Podcast appearances and mentions of george t stagg

It gained notoriety when it beat Buffalo Trace's George T. Stagg bourbon in the 2024 ASCOT awards category for “Best Small Batch Bourbon.” Is it the STAGG killer?Let's find out!YouTube: https://youtu.be/Pnaj8pq_3p0Editing by: Danny Boy ProductionsRoyalty Free Music: "8 Bit Win!" By HeatleyBros ⁠⁠⁠⁠youtu.be/vX1xq4Ud2z8⁠

In this episode of Drinks and a Movie, we're diving into one of the most stylish and action-packed Bond films of the Roger Moore era—The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). From the unforgettable ski jump opener to the sleek Lotus Esprit submarine car and the menacing presence of Jaws, this film is peak '70s Bond spectacle. But what's a Bond discussion without a drink in hand?This week, I'm pairing the film with the 2023 George T. Stagg from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. This uncut and unfiltered bourbon is as bold and complex as 007 himself—rich with dark caramel, oak, and spice, delivering a long finish worthy of a Bond villain's monologue. Join me as I break down the espionage, the iconic Carly Simon theme, and, of course, this powerhouse of a bourbon. Grab a glass and tune in—because nobody does it better. Cheers!

Send us a textThe Scotchy Bourbon Boys taste and compare Stagg Jr. and Stagg bourbons, tracing the evolution from the "Junior" designation to simply "Stagg" and examining whether quality changed with the name.• Stagg described as "the perfect man's bourbon" - barrel-proof with power but exceptionally balanced• Multiple batches of Stagg released in 2024 (A through D) showing increased availability • Comparing Stagg Jr. batch 12 (130.9 proof) with newer Stagg batches reveals consistent quality• Buffalo Trace maintains the signature brown sugar and cherry flavor profile across all batches• Bourbon availability generally improving with Buffalo Trace products appearing more frequently• Many bourbon enthusiasts prefer standard Stagg over George T. Stagg despite the price difference• Stagg represents exceptional value at $59.99 MSRP compared to its secondary market price• The importance of bourbon community and sharing special bottles creates meaningful connections• Kentucky Bourbon Festival plans discussed with potential distillery tour options• Different batches maintain subtle variations while keeping core flavor characteristicsCheck out www.scotchiebourbonboys.com for all things Scotchy Bourbon Boys, including Glen Cairns, t-shirts, and information about our current barrel picks. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X, and listen on Apple, iHeart, Spotify and all major podcast platforms.Stagg bourbon has earned its reputation as what the Scotchy Bourbon Boys call "the perfect man's bourbon" - a barrel-proof powerhouse that delivers without compromise. This episode brings Super Nash back to explore what makes Stagg special and how it's evolved since dropping the "Junior" designation in 2021.The boys taste multiple batches side-by-side, comparing the last Stagg Jr. (Batch 12 at 130.9 proof) with recent 2024 releases. What emerges is a fascinating portrait of consistency - the signature brown sugar and cherry notes remain intact across batches, proving Buffalo Trace's commitment to maintaining quality while increasing availability. The team discusses how Stagg has become more accessible in Ohio and beyond, with multiple 2024 batches (A through D) hitting shelves this year.Perhaps most intriguing is the comparison between standard Stagg and George T. Stagg from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. Many bourbon enthusiasts actually prefer the regular Stagg despite the significant price difference, describing it as "the working man's bourbon" versus "the rich man's special bottle." At $59.99 MSRP, Stagg represents extraordinary value compared to secondary market prices of $200-400.Beyond the tasting, the episode captures the camaraderie that makes bourbon special - sharing bottles, standing in line at releases, and planning adventures like the upcoming Kentucky Bourbon Festival tour. As bourbon availability increases across Buffalo Trace products, the community benefits from greater access to exceptional whiskeys like Stagg.Have you tried different Stagg batches? Which release is your favorite? Share your thoughts and join us for more bourbon exploration!voice over Whiskey Thief If You Have Gohsts Add for SOFLSupport the showhttps://www.scotchybourbonboys.com

