In our 5th season finale, Amy and Jonathan fly all the way to Chicago just for a Bushmills whisky tasting - and they don't bring any Bushmills back for me! So instead, we drink some Koval Oat, Green River Rye, and New Riff that they did bring back. Listen as they regale us about their time in the Windy City and we sample our way through some whiskey. Talk to you all again when that fall whiskey weather hits. Cheers!   ..read more

It's Valentine's Day at Whiskey Under 50 and to celebrate we chose 3 whiskies we think our significant other should be buy us, that isn't the Wee Beastie. This week we drink the Pikesville Rye, the Michters Rye, and the Woodford Wheat. All solid choices for that special someone - or just get them for yourself - we won't judge.  Cheers!  ..read more

What happens when you take two popular brands of Scotch whisky and put them in a taste-off against each other? You end up with some interesting opinions on these two Scottish staples. And try a Penicillin cocktail - it's delicious. Cheers!  ..read more

This week we battle a couple smaller and unknown rye whiskies -- the Widow Jane Oak and Apple Rye from NY and the Limousin Rye from Wisconsin. Does Amy's presumed extensive knowledge of apples come into play? Only the listeners will know.  ..read more

This week Whiskey Under 50 brings on special guest Aaron to teach us all about the fantastic world of what makes Tiki, Tiki. Join us on this journey as we sample a Tiki cocktail and do a bit of rum tasting.   Tiki - a harpoon thrown at the ordinary  Cheers!  ..read more

Happy New Year! This week the gang at Whiskey Under 50 sits down with Amy's brother Travis to drink some whiskey. But Travis doesn't drink whiskey. So how do you teach a whiskey noob to start enjoying the brown water? You throw them into the deep end of the pool. Cheers!  ..read more

Our friend Joe is back, because he made another potential ill-advised whiskey purchase. Joe picked himself up a Texas Giant - the whiskey brand often maligned by this podcast! But this time it's the rye version instead of the bourbon. Will the rye redeem Texas Giant from the bad taste that is still in our mouths from the bourbon? Or will it go down as yet another off-putting attempt at a whiskey? Guess you have to listen to find out.   Cheers!  ..read more

Welcome to another episode of Whisky Under 50! In this episode we tackle some cheap blended Scotch whiskies -- the venerable Chivas Regal, and the popular Jonnie Walker Red Label. And if that wasn't enough, we then really turn it into a party when we add some Drambuie to make Rusty Nail cocktails.  Rusty Nail cocktail: 2 parts blended Scotch whisky 1 part Drambuie liquor Cheers!  ..read more

We're celebrating an early Thanksgiving and mixing up some whiskey cocktails that we, and you, can take to the gathering. Show those you care about that you put some premeditated thought into your drinking and mix up one of these festive fall cocktails. Cheers!  ..read more

We haven't done much local whiskey on Whiskey Under 50, but that ends today. This week we taste the local powerhouse Woodinville Whiskey Co Bourbon and put it up against some other local offerings from the nano distiller Bad Dog and the Hood River Distillery Trail's End.  You don't have to travel all the way to Kentucky to get some good whiskey - you might find it in your own backyard. Cheers!  ..read more