Whiskey & Whitetails

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010: Hairy Eyes, Fungus & Facebook Sucks Mar 01, 2021

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Matt and Gus catch listeners up on new products, what's been going on with the company as well as hairy eyeballs, Facebook woes and some delicious Old Forester.

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Topics Discussed: Our recent marketing woes with Facebook and Instagram. The nuances of overhead costs the general public doesn't understand. A new product announcement and more reminders of why we studio. Some new plans and focuses on our social media platforms and content production. The latest chapters in our USPS saga. Deer that grow hair out of their eye balls, whiskey fungus and using "harvest" vs "kill" when discussing hunting.

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009: Whiskey & Coffee with OneNation Coffee Feb 22, 2021

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Matt and Gus sit down with John and Phil from OneNation Coffee to talk about the world of coffee, drinking whiskey with coffee, defusing bombs and growing businesses, amongst many other things.

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OneNation Coffee
Horse Soldier Bourbon
Smoke Wagon Bourbon
Woodford Reserve Very Fine Rare Bourbon
Col E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon
Old Tub Bourbon
Whistle Pig 10 Year Rye Whiskey
Henry McKenna 10 Year Bottled in Bond

Topics Discussed: Phil and John's journey from childhood friendship, losing touch for years and reconnecting to discover they had both found careers in demolition and bomb disposal careers. We talk about how the idea for OneNation Coffee was born and how John and Phil have grown it from an idea to the company and operation it is today and where they see the company going in the future. We discuss a myriad of topics including pairing coffee with cigars, Kentucky and Irish Coffee, how to make decaffeinated coffee, the fruit and trees coffee beans are harvested from, 7 hour ride-alongs, the best bomb technician scene from a movie, the Mammoth Sniper Challenge, coffee trade as a commodity, smoking coffee and cocktails, Super Troopers and plenty of dark humor.

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008: Anderson Valley Brewing Co. CEO Kevin McGee Feb 15, 2021

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Gus and Matt talk with Anderson Valley Brewing Co. CEO Kevin McGee to discuss bourbon barrel aged beer, distilling whiskey, bears with deer antlers and running a top notch family brewing company.

Topics Discussed: Cajun accents and quail hunts. Anderson Valley Brewing Co.'s (AVBC) Bourbon Barrel Stout. Bootling slang from Boonville, CA. The science of aging beers in bourbon barrels. Kevin's journey from gang prosecutor, litigator, consultant, crisis management expert and finally purchasing and running AVBC. The impact of COVID-19 to the beer industry and AVBC. Placing family and employees over profit. The environmentally friendly solar, wind and water infrastructure that currently sustains AVBC's operations. The future of AVBC as a family owned and operated business.

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007: Special Guest Colton of Palmetto Bourbon Feb 08, 2021

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Matt and Gus sit down this week with Colton of Palmetto Bourbon to try the Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon and discuss Texas and South Carolina whiskey before exchanging some fun hunting stories.

Topics Discussed: Garrison Brother whiskey. Texas Bourbon Trail. Temperature variation and its impact on aging whiskey. The current state of the whiskey community and the insane inflation of whiskey in the secondary allotment market. The importance of supporting your local shops and shop owners and how that helps build relationships. The possibility of a South Carolina Bourbon Trail. The downside of hunting while hungover and other funny hunting stories.

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006: Health Benefits of Whiskey & Whitetails Feb 01, 2021

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Matt and Gus discuss the physical and mental health benefits of drinking whiskey and hunting whitetails.

Topics Discussed include: Rough Rider Straight Bourbon Whisky provided by George of SAO Outdoors. The history of apothecaries and whiskey. Liver, heart, diet and mental benefits of enjoying a glass of whiskey as well as the fine line between whiskey being healthy and being counter productive to health. The mental benefits of being immersed in nature while preparing for and chasing whitetails. The physical health benefits of being in the outdoors, sunlight and physically active while hunting whitetails. Whiskey & Whitetails upcoming move into long form YouTube content.

Articles:

The Benefits of Hunting for Health and Wellness

Health Benefits of Hunting - Michigan State University

10 Health Benefits of Whisky

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005: The Fireball Sommelier Jan 25, 2021

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Matt and Gus thaw out after an early morning duck hunt to discuss some donated whiskey, post deer season activities and some science behind the smells in whiskey.

Topics discussed include: 1792 and Yellowstone Single Barrel Bourbons. Updates on the Whiskey & Whitetails products addition to Wine Enthusiast's product offering. Tips for coaxing allocated bottles from store owners and how some whiskey and whitetail community members are dicks. Post-deer season shed hunting in the north vs the south. Matt and Gus' plans for out of state hunting for the 2021 deer season. Prepping Camp Hero for the 2021 deer season and WLS hunts. The science behind the different smells in whiskey and what it means when a whiskey is non-chill filtered.

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004: Reggae Horns & Skiddies Jan 18, 2021

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Matt and Gus chat from a hotel in Raleigh, NC following a road trip and an afternoon procuring materials for products.

Topics discussed include: The significance of our hotel podcast on our first business trip of 2021. Drinking Buffalo Trace and what exactly to make of Uncle Nearest. An explanation of how alcohol "proof" came to be. Delicious food and whiskey options at the Whiskey Kitchen, including a $300 whiskey pour and a unique Balcones Whiskey. Our plans for moving deer stands now that the season is over. Focusing on wind direction, being quiet and still instead of relying on scent control "technology". The new venture with Wine Enthusiast and our new shirt coming soon. Peeing in the woods and playing rugby.

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003: Whitetail Season Wrap Up Jan 11, 2021

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Matt and Gus sit down to discuss the closing of the 2020 Whitetails season with special guest Matt Livingston. Matt Livingston is a South Carolina native, hunter, angler and outdoorsman.

Topics discussed: Episode powered by Blood Oath - Pact 6. Hunting public land in South Carolina. Terrain features and difficult access points to increase your hunting chances on public land. Different measurements of success for a deer season. The current state of hunters' lack of acceptance and how it needs to improve. Hunters abusing public land. Whitetail hunting then vs now; the correlation (or lack thereof) of new hunting technology and the deer population.

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002: The Star Spangled Drinking Song Dec 16, 2020

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Matt and Gus review Old Elk's Wheated Bourbon, talk about our nation's national anthem's association with a drinking song and future of Whiskey & Whitetails' product offerings.

Topics Discussed: Old Elk Wheated Bourbon review. Greg Metts' move into the Master Distiller role at Old Elk. The first glencairn rubbing against a microphone sound bite. Changing the flavor of whiskey with limestone water. Our partnership with Bittermilk for unique barrels for our products. The reason behind the company name "Segway". An overview of current and forthcoming products. Solving the problem of what to buy whiskey and cigar overs for Christmas. Whiskey being as American as our National Anthem and "The Star-Spangled Banner" having been set to a drinking song. Tobacco Taxes during the 1700's and their influence on America's Independence.

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001: In a Rut or a Groove? Dec 07, 2020

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Matt and Gus sit down to talk for the premier episode of the Whiskey & Whitetails podcast.

Topics discussed: Launching Whiskey & Whitetails. The intricacies of drinking whiskey while recording for long periods of time. The fellowship and comradery shared by both the whiskey drinking and whitetail hunting communities. Bringing people together over whiskey and hunting and the birth of ideas. Tasting classes and blind taste testing whiskey. Jim Beam consistently ranking high in blind taste tests. Why Kentucky has both great bucks and great whiskey. Why being in a rut and being in a groove are two different things.

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