Well, the slow-motion disaster that was Summer 2020 is finally over, but we’ve still got one thing to say. Ok, SEVERAL last things. So, won’t you join us for a look back as we revisit the past 6 months, give some shout-outs, recap all the Epsiodes and Sho(r)ts, and try really really hard not to talk about the apocalypse.
Last Things: Everything sucks and we all know it, but we’re gonna focus on the good • We have a Whiskey Safety Deposit Box of Love at the Local Lounge • Shout-outs: Marty and Rachel (procurers Blood Oath) • Anders (bartender and cohost extraordinaire) • Gabe (the Yellow Stain to Ed’s Mantress) • Shavonne (our new Director of Social Media, Marketing, and HR) • Jeff & Sue (we're breaking them up!) • Whiskey Advocate (put us on their list of 2020 whiskey podcasts!) • Sexton Irish Whiskey (gave us a free bottle!), Fistful of Bourbon (gave us a free bottle too!) • Legent Bourbon (gave us TWO free bottles!) • Adam Harris (Beam Suntory Brand Ambassador) • Kevin MacLeod (provided 90% of our music) • Listener Demographics: 38 countries! 47 states! 6000 downloads! • Afghanistan still has our 3rd most downloads (thanks Brian!) • Spain and Italy are now on the board (thanks Bill!) • Episode and Sho(r)t Recaps: Ed doesn’t need smoky peat shoved up his anus • Gabe got belligerent when Ed was trying to be nice for once • We got plied with free whiskey at the liquor store • Hipsters hate Blanton’s • Scott throws down Death Magnetic as best Metallica album • We make cocktails by ourselves for the first time and accidentally stumble upon the brilliance of The Scofflaw • Ed mercilessly mocks Gabe (again) • Wow we really hated the James E. Pepper 1776 Bourbon • Our parents drank such sad liquor • Why we have Episodes and Sho(r)ts • Anders and Gabe should be listening to all of our damn podcasts dammit! • The Next 6 Months: Barrell Bourbon • Infinty Bottle 3 • The United States of Whiskey • Blood Oath 6 • Bourbon-Barrel Wine • Little Book 4 • Bourbon-Barrel Beer 2 • Ladies Night 2 • Whiskumentary 2 (Topic TBD) • Four Roses vs. Old Forrester • Whiskey Madness 2021
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io | License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ • Titanic Blues by Virginia Liston (1924, Public Domain)