Episode insights, spirits education, tasting conversations, and the culture and craft behind what is in your glass.
Armagnac is older, more artisanal, and less famous than cognac — just like Solange compared to her sister. Crystal and Roger review de Montal and make the case that you should know the sibling.
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Wilderness Trail is one of Kentucky's newer craft distilleries — and their wheated bourbon is a textbook example of the style. Crystal and Roger use this episode to explain exactly what 'wheated' means and why it matters.
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Ten to One blends rums from five Caribbean countries at different ages and proofs down to a consistent white rum. Crystal and Roger make the case that this is the white rum worth buying.
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This is our special Valentine's Day Episode!
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Yéyo claims their agave ferments to classical music — and the result is a surprisingly smooth ultra-premium blanco. Crystal and Roger taste it and ask the obvious question: does it actually matter?
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Brough Brothers is the first Black-owned distillery licensed in Kentucky history. Crystal and Roger taste through their bourbon and talk about what that milestone actually means.
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Widow Jane finishes their rye in apple wood barrels — a distinctive cask choice that changes the profile in ways Crystal and Roger work through.
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Maggie's Farm blends pot still and column still rum 50/50 — and the result has won awards most drinkers have never heard of. Crystal and Roger make the case for this Pittsburgh craft rum.
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Woodworks distills their vodka from four grains instead of the standard single-grain base — and the complexity shows. Crystal and Roger ring in the new year with a taste.
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After tasting across bourbon, tequila, rum, cognac, and more throughout 2023, Crystal and Roger reveal which bottles actually made the cut — and which surprised them most.
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Crystal and Roger work through the holiday spirits list — what to give the bourbon collector, the tequila enthusiast, the person who thinks they only drink wine.
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Crystal and Roger flip the script — this time they're the ones being interviewed. DJ Maverick asks the questions, and the conversation goes where it goes: what music and spirits mean to them, and why those two worlds belong together.
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