On this episode we sample an upgraded dram of Laphroaig Nick picked up in Scotland while talking NOT about the New Year but, uploading us to the Matrix, sitting outside around a bonfire drinking scotch, what makes a proper bonfire, the friends of Laphroaig, Nick's plot of land in a peat bog, medicinal goodness, all of the flavor notes of a 1980s nursing home, should have read this in college, The Sun Also Rises, novels that require some life experience, why literature is often lost on those that are forced to read it, writing letters, and a personal sense of distance.

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Episode #275

On this special Christmas episode we sample a 2014 Craigellachie Signatory Vintage Release while talking about grabbing some nog, giving Santa an Amber Bock, drinking a hot toddy, experiencing the zombie apocalypse while recording, a special bottle for a special day, flat coke, whether the whiskey changes in the bottle or not, running into Walmart at 7pm on Christmas Eve, getting people gifts throughout the year, Y’all like gift cards?, asking Santa for new shoes, being all out of Christmas ideas, the difficulties of gift giving, a corgi lighter, returning gifts you bought online, buying the gift in a responsible manner, finding the perfect gift, tins of Danish butter cookies, the 12 Days of Christmas by PNC Bank, a partridge duck taped to a pear tree, and why we should all go watch Christmas Vacation.

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Episode #274

On this episode we sample and rate Talisker's 2023 Special Release while talking about The Catcher in the Rye, getting a wild hair up your big toe, touring the Talisker distillery, high-fiving a mutton, blend- the no no word, grape fields, a butt slap of peat, honey and powered sugar, a sleeper brand, being faced with a faked article, generating anger, mashed potatoes morphing into sheep, engaging the comments, recognizing AI written articles, take that holiday season, make sure to celebrate Christmas Day with Drep and Stone, Kick and Nyle, and the Drep and Stone lawyers.

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Episode #273

On this episode we sample and rate Craigellachie's 13 Year Armagnac Cask while talking about being squarely in December, worm tubs, bonfire night aromas, a long weekend in armagnac casks, getting your feelings blended, creating a special label and charging more for it, whiny Scotch, aggressively swirling, muting the scotch with a heavy cognac blanket, Kyle’s upping his sophistication levels, Camille Saint-Saëns, podcast sponsors NPR with that Amazon money, normal sized people in a smaller room, the artist on autopilot, Nick is clearly skilled in the pottery arts, 3 hours and 37 years, serious art versus play, and Schlermindinger as a major composer.

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Episode #272

On this episode we sample and rate a Mortlach bottling from Signatory Vintage while talking about the Drep and Stone December to remember, Picklecreek Scotland, a pronunciation debacle, hogsheads, sachet to the palette, drinking velvet, a balloon and string debate, why pretty isn’t the wrong word, Tiny Tim’s crutch, dropping a $10 bill into the Salvation Army bucket, Kyle’s impeccable modeling skills, a real goose, an eye for cake, being able to catwalk like you wouldn’t believe, a thirty minutes from now problem, calabrian chili banana pudding, existing with people, the Mario Kart 64 reality show, and making it to Hollywood.

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Episode #271

On this episode we sample and rate Ardbeg's Spectacular while talking business and brass tacks, the best post Thanksgiving turkey sandwich, a bottle not procured in Scotland, fiscal responsibility, the Phenolic Phenomenon, the power of the PPMs, a case for funky cheese, old campfire and lingering cigar, the punk rock distillery, our new Drep and Stone face tattoos, dealing with the space wells, sitting in a metal tube for 7 hrs, earning the experience, stopping at Bucee’s, and the awareness that happens with having to wait for something.

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Episode #270

On this episode we try Von Trapp Brewing's incredible variety pack which includes the Vienna Lager, Pilsner, Dunkel, and Helles! We pop into each amazing brew while discussing why the hills are alive with the sound of beer, the hurkey, wearing only a cummerbund and a bow tie, pink dingleberries, Kyle’s Viennese accent, sticking your nose in a crusty loaf of bread, driving in VT, leaf peepers, we've got a podcast your mom needs a podcast to listen to, 5 years of podcasting and new clamps, gimmeeabeer, Capital B beer, the evolution of a beer drinker, and the risk Von Trapp is taking.

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Episode #269

On this episode we try to gifted bottles straight from Iceland, the Birkir and the Myrká as we talk about why Nick minored in Icelandic history, nailing surfboards together, a couple of Icelandic language lessons, picking your teeth with sticks, fermented sharks and hotdogs, the first Italian in Iceland, whiskey aged twelve years in a freezer, putting on your snow boots and parka, dark earth, if fire freezes in Iceland, and why souvenir bottles aren’t always great- but these are.

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Episode #268