Acquired Tastings

Happy Christmas eve! In this holiday special Josh and John share their favorite sippers for the holidays. John sips on the Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog and has a tray of cookies. On this tray are Mississippi cheese cookies, chocolate pecan tassies, and pecan sandies. Josh pours the Five Farms Irish cream. He goes savory and has bresaola, Dubliner cheese, and puff pastry with sautéed leeks, goat cheese, and speck. The speck was made by a local shop here in Little Rock. We hope you have a safe and happy holiday.

Another Holiday Special episode. Josh and John share some great Barrel Aged Stouts. John stays local with the Lost 40 Brewery's Nighty Night triple barrel aged Imperial stout. To snack on, he shares Pimento cheese, Sheppard's pie, and cheese brats cooked in beer with caramelized onions. Josh brings the founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS). While they sip on the KBS, they snack on Porketta, Korean barbecue beef in a salty spicy sauce, dark chocolate peanut butter cups, and homemade chocolate caramels. It’s a great time to crack open a beer.

In this episode Josh and John pop open some champagne, getting ready for the holiday season. Josh brings the grower champagne from Pierre Peter Grand Cru blanc de blanc. For his pairings he has buttered and salted popcorn, goat cheese covered in blue berries, lemon. and thyme, and spicy/salty "braised" pork belly. John shares the Moet and Chandon Rose Imperial champagne and pairs it with baked puffed pastry Camembert cheese, oven baked salmon, and red velvet cake. It's a great episode to get you into the celebratory season.

Since the whole family was in town we got a special cocktail hour going after Thanksgiving to share with you all. Josh and John were joined by Anne Marie and JoAnne and they each bring a cocktail. John sips on a Scorpion, JoAnne shares a French 75, Marie thinks of the beach and has a Mai Tai. Josh twists a classic with a Mezcal Rob Roy. They all share stories and have a wonderful time. We hope you enjoy!

We head down Mexico way this week to sip on some Tequila. Josh brings the Espolon blanco Tequila and has steak nachos, kung pow chicken and key lime and salted caramel petit fours. For his tequila John pours the El Jimador reposado and has ceviche, jalapeno cheese dip, and guacamole. Cheers!

Happy Thanksgiving! In this special episode Josh and John pair wines for your Thanksgiving meal. We serve some Thanksgiving staples; turkey breast, dressing and gravy, and homemade pecan pie. First up we have the Lucien Albrecht Rose Cremate d'Alsace. Staying in Alsace the white wine we drink is the 2014 Hugel Classic Gewürztraminer. Finally we have the 2020 Nouveau Beaujolais from George DuBeauf. We talk about other options as well. I hope you enjoy! A votre sante!

It's dark beer season and Josh and John dive into Porters. John brings the Founders Porter and has smoked pork tenderloin, spicy chicken wings and Hershey's chocolate pudding cups. Josh pops open the Bell's Porter. For his parings, he brings spicy, whiskey, maple lacquered bacon, coffee, chili rubbed beef tenderloin, and peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. Its a fun tasting and great pairings. Hope you enjoy!

It's dark beer season and Josh and John dive into Porters. John brings the Founders Porter and has smoked pork tenderloin, spicy chicken wings and Hershey's chocolate pudding cups. Josh pops open the Bell's Porter. For his parings, he brings spicy, whiskey, maple lacquered bacon, coffee, chili rubbed beef tenderloin, and peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. Its a fun tasting and great pairings. Hope you enjoy!

It's time for Josh and John to step out of their comfort zone and sip on some gin. Josh brings the Rock Town Distillery, Barrel Aged Gin, and has some interesting snacks. First, Goat Masala, BBQ pork rinds, and Blueberry Stilton cheese. John brings the Botanist Islay Dry Gin from Scotland. He has cucumber sandwiches, cranberry goat cheese, and shrimp toast. Josh and John have an interesting tasting this week and have a special guest blind taster. Hope you give it a listen.

John and Josh enjoy one of their shared favorite types of beers, Milk Stouts. Josh brings the Left Hand Brewing Nitro Milk Stout. For the pairings he has a sous vide "braised" lamb shank with tomato, balsamic reduction, spicy chicken stir fry, and salted chocolate oatmeal cookies. John shares a beer from his travels, the Milk Stout from Duck-Rabbit Brewing. For his parings he has John's Kansas City style ribs, Stout and Steak pie, and Oreo Mega Stuf cookies. They talk about what makes a Milk Stout different as well as the nitro effect. Salute!