Bitches & Bourbon April Trepagnier

Originally recorded: 20230903
Length: 55:43
We thought we hadn’t had this one before. A discovery of an empty bottle suggests we were wrong. So, in this episode, Ape and Reba give Balcones its due – and discover some pretty cool stuff about what it means to be “Texas Whisky.”
Balcones Texas Pot Still Straight Bourbon Whisky
Type: Texas Pot Still Straight Bourbon Whisky
Distillery: Balcones Distillery
Bottled in: Waco, TX
Proof: 46% / 92 proof
Age: 2 years
Links for this episode
Balcones
Glenmorangie
 
01:00 Hurricane report, and moving the kids along
03:45 Introducing Balcones and shenanigans
15:30 Refocus and what “Certified Texas Whisky” means
21:00 American Single Malt and the new push for an addition to the code
27:20 Comparing the Balcones neat or on ice
28:50 Reba decides that the Glenmorangie 18 is a “might as well” idea, and Ape weeps
41:30 We always talk about how it tastes; now we talk about how it makes us feel
47:45 Love to Jimmy Buffet

Originally recorded: 20231220
Length: 02:12:48
Bonus Episode: The Drunk Guys and Cormac McCarthy
The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast invited the Bitches over to join their discussion of Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses. Not only did an amazing discussion happen, but the guys were nice enough to handle all the editing duties. So, Ape decided to take the gift and send it out to you just the way they sent it to her – with a quick hello added in so she could feel somewhat useful.
So, I suppose you can call this a bonus episode. I love that y’all hang out here, but you should really go check them out over there.
Links for this episode
The Drunk Guys Book Club

Originally recorded: 20230809
Length: 01:01:01
In a long overdue episode, Ape and Reba had the privilege of discussing Two Bitch Bourbon with founder and fellow dog lover Lauren Luby. We recorded this episode back in August, and Ape takes full responsibility for the delay in getting it out. However, we are pretty sure this brilliant conversation with Lauren is well worth the wait!
Two Bitch Bourbon
Purchase details:       
Location: Two Bitch Bourbon website
Date: 7/24/2023
Cost: $84.99 / $59.99
Type:
-       Two Bitch Bourbon Small Batch with Bite: Bourbon
-       Two Bitch Bourbon Eureka Gold: Bourbon
Distillery: in Indiana
Bottled in: Las Vegas, NV
Proof:
-       Small Batch: 50%, 100 proof
-       Eureka: 46%, 92 proof
Age: 1 year
Links for this episode
Two Bitch Bourbon
00:01:00 Ape has an unexpected visitor to the Bitch Barn
00:02:00 Introducing Lauren Luby, founder of Two Bitch Bourbon
00:05:00 We start with the Eureka Gold and an explanation about the age statements
00:13:00 We move to the Small Batch with Bite with a discussion on blends
00:16:00 Lauren’s whiskey journey, and bourbon puppies
00:24:30 You know Ape had to ask Lauren about her experience with the word “bitch”
00:26:20 Tasting reactions in the wild
00:29:25 Whiskey in Nevada and profanity
00:36:45 Where Two Bitch Bourbon is going next (and a great story about the neat glasses)
00:41:20 Lauren’s background (we were not expecting what we got)
00:49:50 The Two Bitch bottle design
00:51:00 Lauren’s industry discoveries, a parsonage house, and a one-armed carpenter
00:59:00 What to look for
 
 
 
 

Originally recorded: 20231227
Length: 00:43:53
B&B Year Two Celebration - Happy New Year, Y'all


We were supposed to do one thing but ended up doing another thing. We just poured wine on it, and it worked out. Here’s to celebrating the Bitches year two. Happy New Year, y’all!
Links for this episode
Naked Wines (an invite from Ape)
Barefoot Wines
BoozApp
Chris Hemsworth’s Limitless
The Fuck It! calendar
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck by Sarah Knight
The Deepest Breath
 
