, and Manifest Rye

It was my birthday, so James reads my an article from Architectural digest, we drink some peanut butter, discover Tyler is color blind, and celebrate by busting out some really top shelf bottles!

Whiskies Tasted: Lock Stock & Barrel 18yr & 20yr, Glengoyne 25, Bowmore 25, and Ram’s Point.

Jonathan from Drink Good Spirits joins us this week for a special episode featuring Cat’s Eye distillery products and a very very special 27 year old Canadian light whiskey!!

This week we take a look at west-and American single malts. We also discuss the flaws in spirits competitions, James eats cake at a fancy brewery, and Paul invents a new term: “multi-malt”.