On this special on location episode you join us in the middle of a birthday round of golf. We're sipping on New Belgium's revamped Fat Tire while talking about our shortest episode yet, being on the precipice of leading technology, beer that tastes nothing like a tire, watching a movie on a boat, darker tones of a Marvel film, Nick's Marvel fatigue…

On this episode we once again dive into the wonderful world of Bunnahabhain with a sampling of the 2021 and 2022 12 Year Cask strenght while answering some of your burning Drep and Stone questions. We cover Nick's radio dj voice, zero full episodes of Brady Bunch, who cares about the stupid dolphin, the suggestion box in front of the studio, whethe…

On this episode we're honored to be joined by Rob and Calum from Holyrood Distillery located in Edinburgh. Not only do we sample their amazing Embra and Ambir whisky, we also chat about Scottish weather, starting a distillery in Edinburgh, a business for the people, why time flies when you’re making whiskey, Edinburgh as a landing point, the respon…

On this episode we have a dram or two of Johnnie Walker Black Label and talk about fashion advice, GRWM Nick style, bibrant socks, blended scotch, appreciating the branding, 29 different distilleries?, an entry into smoke, calm down on the $200 12 year bourbon, why do you not like scotch?, why we’re not meant for omniscience, threads between episod…

On this episode we try Loch Lomond 18 Year while talking about yodeling on a roller coaster, drinking some warm milk, a nighttime turkey bacon sandwich with an ice cream chaser, you've never see an 18 year old great dane, picking cinnamon rolls out of a flyer, Pumpernickel bread, older but not better, pudding versus puddin’, splitting a pottery cla…

On this episode we recap the 10th Anniversary of the Orlando Whiskey Festival and then get the amazing opportunity to sample Broadstreet Infamous's Legacy Bourbon, Wheated Bourbon, Act 1 Clear Whiskey, and Prohibition Proof Bourbon while talking about a whiskey festival in an awesome location, the BTS of the OWF, turning a corner and finding great …

On this episode we sample Maker's Mark The Lost Recipe Series Edition 01 while talking about turning off the notifications, somebody lost the bourbon but we found it, a cinnamon bun cigar blend, tastes expensive and it is, last year’s Easter chocolate, the way back of the palette, chewing on a popsicle stick, why Spring done broke, a hell of a Hudd…

On this episode we sample Yellowstone Bourbon Special Finish Collection Rum Cask while talking about Hot Kyle, a shot of half and half and Mountain Dew, the color of limes, a hot hapenny, more pregnant pauses, the missing the complexity, preventing the doom scroll, a work life balance, having nothing left to give at home, taking ten minutes, the em…

On this episode we're honored to get a chance to talk with Emily and Jack from von Trapp Brewing about how we’re absolute fanboys, we easily make up 75% of von Trapp Florida sales, the rebrand, visiting the brewery, a little bit of Austria a lot of Vermont, The AMAZING NEW Pislner Pack, the Czech Style Pale Lager, a beer that tastes like beer, full…

On this episode we battle the Ardbeg Ardcore while discussing being a bit sick, sipping peanut butter, a personalized physics lesson, being curious but not judgmental, the land of the Scot, a punk aesthetic, pogoing punks, smoking unfiltered cigarettes in a Tercel, a bit critical of Ardbeg, just regular joes, the ability to fix our broken items, th…

On this episode we sample and talk through the Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof while arguing about posh influencers, an episode 16 throwback, intimidating proof, hearing the tasting notes, a challenging whiskey, waging war with the first sip, turning on the fire hose a full blast, Oscar Wilde, what makes an expert?, The OWF, a clear distin…

On this episode we sample, and debate the subtleties of, Laphroaig's Cairdeas 2024 Cask Favourites while chatting about virtual high fives, filing a random vessels with a liquid, the BIG game, the Friends of Laphroaig, a blend of left overs, Brendan Fraser is blending bottles, banana bread with raspberry jam, whisky snobs, an experience you've got …

