On this episode we're sampling Compass Box's Flaming Heart 25th Anniversary Edition while talking about proper hellos, Metallica with a backing orchestra, our custom Glencairns, nerdy stuff from Compass Box, smoky malty honey jammy perfection, some worries about the brand, chewing on a brain nugget, whether humans are evolving, if species progression is a myth, are we the same as we’ve always been, needing a colon in the title of your book, philosophy nerds can settle down, separating who we are from what we’ve done, our cumulative knowledge, AI digital replication, are humans are better off versus are we better, and answering what we do with this realization.

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Episode #304

On this episode we're trying the new Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Bottled in Bond as we talk about a bit of walking, challenging oneself, hefty feats with your feet, a 7 year BIB Wheated Bourbon, good taste is always in style, the affordability of higher aged bourbon, why flippers be flipping, pitting the 7 Year BIB against Bardstown Wheated, engaging in the scientific method, the red syrup at IHOP, sweet tea bourbon, great bottles at an affordable price, the beginning of bourbon flooding the market, how the bourbon market works, unicorns are available, buying 6 bottles of Old Grandad 114, the bourbon consumer reaps the benefits , experimentation is on the horizon, why we got into Scotch, being slightly above average dudes, the Whiskey Industrial Complex, and why it's importanting to compare Lamborghini and Pintos.

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Episode #303

In part 2 of our series with Hannah Whisky Merchants we sample the St. Bridget's Kirk Batch #2, Dalgety- Glen Spey bottling, and the Lady of the Glen- Caol Ila bottling. All of this while chatting about there being too much goodness to fit in one episode, the best job in the world, sticking to the warehouse floor, why Kyle looks like Buzz Lightyear, a batch of fresh Benadryl, all of the government red tape, youthful bananas, proof pops, a really long 9 iron shot, owning a house for 400 years, emailing the whisky nerds, a peanut Scotch, having that peat itch is satisfied, wearing our Ernest Hemingway sweaters, grungy whisky and being glad Kyle is back.

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In part 1 of a 2 part series we're honored to be joined by Gregor and Paul of Hannah Whisky Merchants. We chat about investigative dramming, getting stung on the face by a wasp, laughing before asking if things are ok, bubbles and plateaus, transit sherry, what’s an independent bottler, contract distilling, the role of the independent bottler in the whisky industry, tea spooning, whisky provenance, cask selection, experimentation in Scotch, much more to it than simply picking a cask, being obsessed with age, identifying the nuances of each cask, love of the new make, magic and science and everything in between, St. Bridget’s Kirk solera system, the nervous SWA, what excites us about independent bottlers, changes in the American whiskey consumer, benefits and downsides of small business, and what is probably the best job in the world.

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On this episode we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jaws by cracking open a Narragansett and Allagash Surfbird as we talk about elephant pregnancies, chugging water because we're always sweaty, not the James Bond villain, the majority of Rhode Island, crushing a can, pinging the can off a sharks forehead, Kyle hadn’t seen Jaws before this episode, the start of the summer blockbuster, the difficulty of making the film, the practical nature of the filming process, it's rated PG, Spielberg’s career, fighting sharks from canoes, a hot mess of a screenplay, Nick’s affinity for Boston, some film analysis, masculinity, is it too long?, Hole Traders, a tangy funk, and a quick Jaws quiz.

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Episode #300

On this episode we're hanging out with LJ from the Lakeland Whiskey Society. We get the opportunity to sample a few Rare Character and Starlight barrel picks while hatting about nerding out with local friends, volunteering with a BBQ festival, people taking whiskey too seriously, community behind whiskey, the few positives of social media, LWS Barrel Picks, Rare Character TKO, 8 yr 2 mo 128.44 proof 70 rye 25 corn 5 mb, eating just a single whooper, being the coolest kid in 3rd grade, how barrel picks work and why do them, some LWS history, the Rare Character Black Swan KOA, 75 corn 21 rye 4 mb 138.6 proof, the S word, being involved in the community, OnBikes and LVIM and KidsPack, graduating to peat, forcing yourself to love cottage cheese, gimme some more Malort, Starlight Blueberry Port Finish, 6 years and 109 proof, and the Drep and Stone barrel pick.

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Episode #299

On this episode we're tackling the John Daly Cocktails from Good Boy Vodka while talking about skydiving into the studio, the difference between Bryan Adams and Ryan Adams, summer according to Nick, smoking Marlboro Reds and playing golf barefoot, John Daly in the Arnold Palmer Pose, Iced Tea and Lemonade, the dumpster behind a bowling alley, Peach Rings, the summer blockbuster summer, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, The Phoenician Scheme, Ballerina, The Life of Chuck, 28 Years Later, F1, Jurassic World Rebirth, Superman, Fantastic Four First Steps, Happy Gilmore 2, Blackberry Jolly Rancher, Funyuns, an iced tea fruit punch, and being sad but not fat.

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Episode #298

On the second of a two part series, we dive into the Release 13- Heat- tasting box from Blind Barrels, the first and only double blind whiskey tasting experience. While putting our whiskey knoweldge to the true test, we chat about being fanboys for Blind Barrels, King of the Hill, the tasting table, having a language with which to discuss the whiskey, the high stakes for this tasting, who is the more knowledgable Whiskey Wizard, naking sure we use the app to assess age, proof, and type of whiskey, day old coffee, rating systems of 1-10, an extra 2 points, 1st grade nicknames, apricots and figs and cherries and quinces, The Drep and Stone Blind Barrel Box, a turnt Hershey’s bar, the funk of an older bourbon, a formidable whiskey, entering the transcendence, and our overall Tasting Score and results from the Blind Barrels App.

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Episode #297