Whiskey Tangent

Jan 24 2025 260 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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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

Episode #79: Kentucky Road Trip - Part 2 | We’re Not in Jersey Anymore

Dec 13 2024 51 mins  
Distilleries: Willet • Jim Beam • Four Roses • Wild Turkey Whiskeys: Basil Hayden Malted Rye • Four Roses OESV Barrel Strength Single Barrel • Four Roses OBSK Barrel Strength Single Barrel Tangents: Our epic journey to Bourbon Country continues! • Apparently, Kentuckians go to bars at 10 am • Ed tries to shade Scott and Jeff over their breakfast orders • Scott forgo

Episode #79: Kentucky Road Trip - Part 1 | Dive Bars and Hot Browns and Explosions Oh My!

Dec 06 2024 70 mins  
Distilleries: Evan Williams • Angel’s Envy • Prohibition Craft Spirits (Nulu) • Kentucky Peerless • Old Forester • Bardstown Bourbon Company • Lux Row • Heaven Hill Whiskeys: JTS Brown Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whiskey • Lux Row Four Grain Double Single Barrel Bourbon Tangents: Jeff joins us for an epic—and literally explosive—jour

Whiskey Sho(r)t – Blue Note Honey Cask Rye QuickTaste

Nov 08 2024 16 mins  
Gabe, Christian, and Mike are back to help us evaluate the latest expression from Blue Note, a company whose whiskeys haven't let us down yet. And because it's a honey-infused expression, we end up comparing it to the Garrison Brothers Honey Dew Bourbon we tasted a few months ago. (But really it was just as an excuse to drink more whiskey.) So, how does the Blue Note taste on its o

Episode #78: Laddies Night 2: Bourbon Barrel Beer + Epic Pub Quiz Battle Royale!

Nov 01 2024 85 mins  
Beers: New Belgium Oakspire Strong Ale (Rd 1) • Dragon's Milk Crimson Keep Red Ale (Rd 2) • Founder's Backwoods Bastard Scotch Ale (Rd 3) • Dragon's Milk Reserve S'mores American Imperial Stout (Rd 4) • Founder's KBS Double-Oaked Russian Imperial Stout (Rd 5) • Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Imperial Milk Stout (Rd 6) • Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Backyard American Imper

Last Call Summer 2024 + Birthday Bourbon QuickTastes! | Spread the Knowledge and Hilarity

Oct 04 2024 88 mins  
Season 11 está finito (castanets) but we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a review of the past six months and a preview of Season 12. Shout outs: All our guest hosts • Interviewees Nora and Adam from Lost Lantern plus Craig, Howard, and Crispin from Star Trek Spirits • New super fan Justin from Tennessee • Do we have listeners