The Spirit Guides

Every month four friends get together to taste, enjoy, and review premium liquors from around the world.

Maker’s Mark B&B Holiday Bombe 04/23/2022

Maker’s Mark B&B Holiday Bombe Your ever-punctual Spirit Guides are back with a special all-together-in-one-place mega episode. But will we delight in our selected special barrel of bourbon and much as we delight in each others company? Come pull up a chair, pour yourself a glass, and join us to find out. /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/22886003

La Gritona Tequila 10/28/2021

La Gritona Tequila Your ever-dedicated Spirit Guides are at it again! This time we return south of the border to sample some tequila that - get this! - comes in a cool bottle. Can we judge this book by this cover? Join us for a sip and a listen to find out. /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/20973413

Malfy Gin con Limon 09/27/2021

Malfy Gin con Limon We’re back! With a… uh oh… flavored gin? These usually don’t go down smooth with all of your open-minded Spirit Guides. But maybe… just maybe… /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/20602637

Powers John’s Lane 12 Year Old 03/25/2021

Powers John’s Lane 12 Year Old You ever-discriminating Spirit Guides are delving once more into the world of Irish whiskey. This time to sample a tempting single pot still offering. Will it taste like a familiar Irish blend, or will we find something a little more wild and unique? Pull up a chair and join us for a wee bit o' the craiture. /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/18462446

Maker’s Mark Cask Strength - Distiller’s Selection 02/25/2021

Maker’s Mark Cask Strength - Distiller’s Selection Your wayward Spirit Guides are scouring the aisles of a very well-stocked distillery gift shop to bring you something special this episode. It’s a special/special wheated bourbon where more care might have been put in to which oak staves finished it than the amount of wax the top was dipped into. And which spirit guide bought the wrong bottle? You’ll have to join us for a sip and listen to find out. Apologies for the quality of Max’s audio for this episode. He makes bad choices. /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/18023084

Hampden Estate Pure Single Jamaican Rum 01/26/2021

Hampden Estate Pure Single Jamaican Rum Your tried and true Spirit Guides are back on task drinking and reviewing single bottles of what we certainly hope to be "the good stuff." In this case, we're sampling Hampden Estate Pure Single Jamaican Rum in the hopes that we've found a new Caribbean sipper. Will this bottle bring the funk or not? Come join us for a listen to find out... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/17699564

The Egg Nog Episode 12/24/2020

The Egg Nog Episode Your ever-festive Spirit Guides are visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past as we dive into George Washington's (supposed - but extremely boozy nonetheless) Mt. Vernon Egg Nog recipe. And then we make a couple of extra nogs for good measure. Which is the best nog? The one nog to rule them all? Come on in during this holiday season and join us for a sip and a listen. /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/17319002

The Great Gin Throwdown FINAL Round - Hendricks Orbium vs. Gin Mare vs. Empress 1908 11/25/2020

The Great Gin Throwdown FINAL Round - Hendricks Orbium vs. Gin Mare vs. Empress 1908 This is it, faithful listeners. Your dependable and determined Spirit Guides have followed the rigorous and unforgiving championship bracket to the final match. Which of these exotic-ish gins will be determined the best of the best? Honestly, we recorded the entire tournament in a single evening and we're a little hazy on what happened in the final round. So pull up a seat, pour yourself 3 shots and mix yourself 3 cocktails, and we can all find out together... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/16956053

Great Gin Throwdown Round 3 - Bloom vs. Empress 10/25/2020

Great Gin Throwdown Round 3 - Bloom vs. Empress Your thrill-seeking Spirit Guides won't stop until we've taken it to the limit. This is the final qualifying round of the greatest spirits competition in podcast history. Which gin will make it to compete in the final 3-way battle royale? Will it be Bloom Jasmine & Rose Gin (Limited Edition!) or Empress 1908 Gin? Well get of the edge of your seat, pour yourself a few glasses, and listen along to find out! /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/16541015

The Great Gin Throwdown Round 2 - Gin Mare vs. Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin 09/25/2020

