WTF - Whiskey Tequila Fridays Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Happy Friday, folks!  The boys sure are glad you're here as they revisit an old pairing that just never got released to the public.

Today, Matt brings the Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel Bottled in Bond Bourbon, another from one of his favorites, Heaven Hill.  And Drew brings the Lalo Tequila Blanco from a family that is not too short on pedigree themselves!

The boys have had this re-do on the list for a long time, and with good reason.  This is one of the best pairings ever!

The QuickSips™ are sublime, with one direction vying for the title of All-Time Favorite.  Will it make it?

These are two bottles that were once hard to find, but becoming more present on the shelves.  So scoop 'em up, share them with friends, listen and sip along, and Make It A Happy Friday™!

The 3rd Year of Whiskey Tequila Fridays Podcast starts off with a bang!  Today the boys bring two spirits that spent some extra time in the barrel, and then was put on the shelf with some extra proof in the bottle.

Matt brings the Elijah Craig 10 year Single Barrel, a Private Barrel pick from Malloy's, and Drew brings the Gran Dovejo Cask Strength Single Barrel Anejo.

Okay, the boys know you won't find these two exact bottles on your store shelves, but you can find one similar from each producer.

Even though these are both high proof, you will need to equate for proof during the QuickSips™.  If you do, your efforts will be rewarded!

So listen and sip along, grab these (or similar) bottles, share with your friends, and Make It A Happy Friday™!

Welcome to a sneaky edition of Whiskey Tequila Fridays! It starts as a Beginner Buy, but quickly becomes a sneaky episode, with sneaky bottles containing sneaky juice!

Drew sneaks one past Matt and brings the Ezra Brooks Cask Strength Single Barrel Bourbon and the Tres Generaciones Cenobio's Batch Plata Tequila- two (maybe not so) sneaky products where the liquid inside the bottle was not produced at the home of the label on the outside of the bottle.

Matt shares deep insight to the Heaven Hill juice inside an MGP bottle, and Drew sheds light on Cascahuin juice inside a Sauza(!) bottle.  It's a sneaky little show!

The Boys manage to educate and libate, geek out on their favorite Action Movies, and finally get to beautiful QuickSips™ with a clear winner.

Ezra Brooks Single Barrels are everywhere and the Cenobio Batch is still available with just a little bit of searching. So, sip along, won't you? Grab these two bottles, share with your friends, and Make It A Happy Friday!™

Well, the Boys are at it again.  They manage to pair two beautiful bottles that match perfectly, and they manage to act like middle-schoolers for most of the recording.  You'll understand why once you know Matt brings the George Dickel and Leopold Bros Collaboration Rye. Drew brings the Tequila G4 Lot 12 Reposado aged in very old Dickel and charred French Oak barrels.  It's a match made at the distillery!  And it's perfect.

The QuickSips™ really make this pairing, so pick up a bottle of each, invite your friends, sit back, sip along, and Make It A Happy Friday™.

Cheers, Friends!  

This week the Boys bring two bottles with a ton of wine influence.  Matt brings another Starward Single Barrel from Malloy's- this time the Australian Single Malt aged in Tawny Port Casks.  Drew brings the Don Fulano Anejo Tequila coming out of the often-mentioned NOM 1146.

Don Fulano will be on the shelves of most high-end liquor stores.  This Starward Single Barrel was exclusive to Malloy's in the Chicago area, but Starward Single Barrels abound!  Find one that mentions fig and you are good to go!

So grab these bottles, share a pour for you and your friends, sit back, relax, listen and QuickSip™ along, and Make It A Happy Friday™.

*The Boys want to clarify their technique for getting those chocolate notes around 48:35.  Take a sip of the Starward, deeply nose the Don Fulano, swallow the Starward, then go right in for a super QuickSip™ of the Don Fulano Anejo.  Taste that chocolate?  The Boys hope you do! 

Today the Boys bring a few bottles that are really hard to find on the shelves. 

Unicorns?  Nah.

One Hit Wonders?  No. 

But these are definitely gonna be hard to find.  The Boys figure they will have these bottles once and that's probably it- One and Done. 

Matt brings the Jim Beam Repeal Batch Bourbon, a uniquely low-proof non-chill filtered whiskey.  And Drew brings the ArteNOM Seleccion de 1549 Blanco tequila.

If you can find these bottles, then sip along as the Boys geek out on the bottles, report updates in the Additive Free saga, wander into a discussion of One Hit Wonders, and explore QuickSips™ that reveal flavors that the individual spirits struggle to deliver.

So pull up a chair, crack a bottle (any bottle), share it with good friends who like a good laugh, and Make It A Happy Friday™.

Happy New Year, and Welcome to a dry episode of WTF - Whiskey Tequila Fridays.  This week the boys bring two bottles with dry wine barrel influence.

Matt brings the 118 proof Cedar Ridge Quintessential American Single Malt Single Barrel.  Might be tough to find this one, but they do have a standard line at 92 proof that is on shelves everywhere.

Drew brings Excellia Blanco, the third expression from this brand to make it on the show.  A blanco with barrel influence?  Yep!

Drink and listen as the boys tangent into a discussion of the CRT entering the "Certified Additive Free" arena and do a triple-take of the QuickSips™.

If you can find these bottles, scoop them up, sip with us and your friends, and make it a Happy Friday!

Today the boys are gonna sprint through with all the Christmas spirit they can muster in 12 minutes.  That's right, this episode is 12 minutes, because the boys need to hurry back home and help Santa wrap the gifts.

Matt brings a Malloy's Single Barrel pick, the Journeyman Silver Cross 4 Grain Whiskey.  While you may not be able to find this exact single barrel near you, there is a main line of Silver Cross 4 Grain available on the shelves. 

Drew brings the El Tequileno Anejo Gran Reserva.  This one is available everywhere, and is very reasonably priced considering what's in the bottle.

The flavors are glorious, the QuickSips™ show another perfect pairing, and they are, umm, quick.  Really quick. 

And at the very end there are some teasers to episodes coming in 2024.  Sure, that takes it longer than 12 minutes, but around here the boys make the rules.

All of us here at WTF - Whiskey Tequila Fridays Podcast wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Safe and Happy New Year.

See you in 2024!

Well, the boys have gone and done it this time. What should have been two Beginner Buy bottles became four, with two spicy, aromatic, Amaro-laced cocktails.  Merry Christmas!

Lucky for you, Old Forester and Altos are on most shelves, and any decent liquor store will have an Amaro.  Sip along and make it a Happy Friday!

Happy Holidays!

Today the boys bring bottles with a little age in 'em!  Matt brings the Calumet Farm 16 Year Straight Bourbon.  That's right: 16 years in the barrel!  Drew brings the G4 Tequila Extra Anejo, aged 4 years. 

The boys took a gamble on this one, having never tasted the two bottles together before hitting Record.  And the gamble paid off.  The QuickSips™ reveal two more bottles the boys won't be drinking without the other.

These two spirits ain't cheap, but if you are looking to treat yourself, now is the time to do it.  If you can snag them, then call your friends, share your treasures, sip along, and make it a Happy Friday!

Everyone at Whiskey Tequila Fridays hope you had a very Happy Thanksgiving, and wish you the best for this Holiday Season.