This week on The Fred Minnick Show presented by BAXUS, Fred's guest is country singer-songwriter Brittney Spencer. The Baltimore native had a viral video of her cover of "Crowded Table," and then released her first EP, Compassion, in 2020. She has since released several more singles, including "Sober & Skinny" and "More Than Perfect." Last year, she released her debut full-length album, My Stupid Life, on the Elektra label. During the show, Brittney and Fred discuss Baltimore sports, crab cakes, Covid, Brittney's viral moment, love of music, Beyonce and much more. As always, Fred and his guest taste whiskeys along the way, including Bulleit Bourbon, Yellowstone Toasted, Three Chord 15-Year Bourbon, a Club Marzipan barrel pick by Marianne Eaves, 2023 George T. Stagg and 28-Year-Old Obtainium Canadian Whiskey. SHOW SPONSORS BAXUS: https://baxus.co/?utm_source=FredMinnick.com&utm_medium=FredMinnick.com&utm_campaign=FredMinnick.com CR Citrus: https://crcitrus.com Official Glassware of The Fred Minnick Show, Viski: https://viski.com/discount/FRED20 Luxco: https://www.luxco.com Michter's: https://michters.com Woodinville: https://woodinvillewhiskeyco.com The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com Use Promo code FRED20 for 20% off the Viski glassware featured in this episode (& everything else!) RAYE Whiskey Tasting Glasses https://viski.com/products/4290?_pos=1&_psq=raye+whiskey&_ss=e&_v=1.0 GATSBY Tumblers https://viski.com/products/7948?_pos=2&_sid=6300df258&_ss=r RESERVE BRUNO Crystal Cocktail Glasses https://viski.com/products/11208?_pos=1&_psq=reserve+bruno&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Join Fred's Whiskey Club: https://www.patreon.com/FredMinnick Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bold powerhouse of Buffalo Trace's annual Antique Collection, this fifteen-year-old whiskey is bottled directly from the barrel. The George T Stagg 2023 release is uncut and unfiltered, the bourbon explodes on the palate with rich notes of dark chocolate, oak, and effervescent cherry. Cheers!

  Always a monster whiskey, this latest release features a 15yr and 2 month old vatting bottled at 136.1 proof. Baking spices, cola, and a touch of mint on the nose lead to intense warming spice, barrel notes, more cola, fig, maraschino cherries and caramel. The finish is lengthy with a flood of sweet spice. This is the stalwart, and it never seems to disappoint.

Send us a textEver wondered how a bourbon can be as iconic as a grunge band from the '90s? Tune in as we blend the worlds of nostalgic music and exquisite whiskey, starting with a heartfelt nod to Alice in Chains and the era of mid-90s grunge and heavy metal. Journey with us through our annual SIP reviews where the Russell's Reserve 15 takes center stage, a bourbon that not only captured our taste buds but also topped Fred Minnick's prestigious list. We'll also share a tasting adventure with renowned spirits like George T. Stagg and Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A124, making this a must-listen for anyone looking to elevate their bourbon game.In our spirited conversation, we draw comparisons between Maxim's flashy bourbon rankings and more seasoned sources like Breaking Bourbon's website. Discover why bourbons like King of Kentucky and Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 2024 are making waves, and find out how a 6yr bourbon can make it to the top listings. From the unique marketing of Blade and Bow 22yr bourbon to our personal favorites like Larceny's Barrel Proof C923, we wrap up with a toast to savoring whiskey with good company. Whether you're a whiskey aficionado or a curious newcomer, our insights and anecdotes promise to enrich your whiskey journey. Looking forward to 2025, we continue our quest for the perfect pour. Cheers!

On this special edition of Whiskey Quickie by Bourbon Pursuit, we review the 2024 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. The collection includes: Eagle Rare 17 Year, William Larue Weller, George T. Stagg, Sazerac Rye 18 Year, and Thomas H. Handy. Each bottle has a suggested retail price of $150. What's our favorite this year? Watch to find out. Cheers! DISCLAIMER: The whiskey in this review was provided to us at no cost courtesy of the spirit producer. We were not compensated by the spirit producer for this review. This is our honest opinion based on what we tasted. Please drink responsibly.

Watch this epiosde on YouTube Chris and I review the 2024 George T. Stagg and share our favorite movie recommendations for Christmas week.

What happens when you mix beard, bourbon, and business? We pour a glass of George T. Stagg and chat with Weisi, co-owner of Bar Cleeta, to find out. Our regular team, including the famously non-shaven Rob Nelson, is all laughs as we swap stories about facial hair, the art of savoring good bourbon, and making a mark on the local restaurant scene. We're not just about the banter, though—we dive into Weisi's world, celebrating her engaging spirit and the strong community ties fostered through the B-Team Podcast.Buckle up for a culinary journey that's as diverse as it is delicious. We uncover the secrets behind the shared plates concept, where Italian, Chinese, and Arkansan flavors unite in a single tomato salad. Hear how the pandemic became an unexpected catalyst for connecting with a local community eager to explore gourmet offerings like raw oysters and Wagyu brisket without breaking the bank. Get ready for a taste of fine dining where luxury meets community, and discover how dining can be both a personal and shared adventure.From the buzz of New York City to the quieter charms of Arkansas, our conversation takes you through the highs and lows of urban and rural living. We tackle the tricky dance of work-life balance in the restaurant world, sharing tales of kitchen mishaps and the joys of managing a business with a spouse. Whether it's launching The Big Lieutenant or handling staff shortages with humor and resilience, this episode serves up a heartfelt slice of entrepreneurial life, celebrating the passion and persistence that keep the hospitality industry buzzing.

