Whiskey Tangent

Mar 07 2025 265 ep. 35 mins 5
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Whiskey wit and wisdom from two guys who like to put it in their mouths and talk about it.

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Whiskey Madness 2025! Round 1: Under 100 & 120+ Proof Brackets | The Crowd Is Obstreperous

Mar 07 2025 48 mins  
Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/4h9Hr7g Whiskeys: Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon • Russel's Reserve 6 Year Rye • Speakeasy Bourbon • Bardstown Stave Finish Bourbon • Knob Creek Cask Strength Bourbon • Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey • Elijah Craig Single Barrel Bourbon • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon OESV Madness: Anders and Gabe are back together a

Whiskey Madness 2025! Pre-Game Show + Wildcard Round | Here for a Good Time, Not for a Long Time

Feb 28 2025 22 mins  
Well, it’s that time of year again, and both Gabe and Anders are back to judge/referee the greatest and longest-tenured whiskey bracket tournament ever! [needs citation]. So just pour yourself your favorite dram, press play, and listen in as we tell you about this year’s bracket configuration, name the 18 whiskeys we’ll be tasting, and even have two wildcard matchups with whi

Whiskey News! Jan/Feb 2025 | Local Man Mixes Whiskey with Holy Water, Tells Same Story Three Times, Pays Divorce Tax

Feb 21 2025 47 mins  
New News: Jack Daniel’s Rickhouse Collapses • A Simple Flipper-Thwarting Trick May Become Ohio Law • Tarriff Threats Already Bad News for Spirits Industry • Niche Whiskey Brands Are Floundering • Columbian President Says Cocaine No Worse Than Whiskey • Man Attacks Churches on Christmas Eve with Whiskey New Whiskeys: All Nations Kentucky Straight Bourbon • Laws Super W

Whiskey Sho(r)t – 2XO Kiawah Blend QuickTaste

Feb 14 2025 20 mins  
Flashback to our last night in Kentucky, when we visited a random tavern and tried some amazing whiskeys. One of them was this very Bourbon, which turned out to be created by the former owner of not only the tavern but also the hotel attached to it. And that person ended up being the guy who resurrected his great-grandfather’s pre-Prohibition brand too! So, who was this person? W

Episode #81: Willett Bourbon x 5 | Willett Be Good?

Feb 07 2025 52 mins  
Whiskeys: Kentucky Vintage • Speakeasy • Old Bardstown Bottled in Bond • Old Bardstown Estate • Noah’s Mill Tangents: Jeff joins us once again as we taste the Willet Bourbons we bought in their gift shop! • The somewhat confusing history of the Willett family and their whiskey • Prohibition strikes again SMH • How to differentiate between Willett’s formerly source

Bonus Sho(r)t – Pinhook Vertical 9-Year QuickTaste

Jan 24 2025 27 mins  
Marty & Rachel are back again to taste and critique the latest in Pinhook’s ongoing whiskey-aging highwire act, one of the most thrilling experiments in distilling today. And we have two previous versions to try along side it to gauge how much a year’s difference makes between the three of them. Oh, and there might be some talk about a seriously flawed, tiny-mustached, Germ

Episode #80: Kentucky Tried Cocktails! | Willet v. Angel’s Envy v. Jim Beam v. Old Owl Tavern

Jan 17 2025 66 mins  
Round 1 – Apéritif: Willet Rye, Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth, Cynar Round 2 – Appetizer: Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth, Lillet Blanc, Angostura Bitters, Orange Bitters Round 3 – Entrée: Angel’s Envy Rye, Averna, Ginger Liqueur, Angostura Bitters Round 4 – Dessert: Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon, Pedro Ximenez Sherry, Spice Persimmo

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Knob Creek Bourbon x Rye QuickTaste

Jan 10 2025 20 mins  
After being released this past summer, we've only just recently seen it in our local liquor stores and were finally able to get our hands on a bottle. A unique combination of two of our long-time go-to spirits, we’re a little trepidatious about what we’re getting ourselves into. Will it be a seamless, delicious, and triumphant melding of iconic whiskeys? Or will it be a Franken

Whiskey News! Oct/Nov/Dec 2024 | Local Man Drinks Goose, Has Whiskey Tantrum, Dies in Squid Game

Dec 30 2024 44 mins  
New News: American Single Malt is finally an official whiskey category • Jim Beam launches single barrel program • Bardstown Bourbon Company launches barrel lease program • Maker’s Mark finally has a new master distiller • Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 of 2024 • Is the Great American Bourbon Bubble starting to burst? • Rare whiskey sales plummet • Kentucky Owl set adri

Xmas Bonus – Winter Jim v. Winter Jack QuickTaste + The 12 Deaths of Christmas!

Dec 23 2024 48 mins  
Sue and Shavonne join us yet again for our Christmas Bonus episode, this time for a double taste of supposedly wintry expressions from both Jim Beam and Jack Daniels, plus a list of we-promise-it’s-not-sad-Christmas-death-related fun facts that we got off the internet. Really, it’s fun for the whole family. Well, except for the children. Please don’t let your children listen