01:00 So, this is a bit unexpected, but Happy New Year anyway!
02:00 Naked Wines get Ape love
04:00 Reba is a self-proclaimed “Basic Bitch”
05:00 Another round of “like what you like”
12:10 Clicking through the list of things we need to make note of
16:25 End of the Year brain weirds, Chris Hemsworth, Limitless, the F**k It! Calendar, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, and The Deepest Breath (yes, I know I call it The Longest Breath – sorry)
37:10 Living life on your own terms
39:10 Reba and Ape’s favorite moments of 2023
40:30 Going into 2024
 
 
 

Originally recorded: 20230728
Length: 01:05:43
While Ape LOVES all her guests, this one has her really excited. We tried to keep it under and hour, but honestly, who couldn’t talk whiskey with Redwood Empire’s head distiller, Lauren Patz, all day?
Redwood Empire
Purchase details:       
 
Pipe Dream
Lost Monarch
Emerald Giant
Type
Bourbon
Whiskey Blend
Rye
Location
Jeff’s Beverage
Jeff’s Beverage
Jeff’s Beverage
Date
4/29/23
4/29/23
4/29/23
Cost
$37.99
$37.99
$37.99
Distillery
In California, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
Undisclosed
In California, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
Bottled
Redwood Empire Distilling, Graton, CA
Redwood Empire Distilling, Graton, CA
Redwood Empire Distilling, Graton, CA
Proof
90 (45%)
90 (45%)
90 (45%)
Composition
75% Corn, 21% Raw Rye, 4% Malt Barley
60% Rye Whiskey,
-       95% Rye, 5% malted Barley)
40% Bourbon Whiskey
-       75% Corn, 21% raw Rye, 4% malted Barley
95% Rye, 5% Malt Barley
Age
Blend of 4 – 12 year barrels
A blend of 4 – 12 year Bourbon & 3 – 5 year Rye Whiskey
Blend of 3 – 5 year barrels
BoozApp says
Avg MSRP
Fair Price
Shelf Price
 
$40.99
$49.17
$45.91
 
$41.99
$54.36
$52.89
 
$40.99
$50.32
$45.91
 
Links for this episode
Redwood Empire
00:01:37 Introducing the Lauren Patz, head distiller of Redwood Distillery
00:05:35 Redwood Empire offerings
00:07:30 Starting with the Lost Monarch and working to champion the idea of the blend
00:12:20 Shout out to High West and Japanese Whisky
00:14:30 Back to the Lost Monarch and the proofing decisions
00:17:30 Shout out to gin (Hendrick’s in particular)
00:20:15 A bit about Lauren’s background and how we can live our best lives
00:30:05 Back to the Lost Monarch, and an overproof discussion
00:34:15 Expanding the palates, weird tastes, and guilty pleasures
00:45:40 The Bitch Barn is invaded, but he comes with gifts that send us on a pricing tangent
00:47:40 Getting back to palates, tastes, and pleasures
00:49:35 What would Lauren drink if she could only drink one thing?
00:53:45 Wrapping up and ranking the bottles
01:00:00 Why you never trash a barrel, and projects that have Lauren excited

Originally recorded: 20230725
Length: 00:45:33
Y’all. I don’t even know what to say…if you know, you know. Anyway, the best way to keep up with my completely erratic schedule, just subscribe to the show via your favorite podcast provider. So, here you go, the 5th Infinity Bottle episode with some podcast recaps.
Infinity Bottle #5 and a B&B Recap
Links for this episode
The History of Swear Words
Drunk History
ShePodcasts
Shut Your Five-Hole
Basil Hayden's Red Wine Cask
Booze App
0:56 When is the appropriate time to say “Good morning”
2:00 It’s our 47th episode and the end of summer (yes, I know it didn’t get released until November. Whatever.
4:00 The Crown and how Ape got to the Infinity Bottle and recap idea
5:40 Ape’s reflections and a run at a schedule
8:00 What we have on deck
9:10 We discuss the name and what we think about that and The History of Swear Words
12:10 Ape has an idea for her master's thesis – “So now I’m a Bitch”
15:15 Back to some things we have coming up
18:00 Thank you to Brian Judson - now you, too can be our guest
18:35 Basil Hayden's Red Wine Cask
21:30 What are we most excited about
28:00 The word “chick” takes Ape right back there
35:00 Ape must open the Basil Hayden’s
39:06 Ape’s interaction with a “Bourbon seller”