On this episode we sample and debate the merits of The Botanist's Islay Rested Gin while chatting about Kyle figuring out we’ve been doing a podcast this entire time, Nick’s feet pics, looking for this gin for 6 months, a 3 inch 3 ring binder, smells like ribbon candy, mixing up a G&T, Tuk Tuk, we’re both cured of malaria, looking for things that c…

On this episode we sample and fight over Weller 12 year while talking about jumping on board the same train of thought, a mail call from RationAle, our 4th Weller, dark chocolate and college library, earrings on a dog, the Yacht Rock of bourbon, Nick’s read a couple of books, a novel that’s challenging comfort food, getting some things off of your …

On this episode we sample and mull over Glenglassaugh's Sandend while talking about whiskey discussions with store owners, whiskey of the year 2023, why lot of things happen on Thanksgiving, small cracks of sea salt, the well known tropics of Scotland, offending entire countries, algorithmically presented articles, the isolation generation, creatin…

On this episode we sample Oak and Eden's Bourbon and Amburana finished whiskey while talking about the Florida winter, enhancing the Drep and Stone experience, amburana spirals, making something palatable, a Walmart candle vanilla, licking a coffee table and eating a candle, overbittered old fashioneds, Brown Forman’s numbers, museums, smells like …

On this episode we sample another offering from von Trapp brewing, the Trosten, while discussing a CTA, keeping everything above sea level, liquid support, what being a Homer actually mean, why we’re a part of the team, smoked dark lager, angry goatherds, motor oil, von Trapp don’t miss, Nick bought a car, wringing the value out of the car, driving…

On this episode we sample our 2024 Infinity Bottles (bottles made up of 12 whiskies from 2024) while discussing the commingling of the past present and future, differences in our whisky collections, 2 oz pour per month, 2024 in a bottle, sleepy peat, trying to get the notes to pop, viscosity, coke and pickle juice and vinegar in a glass, hitting th…

On this episode we sample Russell's Reserve 13 Year and contemplate 2024 while discussing why we’re not prepared, were sure our own hands make a perfect liquid vessel, Reading Rainbow, the first pour of 2025, does age make a difference, decadence in a glass, the old pop and honk, our 2024 stats, wonky math, whether or not Canada exists, the candy c…

On this episode we sample an upgraded dram of Laphroaig Nick picked up in Scotland while talking NOT about the New Year but, uploading us to the Matrix, sitting outside around a bonfire drinking scotch, what makes a proper bonfire, the friends of Laphroaig, Nick's plot of land in a peat bog, medicinal goodness, all of the flavor notes of a 1980s nu…

On this special Christmas episode we sample a 2014 Craigellachie Signatory Vintage Release while talking about grabbing some nog, giving Santa an Amber Bock, drinking a hot toddy, experiencing the zombie apocalypse while recording, a special bottle for a special day, flat coke, whether the whiskey changes in the bottle or not, running into Walmart …

On this episode we sample and rate Talisker's 2023 Special Release while talking about The Catcher in the Rye, getting a wild hair up your big toe, touring the Talisker distillery, high-fiving a mutton, blend- the no no word, grape fields, a butt slap of peat, honey and powered sugar, a sleeper brand, being faced with a faked article, generating an…

On this episode we sample and rate Craigellachie's 13 Year Armagnac Cask while talking about being squarely in December, worm tubs, bonfire night aromas, a long weekend in armagnac casks, getting your feelings blended, creating a special label and charging more for it, whiny Scotch, aggressively swirling, muting the scotch with a heavy cognac blank…

On this episode we sample and rate a Mortlach bottling from Signatory Vintage while talking about the Drep and Stone December to remember, Picklecreek Scotland, a pronunciation debacle, hogsheads, sachet to the palette, drinking velvet, a balloon and string debate, why pretty isn’t the wrong word, Tiny Tim’s crutch, dropping a $10 bill into the Sal…

On this episode we sample and rate Ardbeg's Spectacular while talking business and brass tacks, the best post Thanksgiving turkey sandwich, a bottle not procured in Scotland, fiscal responsibility, the Phenolic Phenomenon, the power of the PPMs, a case for funky cheese, old campfire and lingering cigar, the punk rock distillery, our new Drep and St…

