What's Better Than Lalo Tequila? Lalo High Proof Tequila!
Join us this week as we review Lalo High Proof Blanco tequila!
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Still Austin Cask Strength Straight Bourbon: Tasting with Friend Angry Mac
Crystal and Roger bring in community member Angry Mac to taste through Still Austin's Cask Strength expression — a Texas-made straight bourbon bottled without dilution.
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Suerte Blanco Tequila: The Rabbit Tale Behind How Tequila Shots Were Invented
Suerte Blanco is reviewed alongside the surprisingly entertaining origin story of why tequila shots exist — and what a rabbit has to do with it.
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Boogie Chillen Bourbon: The Hooker Family Keeps the Legend Poured
The family of blues icon John Lee Hooker launched Boogie Chillen Bourbon to preserve his legacy — named for his first hit single, a spirit that carries the Delta blues into the glass.
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Fundador: The 150-Year-Old Spanish Brandy That Predates Cognac's Global Rise
Fundador is the first Spanish brandy — founded 150 years ago in Jerez, made from Palomino grapes, and aged in a solera system that predates most of the cognac houses most drinkers know.
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Jura Seven Wood Single Malt Scotch: Seven Casks, One Island, One Question
Jura Seven Wood finishes in seven distinct French oak barrels — Limousin, Tronçais, Allier, Vosges, Jupilles, Les Bertranges, plus first-fill ex-bourbon American white oak. Crystal and Roger ask: is it harmonious, or just complicated?
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Hochatown Loyal & True Reserve: Oklahoma Bourbon Meets Oklahoma State with Fred Minnick
Hochatown Distilling Co. releases the second bottle of their OSU Cowboy Football trilogy — and Crystal and Roger taste through it at the launch event with whiskey author Fred Minnick.
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Espolòn Flor de Oro Marigold Reposado: A Día de los Muertos Tribute in the Glass
Espolòn's first-ever seasonal release finishes their reposado with organic marigold extract — a tribute to founder Cirilo and the Día de los Muertos tradition of using marigolds to honor those who have passed.
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Sorel Liqueur Part 2: How Jackie Summers Pairs America's Most Awarded Liqueur
Jackie Summers returns to close out the conversation — tasting how Sorel pairs with other spirits and telling the backstory of a hibiscus-spice liqueur rooted in the Black Caribbean immigrant experience.
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Sorel Liqueur Part 1: Jackie Summers on the Hibiscus Spirit Rooted in the Black Caribbean Tradition
Jackie Summers built the most awarded liqueur in America from a Caribbean family recipe. In Part 1, he tells Crystal and Roger the full origin story — what Sorel is, where it comes from, and what it means.
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Frisky Whiskey: Put Down the Crown Royal and Try This Instead
Frisky Whiskey is a premium flavored whiskey that Crystal and Roger argue belongs in conversations above Crown Royal's flavored line. Here's why.
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Eric Artiguelongue Bas-Armagnac XO: 15-Year Armagnac for $70 — Is It Worth It?
A 15-year-old armagnac for $70 sounds too good to be true. Crystal and Roger taste the Artiguelongue Bas-Armagnac XO and give their verdict on one of the category's best values.
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