Xtreme Tasting League: Scotch

Ken’s back for a short episode wherein we sample Grangestone Rum and Ardbeg Kelpie.

Dave and I are joined by our old friend Ken Merriman to sample the Wolfburn and Loch Lomond’s Inchmurrin Medeira.

Paul and Steffen return for the mid-August episode and sample the Benriach 12yr and the Laphroaig Select. Just guess which one we like more.

Returning guest Paul von Stoetzel and first-time guest Steffen Moeller join us for an independent bottlers episode wherein we sample a Signatory Edradour 11yr and a Battlehill Bladnoch 22yr.

Carly returns and suffers through the Highland Park Ice and Fire with us. Seriously folks, none of us liked these and with their price point, unless you 1) are a huge HP fan, 2) really want the bottles for display, or 3) have more money than taste, we advise you to steer clear.

Our friend Carly joins us to sample some American single malts (Westland Peat and Defiant) in honor of July 4th. Sorry we’re late with the show posting, but we’ve been preparing for CONvergence!

Ian returns and we sample the Longrow Red and Tomatin Manzanilla.

Ian Bryan, the “crappy genie” spoken of on the High Five Guys podcast, joins us to sample the Edradour distillery’s Ballechin Bordeaux and Glenfiddich’s Experimental Series #1, an IPA finished single malt.

Fearless Comedy Productions member and producer of the new original show, Anxiety! The Musical, Becci Schimdt, joins us for Mortlach Rare Old and Benromach 22yr Port.

Ryan Alexander joins us at OmegaCon for Glen Scotia Victoriana and Highland Park Sigurd. May the Fourth be with you!

Aaron and Scott return to sample some single malts Perrin brought in from some duty-free stores: Laphroaig PX and Kininvie 17. Reminder–Scott has this to say about his upcoming show: On Friday, April 28th, the Cedar Cultural Center will host a very special event: Michael David Matheny, a well-known figure in the Twin Cities Irish Music community, is releasing his long-awaited solo album, “El Dorado.” Unfortunately, Michael won’t be performing at the show, because he died of cancer in 2012 at the age of 45. Over the course of a 25-year career, Michael David Matheny performed as a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with bands including Gallowglass Irish Trio and The Long Straight Forever. When he was diagnosed with cancer in 2010, he began cataloging his original songs, “while undergoing chemotherapy and taking advantage of good days and nights as they came” as he wrote in a letter to his family. In late 2015, after more than two years of heartbreaking work combing

Musician Scott Keever and podcaster Aaron Coker join us to taste Macallan Gold and Kilchoman Sanaig. We’d also like to invite you to watch Die Laughing 4, a fundraiser for Fearless Comedy Productions. Those who can appear in person have a chance to win a Silent Auction entry for a guest appearance on this show. Scott would like to promote the following: Michael Matheny CD Release/Tribute Show – Friday April 28th at the Cedar Cultural Center Sweet Colleens CD Release – Sunday June 4th at the Parkway Theater (OBI) Orkestar Bez Ime – Balkan Party band The Sweet Colleens Aaron would like to promote the following: Just Enough Trope Enterprising Individuals

Kirsten Erickson of the Alein’ Whalers joins us for the 2017 St. Paddy’s show where we sample the Michael Collins 10yr Slightly Peated (again, by accident) and Kinahan’s 10yr. If you’d like to see her and her band play, and are in the St. Cloud, MN area on the 17th, you can find them at Keller’s Bar form 6-9pm.

Long-time friend of Cetius and Dave and member of the Alelin’ Whalers, Kirsten Erickson, joins us to sample two Single Malts from Around the World–Fukikai 10yr and Wieser 7yr Pinor Noir.

Phillip Andrew Bennett Low, host of the Not So Silent Podcast, returns to sample the Montgomerie’s Caol Ila 18yr Single Cask and the Lagavulin 8yr.

Philip Andrew Bennett Low returns to promote his new(ish) podcast, Not So Silent Planet, a speculative fiction show. We drink Loch Lomond 18yr and Deveron 12yr.

Cara and Michael are back for the second January episode and the final one of Season 4.

Fearless Comedy Productions member Cara White and her husband, Michael MacDonald, join us for The Glenrothes Peated and Edradour’s Ballechin 10yr.

Happy holidays to everyone! It just occurred to me that I hadn’t yet posted the second episode this month, so here’s our X-mas episode

Improv comedian Jessi Goins joins us while we taste Macallan 12yr Double Cask and Bowmore 15yr Darkest. Also, please check out former guest phillip andrew bennett low’s new podcast, Not So Silent Planet and like it on Facebook.