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E333 - A "Blind" Trip Down Memory Lane Feb 13, 2026

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For this Friday episode, we decided to dig into our backlog of blinds that have been sent by our community. Our listener and friend (Ryan from NC) sent us some blinds that drummed up some serious nostalgia. He also sent us some holiday gifts and those gifts cause quite a bit of clamor and laughter. We've been doing this podcast for nearly 5 years and this set of blinds was surprising and meaningful. Why is that the case? You'll have to listen to find out. Those of you who have been with us since the beginning will understand. It's been a minute since we've done one of these episodes, but it was really fun.

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E332 - Smooth Amber Cask Strength 9yr Bourbon & King Cake Feb 10, 2026

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Coming off our "best of" episode, we decided to celebrate Fat Tuesday a little early. Twice previously on the podcast, we tasted Smooth Ambler Founders' Cask Strength Bourbon (at 6 years and 8 years old). We'd like to thank a great listener (Patrick) for sending us the 9yr version of this of this bourbon. For this weeks short, we taste this new bottle against the 8yr version and the results are kind of shocking. We also taste a blind sample and stuff our faces with some King Cake courtesy of Caleb C. Another culinary focused episode from your favorite facts optional bourbon podcast.

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E331 - Best of Blinds 2025 Feb 06, 2026

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Finally - The Mash Up Podcast has crowned it's best whiskey of 2025! Annually, we have a "Best of Blinds" event which consists of an esteemed panel of friends tasting through some of the best whiskeys of the year. We had 67 total bottles in the field. After multiple preliminary rounds, we came up with our top 12. These "top" whiskeys were then blinded again in a championship round. Who made the top 12? Who won the whole dang competition? You'll have to listen to find out. With special guest host Ryan Alves from bourbonoutfitter.com, this conversation is an important and spirited one. While this episode is a little long, we promise that it's worth it. This blinds event is one of the funnest things we do all year and we're happy to share it with you.

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E330 - Mash Up x Dark Arts Single Barrels Feb 03, 2026

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We have two upcoming barrel picks from Dark Arts Whiskey House in Lexington, Kentucky. We selected a 12 year Armagnac finished bourbon and an 11 year straight bourbon whiskey (both MGP). You've heard us discuss about Dark Arts before, but you'll have to listen to hear about how these barrels were selected and how they taste. We welcome Steven back the podcast. Also making a special appearance is our friend Ryan Alves who discusses a number of things including Bourbon Outfitters new "insider" program. Be on the lookout for these upcoming picks which will be exclusively available from bourbonoutfitter.com

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E329 - Old Dominick Single Barrels Jan 30, 2026

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Old Dominick Distillery, located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, is a historic, family-owned distillery producing whiskey and vodka, revitalized in 2017 by the descendants of Domenico Canale, who first created the brand in 1866. For this episode, we taste and review two single barrel offerings from Old Dominick (Tennessee Whiskey and Wheat Whiskey) that were provided to the podcast by listener/friend . While we had heard of Old Dominick, we'd never tried any of their offerings. What were we waiting for? Not sure. But, better late than never as this brand seems to have much potential. So join us this week as we talk about humble beginnings of an immigrant, three 6 mafia, and a whole host of other stuff.

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E328 - Rare Character Brook Hill Rye Jan 27, 2026

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For this episode, we taste and review a 13 year old Brook Hill Rye selected by Liquor Barn. It's always good when we can taste and review a bottle that was selected by one of the most well known liquor stores in Lexington. While this episode isn't a terribly long, we do manage to taste this high proof premium offering from Rare Character and we also blind it against something our listeners might be familiar with.

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E327 - Woodford Reserve Barrel Proof Rye & Barrel Proof Double Oaked Jan 23, 2026

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How do we follow up a BTAC episode? Well, by reviewing Woodford Reserve Barrel Proof Rye and the new Barrel Proof Double Oaked Store Picks. While the whiskey reviews are good, the conversation is even better. In this episode, we go a bit "old school" and focus on much more than the title would reveal. In this wide ranging conversation, we talk about Fred Minnick's top 100, upcoming barrel picks, and many other topics. To help with this, we welcome back our friend Jason from Arsenic Culture. Lots of laughs, commentary, and opinions are the hallmarks of this episode. Feels like a good ole bourbon hand and there's nothing wrong with that.

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E326 - 2025 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Jan 20, 2026

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We might be a little late on this one, but thanks to a massive assist from our buddy Cam over at Drums & Drams, we have a complete review of the 2025 Buffalo Trace Antique collection plus some extras. Join us for this short as we taste and review some of the most sought after whiskeys of 2025: George T. Stagg, William Larue Weller, Thomas Handy Sazerac, Eagle Rare 17, and the brand new Colonel E.H. Taylor Bottled-In-Bond. This was a fun one to record and we hope you enjoy!

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E325 - Maplewood Wheated Bourbon Jan 16, 2026

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Maplewood Brewery & Distillery started off as a craft distiller of beer and they instantly made an impact on the Chicago area and beyond. Even though their whiskey releases have garnered a lot of discussion and attention, we had never really heard of them until we got our hands on this bottle. So, join us this week as we review this bottle of wheated bourbon from a beer/spirits producer in the Chicagoland area. We want to thank our listener Josh for the assist on this one. Go Bears!

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E324 - Drum Key Spirits "The Debut" Bourbon & Best of Blinds Update Jan 13, 2026

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Jason Callori of the Mash and Drum recently worked with the folks at Barrel King to create a custom blend which serves as the very first release of the Drum Key Spirits Brand. "The Debut" is comprised of 7-, 8-, and 9-year Green River Bourbon, personally chosen by Jason from the distillery’s most legendary and seldom-revealed rickhouse locations. This 123 proof bourbon definitely packs some flavor and we give you are thoughts on it. Also, in this episode, we provide an update on our Best of Blinds for 2025. Sure, we are a little behind, but we've finally got our top 12 whiskeys and we will be doing a championship round very soon.

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