 In this epic episode of A Steady Pour, the crew dives into the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, with the spotlight firmly on two legends: Eagle Rare 17 and George T. Stagg. They kick things off with Eagle Rare, dissecting its classic flavor profile and debating whether its smooth drinkability and balance live up to the hype. Will it hit the "Steady Pour" mark? Then, it's on to the heavy hitter: George T. Stagg. The hosts can't stop raving about its bold complexity, incredible layering, and surprising smoothness despite its high proof. Ratings fly, with some awarding it the coveted "5.0 Steady Pour" status and others questioning whether they'd shell out the astronomical secondary market prices to own a bottle. The banter is hilarious as they rib each other over personal preferences, ponder the economics of rare whiskey, and debate what they'd give up just to savor another pour. This episode is packed with expert analysis, candid hot takes, and the kind of camaraderie that makes whiskey tastings unforgettable. Whether you're a bourbon aficionado or just whiskey-curious, you won't want to miss this spirited discussion on two of the most sought-after bourbons in the game. Would you drop a rack for a bottle? Listen in and decide for yourself! 

On this very special episode of Chill Filtered, Cole and Bryan tackle a whiskey lover's dream: tasting the entire 2024 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection! From William Larue Weller to George T. Stagg, they savor and share their thoughts on each iconic pour. Before diving into the tasting lineup, the boys chat about the joys of the Christmas season, recent whiskey finds, and the hilarity of encountering drunken antics at whiskey lotteries. While there's no Whiskey World News this week, they still bring the fun with “What Whiskey Would You Choose?”, asking: What's your favorite Christmas season cocktail (whiskey or not)? Don't miss this festive and whiskey-packed episode as Cole and Bryan celebrate the holidays in the best way possible—with world-class pours!

On this episode, Dude, Brett, JD, and Jason crack open some 2024 BTAC while discussing some great holiday gift ideas for the bourbon enthusiasts in 2024.  Tune in for all the fun.… on this episode of, The Bourbon Hunters. Also, kill two birds with one stone by supporting our podcast and keeping those testes nice and clean.  Go to www.manscaped.com and get 20% off your order plus free shipping using the promo code BOURBONHUNTERS.  We are pretty excited about this partnership and cannot wait for you to start thinking about us as your are naked and manscaping.  Do you like buying bourbon gear?  Check out our website at https://www.bourbonhunters.com where you can do both with our latest bourbon shirts and our Bourbon Hunter Kenzie Drams. --Tags-- #punkrockandcocktails #thebourbonenthusiast #bourbonhunters #bourbonlover #breakingbourbon #bourbondrinkers #bourbonporn #kentuckystraightbourbon #kentuckybourbon #thebourbonalliance #bourbon #bourbonlife #bourbonlifestyle #bourbonenthusiast #bourbonwhiskey  #bourboncountry #deckpour #bourbongram #instabourbon #yourbourbonyourway #yourbourbonroad #blantons #pappyvanwinkle #vodkasucks #bourbonpodcast #columbuspodcast #bourbonneat #smokewagonbourbon #woodinvillewhiskey   -- Tags -- the bourbon enthusiast  bourbon hunters  bourbon lover  breaking bourbon  bourbon drinkers  bourbon porn  kentucky straight bourbon  kentucky bourbon  the bourbon alliance  bourbon  bourbon life  bourbon lifestyle  bourbon enthusiast

Steve, Darren, JP and Mark try the 2024 George T. Stagg offering from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).   Important Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theabvnetwork Our Events Page: bourbonpalooza.com Check us out at: abvnetwork.com. The ABV Barrel Shop: abvbarrelshop.com   Join the revolution by adding #ABVNetworkCrew to your profile on social media.

