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Whiskey Under 50
Three novices, with very different tastes, try whiskeys (and whiskies, for you Scotch lovers) that can be purchased for less than $50 -- searching for the elusive top shelf whiskeys at a bottom shelf price. These are not whiskey pros but rather a group of friends who just love getting together to banter and taste a new whiskey. The world is full of cheap, mediocre whiskeys, but they also stumble on some gems and guide the listener to what's worth searching out.
Episodes
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California dreaming... of whiskey
Today we sample some of Cali's finest rye whiskies when we put the well-known Redwood Empire against a little-known cask strength whiskey that goes by Riptide…
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BONUS Episode of JD Bonded vs JTS Brown
This BONUS episode was recorded just after we recorded the Jack Daniels Bonded episode. Amy was adamant that the JTS Brown was better, so we had to do a quick…
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I'm not a corporate shill
You can't sell a Billion dollars' worth of product a year and not be good at it, right? Well ... this week we give a taste to Jack Daniels and their…
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Pronouncing Scotch words is like vowel Scrabbles
This week we venture across the pond to Scotland to taste an old familiar, the Laphroaig 10 year, and compare it to a complete unknown, the Scarabus.
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Can't tie a Dry Fly without a 2 Bar
This week we battle some whiskey from good 'ol Washington State! You ever see Dry Fly 101 on the shelf or maybe 2Bar bottled in bond and think to yourself - I…
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Taking you to Flavortown USA!
Kicking off the 2023 season of Whiskey Under 50 in style with something we don't normally do - flavored whiskey! In this episode we try out some Brown Sugar…
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Holiday Spectacular 2022!
We're closing out 2022 in the only way we know -- picking three sub $50 whiskies off the shelf and taking them to a made-up holiday party. Happy Holidays!
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Hawaii vacation summer bonus episode!
We said we'd take a break from the podcasts over the summer but this one was too good not to record. What do you do if you take a vacation to Hawaii - you…
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Happy Father's Day from Whiskey Under 50
In this bonus episode we have Amy's father Randy as a special guest to tell stories of growing up in small town Washington and how he got an affinity to Crown…
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Whiskey's, summer break, and story time
So much to unpack in this episode -- we close out the beginning of summer, we taste and revisit some Kirkland Bourbon against the Russell's 10 year, and Amy…
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Is a Sazerac a whiskey or a cocktail?
We try out the Sazerac rye and compare it to an Elijah Craig Rye. One is better for cocktails and one is better for drinking straight - but which is which?…
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What's Very Old Barton?
In this week's episode Jonathan finds a bottle we've never heard of - Very Old Barton. So we decide to taste it against something we do know - the 1792 Small…
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Eagle Rare is back! ... But is Russell's 10 better?
This episode we sit down with the venerable Eagle Rare and Russell' s Reserve 10 year. Both are good, but one may be over-hyped. Find out which we all agree is…
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Let's say you're going hiking and want to take some whiskey ...
Let the folks at Whiskey Under 50 fill you in on whiskey to drink while sitting around a campfire. In this episode we take a drink of the Tin Cup Rye and the…
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It's a Mother's Day spectacular!
What better way to celebrate Mother's Day than with a whisky cocktail?! On this episode we invite Nathan's mom, Leslie, on to the program and each of us comes…
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Cinco de Drinko!
On this special edition of Whiskey Under 50 we go south of the border to Mexico and try two whiskies from a country known more for their tequila than their…
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Bottled in Bond Bourbon Battle
In this episode we taste some bottled in bonds picks -- the Evan Williams and the JTS Brown. Can a cheap BiB whiskey make it onto our coveted top 10 list?…
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Beginner Scotch
Scotch Whiskys are known for being expensive, so finding selections under $50 to represent the style is a challenge. Amy, in a quest to find some cheaper…
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We all separately vacation to ... distilleries!
Occasionally we do have to take some time off, and when we do we hit distilleries! Jonathan and Amy take a trip to Oregon where they discover Freeland…
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In this episode: Mystery, Pursuit, Suspect, Castle, and Key - are you intrigued?
We try some boutique style 2021 batch 1 from Castle and Key, a resurrected distillery, once doomed by Prohibition, and Jonathan surprises the rest of us with a…
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Big Bourbon: Knob Creek 9 year vs the Eagle Rare
Whiskey that's not only for drinking - get a Whiskey Under 50 cooking tip from Jonathan! And a spoiler alert: one of the selections displaces one of the…
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Costco vs Trader Joes Islay Scotches
Scotch presents a challenge finding a good quality under the $50 mark. For this, we go to those redrawing the line between quality and value. Can the new…
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St Paddy's Day Spectacular! Uisce and Craic
Uisce beatha (Irish pronunciation: [ˈɪʃcə ˈbʲahə]), literally "water of life", is the name for whiskey in Irish. It is derived from the Old Irish uisce…
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Top 10 knockout round. We give you the 10 best of what we have tasted so far
We go back and recap what we've tasted over the past 9 episodes and argue over the top 10 whiskeys we've tried so far.
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Powerhouse ryes battle it out: Rittenhouse Rye and the Pikesville Rye
Two bold rye whiskeys come together for this week's matchup of the Rittenhouse Rye and the Pikesville Rye.
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Gateway ryes: Old Forester Rye takes on Wild Turkey 101 Rye
It's a battle of the mild ryes as we sample some Old Forester Rye and Wild Turkey 101 Rye.
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Drink your Wheaties: Bernheim and David Nicholson 1843
We take a stroll through the wheat fields and compare some Bernheim Original with the David Nicholson 1843 (the white label).
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Rye showdown between Templeton Rye and the Old Overholt black cap
We go rye and compare the Templeton rye 6 year to the Old Overholt with the black cap (not to be compared to that new stuff with the red cap - I'm sure we'll…
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Two very different island selections: Glenlivet Caribbean and Dewars 12 year
We go island hopping and compare some Glenlivet Caribbean and Dewars 12 year.
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The elusive Ghost Owl and Pendleton Rye
Nathan reminisces about Ghost Owl and tries to compare it to Pendleton Rye (12 year).
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We go Canadian with Pendleton and Canadian Club, eh
Jonathan brings in some Pendleton and excites us all by also bringing in some Canadian Club.
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An Irish bout between Jameson and Proper No 12
Amy shares a whiskey from her youth and puts it up against McGregor's own Proper No 12.
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Smell the Dickel vs Kirkland Signature Small Batch Bourbon
The three idiots taste the George Dickel Barrel Select and compare it to the Kirkland Signature 7 year Small Batch Bourbon. Also, Amy and Jonathan explain to…