On this episode we try Von Trapp Brewing's incredible variety pack which includes the Vienna Lager, Pilsner, Dunkel, and Helles! We pop into each amazing brew while discussing why the hills are alive with the sound of beer, the hurkey, wearing only a cummerbund and a bow tie, pink dingleberries, Kyle’s Viennese accent, sticking your nose in a crust…

On this episode we try to gifted bottles straight from Iceland, the Birkir and the Myrká as we talk about why Nick minored in Icelandic history, nailing surfboards together, a couple of Icelandic language lessons, picking your teeth with sticks, fermented sharks and hotdogs, the first Italian in Iceland, whiskey aged twelve years in a freezer, putt…

On this episode we try Ben Holladay BiB Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey as we discuss the nitpicky world, random visits to Missouri, red dye #40, misery, tingly bits, framing intelligence, OG not AI, Russian authors are not beach reads, pain and suffering, social and emotional intelligence, ignorance is bliss, gazing into the abyss, Thomas Gray, …

On this episode we sample Skellig Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey as we talk about the spookiest of all whiskies, we missed our birthday again, the worlds largest liquor store, Carry Out Killarney, cheap peanut butter, isopropyl, being 37 and regretting you can’t wake up again as an 18 year old, a ton of bricks, several years left on the Drep and St…

On this episode we hop back into our doom buggy and creep into our annual liquid investigation of autumnal brews autumnal brews as we sample Crooked Can Brewing Oktoberfest, Mad Bishop from Du Claw Brewing, Sam Adams Oktoberfest, Homestate Brewing’s Oktoberfest Ja, Von Trapp’s Dunkel, Funky Buddha Sweet Potato Casserole, Suncreek Brewing’s Mashing …

On this episode we sample Green River Distilling's Full Proof KSBW as we talk about horseshoe bottles, riding under the Krispy Kreme glaze waterfall, flamboyant ryes, bean bag chairs of proof, Kyle's two big toes, the last K-Mart, Oklahoma-the land of flatness, restaurants and businesses closing, our multiple Phds in Economics, saving the store, Ch…

On this episode we sample a couple of beers from one of our favorite Italian breweries, The Baladin Brewery, as we talk about where the fall season exists, feeling fine in our sweat, that PSL, delicious beers in the autumn, invited to the GABF, viral french fries, being very English, Birra Nazionale, what compliments an Italian cheeseburger, Xyauyu…

On this episode we sample and review Old Forester's Single Barrel Rye while slingshotting into a discussion on Kyle's comfort level in the studio, shoes and socks off, whiskey bundles, bourbon drinkers rye, marmite is disgusting, doomscrolling, Earth’s new mini moon, size of a small bus, general existential dread, gravitational pulls, chucking nuke…

On this episode we sample and review Knob Creek 18 while launching into a discussion on towing a fishing boat around town, the Drep and Stone anti shark mucus spray, judging people at boat ramps, whiskey old enough to vote, a thanks to Bob Vila, a Mellow 70s gold playlist, our relationship with horror movies, space horror and why its different, the…

On this episode we sample and review High West Cask Strength while discussing a good water hose sip, semantics, caramel syrup covered corn, Nick being very easy to lose, the extra special sticker, Breathing fire, Burr Twood, why Kyle plays the accordion, the hits of the 80s 90s and today, 5 for 2, the week’s golden ratio, The Sunday Scaries, the wo…

On this episode we pop open a couple of Ardnamurchan expressions (the Core, the Cask Strength, and the Paul Launois release) while discussing why other vegetables aren’t even trying, neeps and tatties, getting down and nerdy, an easy walk through a malt field, whisky bubbles, Kyle's decades of angst, throwing away money out of spite, handing two pe…

On this episode we recreate Nick's trip to the Bunnahabhain distillery and splash into a Warehouse 9 Tasting as we discuss the wild island of Islay, going full Alabama, the top 3 worst roads in Scotland, what is Warehouse 9, the gravity of the situation in the pouring room, driver drams, 2007 Muscat Barrel 53.7%, 2004 PX Cask 53.3%, 2011 Moine Cogn…

