irish whiskey

The Irish Whiskey Show

with whisketarian Alex McKay

The Irish Whiskey Show

March is the Irishest month, and we’re getting Irish just under the wire with this incredible survey of Irish whiskeys brought to us courtesy of friend of the show and “whisketarian” Alex McKay.

This diabolical batard brought us a selection of liquid Irish gold that spanned the gamut between low-end unaged Irish “moonshine” to a bottle of 21 year old Redbreast that will set your average citizen back about $350. And because we want you to come away with from our show with more than just the sound of other people drinking whiskey, we’ve once again rated them with our unique Army of Drunks whiskey system: What Actor is This Booze?

Oh, and, of course, What Batman is This Booze? Why? Because we’re immature overgrown gen-x geeks who should never be trusted with anything.

Listen and Subscribe on iTunes!
Listen and Subscribe on Stitcher!

Sponsored by Grisly’s Cosmic Black! Support small booze business and get yourself happily cosmic!

Oh, and along the way, we discover what’s in Shaw’s Remote Craw, find out something we really didn’t want to know about Irish whiskey legend John Jameson, and test your knowledge of Lucky Charms magic marshmallows.

A few bottles from the suitcase o’ booze Alex brought over.

OUR IRISH WHISKEY RATINGS

WHISKEYSTYLEACTORBATMANANYTHING ELSE
Teeling Poitin“Moonshine”Mickey RourkeBen Affleck
TeelingSingle GrainTimothy DaltonVal KilmerRoger Moore as James Bond
Writer’s TearsBlendLiam NeesonKevin ConroyPeter Capaldi as Doctor Who
SextonSingle MaltColin FarrellMichael KeatonRunner up actor: Jon Hamm
Red Breast 12Single Pot StillTilda Swinton as Bob DylanChristian BaleMaybe Robert Pattinson’s Batman some day
Powers John’s Lane 12Single Pot StillTimothée Chalamet as James BondWe were drunk and forgot
Redbreast 21Heaven-Sent AmbrosiaSir IanMcKellan or Dame Judy DenchBen Kingsley as BatmanThis is a Unicorn. A goddamn Unicorn!
The Army of Drunks Patented Whiskey Rating System

And Some Photos From the Recording Session

Special Appearance by Matt Headroom
Floyd Weighs In
Therm’s Balls

copyright ©2023 Army of Drunks

Read more

THE WHISKEY SPECIAL – with Alex MacKay

THE WHISKEY SPECIAL
with Alex MacKay
The Whiskey Genius

Summer is over, and it’s time to go back to school.  This is Whiskey 101, where our good friend and not-self-described “Whiskey Genius” Alex MacKay takes you on a tour of some of the major whiskies of the world.

It’s one of our longer shows, but by the time it’s done, you’ll have a better understanding of where the golden brown ambrosia* comes from, what’s the difference between scotch and bourbon, why you don’t want to drink Costco Canadian, and just which Batman is that whiskey you’re drinking.

Joining us also is comedy writer and friend of the show Aydrea Walden.  She’s good people.

Also, we cut a very long segment about how whiskey is made, but if you’d like to hear that, please join our Patreon campaign, and we’ll give you access to our Back Room of bonus material!

* Please remind us never to use the term “brown ambrosia” ever again.

Subscribe on iTunes!
Subscribe on Stitcher!
Tip Us on Patreon!

Or Listen Directly Here!

DRINK ALONG AT HOME!

Since there’s no cocktail this week, we thought we’d provide a list of all the whiskeys Alex brought for us to sample.  Note that most of these are available at your local BevMo, and you can even buy those tiny airplane bottles of some of them.  So keeping up with the drunks doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg.

Here’s a helpful chart to help you follow along on our journey up Whiskey Mountain.  Rather than using the usual descriptors of “taste” and “aroma,” we decided to describe the various boozes in terms of actors.  This quickly devolved into describing them in terms of Batmans.  (Yes, “Batmans” is the plural of “Batman.”  Look it up.)

 WHISKEY NAME COUNTRY WHICH ACTOR IS IT? WHICH BATMAN IS IT?
 Costco Canadian Canada Steven Segal George Clooney
 Nikka Coffey Japan Michelle Yeoh Adam West
 Redbreast 12 Year Ireland Kenneth Branagh Michael Keaton
 Johnny Walker Green Label Scotland David Tennant Kevin Conroy
(The Animated Series)
 Knob Creek Single Barrel America We forgot to name one,
but say Steve McQueen
Will Arnett
(Lego Batman)
 Ardbeg 10 Year Scotland Christian Bale Christian Bale

 

BONUS ROUND
Alex suggested a few other whiskies if you’re feeling adventurous.  Or even if you’re not.

  • Brook Laddie Scotch
  • Octomore Scotch
  • Maker’s Mark 46 Cask Strength
  • Seven Stills Chcoolate Oatmeal Stout & I.P.A.
  • Midelton Dair Ghaelach Irish
  • Jameson Unblended 13-Year

OUR DRUNKEN GUESTS
Check out Aydrea’s web series Black Girl in a Big Dress right here!

WANNA SEE SOME WHISKEY?

 

 

 

Read more