Cute new box @Yellowstone @FourRoses @BuffaloTrace @BrownForman #Bourbon #Rye #Whiskey #Podcast #RadioShow #podcast #radioshow #host Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent, Made Man Bob SIPS – Prepare your taste buds for the ultimate whiskey showdown! In this episode, the Sips, Suds, & Smokes crew dives into the 2024 fall whiskey releases, featuring a lineup that will leave whiskey lovers swooning. This episode is packed with tasting notes, lively banter, and the occasional trip down memory lane. Whether you're a seasoned whiskey aficionado or just starting your journey, this episode is not to be missed. Pour yourself a dram and join us for a sip of the good life. We will be discussing this whiskey and rating them from 1-5 with 5 being the best: 6:15 Yellowstone 2024 Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey                    4 SIPS 12:02 Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch 2024                                                           5 SIPS 18:39 2024 Thomas H. Handy Kentucky Straight Rye                                                              5 SIPS 24:28 2024 Sazerac 18 Year Old Kentucky Straight Rye                                                5 SIPS 30:38 2024 Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon                                     5 SIPS 35:48 2024 William LaRue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon                                                   5 SIPS 40:00 2024 George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon                                                    5 SIPS 44:34 2024 King of Kentucky                                                                                                  5 SIPS info@sipssudsandsmokes.com X- @sipssudssmokes IG/FB - @sipssudsandsmokes Sips, Suds, & Smokes® is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf.  Available on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeart, and nearly anywhere you can find a podcast. Enjoying that cool Outro Music, it's from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: https://amzn.to/2Xblorc The easiest way to find this award winning podcast on your phone is ask Alexa, Siri or Google, “Play Podcast , Sips, Suds, & Smokes”  Credits: TITLE: Maxwell Swing / Flapperjack PERFORMED BY: Texas Gypsies COMPOSED BY: Steven R Curry (BMI) PUBLISHED BY: Alliance AudioSparx (BMI) COURTESY OF: AudioSparx TITLE: Back Roads PERFORMED BY: Woods & Whitehead COMPOSED BY: Terry Whitehead PUBLISHED BY: Terry Whitehead COURTESY OF: Terry Whitehead Post production services : Pro Podcast Solutions Advertising sales: Contact us directly Content hosting services: Audioport, Earshot, Radio4All, & PodBean Producer: Made Man Bob Yellowstone 2024, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Four Roses 2024, Thomas H. Handy Rye, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Sazerac 18 Year Old Rye, Eagle Rare 17 Year Old, William Larue Weller, George T. Stagg, King Of Kentucky 2024, Limestone Branch Distillery, French Brandy Cask, Cognac Barrel Finish, Limited Edition Whiskey, Small Batch Bourbon, Rye Whiskey, Distillery Tasting Notes, Whiskey Evaporation Loss, Oak Barrel Aging, Bourbon Tasting Event https://limestonebranch.com/yellowstone-select/ https://fourrosesbourbon.com/ https://www.brown-forman.com/brands/king-of-kentucky https://www.sazerac.com/our-brands/sazerac.html https://www.eaglerare.com/ https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/brands/antique-collection.html

Send us a textIt's no secret that we, and the bourbon community at large, are massive fans of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. It's not often that we're able to taste expressions from the fabled series, but this year, Perry and Eric were lucky enough to taste not one, but TWO bourbons included in the lineup. Perhaps the two most coveted in BTAC, William Larue Weller and George T. Stagg bourbons are as rare and as coveted as bourbons get these days. But, how do their 2024 iterations hold up? Plus, the boys taste a 2020 Goose Island "Kentucky Fog" Bourbon County Stout and give their thoughts on it. It's a huge, jam-packed episode of This is my Bourbon Podcast that you just simply can't miss. Enjoy.Become a patron of the show at http://www.patreon.com/mybourbonpodcastLeave us a 5 star rating and review on your podcast app of choice!Send us an email with questions or comments to thisismybourbonshop@gmail.comSend us mail to PO Box 22609, Lexington, KY 40522Check out all of our merch and apparel: http://bourbonshop.threadless.com/Leave us a message for Barrel Rings at 859.428.8253Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mybourbonpod/Twitter: https://twitter.com/mybourbonpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mybourbonpod/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisismybourbonpodcastPayPal, if you feel so inclined: PayPal.me/pritter1492Link to our Barrell Rye Armagnac Finished Pick: https://shop.whiskeyinmyweddingring.com/products/barrell-private-release-rye-1a03Support the show

George T. Stagg bourbon was first released over 20 years ago in 2002. It's been released every year thereafter, except 2021 when Buffalo Trace decided not to include it as they felt barrels didn't meet the brand's standards. A fact that may be difficult for newcomers to bourbon to believe given the prolific supply of high proof bourbons today, in the early 2000s, the barrel proof bourbon category was nowhere near as prevalent as it is today. Known for its intense flavor profile and (often) mouth-searingly high proof points, George T. Stagg is one of the long running barrel proof bourbons that helped ignite consumers' interest in this category. Perfect as a rare bourbon gift or for elevating your collection.

Bob and Brad dive into the visually stunning and critically acclaimed 2018 animated film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. We explore the film's groundbreaking animation style, unique take on the Spider-Man multiverse, and the powerful performances that make it stand out among superhero movies. Then, we review the bold and highly sought-after George T. Stagg Bourbon, known for its high proof and rich flavor profile. We explore the tasting notes, discuss its collectibility, and compare it to other premium bourbons. Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (10:50) Brad Explains (12:26) Performances and Themes (35:19) George T. Stagg Review (51:07) Two Facts and a Falsehood (55:40) Final Analysis (1:00:33) Let's Make it a Double and Final Scores Film & Whiskey ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Film & Whiskey ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Film & Whiskey ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Discord server!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more episodes and engaging content, visit Film & Whiskey's website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmwhiskey.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/filmwhiskey/support

