Originally recorded: 20230303
Length: 00:42:47
Ape and Reba are joined by Rue, and the ladies discuss everything from sour mash to Dr. Who’s ability to catch a buzz. Oh yeah, and they get to the bottle of Ancient Age too.
Ancient Age
Purchase details:
Location: Jeff’s Beverage
Date: ???
Cost: $15ish
Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Bourbon
Distillery: Ancient Age Distilling Co., Frankfurt, KY
Bottled in: Ancient Age Distilling Co., Frankfurt, KY
Proof: (% ABV) 40 (Proof) 80
Composition: Buffalo Trace high-rye bourbon mash bill (Mash Bill #2)
Age: +3 years
BoozApp says:
Avg MSRP – $11.78
Fair Price – $17.76
Shelf Price – $17.00
Links for this episode
American History Through a Whiskey Glass
Listen to the specific part
Episode Transcript:
01:10 It’s Friday!!
02:25 Rue is here!!
03:00 Overproof and daily drinkers
07:10 Ancient Age
10:30 What is “the finish”
12:20 What is “sour mash”
16:25 What is “sweet mash”
18:40 Blind taste Ancient Age and Evan Williams Bottled in Bond
22:30 Another reason we keep daily drinkers, and milk punch
25:00 Ape’s research leads to more questions than answers
30:30 History of Whiskey and Hemingway
32:40 Ape loves geeking out on whiskey (and you heard right – there’s a slight editing error, it happens). But the book is so much fun
38:35 We get back to the Ancient Age (and a little bit of Fable and Folly)
Meet your hosts:
April
Host
Reba
Host
