Happy Hour - Mayor Pingree Small Batch Red Label Bourbon

Happy Hour - Mayor Pingree Small Batch Red Label Bourbon

From Eat Drink Smoke by Tony Katz

May 23, 2026 · 37 min

About this episode

Tony and Fingers explore Mayor Pingree Small Batch Red Label Bourbon while discussing various food and current event topics.

Tony and Fingers pour Mayor Pingree Small Batch Red Label Bourbon from Valentine Distilling in Ferndale, Michigan — a 94-proof bourbon that blends Valentine’s triple pot-distilled bourbon with traditional column-distilled bourbon casks from Lawrenceburg, Indiana. They get notes of vanilla, oak, honey, bread, pepper, citrus, and a little orchard fruit — then find that a cube or a little water brings the bourbon together nicely. Also on this Happy Hour: Jack Daniel’s reportedly saying no to a massive Brown-Forman offer, why Malört keeps showing up in people’s feeds, St. Elmo’s shrimp cocktail, hot wings, blue cheese vs. ranch, cigar note-taking, Fingers’ deeply troubling food diary, the cars thieves love most, Byron Allen buying BuzzFeed, older trucks, Chevy Avalanches, and why Defiance Beef may be the better place to spend your money. Find everything at EatDrinkSmokeShow.com.

People in this episode

Host: Tony Katz

Topics covered

  • bourbon tasting
  • food discussion
  • cigar culture
  • current events
  • cocktail recipes
  • food pairings

Keywords

  • bourbon
  • Mayor Pingree
  • Valentine Distilling
  • food diary
  • Jack Daniel’s
  • Malört
  • St. Elmo’s
  • Defiance Beef
  • cigars
  • hot wings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Valentine Distilling, Jack Daniel’s, Brown-Forman, St. Elmo’s, Defiance Beef

Products: Mayor Pingree Small Batch Red Label Bourbon, Malört, Chevy Avalanches

Places: Ferndale, Michigan, Lawrenceburg, Indiana

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