The Sam's open with goals galore between Brentford and Wolverhampton and West Ham get an emphatic victory over Ipswich. Being a bit of a quiet weekend the crew decided to discuss their clubs in the second segment despite Arsenal not looking their best and both Everton and Aston Villa playing boring matches. What wasn't boring,  was the whiskey as the Sam's enjoyed a rare find The George T Stagg 2023 release. Brentford 5 - Wolverhampton 3 West Ham 4 - Ipswich 1 Arsenal 3 - Southampton 1 Everton 0 - Newcastle 0 Aston Villa 0 - Man U 0 Liverpool 1 - Palace 0 Man City 3 - Fulham 2 Leicester 1 - Bournemouth 0 Forest 1 - Chelsea 1 Spurs 2 - Brighton 2 www.Dufootballshow.com Facebook @DUfootballshow Instagram @DUfootballshow Tiktok @DUfootballshow YouTube @DUfootballshow Support the show and get extra content: https://www.patreon.com/dufootballshow www.DUdripshack.com

Thank you so much for making us the number one podcast in the Hobbies category on Apple. Because of that, our gift to you, a back-to-back Double Barrel with George T Stagg going up against Eljah Craig's Barrel Proof. See what the guys pick! Cheers!

Steve, McNew, Steinkamp, Kathy, Von Nieters and Darren discuss George T. Stagg from Buffalo Trace. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).   Important Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theabvnetwork Our Events Page: bourbonpalooza.com Check us out at: abvnetwork.com. Join the revolution by adding #ABVNetworkCrew to your profile on social media.

Jim celebrates a landmark episode by drinking through four unicorn pours with a good friend. He also announces his new co-host in this episode. Listen in for a great time and some really amazing pours. Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms!

Episode 135 of Key Frames, a podcast about anime. Baki Hanma did not even need to look up from the glass he was cleaning to know that it was Yujiro, his father and the strongest bartender on earth, who pushed aside the door that separated his eight-seat bar from the wind-scoured streets outside. "Good bars have a smell," the hulking figure murmured as he took a seat. "You can search the world over and still not come across a smell like this. Give me something to warm me up." Baki froze for a moment at the request, but soon a glass sat full in front of his latest patron. "Kentucky bourbon. You suppose is sufficient?" Yujiro made it barely sound like a question. "A man needs more than fire for warmth. Maybe you're still just a barback after all..." "Old man, this is George T. Stagg. Famously strong, yet rich and complex, it warms body and soul." With a chuckle, his father raised the drink to cruel and menacing lips. "Nice" was all he said then, but with that single word, Baki the Tippler had won. The post 135 - It Hits Different (Pejorative) first appeared on Key Frames.

  Post a story and picture of your favorite whiskey glass on our Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages (@BigRedLiquors ) for a chance to buy a bottle of 2023 George T Stagg! Or email me directly with a picture and story at support@bigredliquors.com. All posts and emails will be gathered and the winner will be announced on Friday, June 14th. My favorite whiskey glass is an engraved rocks glass with a heavy bottom I received 13 years ago for officiating a wedding for college friends on Mackinac Island, my first of four! I've tried hundreds of different glasses since then, but I always seem to come back to this one. I received four originally, and have only broken ONE, which is a pretty good record considering little kids in the house. I like it because it feels substantial and I know the perfect amount of pour because it's where the liquid meets the bottom of the "C" initial engraved in the glass. The couple I married are still together, and I'm still happily using the glasses they gifted me all these years later. What better way to toast the things that last!

George T. Stagg built the most dominant American distillery of the 19th century, during a time known as the Gilded Age of Bourbon. Uncut and unfiltered, this robust bourbon whiskey ages for nearly a decade and boasts the bold character that is reminiscent of the man himself. 2023 - 04, “STORYTELLER BATCH”: The fourth release of the Booker's Bourbon 2023 Collection is Booker's Batch 2023-04 “Storyteller Batch.” This batch is named after the way my dad, Booker Noe, could turn just about anything he talked about into an interesting story. Booker's “Storyteller Batch” is made up of barrels from four production dates that were aged in four different warehouses. The breakdown of barrel storage for this batch is as follows: 26% came from the 6th floor of 7-story warehouse Z 14% came from the 6th floor of 9-story warehouse H 25% came from the 5th floor of 9-story warehouse G 35% came from the 5th floor of 7-story warehouse 3

