The Bourbon and Bad Opinions Podcast

Episode 15 Chad and the Adventures of “Craft Bourbon”

In this episode Chad takes over the airwaves and  we sample OCD # 5 Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Wilderness Trail Singe Barrel Straight Bourbon. We also talk about meeting John Foster from Smooth Abler and Jenny Drake from Southern Glazers at a bourbon tasting at a local Cigar Bar and we get back to our regular nonsense!  Topics include our all-time favorite beer and bourbon, The NJ Mystery Pooper, Glitter Bombs #HerpesOfThe CraftWorld, Sex Cults (looking at you Superman), Best Westerns movies, and online shopping while drunk.         

Episode 14 Bourbon School

If you have ever wanted to learn about bourbon then this is the episode for you!  In this episode we welcome Ed Bley aka the nicest guy in whiskey to talk all things bourbon.  Ed does bourbon picks for Cork -n-Bottle in Northern Kentucky and his knowledge of bourbon really is unprecidented.  We were able to sample some of his picks on this episode and wow were they spectacular.  We do get into some nonsense in this one, but it's mostly Ed droppin the bourbon knowledge on us.  School's in session, so bring the bourbon and get ready to do some learnin'.

Episode 13 Don't Send Dic* Pics

In this episode Rob hooks us up with some Evan Williams 12 year and Evan Williams Bottled in Bond and Chad brings the bonus bourbon.  We discuss the merits of going into Keeneland vs Tailgaiting, talk about whether or not the Pope sold his 23 yr bottle of Pappy to pay for a new church van, revisit the facebook meltdown, have a heated discussion about Taylor Swift's unfortuante cover of Earth, Wind and Fire's Septmeber and finally play a fun round of Drink It or Drain It.  Carrie reiterates her authority as BABO showrunner and you have to listen to Chad's outtake at the end! 

Episode 12 Easter Bourbon

In this episode we drink some Very Old Barton and some Mark's Mark Barrel Select.  We talk about a lot of bourbon topics, recap Rocket Man's flight, discuss if we are going to delete our Facebook accounts, and John goes on an epic rant agains Bill Self ad his toupee.  If you want to know why someone would marry a tree or whre the best bathroom's in NYC are you're just gonna hafta listen.

Episode 11 A Litany of Weddings

The gang's all here for this episode.  We drink and review Heaven Hill's 6 year and Old Charter 8.  We discuss why anyone would get married on a Sunday and fall down a wedding rabbit hole.  We climb back out of that hole with a couple of topics including bourboun merchandise and decantor collecting, why people in public office continue to have affairs, weather or not you need to be financially independent to completely go off the grid and of course we have a lot to say about the NCAA tournament, including what constitutes a Cinderella.  Grab a glass and have a listen.  

Episode 10 Two Face Bourbon

In this epidsode Chad is out, but Kyle is in the fifth chair.  We are drinking some Jefferson's Chef Collaboration.  We talk why bourbon is so expensive in resturants, we congragulate Rob on his Kentucky Colonel status, John apologizes for hating on USA curling, we cross our fingers for Tim and his new boat adventure, we find out what the hell Snape Wives are, we discuss what the hell is wrong with the NCAA and John goes on an epic rant about the Louisville banner coming down.  

Episode 9 Stop Looking at me Tim

In this episode we talk about the pros and cons of opening a high end bourbon store and whether or not Justin Timberlake really doesn't know that Blanton's doesn't come from Montana.  We also discuss Disney gangs, why you should probably learn to sail before you buy a boat and a whole lot more!  

Episode 8 You Do You

In this epidsoe we drink some Chicken Cock.  Topics include trips to NOLA, why you shouldn't touch beards whithout asking, bourbon and Girl Scout cookie pairings, the Transylvania Audobon hiest, the monteziation of social media, why you should watch Thursday night dart leagues and more!

Episode 7 It's the Rye Show!

In this episode we welcome Chad back as our first repeat guest to discuss all things Rye.  We talk about what a Rye is, what's the differnce between a Rye and bourbon and of course we sample several examples.  We also discuss what celebrity we would want for president, try to figure out what exactaly Bitcoin is and why anyone would want to eat laundry detergent.  We get into some sports topics too.  There's a lot going on in this epsidoe, you'll defintely want to listen till the end to see how lit Carrie actually gets.

Episode 6 Pump Your Own Raw Water

We survived Christmas and the amateur hour that is New Year's Eve.  In this episode we marvel at the fact that people in Oregon have lost their minds having the ability to pump their own gas, discuss the merits of raw water, and give our opinions, good, bad or otherwise on UCF being left out of the playoff and what needs to be done to fix the CFP system.  We also tell some other interesting stories about NYE in Times Square and crashing a retirement party, you'll just have to listen if you want to know about those.