Whiskey Tangent

Whiskey Tangent
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Whiskey wit and wisdom from two guys who put it in their mouths and talk about it

  1. Whiskey News! January/February 2026 | Local Man Drinks Tobacco Juice Whiskey, Sings Like Mighty Mouse, Drunk-Drives a Forklift

    FEB 6

    Whiskey News! January/February 2026 | Local Man Drinks Tobacco Juice Whiskey, Sings Like Mighty Mouse, Drunk-Drives a Forklift

    Support us at https://buymeacoffee.com/whiskeytangent New News: The Podcast Hits a Huge Milestone! • Key Whiskey Trends to Watch Out for in 2026 • Uncle Nearest Sues Former CFO • The Founder of F.E.W. Spirits Departs • Fred Minnick’s Top 100 Whiskeys of 2025 • Whiskey House Builds Record-Setting Rickhouse • How Rye Helps the Climate • Welshman Goes for a Joyride New Whiskeys: Bradshaw 6 Year Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon • Bradshaw 12 Year Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon • Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Rye A126 • Garrison Brothers 6 Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon • High West Cask Strength Blend of Straight Bourbons • Knob Creek Bold Pick Cask Strength Single Barrel Select • Maker’s Mark Cask Strength Age-Stated Bourbon • Rebel Root Beer Whiskey • Woodford Double Double Oaked Straight Bourbon New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen and Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com • News Sting and Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io

    57 min
  2. Episode #90: Scotch Cocktails x 5 | “D” is for Drambuie (and Nothing Else!)

    JAN 30

    Episode #90: Scotch Cocktails x 5 | “D” is for Drambuie (and Nothing Else!)

    Support us at https://buymeacoffee.com/whiskeytangent Round 1 – Rusty Nail: Scotch, Drambuie Round 2a – Rob Roy: Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Bitters Round 2b – Bobby Burns: Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Benedictine Round 3 – The Churchill: Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Cointreau, Lime juice Round 4 – The Modern: Scotch, Sloe Gin, Lemon juice, Sugar, Absinthe, Orange Bitters Tangents: Sue and Gabe join us for an evening of Scocktail goodness! • Have YOU tried a Rusty Nail? • Ed’s solution is always more whiskey • Sue’s new rule for Quiskey: You lose, you die • We don’t have taunting penalties • Does Scott remember 1894? • Sue has a problem with apostrophes • yes, Yes, YES!!! • Gabe wants a Haggis-rimmed cocktail • Are we heavy whiskey drinkers? • Sue likes to drink Fireball behind the 7-11 • William Phallus (rhymes with Wallace) • Ed didn’t see the opening • Uncrustables and funyons and tots, oh my! • Winston Churchill loved dreadful whisky • Ed likes to play Splash the Scotch • The Quiskey names are the best part of Quiskey • #agaveous • There’s an absence of absinthe • Gabe served a “slow” gin to a wedding guest • Make it right next time, Scott, kthanxbye • Pat is a verb • Sue suffers from sueus interruptus • “Swatting Biplanes” is a great band name Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi, On Hold for You, Master of the Feast, Gregorian Chant, Court of the Queen, and Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

    1h 6m
  3. Bonus Sho(r)t – Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon QuickTaste

    JAN 16

    Bonus Sho(r)t – Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon QuickTaste

    Support us at https://buymeacoffee.com/whiskeytangent After chasing but never tasting any version of the nearly impossible-to-find Old Fitzgerald decanter series bonded Bourbon, we'd just about given up ever being able to acquire any. But then Heaven Hill decided to create a new, reasonably priced Old Fitz expression that's basically the same juice, just with a lower age statement. So, of course we jumped at the chance to buy it and try it. But will it exceed our expectations? Or will we never want to drink any of their bottles again? Press play to find out!  Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil | Link: https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Five Card Shuffle and Fireflies by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

    20 min
  4. Whiskey Sho(r)t – Toki Black Japanese Whisky QuickTaste + Smoky Toki Cocktails!

    JAN 9

    Whiskey Sho(r)t – Toki Black Japanese Whisky QuickTaste + Smoky Toki Cocktails!

