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Sean gives nerdy details about blending verticals and contract distilling at Castle & Key.

Conor O'Driscoll, Master Distiller at Heaven Hill, gives a nice history, personal and industry lesson to a large crowd at New Orleans Bourbon Festival, March 23, 2024.

Doug really liked his purchases of 2XO bourbon blends from Dixon Dedman in 2023. He was also fascinated with young single malt from a new island distillery, Raasay, in Scotland. A recent outing to a local brewery, Gnarly Barley, let him discover some new favorites. 0:00 Intro 0:26 Introduction of 2XO Tribute Blend 1:24 Aroma of 2XO Tribute Blend 2:18 Tasting 2XO Tribute Blend 4:54 Discussing Is...

Today Doug is tasting two wines from a local vineyard. One is from muscadine, a grape variety that grows in much of the US and is often used in home-made wine. The other is made from a blend of blueberry and Merlot. Both have no stated vintage or ABV. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:24 Self-promotion 1:35 Color of wines 2:53 Aroma of Landry Muscadine wine 4:06 Tasting Landry Muscadine wine 6:19 Aroma o...

Today Doug is tasting two Malbecs. One is from a mjor producer in Argentina, as the country has taken over the world with their Malbec. The other is from Cahors in France, closer to the origin of this grape. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:32 Self-promotion 1:50 Color of Malbecs 3:04 Aroma of 2019 Catena Malbec 4:27 Aroma of 2018 Cuvée 6666 Malbec 6:26 Tasting 2019 Catena Malbec 8:52 Tasting 2018 Cuvée...

Sauternes is known as a white, sweet dessert wine but it can be made from the same grape the very bright, dry and acidic Sémillon from the previous episode. Doug tastes a great example of the grape and style. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:29 Description of Botrytis 1:35 Location of Sauterneais and Barsac 1:54 Details from bottle 2:52 Self-promotion 3:05 Color of 2019 Chateau Doisy Daène Sauternes 3:4...

Sémillon is a white grape often used in white blends. Here, Doug tastes an Angentine expression from the Uco Valley region of Mendoza. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:00 Self-promotion 1:27 Color of 2021 Poligonos Sémillon 2:35 Aroma of 2021 Poligonos Sémillon 4:10 Tasting 2021 Poligonos Sémillon 11:18 Summary of 2021 Poligonos Sémillon 12:00 Wine verse from Nehemiah 13:12 12:13 Outro Wine Folly Magnum...

Today Doug is tasting two reds from Bordeaux's small appellation of St Julien as well as a Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Doug purchased these because of the Wine Spectator Top 10 list for 2022. The 2019 Talbot was on it which led to an exploration of higher end wines. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:10 Self-promotion 2:21 Use of Coravin opener 3:46 Color of all wines 5:52 Location of St Julien 6:30 Aroma of...

Today Doug is tasting two Carménères from Chile. This is a grape thought to be nearly extinct in France but then discovered that nearly half of the Merlot planted in Chile from French stock was actually Carménère. Since it thrived there but declined in France, Chile was the world leader in this grape variety. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:01 Self-promotion 1:29 Color of these 2 Carménères 2:59 Aroma ...

Today Doug is tasting two Monastrells from Spain. This is the same grape as Morvedre, famous from red blends in the Rhone valley and sometimes Australia. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:49 Wine description 2:00 Wine Folly profile of Monastrell 2:45 Color of these 2 Monastrells 3:49 Aroma of Juan Gil Monastrell 4:40 Tasting Juan Gil Monastrell 6:35 Comparison to previous tasting notes 8:58 Aroma of Sier...

This Dutch brand is made in Italy and has typical licorice and anise flavors and aromas. This bag was too tough and dried out, even with a distant expiration date. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:24 Self-promotion 0:39 Opening & Aroma 1:15 Ingredients review 1:35 Bag dump 2:14 Tasting Broadway on Wheels 5:36 Summary 6:06 Outro Music: Little Samba, Quincas Moreira

This German candy is a small, white, round tablet with a licorice flavor from anise. And nothing of a mint nature, just a term for the physical form. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:35 Self-promotion 0:53 Opening tin of mints 1:48 Aroma of Barkley's Aniseed Mints 2:28 Tasting Barkley's Aniseed Mints 2:45 Ingredients review 3:08 More tasting 5:37 Summary of Barkley's Aniseed Mints 5:55 Outro Amazon link...

This American-made candy should be something like Good & Plenty but the licorice flavor is rather weak. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:00 Self-promotion 1:12 Tasting Wiley Wallaby Licorice Beans 1:39 Ingredients review 3:59 Summary of Wiley Wallaby Licorice Beans 4:50 Outro Music: Little Samba, Quincas Moreira

This German candy has typical flavors and aromas but a step up in flavor and texture. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:00 Ingredients review 1:39 Bag dump 2:22 Self-promotion 2:47 Aroma of Katjes Cat Paws 3:14 Tasting Katjes Cat Paws 4:59 Outro Music: Little Samba, Quincas Moreira

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Stinky Cheeses #12 - Willoughby

Stinky Cheeses #11 - Tallegio Caravaggio

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Stinky Cheeses #10 - Willoughby Funkytown

Stinky Cheeses #9 - Munster

Stinky Cheeses #8 - Flavored Brick Cheeses

Stinky Cheeses #7 - Limburger

Stinky Cheeses #6 - Epoisses

Stinky Cheeses #5 - Von Trapp Oma

Stinky Cheeses #4 - Brick Cheese

Stinky Cheeses #3 - Red Hawk from Cowgirl Creamery

Stinky Cheeses #2 - Quadrello di Bufala