There's a lot to be said about the Stagg (formerly Jr.) brand: it's bold; it's brash; it's full-bodied; it's legendary. BUT, in yet another This is my Bourbon Podcast turn of insanity, we have NEVER reviewed one. No, not George T Stagg, the bigger, badder brother of Stagg. We're talking Baby Stagg. This week, Eric and Perry (hello that's me again) get into two of the three releases from 2023 and talk about the ongoing legacy and love of Stagg amongst bourbon drinkers. They also drink on something that may or may not even be released yet. Enjoy. Become a patron of the show at http://www.patreon.com/mybourbonpodcast Use code MYBOURBONPOD10 on https://monkeycultcoffee.com?sca_ref=5297440.lXZJM4NqaG at checkout to get 10% OFF your order! Link to our Barrell Rye Armagnac Finished Pick: https://stores.mashnetworks.co/product/barrell-private-release-rye-1a03/wimwr-8726123774259-Whiskey%20in%20My%20Wedding%20Ring Send us an email with questions or comments to thisismybourbonshop@gmail.com Send us mail to PO Box 22609, Lexington, KY 40522 Check out all of our merch and apparel: http://bourbonshop.threadless.com/ Leave us a message for Barrel Rings at 859.428.8253 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mybourbonpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mybourbonpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mybourbonpod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisismybourbonpodcast PayPal, if you feel so inclined: PayPal.me/pritter1492

  ANYONE SHOPPING AT BOURBON WORLD Dec 13, 2023, CAN ENTER TO WIN THE RIGHT TO BUY THIS BOTTLE! This year's 2023 George T Stagg weighs in at 135 proof on the nose, aged for 15 years and 3 months in warehouses C, I, K, L, and M on floors 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. A 55 second #4 char on Independent Stave casks was utilized. This year's release is a big, massive whiskey as usual with leather, cocoa, cinnamon, and vanilla frosting. Big, rich, barrel spice finish.

What else is there to say? It's BTAC season! For this week, we taste and review one of the most revered bourbons in all of the land which is George T. Stagg. Coming from the annual release of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, this years version is a little over 15 years in age and clocks in at a blistering 135 proof. This bourbon is the shear definition of premium. Even though we were passed over again for media samples by BT, Kenny hustled his *ss off to get us this bottle. So, is GTS the standard bearer? The almighty? The granddaddy of them all? In years past, that's certainly been the case....but what about this year? You'll have to listen to find out. Spoiler alert: this is by far the most complicated pass, try, or buy in the history of the podcast! -------------------------- Socials IG: https://www.instagram.com/themashupky FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky TW: https://twitter.com/themashupky Partnership Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman Thank you so much for listening!

On this special edition of Whiskey Quickie by Bourbon Pursuit, we review the 2023 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. The collection includes: Sazerac Rye 18 Year, Thomas H. Handy, Eagle Rare 17 Year, William Larue Weller, and George T. Stagg. Each bottle has a suggested retail price of $125. What's our favorite this year? Watch to find out. Cheers!DISCLAIMER: The whiskey in this review was provided to us at no cost courtesy of the spirit producer. We were not compensated by the spirit producer for this review. This is our honest opinion based on what we tasted. Please drink responsibly.

We discuss the history of evangelicalism with Isaac B. Sharp. Or rather, the alternative history of evangelicalism, for it differs in some significant ways from what you may have heard about how evangelicalism in America developed, and how most of us understand what it is today. Would it surprise you to learn there were once proud theologically liberal evangelicals? That there was a time when being evangelical did not obviously imply a conservative political stance or being white or straight? If so, Sharp's analysis in his book The Other Evangelicals will give helpful context to why that seems strange to us now (hint: it wasn't accidental).The bourbon we taste in this episode is George T. Stagg from Buffalo Trace Distillery. To skip the tasting, go to 8:09. You can find the transcript for this episode here.=====Want to support us?The best way is to subscribe to our Patreon. Annual memberships are available for a 10% discount.If you'd rather make a one-time donation, you can contribute through our PayPal. Other important info: Rate & review us on Apple & Spotify Follow us on social media at @PPWBPodcast Watch & comment on YouTube Email us at pastorandphilosopher@gmail.com Cheers!

