Episode insights, spirits education, tasting conversations, and the culture and craft behind what is in your glass.
Barrel aged gin bridges the gap between gin and whiskey — and Woodworks Distilling's version is the conversion tool Crystal and Roger recommend for anyone who thinks they don't like gin.
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Crystal and Roger test whether the Glasvin stemless glass changes the tasting experience for Planteray Original Dark Rum — and the answer turns out to matter more than expected.
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Yéyo's 2024 limited tropical edition takes their reposado in a different direction. Crystal and Roger ask whether the seasonal release stays true to the agave character that defines good tequila.
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RY3 Whiskey finishes their three-grain rye in rum casks — adding Caribbean sweetness and tropical fruit to a spirit known for pepper and grain. Crystal and Roger ask if the marriage makes sense.
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Crystal and Roger run a live experiment — using a charred oak barrel at home to finish a corn whiskey and see if they can push it toward bourbon character.
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Join us this week for a spirited review of New Dawn Distilling's 6 yr New York Bourbon.
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Crystal and Roger join The Gabs Effect to talk about what it took to build The Liquor Connoisseur from zero — the real answer, not the highlight reel.
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The Liquor Connoisseur celebrates its first year and returns to Lalo Tequila — one of their earliest reviews — to see if it still holds up as a best pick.
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Rock musician Roger Clyne of the Peacemakers makes tequila. Crystal and Roger taste Canción with a guest from The Catnip Cabin — and find out what happens when an Arizona rock band builds a spirits brand.
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Join us this week on The Liquor Connoisseur as we review Fawn Weaver's new book Love and Whiskey.
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The second half of the Hochatown story — Tommy 'Blue' McDaniel finishes telling how he built one of Oklahoma's most talked-about distilleries in the mountains, from the ground up.
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Tommy 'Blue' McDaniel built Hochatown Distilling in the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and turned it into a nationally distributed brand. Part 1 of the story.
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