American Whisky Jesus

Before you hit Play, head down to your favorite spirits purveyor and pick up a bottle of Kaiyo Mizunara Oak Whisky. We are drinking the cask strength version, but I recommend you buy the non-cask strength version instead. Anyway, your pick. Oh, and stop by a 7/11 or something and pick up a Payday bar. Why, you ask? You'll find out. Murdina Flummery and I talk about this interesting and quirky whisky, and then our minds wander and we talk about a bunch of other stuff. Also Murdina spills a little bit of her whisky but thanks to the fact that we're using Glencairn glasses, most of it is saved...

We drink the superb Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2010. Ah, you can taste the terroir! This week, Murdina ditched me and went on vacation, so I'm drinking with the never not funny Arthur. We get into a range of topics, including the planes, trains and automobiles it takes to get to Islay (where Bruichladdich is made), Arthur discovering surprising Russian roots, the wisdom (or not) of Mel Gibson, Onion Dreams, and we take a couple unexpected turns to the Dark Side...all while really enjoying the Bruichladdich Scotch Whisky! Go buy yourself a bottle and drink along with us!

A great American whisky to drink along with me (American Whisky Jesus) and Murdina Flummery on Independence Day (or whenever.) Go to your local fine purveyor of spirits, buy a bottle of Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky, and press play. In this episode...wasn't there a movie where a genius baby with a giant head ruled the world?...Our intern Jeffrey falls down on the job of bringing us blue corn tortilla chips...we organize a field trip to Waco, Texas to visit the Balcones guys...Murdina explains her plans for the apocalypse (they involve whisky and dying in the first wave)...and we realize that it's all about stories. And good whisky. Slainte! and Yee-Haw!

Go to a purveyor of fine spirits, buy a bottle of Teeling Single Grain Irish Whiskey and drink along with American Whisky Jesus and Murdina Flummery. In this episode...the strange and glorious recent history of Irish whiskey...what "triple-distilling" is all about and whether you should care...Murdina can't think of anything in the entire world that's newer than Cabernet Sauvignon...the dental health benefits of Teeling Whiskey...how they're always after me lucky charms...and the whole thing with "whisky" versus "whiskey." All by way of Canada. Drink along with us and it'll all make sense, plus you'll love Teeling Single Grain.

Drink Glenfarclas 12 year old with me! A perfect whisky for both whisky lovers and whisky newbies. Join AWJ and his good friend, Murdina Flummery, as they open this little masterpiece, drink it and talk about it. You can do the same! We just won't hear you.