Whiskey Tangent

New News: Molson Coors Buys Blue Run Bourbon • Redwood Empire Plants an Empire of Trees • Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Hell House Whiskey • NFL’s Charles Woodson (and His Bourbon) Partner with His Former Team • John Mellencamp Collaborates with Indiana Craft Distillery • San Francisco World Spirits Competition’s Best in Show • Beverage Tasting Institute’s latest ratings • The Top 5 Bourbon and Ryes • Oklahoma Couple Arrested for Making Moonshine • Russian Police Raid Illegal Johnnie Walker Bottling Plant • Florida Man Attacks Whiskey Bar Patron with a Machete • Ed’s whiskey-soaked trip to Oregon

New Whiskeys: Baker’s 13 Year Single Barrel • Barrell Bourbon Batch 035 • Barrell Rye Batch 004 • Catoctin Creek Ragnarök Rye: Oderus Edition • Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel European Oak Finish • Jack Daniel's Twice Barreled Heritage Rye • Jefferson's Tropics Bourbon • Legent Yamazaki Cask Finish Bourbon • Mary Dowling Tequila Finish Bourbon • Mary Dowling Toasted Double Oak Bourbon • Penelope Toasted Rye • Woodford Reserve 124.7 Batch Proof Bourbon • Yellowstone Limited Edition Bourbon (2023) • Widow Jane Paradigm

New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

So, completely contrary to his nature, Scott got sucked in by an ad on Instagram to purchase a pretty special (but also pretty expensive) bottle of a new rye from the mind behind Angel’s Envy Rye. Now, it did win some awards, the bottle’s cool as hell, and it was made in the spirit of a famous tough guy author. But is it any good? And is it worth the price? And how awesome was Hemingway anyway? Well, you know what to do to find out!

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Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3763-five-card-shuffle | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Whiskeys: New Riff Bourbon • New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon • New Riff Balboa Rye

Tangents: New guests Andy and Drew join us for a new riff on an old tradition in whiskey! • Drew’s so tall he’s grown two inches in the past hour • New Riff History • Bottled-in-Bond Pop Quiz! • What is chill filtration? • Ed has a Bottled-in-Bond fetish • Canada Dry Ginger Ale is ass • Are there Nazis in Detroit? • #drinkfromthehoes • Apparently “celery tops” is a tasting note now • Andy and Drew’s whiskey origin stories • Scott is sad, sour, and miserable • Drew cues up the crickets • Andy’s gonna help us with our Alabama numbers • Rocky Balboa Rye? • Dear Swifties, please don’t attack the podcast • New Riff’s very gingery Beast of Burden cocktail • Apparently “human trafficking” is a mash bill now • The new Backbreaker Bourbon!

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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 • Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4134-niles-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Shake It Off by Taylor Swift (it's only 10 seconds, please don't sue us) | Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA2G-y7ySnI

New News: Supreme Court Rules on the Jack Daniels Dog Toy Case • Redemption Announces New Master Blender • Woodford Reserve Dives Deep Into Kentucky Rye • Kentucky Peerless Master Distiller and COO Will Depart for New Venture • Diageo Faces the Fungus • Sazerac Wins Counterfeit Court Battle • Man Caught Selling $36K of Fake Pappy • Alcohol-Related Crimes Soar in Russia • Old Japanese Man Assaults Liquor Store Employees

New Whiskeys: Barton’s 1792 12-Year Bourbon • Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon • Blackened 72 Seasons Limited Edition • Breckenridge PX Naranja Cask Finish Bourbon • Blue Note Special Reserve Cask Finished Series • Forbidden Bourbon • Four Roses 10 Recipe Tasting Set • Heaven's Door Decade Series Straight Rye • Old Pulteney: The Coastal Series • Milam & Greene Very Small Batch Straight Bourbon Batch 1

New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from  https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In a not-so-short short that’s been over a year in the making, Shavonne and Gabe join us to reprise our Episode #48: The All Metal Episode! But this time we’re tasting 2 different Metallica Blackened finished rye whiskeys and 2 different Willet rye whiskeys, and yet we’re only tasting 3 whiskeys total. Wait, how can that possibly be? Will they be any good? Will the cheaper ones be better? Which Metallica song is the best? And what new sound effect are we introducing for the very first time? You’re just a finger tap from finding out!