    Support us at https://buymeacoffee.com/whiskeytangent We haven’t featured any Japanese whiskies on the podcast in over three years, so when Suntory came out with a smoky version of their classic fruit-and-spice Toki mainstay, we were intrigued to say the least. And we had lots of questions: How different was this from the original? How would it compare? And what cocktails could we make with it? Well, Suntory obliged with recipes and flavor to spare. But would we (along with Gabe) actually like anything at all? Press play and find out! Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil at https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Vb55i9ubwPnxUnY6OG3nH • Night in Venice and Living Voyage by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

    25 min
  5. Whiskey News! November/December 2025 | Local Man Eats Anti-Alcohol Mint, Stabs Self 5 Times, Posts on Raccoon Facebook

    12/26/2025

    Whiskey News! November/December 2025 | Local Man Eats Anti-Alcohol Mint, Stabs Self 5 Times, Posts on Raccoon Facebook

    Support us at https://buymeacoffee.com/whiskeytangent New News: Jim Beam Halts Production in 2026 • Brown-Forman Profits Down Nearly $60 Million • Irish Whiskey Needs to Evolve • WhistlePig Opens Whiskey Row Experience • Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 Whiskeys of 2025 • The Mint That Fights Binge Drinking • Country Star Hospitalized After Wild Trip to L.A. • Drunk Ne'er-do-well Wreaks Havoc in VA Liquor Store New Whiskeys: Barrell Dovetail Toasted • Castle & Key Cask Strength Wheated Bourbon • Castle & Key Extra Old Haitian Rhum Cask Rye • Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Rye • Lost Lantern Scotch Lover’s Collection • Penelope F**k Cancer • Sazerac Rye Full Proof  • Wilderness Trail High-Rye Bourbon • Wilderness Trail Wheated Bourbon • Wilderness Trail Rye New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen and Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com • News Sting and Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io

    39 min
  6. Xmas Bonus 2025 – Kings County Spiced Whiskey QuickTaste

    12/19/2025

    Xmas Bonus 2025 – Kings County Spiced Whiskey QuickTaste

    Support us at https://buymeacoffee.com/whiskeytangent Shavonne and Sue are back again to help us taste a new whiskey that "Tastes like Christmas" (whatever the f**k that means) from a distillery we've barely covered in about seven years. So, is it the most Christmas-y whiskey ever? Or does it taste like Krampusbrechen? Tune in and find out! Oh, and Merry Christmas everyone! Music Credits: Greensleeves to a Ground by Paul Arden-Taylor and Carol Holt (Public Domain) • Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

    18 min
  7. Whiskey Sho(r)t – Jack Daniel’s Oloroso Sherry Cask Finished American Single Malt QuickTaste

    12/12/2025

    Whiskey Sho(r)t – Jack Daniel’s Oloroso Sherry Cask Finished American Single Malt QuickTaste

    Support us at https://buymeacoffee.com/whiskeytangent At long last! We’re finally getting to taste possibly the most elusive spirit we’ve ever sought out on an episode that's been a full three years in the making. And while we do that, we also end up tasting two other similar expressions to see how similar they actually are. But the real question is: Can the JD ASM live up to years of fevered anticipation and outsized expectations? Click play to find out! Music Credits: Freedom by Choc Mic McNeil at https://soundcloud.com/chocmic/freedom • Fireflies by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

    16 min
  8. Episode #89: Spirits of the Austro-Hungarian Empire! | Hungary v. Austria v. Slovakia v. Romania v. Poland

    12/05/2025

    Episode #89: Spirits of the Austro-Hungarian Empire! | Hungary v. Austria v. Slovakia v. Romania v. Poland

    Support us at https://buymeacoffee.com/whiskeytangent Whiskeys (mostly): Zwack’s Unicum • Uuahouua Pinot Noir Austrian Single Malt Whisky • Nestville Hit & Run Slovakian Blended Whisky • Carpathian Romanian Wine Cask Collection Single Malt Whisky • The Stranger Polish Rye Whisky Tangents: Brian the Whiskey Explorer joins us once again for some whiskey, some history, and some whiskey history! • Ed regales us with the dual monarchy of Austro-Hungarian Empire • F**k the Astros • Stop trying to make Czechia a thing, Gretchen • Unicum ruined Ed’s nose (but might be good in cocktails) • #liquidpotpourri • The Austrian whisky smells like a flower shop (and the color is Heather) • Apparently “Licking the top of a pile of Skittles” is a tasting note now • Brian gives a shout-out to an injured friend • Does anyone live in Europe? • The Slovakian whiskey comes in a baseball bat • Chat, is Ed the serious one? • Scott’s meth dealer lives in Delaware • Ed gets trolled by a Transylvanian • Zwack’s Hoagie Shack Smack of the Game! • 36 million Polish people are now mad at us • Is the Polish whisky really a Polish whisky? • #phillyjokes • Is Bulleit Rye a Polish-American whisky? • Scott has enough material to put Ed in prison • HR shut off Ed’s mic • Scott has a different definition of “The Stanger” • Brian’s wife might not let him come back Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi, Tenebrous Brothers Carnival Act Two, and Waltz of Treachery by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html • Eine kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at https://commons.wikimedia.org

    55 min
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Whiskey wit and wisdom from two guys who put it in their mouths and talk about it

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    Whiskey Tangent
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    300
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    Explicit
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