The Weekly Whisky

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Alberta Rye Dark Batch

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 9 Jun 2016 08:05:00 -0400

Alberta Rye Dark Batch is Canadian whisky... or is it? This podcast tackles such deep existential questions as: what is whisky? How big is Lake Erie? And if I can call you Betty, Betty when you call me, can you call me Al?

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Jim Beam

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 2 Jun 2016 19:03:00 -0400

Jim Beam: number 1 bourbon in the world. But is it number one in our hearts? Listen, and discover.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Rittenhouse Rye

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 26 May 2016 07:28:00 -0400

Somebody drank half the bottle first, but we're still tackling Rittenhouse Rye on this week's podcast. Secrets are revealed; cocktails are made; feelings are hurt.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Bully Boy

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 19 May 2016 08:22:00 -0400

Made in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Bully Boy makes two horse-themed whiskies in two weeks. Also featured: ghosts, fruit salad, and the sum of all evolution and culture.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: White Horse

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 12 May 2016 10:15:00 -0400

On this week's podcast, we drink White Horse, a blended scotch with a "heart" of Lagavulin. We do the maths to get our money's worth, make Passover jokes way too late, and uncover the secret history of World War I.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Four Roses Single Barrel

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 5 May 2016 07:51:00 -0400

Four Roses Single Barrel Kentucky straight bourbon is reviewed; Greg's mom schools everyone as a very special guest.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Maker's Mark

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:53:00 -0400

The bottle, the wax, the... mark. Maker's Mark is iconic. We experience some technical difficulties. . , adsfd

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Heaven Hill Old Style Bourbon

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 06:30:00 -0400

Heaven Hill Old Style Bourbon is Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. We drink it. Greg makes a binding promise to do everyone's laundry forever. There is no secret cocktail at the end of the podcast.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Aberfeldy 12 yr

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:00:00 -0400

Aberfeldy, one of the "last malts of Scotland," is supposed to be "the golden dram." We pop the can to answer all the burning questions - are we really running out of malt? Is this dram splendiferously golden? What's the conversion rate for pogs these days?

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Glen Breton

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 7 Apr 2016 08:12:00 -0400

Glen Breton Rare sounds like a scotch when you hear the name, but it's got a giant maple leaf on it. That's right, it's Canadian whisky: "North America's first single malt." We test it extensively and share results.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Great King Street Glasgow Blend

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 06:45:00 -0400

Compass Box's Great King Street blends are meant to bring glory to affordable blended scotch; can they succeed? We test the Glasgow blend.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Amador Double Barrel

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 06:00:00 -0400

This week, Amador Double Barrel: Kentucky bourbon finished in California wine barrels. We drink it & read a powerpoint presentation.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Knappogue Castle 14

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 06:00:00 -0400

It's Saint Patrick's day - time for Irish whiskey in a crate! We drink Knappogue Castle 14, talk crap about saints & castles, and Greg brings a surprise in this accidentally extra-long episode.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Gunpowder Rye

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:18:00 -0500

Gunpowder Rye is a Maryland-style rye made in Maine. How is Maryland style different from other ryes? Is the podcast sponsored by paint? We answer these questions... and more. Also a cocktail.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Dad's Hat Rye

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 3 Mar 2016 06:00:00 -0500

On this week's podcast, we drink Dad's Hat Pennsylvania rye whiskey, discuss fedoras, and smell long-deceased Greek philosophers.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Twin Valley Corn

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 06:00:00 -0500

Twin Valley is a Maryland microdistillery redefining the term microdistillery - and they may also be redefining corn whisky. We discuss the concept of Schrödinger's still.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Highland Park Svein

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 07:08:00 -0500

On this week's podcast, a generous benefactor has sent us Highland Park's Svein, a liter-sized duty-free single malt from the northernmost distillery in Scotland.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: No. 3 Westchester Wheat

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 07:54:00 -0500

This week's whisky is 100% wheat, 100% from Westchester, New York. Your excellent Weekly Whisky host Evan is from there, too!

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Flag Hill

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 4 Feb 2016 06:00:00 -0500

New Hampshire isn't a state you normally associate with bourbon. Flag Hill is out to change that. Warning: this podcast has some "singing."

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Yellow Spot

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 06:00:00 -0500

It's the Weekly Whisky's birthday! We got ourselves some Yellow Spot, which is probably the fanciest Irish whiskey we've ever had. Can it live up the the hype?

The Weekly Whisky Podcast: Lagavulin 16

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:56:00 -0500

A guest joins the gang to drink Lagavulin 16, an Islay single malt just a hill over Laphroig. It's all fun and games until the buckets.

The Weekly Whisky Podcast: Lake George Distilling Double Header

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:01:00 -0500

We sample not one but two whiskies from the Lake George Distilling Company on this week's podcast: Indian Kettles Smoked corn whisky and Bull Head Bourbon. Will we survive?

The Weekly Whisky Podcast: The Glenlivet 12

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 7 Jan 2016 07:53:00 -0500

We drink The Glenlivet, the number one selling single malt scotch in the universe, and we tell you all about it.

Weekly Whisky Podcast: Old Williamsburg No 20

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 05:00:00 -0500

Not to be confused with one of "the Olds," Old Williamsburg No 20 is 101 proof & branded to look like anything but what it is: bourbon from Minnesota. But that doesn't mean it's bad... or does it? Plus we make a cocktail!

Weekly Whisky Podcast: J & B

theweeklywhisky@gmail.com (E, G & Q) — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 05:30:00 -0500

Justerini & Brooks, AKA J&B, comes to town on a very special X-mas episode of the Weekly Whisky podcast. Cocktails, caroling, and curses abound!