Acquired Tastings

Josh is once again joined by Jords, Will and Bryan to talk about their favorite sippers. Josh choses sour mash bourbon and pours the Belle Meade Bourbon and pairs pork belly barbacoa tacos and black bottom creme brûlée. Jords shares Chairmans Reserve Spiced rum and has lamb crostini and salted chocolate oatmeal cookies. Will brings interesting pairing of St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram and jerk chicken, defiantly give this one a try. Brian rounds out the tasting with some Rock Town Bourbon cream and phyllo cups filled with baked brie and blueberry preserves. They have a great time with these pairing and talk about their memories.

While Dad is off traveling Josh invited some friends for an Oktoberfest party. He invites friends Jords, Will, Bryan, and Denise. Will brings the Oktoberfest from Great Raft Brewing, deviled eggs, brats, and apple strudel. Denise brings Aynger's oktoberfest with some pretzels with German mustard and cheese sauce. Jords shares Left Hand Brewing's Oktoberfest with cheddar brats and Dubliner cheddar with Irish Stout. Josh opens Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest with rosemary steak. They have a great time enjoying the beers and each other's company.

For Dad's Washington wine he brings the Horse Heaven Hills AVA wine. For his snacks he Brings the Philly cheese Steak sandwich from Brood and Barley. Dad couldn't decide which cheese would go best so he brought two; Humboldt Fog and Steelton. He also brought apples and Carmel dipping sauce. Josh brought the Velvet Devil Merlot for his wine. For his snacks he brought Toulouse sausage with caramelized onions., duck prosciutto, bresaola air dried beef, and an oatmeal and cranberry cookie. They have a great time eating and drinking these really overlooked Washington State wines.

For Marie's Big Birthday she planed a Bourbon Trail Adventure for her friends and family. She scheduled Mint Julep tours to safely take us all to three of the bourbon Distilleries. Her family and friends traveled from all over the US to stay in Louisville KY. Mint Julep tours took us to Bulleit Distillery, Buffalo Trace and Castle & Keys. In this special podcast Dos and Don't are discussed along with special thoughts about things to not miss. Special thanks to Jamie and Nicole two of Marie's friends for joining us on the Podcast. Special Shout out to out Mint Julep driver Derrick and to Steve-O Shephard our mixologist at Prohibition Crafts Spirits. Hope you enjoy this one.
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In preparation of our trip to the Kentucky Bourbon trail Josh and Dad do Bottled in Bond Bourbons. Dad brings the Evan Williams Bottled in Bond Bourbon. His snacks are his famous ribs, rare steak and grilled Salmon. Josh brings the Kirkland Bottled in Bond Bourbon. Josh brings a homemade cheese steak sandwich, homemade potato Gnocchi with Marana sauce, and molasse cookies. Josh and Dad have a great time talking about these high ABV bourbons. They explain the 1897 law and talk about their upcoming trip to Kentucky. There were some interesting tastes encountered.

Dad brings the Rogue Honey Kolsch (Style) beer. His parings are Ahi Tuna Taco, Tamales and Black beans and Rice. Josh has the Gaffel Kolsch from Cologne Germany. His sides are the same wild boar sausage as last week, coppa, Genoa salami, brie cheese and Comte cheese. Josh and John have a great time trying these new beers to the podcast. They were the same style but very different. Josh's beer was the official Kolsch since it is from Cologne, Germany. The Rogue Kolsch style beer is a very good craft style Kolsch beer. Enjoy!

In this German wine week episode Dad does Pinot Meunier, a red wine. His snacks are Wiener Schnitzel with potato salad and, Rouladen with red cabbage. Josh does Thomas Smith Estate Bottled Riesling. His snacks are Asian style BBQ sous vide pork Belly, Jalapeno pepper cheddar cheese wild boar sausage and strawberry palmiers. Josh and Dad have a great time sipping these German wines with their snacks.
JOSH AND JOHN THANKED ALL LISTENERS SO THAT ACQUIRED TASTINGS PODCAST COULD ACHIEVE 10,000 DOWNLOADS! CHEERS!

While Dad is unavailable, Josh asks Jordan to join him on the show again. The soccer weekend was too packed with fun to allow for a podcast. Jordan broke into her box and pulled out Blanton's and a bottle of Caribou Crossing to sip on and do a one on one comparison. They bring a huge board of meats and cheeses to munch on from their EPL Soccer week-end as they sip. Both have tried Blanton's a number of times but Caribou is new to Jordan's liquor cabinet. They discuss the similarities and the differences. Each of them talk about their favorite but could not say which is the best whiskey.
Josh says thanks to all of you that have downloaded Acquired Tastings podcast. There have been downloads on six of the Earth's seven continents! There has been over 10,000 downloads as well! It is again time to Party!

While dad is off Jordan joins Josh for pilsner beers. They drink the Bitburger pilsner and the Tiny Bomb from Wiseacre brewing. Their snacks include cheddar cheese with caramelized onions, gyro lamb with goat cheese, mini chicken tacos. Jordan also has grilled artichokes and two different types of olives. They have a great time drinking these beers and having some great food.

Cheers! Acquired Tastings Second Birthday episode! Dad brings Chateauneuf-du-Pape as his Birthday wine. His pairings are Simple Salmon Gorgonzola blue cheese, Lamb ragu with pappardelle egg noodles. Dad also brought a Strawberry Birthday cake in celebration of Acquired Tastings! Josh brought Chateau Belles-Graves as his wine. For Josh's sides he has Bellaventano cheese, cheese brats with sautéed onions, and steak frets.
Josh and John have a great celebration! Thanks to The Beervengers, Becky Tate, Nate Tate, and Marie Mills for providing their birthday wishes! Thanks to everyone that joined us live on Instagram! Thanks for you best wishes. Special thanks to JoAnne Mills for joining Josh and John with her best wishes live on Instagram!