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Charity Majors is Co-Founder and CTO of Honeycomb, which provides full-stack observability that enables engineers to deeply understand and debug production software together. Victoria and Will talk to Charity about observability, her technical background and decision to start Honeycomb.io, thoughts about the whole ops SRE profession, and things that surprised her along her journey of building a company around observability as a concept. Honeycomb (https://www.honeycomb.io/) Follow Honeycomb on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/honeycombio), Twitter (https://twitter.com/honeycombio), Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCty8KGQ3oAP0MQQmLIv7k0Q), or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/honeycomb.io/). Follow Charity Majors on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/charity-majors/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/mipsytipsy), or visit her website (https://charity.wtf/). Follow thoughtbot on Twitter (https://twitter.com/thoughtbot) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/150727/). Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Transcript: VICTORIA: This is the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots Podcast, where we explore the design, development, and business of great products. I'm your host, Victoria Guido. WILL: And I'm your other host, Will Larry. And with us today is Charity Majors, Co-Founder and CTO of Honeycomb, which provides full-stack observability that enables engineers to deeply understand and debug production software together. Charity, thank you for joining us. How are you doing? CHARITY: Thanks for having me. I'm a little bit crunchy from a [laughs] long flight this morning. But I'm very happy to be home in San Francisco and happy to be talking to you. VICTORIA: Wonderful. And, Charity, I looked at your profile and noticed that you're a fan of whiskey. And I thought I might ask you just to get us started here, like, what's your favorite brand? CHARITY: Oh, goodness, that's like asking me to choose my favorite child if I had children. [laughter]. You know, I used to really be into the peaty scotches, the Islays, in particular. But lately, I've been more of a bourbon kick. Of course, everybody loves Pappy Van Winkle, George T. Stagg; impossible to find now, but it's so, so good. You know, if it's high-proof and single barrel, I will probably drink it. VICTORIA: That sounds great. Yeah, I tend to have the same approach. And, like, people ask me if I like it, and I like all of them. [laughter] I don't [inaudible 01:21] that I didn't like. [laughs] CHARITY: [inaudible 01:23] tongue sting? Then I'm in. [laughs] VICTORIA: Yeah, [inaudible 01:26]. WILL: See, I'm the opposite. I want something smooth. I'm a fruity drink type of guy. I'm just going, to be honest. CHARITY: There's no shame in that. WILL: No shame here. [laughs] Give me a margarita, and you have a happy Will for life. [laughs] VICTORIA: We'll have to get you to come out and visit San Diego for some margaritas, Will. That's -- CHARITY: Oh yeah. VICTORIA: Yeah, it's the place to be. Yeah, we do more of a bourbon drink in our house, like bourbon soda. That's usually what we make, like, my own custom simple syrup, and mix it with a little bourbon and soda water. And that's what we do for a cool down at the end of the day sometimes, yeah. Well, awesome. Let's see. So, Charity, why don't you just tell me a little more about Honeycomb? What is it? CHARITY: Well, it's a startup that hasn't failed yet, so... [laughs] to my own shock. [laughs] We're still around seven and a half years in. And I say that just so much joking. Like, you're not really supposed to say this as a founder, but, like, I 100% thought we were going to fail from the beginning. But we haven't yet, and we just got more money. So we'll be around for a while. We kind of pioneered the whole concept of observability, which now doesn't really mean anything at all. Everybody and their mother is like, well, I do observability, too. But back when we started talking about it, it was kind of a little bit revolutionary, I guess in that, you know, we started talking about how important it is to have high cardinality data in your systems. You really can't debug without it. And the fact that our systems are getting just astronomically more complex, and yet, we're still trying to debug it with these tools based on, you know, the metric data type [laughs] defined since the '70s when space was incredibly rare and expensive. And now space is incredibly cheap, but we should be wasteful with it so we can understand our incredibly complex systems. So that's us. We really try to empower software engineers to own their own code in production. For a long time, it was like, all of the tools for you to understand your software were really written for low-level ops people because they speak the language of, like, RAM, and disks, and CPU, which you shouldn't have to understand that in order to be able to understand I just deployed something, what went wrong? WILL: I love the honesty because there are so many founders that I'll talk to, and I'm like, okay, you're very successful. But did you really expect this to be what it is today? Did you really expect to survive? Because, like, just some of their ideas, I'm like, it's brilliant, but if I was with you back in the day, I'd be like, it ain't going to work. It's not going to work. [laughs] CHARITY: Yeah. And I feel like the VC culture really encourages delusion, just, like, self-delusion, like, this delusive thinking. You're supposed to, like, broadcast just, like, rock-solid confidence in yourself and your ideas at all time. And I think that only sociopaths do that. [laughs] I don't want to work for anyone who's that confident in themselves or their idea. Because I'm showing my own stripes, I guess, you know, I'm a reliability engineer. I wake up in the morning; I'm like, what's wrong with the day? That's just how my brain works. But I feel like I would rather work with people who are constantly scanning the horizon and being like, okay, what's likely to kill us today? Instead of people who are just like, I am right. [laughs] You know? VICTORIA: Yeah. And I can relate that back to observability by thinking how, you know, you can have an idea about how your system is supposed to work, and then there's the way that it actually works. [laughs] CHARITY: Oh my God. VICTORIA: Right? CHARITY: Yes. It's so much that. VICTORIA: Maybe you can tell us just a little bit more about, like, what is observability? Or how would you explain that to someone who isn't necessarily in