HAD 251 - Shochu

We’ve talked about Guinness before, in lots of ways, but never as its own subject. Let’s change that and see what there is to learn about them. I’m sure they have never been involved in anything illegal or unethical. What could we possibly talk about? At any rate we will still Have a Drink.We're trying out some formatting changes to the audio and video versions of the show. Send an email to [email protected] to tell us what you think! The post show for this episode starts at 26 minutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were somewhere around Barstow, when the drunk began to take hold.Okay, so we are doing Mescal instead of some sort of drug, but we all know what Mexican spirits will do. So buckle up and join us on our journey as we take a shot at this episode, and Have a Drink. [Can’t stop here . . .  this is worm country] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Okay, I know we are redoing episodes, but can we do without the typos. It’s even in the title. Oh, it’s actually Shochu, not Shoju. So we are going to Japan for our spirits instead of Korea this time. We’ll figure out the difference between those, and whatever else we can find about this. Kampai again, and join us as we Have a Drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eins, Zwei, Weisen. Well maybe that isn’t how Germans count, but maybe it should be. We are talking about German Wheat Beers today. You shouldn’t be shocked that there is a long history of brewing this type of beer, but maybe we’ll find something that will surprise you. So get a nice refreshing hefeweizen, or maybe a good dark Dunklewizen, either way you’ll have something while we Have a Drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blind tasting of top shelf vs. bottom shelf alcohol of various types. Please excuse some of the audio issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s our favorite time of the year, no not summer (God No!), it’s time for a bourbon episode. We will look at a distillery that we, somehow, never have before and talk about Woodford Reserve. This distillery has been working for over 2 centuries to make the water of life and holds a special place for some of our hosts. Why is that, well you’ll just have to listen to find out. We won’t be offended if you also decide to Have a Drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are we trying to get day-drunk today? But we record these at night, can you even have a sangria when it’s not brunch? Well, today we look into that and see what this mixture has for us. So get some fruit and get ready to have some wine-mouth, as we Have a Drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s time we return to Sake for one last go. At least until we find more things to talk about or decide to make a special edition episode where Brittany drinks first. We are going to try and make up for the fact our “Year of Sake” took a little more than a year to finish and give you a lot of info. So buckle up and shout Kampai as we Have a Drink (oh god, the words in this one). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I think this episode is out of season, it’s not the Fall, it’s not even Spring yet, why are we drinking Cider? Maybe we are just in the mood for something crisp today, or maybe we just want to rediscover this old style that has been around for centuries. Join us and we’ll see if a cider a day keeps the doctor away, as we Have a Drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alsace is a region in France, or is it Germany? It’s on the border of the two so I assume there has never been any dispute about that. Is this a French wine with German influences, or a German wine disguised as French? I doubt we’ll answer that, but I’m sure we’ll learn something along the way, and I’m also sure we’ll Have a Drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.