The Great Gin Throwdown Round 2 - Gin Mare vs. Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin Your ever-diligent Spirit Guides won't stop until the best gin (from our perfectly random selection of contestants) is crowned the best of the best. Round two pits against one another a couple of nations famous for their gin, Spain and Ireland. Here's a little taste of what's to come: one of them is really quite good. But which one?! The only way to find out is to come join us for a sip or two and a listen... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/16075916

The Great Gin Throwdown Round 1 - Ada Lovelace vs. Hendricks Orbium 08/24/2020

The Great Gin Throwdown Round 1 - Ada Lovelace vs. Hendricks Orbium Your hyper-competitive Spirit Guides are at it again. This episode begins our four-episode-long tournament pitting six craft gins against one another in a winner-take all battle royale. We start with a California gin distilled by the famed director of the 1996 classic Jack and named after an early contributor to the eventual development of computer programming for some reason, and a variation on a now-classic Scottish gin that they threw a bunch of bittering agents into for some other reason. Whose gin will rin suprin?! Join us for a sip and a listen to find out. /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/15715025

Downslope Distilling Spotlight (2 whiskies and a rum!) 05/26/2020

Downslope Distilling Spotlight (2 whiskies and a rum!) Your brave and daring Spirit Guides once more race to the precipice of... I don’t know... something about a mountain of liquor? Anyway, we’re drinking two whiskies and a rum from Colorado. Some come and join us for a taste a listen. Colorado pride! /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/14566223

Brecon Botanicals Special Edition Gin 04/25/2020

Brecon Botanicals Special Edition Gin Welsh gin. That checks out. Your fancy free Spirit Guides have been flirting with a few examples of non-England-based UK gin for a little while now and are still seeking that big surprise. Is this the one that will delight us all? Come have a listen and a sip to find out with us. /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/14118581

Wrecker’s Welsh Rum 03/25/2020

Wrecker’s Welsh Rum Have your ever-mischievous Spirit Guides lost their minds? No friends, you’re eyes are not playing tricks on you: we are truly tasting some “welsh rum.” Or maybe that doesn’t surprise you given the exploding state of craft distilling around the world. But all of this is beside the point. Here’s what really matters: is it any good? Only one way to find out... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/13650560

Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb Ginger 03/03/2020

Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb Ginger Three great tastes that taste great together? You know, that classic Scottish trio of flavors: rhubarb, ginger, and juniper. Have your ever-steady Spirit Guides gone too far? Is even such a thing possible in the never-subtly-flavored world of gin? Join us for a listen and find out for sure... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/13384304

Scotch Malt Whisky Society cask no. 107.15 “Strawberry Feels” single malt, single cask scotch whisky 01/25/2020

Scotch Malt Whisky Society cask no. 107.15 “Strawberry Feels” single malt, single cask scotch whisky After a much-appreciated hiatus (and a much-resented dry-spell) your resurrected Spirit Guides are back and we’re excited to enjoy a much needed dram. Was this special edition bottling worth the wait? Come sit back down with us for a sip and listen to find out! /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/12881609

Plantation Rum 2002 08/26/2019

Plantation Rum 2002 Your diversity-focused Spirit Guides are keeping the streak alive to hold off on whiskey for a while. It some rum this time around. Do we have some boring frat party lighter fuel, or some of that hard sought after dank tiki bar funk? Only way to find out is to come join us for a taste and a listen... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/10995146

Faultline Gin (Jaime Hernandez Special Edition) 07/22/2019

Faultline Gin (Jaime Hernandez Special Edition) Your constantly collaborative Spirit Guides have joined forces once more to analyze a Californian gin. Does this live up to the high standards of...uh...California gin? Come for a listen and a sip and find out! /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/10606934

Emergency Podcast! The Aperol Spritz 06/06/2019

Emergency Podcast! The Aperol Spritz Your ever-alert Spirit Guides have come a cross a month-old article that demands our immediate attention! Has a beloved mainstay of European cafes and American brunch spots been removed from its throne? Or is this just click-bait masquerading as weaponized hipsterism? Come and listen to the only truly qualified experts on the subject and find out for sure! /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/10068989

