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S2 E1: The Martini – To Regulate or not to Regulate
While sipping on martinis made using Gary’s father’s recipe, the guys explore the role regulation plays in the alcohol industry and beyond. They do their best to wrestle with the myriad issues that arise in this complex and necessary conversation regarding the limits we place on our freedoms and the… Listen ⇢
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S2 E3: Jameson, Powers, and Green Spot – A Middleton Distillery Adventure
Jameson brings in a selection of whiskies from Middleton distillery. Mark and Gary do some blind tastings to determine what they like and don’t like. In the course, we discuss the importance of travel and getting to know a place through conversation and letting go of preconceptions and expectations. Join… Listen ⇢
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S1 E11: Infinity Barrel – Season one is a wrap!
Join us as we reflect on our feelings about season one and how it went along. We take a look at what liked, didn’t like, what we hoped, some of the reality. It is an honest and frank conversation of where the podcast sits at the end of our first… Listen ⇢
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S1 E10: Guinness, Dry Dock Apricot Blonde, Breckenridge Palisade Peach – The Beer Summit
On July 16. 2009 then President Obama hosted what has become colloquially known as The Beer Summit. What he called a “teachable moment” for the nation, was an event, that while it may not spoken to all of us, the idea of having a tough talk with friends over a… Listen ⇢
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S1 E9: Bear Creek Rye – Clouded by Bias
A few years back on a trip to Washington DC, Mark and his girl friend entered a bourbon centric bar. While there, they saw a bottle of Laws Whiskey, a Colorado craft distillery. The gentleman working behind the bar said he had not tried it, assuming it to be “sourced… Listen ⇢
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S1 E8: Old Forester 1920, Prohibition Style – The Importance of Savoring
We live in a time where things seem to be so rushed. We rush from one appointment to another. We binge watch shows. We down a meal in the car as we go from here to there. Have we lost something here? In this episode, Gary takes us through a… Listen ⇢
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S1 E7: Lagavulin 11, Offerman Edition – The Need for Nuance
So many aspects of our world have been pushed to the extremes as we adopted an either/or mindset vs a both/and. This dichotomy is felt in so many of our social constructs, including masculinity. Over a delightful scotch whisky, we explore what masculinity means in today’s world. Grab yourself something… Listen ⇢
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S1 E6: The Moscow Mule – All Great Adventures Begin with a Chance Meeting
Take a moment and think about all of those chance meetings you have had in your lives. Perhaps that is how you met your life partner? Maybe that is how you started a business venture. What role do these chance meetings play in innovation? In this episode, the B and… Listen ⇢
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S1 E5: Presidential Punch – All Great Adventures Start in a Tavern
We have all been told no talking politics or religion at a bar. Why is that? If the public house or tavern is a place where we come together, why can’t we talk about those topics? What is so taboo about it? Join us as we explore the role bars… Listen ⇢
A spirited conversation 