Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

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Gary, Mark, & Jameson

10 episodes

1 day ago

This is Bottles and Bonds, a Podcast where we explore the bonds that exist between spirits, history, and the stories of who we are. Join us as we share a drink and let the conversation go wherever the spirit takes us.

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Episodes (10/10)

Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

S2 E7: The Manhattan Cocktail – The Importance of Storytelling as Identity

The origin story of the Manhattan cocktail rivals anything Marvel could produce. But, what is the reality of its origin? We have all told stories and changed some of the details to suit what we want people to feel. The question, however, is if this is a form of deception, or possible avoiding the truth, […]

1 day ago

1 hour

Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

S2 E6: Calvados – Looking Back on Nostalgia

There really is nothing like a good spirit to takes us to a different time and place. Mark brings in a bottle of Calvados and reminisces on his time in Normandy, the land of Calvados. Launching from the image of “catapulting nostalgia,” the guys explore the role and need of nostalgia to gain perspective and […]

1 week ago

57 minutes

Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

S2 E5- LiberTea Cocktail – Helldiving Into Propaganda

Propaganda is more than a political statement seeking to convince people to join up, sign on, or act. We see propaganda all around us. Even on the whiskey bottles we buy. It seems each distillery likes to invite its customers to join in on a journey. Like all good propaganda, the labels want us to […]

2 weeks ago

59 minutes

Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

S2 E4: Eagle Rare – The Chase and Created Scarcity

As whiskey enthusiasts, there are those bottles we seek to have in our collection. The question is why? Why do we collect? What pushes us to look to those bottles? It seems that Buffalo Trace Distillery has done well in creating whiskies that many of us chase after. But, does being a collector mean only […]

3 weeks ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

S2 E1: The Martini – To Regulate or not to Regulate

While sipping on martinis made using Gary’s father’s recipe, the guys explore the role regulation plays in the alcohol industry and beyond. They do their best to wrestle with the myriad issues that arise in this complex and necessary conversation regarding the limits we place on our freedoms and the necessity to do so. Join […]

4 weeks ago

1 hour 14 minutes

Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

S2 E3: Jameson, Powers, and Green Spot – A Middleton Distillery Adventure

Jameson brings in a selection of whiskies from Middleton distillery. Mark and Gary do some blind tastings to determine what they like and don’t like. In the course, we discuss the importance of travel and getting to know a place through conversation and letting go of preconceptions and expectations. Join us as we explore the […]

4 weeks ago

55 minutes

Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

S2 E2: Lairds Apple Brandy – What’s Wrong with Being Number Two?

There is no doubt that our culture thrives on competition. It doesn’t seem to matter, we value the first, the winner. And this seems to go to our spirits. It seems that many of our legacy distilleries claim to the oldest or the first this or that. And then comes Lairds Apple Brandy, the oldest […]

4 weeks ago

49 minutes

Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

S1 E11: Infinity Barrel – Season one is a wrap!

Join us as we reflect on our feelings about season one and how it went along. We take a look at what liked, didn’t like, what we hoped, some of the reality. It is an honest and frank conversation of where the podcast sits at the end of our first season. More important, we taste […]

4 months ago

43 minutes

Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

S1 E10: Guinness, Dry Dock Apricot Blonde, Breckenridge Palisade Peach – The Beer Summit

On July 16. 2009 then President Obama hosted what has become colloquially known as The Beer Summit. What he called a “teachable moment” for the nation, was an event, that while it may not spoken to all of us, the idea of having a tough talk with friends over a beer is something all of […]

4 months ago

49 minutes

Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

S1 E9: Bear Creek Rye – Clouded by Bias

A few years back on a trip to Washington DC, Mark and his girl friend entered a bourbon centric bar. While there, they saw a bottle of Laws Whiskey, a Colorado craft distillery. The gentleman working behind the bar said he had not tried it, assuming it to be “sourced crap,” as anything west of […]

5 months ago

39 minutes