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Metalmania by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4042-metalmania | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Burn the World Waltz by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7912-burn-the-world-waltz | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Round 1 – Smoky Sunset Serenade: Old Bardstown Bourbon, Mezcal, grapefruit juice, honey syrup, and orange bitters, with a grapefruit peel garnish

Round 2 – Misty Highlands Elixir: Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch, lavender-infused honey syrup, ginger liqueur, and lemon juice, with a thyme sprig garnish

Round 3 – Whiskey Harvest Reverie: Bulleit Rye, pear liqueur, elderflower liqueur, maple syrup, lemon juice, and bitters, with a lemon peel garnish

Tangents: Shavonne and Gabe join us for our 200th podcast, a cocktail episode generated by artificial intelligence! • Shavonne’s biscuit needs buttering • Scott has a smokey what now? • Submersible jokes! (too soon?) • Apparently “Fossil purse” is a tasting note now • #smokyweirdness • AI Quiskey! • What sex with Gabe is like • Don’t troll Shavonne on Kiss trivia • Gabe criticizes AI, risks all of humanity • Why are all the questions about incel movies? • The Whiskey Tangent bags of red, white, and blue M&Ms! • Short, squat, and hairy • R U N?!

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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 • Race To Mars by WinnieTheMoog | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/10966-race-to-mars | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Space Ambience by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5043-space-ambience | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Often when you have a just-ok experience with a particular brand that has a bit of a generic name, you might end up ignoring all other versions of it because you figure if one isn’t that great, the rest probably aren’t either. And yet, sometimes if you take a chance on a different whiskey from the same brand that’s a bit longer aged and a bit more expensive, you just might be highly rewarded. So, is this one of those times? Smash that triangle and find out!

Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Road Trip by Frank Schroter | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9761-road-trip | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

New News: Diageo's long-time CEO passed away • Study reveals best state for buying whiskey • Barrell opens production facilities to other brands • Introducing the Northwest Whiskey Trail • Fireball is barrel-aged?! • ASCOT Awards Best in Show • Conor McGregor is being a dick again (yes again!) • Keanu partners with Suntory for 100th anniversary • Golfers try putting out fire with whiskey • Man arrested for concealing drugs in whiskey • Drunken man brags to police about the murder he committed

New Whiskeys: Clermont Steep American Single Malt • Hirsch The Single Barrel Double Oak • Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye • Russel's Reserve 13 Year Release 3 • Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch #3 • Chattanooga Experimental Batch 031 • Daniel Weller • Rabbit Hole Tenniel • Starward Ginger Beer Cask No. 7 • Teeling Wonders of Wood Virgin Portuguese Oak

New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen from  https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/retro-news-at-nine/1382 • NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/just-breaking/373 • Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

And here we are once again tasting another one of Ed’s expensive retirement gifts—and frankly, it's a brand that we’ve been avoiding, mostly due to its price, undisclosed source, and an attractive label that just seems to be trying too hard. So, what actually is Calumet Farm? Where do they get their whiskey? And does their juice justify their price? Press play and find out!

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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: Joseph Magnus Triple Cask Finish Bourbon • Old Elk Single Barrel Bourbon • Kernel Taylor Four-Grain Bourbon

Tangents: Anders and Taylor (a new guest!) join us on our tastiest-of-all third Bourbon Evolution episode! • Defining moments in the history of Bourbon (1935-2020) • Frank Sinatra drank a bottle of Jack Daniel’s every day?! • MADA (Make America Drunk Again) T-shirts available! • The Pandemic prevented the entire panel from going to Kentucky • #whiskeyshark • Whiskey Scapple T-shirts also available! • Taylor came prepared with outfit changes like a Cher show • Benash has all their private barrels open for pours • “War crimes good” is apparently a tasting note now • Is Bourbon broken? • Taylor’s online username is angrywhiskeywoman17 • The origin of the name Benash • Bourbon’s small brand problem • Why does Ed hate elk? • “Grandparent’s basement” is apparently a tasting note now • Anders puts on Taylor’s flapper outfit • Why the Old Elk is so wild • The Future of Bourbon • Is MGP the Amazon of whiskey? • Anders has a fanny pack filled with limes and pomegranates • What will take over when the Bourbon boom ends? • A whiskey for the Pineys! • What does AI think?

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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 • Onion Capers by Kevin MacLeod | https://filmmusic.io/song/4679-onion-capers | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Funky Life by Winnie the Moog | https://filmmusic.io/song/6040-funky-life | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Pulse by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4250-pulse | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Fireflies by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3758-fireflies-and-stardust | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Space Ambience by Alexander Nakarada | Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5043-space-ambience | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license