Rye Regional Bracket Blind Tasting Whiskey Showdown (Ep. 221)

About this episode

JMark and Miranda engage in a blind-tasting showdown of rye whiskeys in a March Madness format.

JMark and co-host Miranda run a March Madness-style blind-tasting “Whiskey Madness” rye region bracket after recapping Wednesday’s bourbon region. In the rye matchups, Miranda has to choose between Ezra Brooks Rye and Jefferson’s Ocean Aged Rye (Voyage 26), JMark battles Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Cask Strength and Sazerac Rye. Miranda chooses between Chicken Cock Rye over Knob Creek 7 Year Rye. Finally, JMark has Willett Rye and WhistlePig PiggyBack. They discuss judging criteria (drinkability, character), seeding by price, and tease next week’s Elite Eight showdown between bourbon and rye winners while considering a future Irish whiskey bracket. 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - Whiskey Madness Setup 03:48 - Bourbon Bracket Recap 07:15 - Rye Bracket Preview 08:05 - How We Judge Whiskey 09:15 - Matchup 1: Jefferson's Ocean Aged Rye vs Ezra Brooks 16:18 - Matchup 2: Redwood Empire Emerald Giant vs Sazerac Sye 21:24 - Matchup 3: Chicken Cock Rye Vs Knob Creek 7 26:01 - Mathcup 4: Willett Rye Vs WhistlePig Piggy Back 28:30 - Final Four Setup 29:28 - Irish Bracket Debate 31:45 - Predictions And Signoff

People in this episode

Hosts: JMark, Miranda

Topics covered

• whiskey tasting
• blind tasting
• March Madness
• rye whiskey
• bourbon recap
• judging criteria

Keywords

• whiskey
• blind tasting
• rye
• bourbon
• March Madness
• tasting criteria

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Ezra Brooks Rye, Jefferson’s Ocean Aged Rye (Voyage 26), Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Cask Strength, Sazerac Rye, Chicken Cock Rye, Knob Creek 7 Year Rye, Willett Rye, WhistlePig PiggyBack

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