Fun show this week and we have a lot of content for you. First off Hank and Matt recap the weekend in football plus our thoughts on the survivor picks we made. It was a crazy weekend in the NFL.
Then at 29:00 we bring in Doug Kragel of Diageo to talk bourbon as we round out National Bourbon Heritage Month. Get the all the info you need on Bulleit, I.W. Harper, and Blade and Bow.
After that we are picking the big games for the upcoming weekend. Some good matchups in college and NFL.
Finally Nathan Moore joins in to talk about survivor picks for this weekend, plus we give our thoughts on the FBI investigation announced this week in the world of college basketball recruiting.
Thanks for listening!
This week's guest:
Doug Kragel - National Educator for Diageo North American Whiskeys
https://twitter.com/Diageo_NA?lang=en
https://www.diageo.com/en/our-brands/brand-explorer/
Football season is rolling along, and so is National Bourbon Month! We have a little of both for you this show. Hank and Matt start by recapping the past weekend in college and NFL football and giving their take on where things stand.
At 22:00 we round out our Tales of the Cocktail coverage with Joe Riggs of Redemption Whiskey. We're talking rye, bourbon, and some new products they have on the horizon. Plus some great information on the brand and the drinks themselves.
After that we're back picking all the big games for the upcoming weekend. Some top 20 matchups in college plus a pair of unbeatens in the NFL.
Finally Nathan Moore joins in as we bring you our survivor league picks for the week and also some MLB thoughts.
Thanks for listening!
This weeks guest:
Joe Riggs - Senior Brand Ambassador
Redemption Whiskey
http://www.redemptionwhiskey.com/
Our one year anniversary! Thanks to everybody who has listened over the past year. We've met some great people and come across some great stories, and we hope you've enjoyed all of it.
We have a really great interview for you this week.
First off we recap the weekend that was in both college and NFL, and give you our takeaways from each. Plus our thoughts on the Indians historic win streak and the Dodgers going the opposite way.
Then at (22:30) we talk with Al Young, the Senior Brand Ambassador at Four Roses, who is celebrating his 50th anniversary this year. Great stuff from him and we taste the Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Small Batch Bourbon made in his honor.
Then Nathan Moore joins us at (38:00) to talk beer and our survivor league picks. We'll give you one team each week to pick in a survivor format (43:00).
Finally at (51:00) Matt and Hank break down and pick the big games this week in college and the NFL.
As always thanks for listening!
This week's guest:
Al Young
Senior Brand Ambassador - Four Roses Bourbon
https://fourrosesbourbon.com/
Closing in on one year of the show! Matt and Hank are back this week recapping the first big weekend of college football and looking ahead to the top 15 matchups in week 2.
Plus it's the start of the NFL season! We make our playoff picks for how it all ends at the Super Bowl, and break down a couple big games this weekend.
From the spirits world a couple great interviews. We're talking with Eau Claire Distillery in Alberta, Canada (21:00). Some great stuff from them at Tales of the Cocktail. We also caught up with Tom Bulleit and Revelator Coffee to talk Tales of the Cocktails and whiskey and the state of the industry (45:00).
Thanks for listening!
Today's Guests:
Dave Farran - Founder and President
Colin Stiles - U.S. Sales
Eau Claire Distillery
http://eauclairedistillery.ca/
Tom Bulleit
Bulleit Bourbon
https://www.bulleit.com/
Eden-Marie Abramowicz
Revelator Coffee
http://revelatorcoffee.com/