About this episode
Tony and Fingers review a cigar and whiskey while discussing Beyond Meat's new direction and summer food trends.
This week on Eat Drink Smoke, Tony and Fingers review the Stoic Equanimity Justice, a hefty 6x52 cigar with an Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper, Dominican Criollo 98 binder, and a flavor profile that brings spice, cedar, earth, richness, and a truly ridiculous amount of heft. It is the kind of cigar that makes you wonder whether you should smoke it or use it to break out of a locked car. The drink this week is Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch American Whiskey Batch #2, coming in at 109.3 proof. Tony and Fingers find vanilla, brown sugar, oak, butterscotch, a little heat, and enough flavor to make it a serious contender for the year-end list. Also on the show: Beyond Meat wants to become a protein drink company. Is that a smart pivot, or should they lean into brisket-flavored beverages and shock the world? Tony and Fingers talk summer foods, ribs, grilling, watermelon feta orzo salad, frozen grapes, and why kale should maybe just go directly into the trash. Plus, bourbon layoffs continue as the industry faces a serious slowdown. Is it tariffs, changing drinking habits, GLP-1 drugs, oversupply, or all of the above? The guys break it down. And in News of the Week: the 2027 Masters ticket lottery…
People in this episode
Hosts: Tony Katz, Fingers
Topics covered
- cigar review
- whiskey tasting
- Beyond Meat
- summer foods
- bourbon industry
- news updates
Keywords
- cigar
- whiskey
- Beyond Meat
- summer foods
- bourbon layoffs
- Masters ticket lottery
- FCC
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Beyond Meat, FCC
Products: Stoic Equanimity Justice, Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch American Whiskey Batch #2
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