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What We Forgot About The Cartographers with Oak & Eden BBB Edition

Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast

Release Date: 06/14/2024

"What We Forgot About Conclave" - Oopsisode with Willett Bourbon

Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast

As the boys talk about some old priests, they revisit a really old friend.  A less than half full bottle of Willett that's been sitting in the garage for 5 years is finally getting cracked open to see what demons lurk inside.

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"The Great One...For Pope!" - Conclave & Wayne Gretzky 99 Canadian Whisky

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Stephen and Mark delve into the world of extraordinary circumstances and people. Our book for this episode is Conclave by Robert Harris, the novel which is the basis for the Academy Award Nominated movie. A story about extraordinary circumstances and the decisions that must be made. The bourbon tonight is not a bourbon at all, but a Canadian Whisky brought to us the Great One himself, Wayne Gretzky.

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"What We Forgot About Onyx Storm" - OOPSISODE with Knob Creek

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IT'S A KIND OF MAGIC! Stephen and Mark discuss the magical systems in Onyx Storm, and cast spells on themselves with Knob Creek.

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"You Do Some of Your Best Work on That Throne" - Onyx Storm with Ransom Bourbon

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Well, we made it. The end of the third book.  There's a lot of twists, turns, love and rage that look eerily similar, the defilement of a throne, broken furniture, broken promises, betrayals in the name of love, and angst angst angst.  But now it's over. We can finally relax. We....WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE ARE TWO MORE BOOKS??? Pass the Ransom Bourbon, please.

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"What We Forgot About Iron Flame" - OOPSISODE with Smoke Wagon

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There's a moment when you realize that there's something you need to talk about.  There's another moment when you realize there just isn't enough time to really talk about it.  This is one of those times as we discuss DRAGONS in Iron Flame by Rececca Yarros.  Tonight we revisit our old friend, Smoke Wagon Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

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"Who's Your Xaddy?" - Iron Flame with Lucky Seven

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Once more, Stephen and Mark will dare to enter the Fourth Wing universe, written by Rebecca Yarros. This is book 2 of the series, and if you thought things were wild before, what with all the lightning and exploding bedroom furniture, you're in for another amazing ride. Besgiath War College (not to mention everywhere else) is a dangerous place, and so the guys will need to have some luck on their side on this journey. That's why they're bringing Lucky Seven bourbon with them.

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What We Forgot About The Bright Sword - OOPSISODE with Blade & Bow show art What We Forgot About The Bright Sword - OOPSISODE with Blade & Bow

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How could they forget to talk about Merlin??  Well, they didn't really.  They were just saving the nastiest for last.  Luckily Stephen and Mark will balance things out with the smooth, fruity, smoky, loveliness of Blade & Bow Bourbon.

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"Without Arthur They Were All Ordinary Men" - The Bright Sword with 2XO Bourbon

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In this episode, Stephen and Mark visit "The Bright Sword" by Lev Grossman. One of our favorite authors, we are so excited to read his latest novel about Camelot after Arthur's final battle and all that was left undone and unfinished. For such a story, it's only appropriate that the boys continue their journey of the 2XO Bourbon label with the French Oak expression.

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"What We Forgot About RUN" - OOPSISODE with Belle Meade Bourbon Whiskey

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"Not Like Us" - RUN with Green River Wheated Bourbon

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The guys have never made it a secret about how much they love books written by Blake Crouch.  In today's episode, they talk about Crouch's first commercially successful novel, not previously released in the United States.  What if, in a single night, half of everyone you knew and loved suddenly no longer saw you as a friend, a lover, a family member?  What if they were trying to murder you because they were convinced that you were no longer one of them? A high octane book like this needs something to smooth to mellow the evening out.  To help them keep pace, Stephen and...

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We couldn't say enough about the Cartographers by Peng Shepherd.  Well, if you think about it, we really had too much to say.  After all, here we are with more to say!  Tonight the boys are also going to check in with their specially ordered bottle of Oak & Eden customized with 4 grain bourbon whiskey, a French oak stave, and orange essence.