Game of Thrones Scotch Tournament 7: Stark vs. Tyrell 06/01/2019

Game of Thrones Scotch Tournament 7: Stark vs. Tyrell Your unfailing Spirit Guides are here to bring you a meticulously crafted finale that will totally not disappoint you. We’re talking about scotch, of course. Come have a taste and a listen to hear how we stuck the landing. /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/10009190

Game of Throne Scotch Tournament 6: Stark vs. Targaryan 05/21/2019

Game of Throne Scotch Tournament 6: Stark vs. Targaryan Your appararently-psychic Spirit Guides have somehow managed to have the second round of the semi-finals match thematically with the final episode of the series! Destiny, perhaps? Or maybe the fix is in. Come join us to find out... Oh, and this is a liquor podcast. /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/9862634

Game of Thrones Scotch Tournament 5: Tyrell vs. Baratheon 05/17/2019

Game of Thrones Scotch Tournament 5: Tyrell vs. Baratheon Your ever-persevering Spirit Guides have made it to the semi-finals! Two beloved returning whiskies are going slug it out on, like, a crumbling burning spiral staircase? Sure, that sounds exciting. Let’s say it’s that. Come join us for a listen and a drink... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/9820625

Game of Thrones Scotch Tournament 4: Targaryan vs. Lannister 05/10/2019

Game of Thrones Scotch Tournament 4: Targaryan vs. Lannister Can your fearless Spirit Guides tame these two ferocious beasts? If only we had hyper-accurate curving giant crossbows, then we might stand a chance! Come join us for a listen and a dram and find out who wins... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/9725240

Game Of Thrones Scotch Tournament 3: Stark vs. The Night's Watch 05/01/2019

Game Of Thrones Scotch Tournament 3: Stark vs. The Night's Watch Will your enternally patient Spirit Guides give The Long Night a long episode? Or will we be all-business and just drink some scotch? You probably know the answer. But you better come have a listen to know for sure. /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/9611240

Game of Thrones Scotch Tournament 2: Greyjoy vs. Baratheon 04/23/2019

Game of Thrones Scotch Tournament 2: Greyjoy vs. Baratheon Just before everything reaches the climax, your normally frenetic Spirit Guides take a moment to pause to reunite, reaffirm old alliances, maybe give each other swords, mope on the battlements, and...uh...drink some questionably-themed licensed scotch whisky. Come over by the fireplace and raise your glass with us! /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/9494987

Game Of Thrones Scotch Tournament 1: Tully vs. Tyrell 04/17/2019

Game Of Thrones Scotch Tournament 1: Tully vs. Tyrell In our quest for new and exciting spirits, your unwavering Spirit Guides are off to the land of Westeros to see which noble house makes the best whisky. To start off this season-spanning spar, we pit the Trout against the Rose. Come join us... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/9427613

Mangoustan Rhum 03/30/2019

Mangoustan Rhum Your ever-eclectic Spirit Guides are dipping once more into the obscurely exotic world of artisanal rhum. Have we found a secret treasure trove of hand-crafted paradise or just another glass of fermented sugar water that kind of tastes like black olives? Come have a listen and find out... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/9203183

Allt A’Bhainne Single Malt Scotch Whisky 02/12/2019

Allt A’Bhainne Single Malt Scotch Whisky Join your ever-wandering Spirit Guides as we return once more to to Caledonian shores in search of hidden treasure. Strap on your sporran and join us for a dram... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/8611346

Cutwater Bali Hai Tiki Holiday Spirit, Actually 12/22/2018

Cutwater Bali Hai Tiki Holiday Spirit, Actually Your ever-festive Spirit Guides are bringing you a holiday extravaganza unlike anything you've ever experienced! We drank a tropical-themed nog-like concoction and watched a modern holiday classic movie. Can you guess which of these was the most sickeningly sweet? Come join us to find out... /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/8014277

Great Gin & Tonic Throwdown 2018 11/01/2018

Great Gin & Tonic Throwdown 2018 We did it. That's right: you're ever-decisive Spirit Guides have DEFINITEVLY determined the greatest gin/tonic/lime-based cocktail recipe of ALL TIME. It took us a little longer than usual to get this pod out, but the pay-off is clearly worth it. You're welcome, world. /episode/index/show/spiritguidespodcast/id/7395398

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