On this episode we dive into a Linkwood Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled by Signatory Vintage and discuss a list of where we’d rather be, standard water intake, customs agents, Signatory Vintage, the amazing experience at The Whisky Exchange, carrying around the heftiest whisky bottle ever, honey drips, whether or not a muffin is a c…

On this episode we unwrap our liquid souvenirs from this summer's travel nonsense as we discuss intros like Christopher Nolan, Blair Athol, city fatigue, train travel, the 2nd most recommended UK city, driving in the UK, a very stern look and a single finger salute, loving some innards, a Warehouse 9 distillery tour, golfing in the rain with covid,…

On this episode we dive into the world of Bruichladdich's Octomore, the super heavily peated islay single malt scotch, while discussing going full Doubtfire, our first Octomore, slaps in the face, peat and parts per million, mouth noises, where the price point matches the experience, no Scotch gatekeeping, joining Marvel at bit of a low point, MOST…

Is there any cocktail that's more summer than a margarita? Nope, so we're going to make a few margaritas and discuss summer yard work, what makes a good margarita, hints of funk, tajin, Scottish margaritas, Celine Deion at the opening ceremony, our mutual love for the Olympics, EPSN 8- the Echo, handball, what makes the Olympics great, the Olympics…

The summer of cocktails is heating up and we need a drink to cool us down so we're making the classic Gin and Tonic. This week we cool off with our own personal G&T go-to while discussing the cocktails we’ve done thus far, photogenic cocktails, traditional tonic for a G&T, something outside of the standard gins, drink it how you’d like to drink it,…

Is there any cocktail more simple than pouring a bit of alcohol into a Coca Cola? This week we honor that simplicity and sample a couple of Coke cocktails while discussing summertime sweat sessions, people in Texas, monocles, Ro-Sham-Bo for it, taking your own booze on a cruise ship, mixing it with love and makes the drinks taste good, the Smokey D…

On this episode we bust out the pool noodles and float the day away with another cocktail in our Summer of Cocktails lineup, the Mai Tai. Sip along with us as we dive into a discussion on interesting streaming facts, not your tie-my tie, tiki drinks, the magic of the fermented cane juice, 85% of streaming on Disney plus, the huge following of Bluey…

We break out the lawn chairs and hang out with another cocktail, the New York Sour, while discussing vibrato to start us off, Djibouti, British geography, Scottish golf, speed golf Rob, spicy and jammy notes, inflation tangents, late fees, no-show fees, willing to incur these fees if I can’t make it, is this restaurant worth it, whether or not this…

We continue our summer with another cocktail as we mix and sample the Caipirinha while discussing checking your pits, top beach reads, Brazil, vigorous muddling, peas and bananas baby food, No man loves the country more than I, the need to be outside as a child, returning to a simpler time, hugging that tree, people when they’re not accustomed to b…

Join us as we sip another great cocktail from out Summer of Cocktails lineup, From Peachy With Love. Check out the specs below, mix one up, and sip along with us as we discuss our referred summer footwear, Kyle’s hobbit feet, flipflop blowouts, the perfect use for flavored whiskey, Haruki Murakami’s Novelist as a Vocation, what exactly is originali…

We've got another great cocktail in our Summer of Cocktails lineup, the Old Fashioned. Mix one and sip along with us as we discuss the crying hamsters that live our ac unit, a very experience Daithi bottle, the start of the whiskey journey, the full force Old Fashioned, beach day snack favorites, The Pub Subs, seagulls don’t complain either, 100 de…

The Summer of Cocktails continues as we mix and sample The Revolver while discussing Jim Dale reading Harry Potter, concern for Nick’s beard, expressing an orange, dark after dinner cocktail, Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday with a Coupe Glass, journaling, penmanship, content and flourish, growing up in an era when cursive was important, legibility, writi…

The Summer of Cocktails continues as we mix and sample a Watermelon Cooler while discussing taping Nick’s mouth shut, safe space in which to share things, the most summeriest of the fruits, sitting in a lawn chair in Florida is painful, the start of summer movie season, Fall Guy, plot’s not important, bucketobagopopcorn, Furiosa, The Acolyte, reNew…