Episode #95: Homemade Halloween Whiskey Cocktails | How Often Do You Milk Your Corn?
Round 1 (Ed): Witch’s Brew – Sazerac Rye • Cranberry Juice • Lime Juice • Raspberry Simple Syrup • Mint Simple Syrup
Round 2 (Alex): Do the 50.9% Mash – Bulleit Mesquite Smoked Malt Bourbon • Cotija-washed Elote Mezcal • Nixta Corn Liqueur • Atole with Vanilla and Cinnamon • Chili and Citrus Bitters • Cilantro and Lime Oil • Corn Milk Foam
Round 3 (Kayla): And You Better Not Say That Two More Times! – Bear Fight American Single Malt • Diplimático Rum • Ube Vanilla syrup • Lime Juice • White Chocolate Egg White Foam
Round 4 (Scott): The Headless Horseman – Bulleit Rye • Cointreau • Absinthe • Peychaud’s Bitters • Orange Oil
Tangents: New mixologically inclined guests Kayla and Alex join us to scare up and knock back some homemade Halloween whiskey cocktails! • Ed’s drink will sneak up on you • Halloween Quiskey! • Kayla was on a Harry Potter podcast before • Why is candy corn pizza a thing? • Alex’s candy corn-inspired cocktail might be the most complicated thing ever • Save the baby corns! • The password is “Loose” • Kayla’s Beetlejuice-themed cocktail is almost as complicated as Alex’s • Scott’s cocktail is gonna be just a Captain & Coke with a live bat in it • Ed can be an ube • Kayla milked a tentacle • We’re big in Singapore • Scott’s New Orleans-y cocktail tastes like prison sex • Ed’s cocktail is now called "Bitch’s Brew" • The Obituary Cocktail sounds amazing • You gotta show the taco meat • Alex and Kayla are chaos agents (but not terrorists)
Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi, Come Play with Me, Political Action Ad by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com • Escape Route by David Robinson from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com
9 Oct 2026
Whiskey Sho(r)t – The Controversial Willett “Purple Top” Small Batch Bourbon + Willett Restaurant Cocktail
Video version: https://youtu.be/0giRRb1I54o
Today we’re exploring the controversy surrounding Willett’s new “purple top” Bourbons, previously highly sought-after single barrels, but now made in small batches and bottled at cask strength—a confusing situation that has many whiskey enthusiasts scratching their heads. And given all that, will we be disappointed by what the new, less expensive, lesser aged “purple top” tastes like? Press play to find out!
Music Credits: Freedom courtesy of Choc Mic McNeil at https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Vb55i9ubwPnxUnY6OG3nH • Slow Burn and River Valley Breakdown by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html
2 Oct 2026
Last Call Summer 2026 | The Crickets Are Stunned!
Before we say see ya later to Season 15, we have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a review of the past six months and a preview of Season 16.
Last Things – Shout-outs: Our usual guest hosts • New guest Joe has a lovely wife and no-longer-adorable-in-a-childlike-way children • James Hetfield sings the theme from “Cops” • Stats: 62,000 downloads! • California continues to dominate the state stats • Ed’s gonna sing a song for every state • 3 new countries • We had fun at the pavilion! • The Ship of Theseus v. Your Grandfather’s Axe • Ed retains all his cells • #georgraphyjokes • New stat: World Domination Score! • Scott shuts down 36 countries with his bad accent • Appallness v. Appallity • Bolivian belligerence • Season 15 Recap: 12 Podcasts (318 all time) • 24 New Whiskeys (460 all time) • Scott really needs Rachel to slap him • The Lost Lantern folks are whiskey nomads • Scott sings Donna Summer and Rob Halford • Ed read about cocaine in Playboy when he was 12 • Our first news ep recap! • Ulysses got us kicked out of a restaurant • Ed’s grandmother died of consumption • The math ain’t methin’ • Jeff wrote an epic D&D backstory • Ed killed all the baby dragons • Sazerac shade! • Don’t look in Gabe’s garage • #scrumptious • Bulleit lost our number • SCOTT DOES NOT OWN DOLLS! • Ed takes his granddaughter to the liquor store • Bacardi Tangent • We consider selling the podcast to Sazerac • We’re all sad drinking whiskey in our apartments • Old strippers dance to the Charleston in blackface • Joe literally needles Gabe • Scott sings Warrant and Morrissey • Try pouring whiskey on your nuts! • Are there really 8 continents? • Scott mutes Ed • Season 16 Preview: Episodes on Halloween Cocktails, George Dickel + Lost Lantern, Kinsey, ScotchFest 2026 • QuickTaste audio/videos on Willett Purple Top, Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select Rye • Bonus Xmas and Pinhook • Whiskumentary Update and Whiskey Wormhole • Whiskey Madness 2027
Thank you all so much for listening!
Music Credits: Octoblues by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4152-octoblues | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi
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