"It's The End of the World" - The Mist with The Jury
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Release Date: 09/27/2024
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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What We Forgot About "The Living Dead" - OOPSISODE with 2XO Bourbon
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Stephen and Mark dive into one of their favorite bourbons from 2024, the unforgettable 2XO American Oak as they take a few minutes to talk about one of the most unforgettable characters from The Living Dead. Join them, as they talk and laugh about The Face.
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"A Ghoulishly Delightful Season Opener" - The Living Dead with Four Roses Single Barrel
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Everything old is new again in the Season 5 opening episode! This episode, Stephen and Mark explore a novel by the late, great George A. Romero and Daniel Krause. A new and expanded version of the story Mr. Romero set into motion decades ago. Keeping in theme with the story, Stephen and Mark will revisit an old friend with a new twist, Four Roses Bourbon. This time, they will be exploring the depths and complexities of the Single Barrel offering of the iconic label.
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"We Forgot Everything" - Season 4 Finale. OOPSISODE
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In the final FINAL episode of Season 4, Stephen and Mark become so enamored with 2XO Bourbon from the last episode, they decide to make Old Fashioneds with it and completely forget to talk about what they forgot to talk about in "The Halloween Tree" by Ray Bradbury. Witness the chaos as the boys fall down the cocktail rabbit hole as they decide to try to invent their own cocktails. Maybe they're just tired. Maybe it's been a long season. Maybe the 2XO is just that good.
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"We All Celebrate Death" - The Halloween Tree with 2XO American Oak - SEASON 4 FINALE
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For the Season Four Finale, Stephen and Mark turn to a classic tale from a hometown author close to their hearts, The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury. Listen as Mark loses his mind a little and goes on about the sinister side of the story. Meanwhile, Stephen will won't do a darned thing to keep Mark from spiraling. Thanks, Stephen! Good thing they have a fantastic new beverage to sample and distract everyone from the Halloween hysterics.
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What We Forgot About "A Psalm for The Wild Built" - OOPSISODE with Five Trail Bourbon
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For such a short book, there's just a whole lot to cover in the deceptively complex tale by Becky Chambers. Equally deep and complex is the Five Trail Bourbon.
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"What Do You Need?" - A Psalm for the Wild Built and Blade & Bow
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In the countdown to the season finale, Stephen and Mark stray from the path of horror into a subtle and delighfully complex scifi story about a monk, a robot, and the questions perhaps everyone should be asking of themselves and each other. A subtle and complex tale deserves a subtle and complex bourbon paired with it, and this episode is no exception as our co-hosts sample Blade & Bow for the first time. NOTE: In this episode, Stephen and Mark both struggle with pronoun usage for the characters. We decided to leave this in rather than edit and re-record. We felt the struggle...
info_outlineAs we begin the countdown to Halloween and our season finale, we start with "The Mist" by Stephen King. A dark and complex tale based off a simple premise, the boys are pairing it up with The Jury by High 'n Wicked.