it every day? CHARITY: I would explain it; I mean, it depends on who your audience is, of course. But I would explain it like engineers spend all day in their IDEs. And they come to believe that that's what software is. But software is not lines of code. Software is those lines of code running in production with real users using it. That's when software becomes real. And, for too long, we've treated like that, like, an entirely different...well, it's written. [laughs] You know, for launch, I was like, well, it's ops' problem, as the meme says. But we haven't really gotten to a point yet where...I feel like when you're developing with observability; you should be instrumenting your code as you go with an eye towards your future self. How am I going to know if this is working or not? How am I going to know if this breaks? And when you deploy it, you should then go and look at your code in production and look at it through the lens of the telemetry that you just wrote and ask yourself, is it doing what I expected it to? Does anything else look weird? Because the cost of finding and fixing bugs goes up exponentially from the moment that you write them. It's like you type a bug; you backspace. Cool, good for you. That's the fastest you can fix it. The next fastest is if you find it when you're running tests. But tests are only ever going to find the things you could predict were going to fail or that have already failed. The first real opportunity that you have to see if your code really works or not is right after you've deployed it, but only if you've given yourself the telemetry to do so. Like, the idea of just merging your code, like walking out the door or merging your code and waiting to get paged or to get [laughs] escalated to this is madness. This should be such an artifact of the battle days when dev writes, and ops runs it. That doesn't work, right? Like, in the beginning, we had software engineers who wrote code and ran that code in production, and that's how things should be. You should be writing code and running code in production. And the reason I think we're starting to see that reality emerge again is because our systems have gotten so complicated. We kind of can't not because you can't really run your code as a black box anymore. You can't ignore what's on the inside. You have to be able to look at the code in order to be able to run it effectively. And conversely, I don't think you could develop good code unless you're constantly exposing yourself to the consequences of that code. It lets you know when it breaks, that whole feedback loop that completely severed when we had dev versus ops. And we're slowly kind of knitting it together again. But, like, that's what's at the heart of that incredibly powerful feedback loop. It's the heart of all software engineering is, instrumenting your code and looking at it and asking yourself, is it doing what I expected it to do? WILL: That's really neat. You said you're a reliability engineer. What's your background? Tell me more about it because you're the CTO of Honeycomb. So you have some technical background. What does that look like? CHARITY: Yeah, well, I was a music major and then a serial dropout. I've never graduated from anything, ever. And then, I worked at startups in Silicon Valley. Nothing you'd ever...well, I worked at Linden Lab for a few years and some other places. But honestly, the reason I started Honeycomb was because...so I worked at Parse. I was the infrastructure lead at Parse; rest in peace. It got acquired by Facebook. And when I was leaving Facebook, it was the only time in my life that I'd ever had a pedigree. Well, I've actually been an ops engineer my entire career. When I was leaving Facebook, I had VCs going, "Would you like some money to do something? Because you're coming from Facebook, so you must be smart." On the one hand, that was kind of offensive. And on the other hand, like, I kind of felt the obligation to just take the money and run, like, on behalf of all dropouts, of women, and queers everywhere. Just, you know, how often...am I ever going to get this chance again? No, I'm not. So, good. VICTORIA: Yes, I will accept your money. [laughs] CHARITY: Yeah, right? VICTORIA: I will take it. And I'm not surprised that you were a music major. I've met many, I would say, people who are active in social media about DevOps, and then it turns out they were a theater major, [laughs] or music, or something different. And they kind of naturally found their way. CHARITY: The whole ops SRE profession has historically been a real magnet for weirdo people, weird past, people who took very non-traditional. So it's always been about tinkering, just understanding systems. And there hasn't been this high bar for formal, you know, knowledge that you need just to get your first job. I feel like this is all changing. And it makes me kind of...I understand why it's changing, and it also makes me kind of sad. VICTORIA: So I think you have a quote about, you know, working on infrastructure teams that everything comes back to databases. CHARITY: [laughs] VICTORIA: I wonder if you could expand on that. CHARITY: I've been an accidental DBA my entire career. I just always seemed to be the one left holding the bag. [laughs] We were playing musical chairs. I just feel like, you know, as you're moving up the stack, you can get more and more reckless. As you move down the stack, the closer you get to, like, bits on disk, the more conservative you have to be, the more blast radius your mistakes could have. Like, shit changes all the time in JavaScript land. In database land, we're still doing CRUD operators, like, since Stonebreaker did it in the '70s. We're still doing very fundamental stuff. I love it, though, because, I don't know, it's such a capsule of computers at large, which is just that people have no idea how much shit breaks. [laughs] Stuff breaks all the time. And the beauty of it is that we keep going. It's not that things don't break. You have no idea how much stuff is broken in your stack right now. But we find ways to resolve it after the fact. I just think that data is so fascinating because it has so much gravity. I don't know, I could keep going, but I feel like you get the point. I just think it's really fun. I think danger is fun, I think. It might not surprise you to learn that I, too, was diagnosed with ADHD in the past couple of years. I feel like this is another strand that most DevOps, SRE types have in common, which is just [laughs] highly motivated in a good way by panic. [laughs] WILL: I love that you said you love danger because I feel like that is right in your wheelhouse. Like, you have to love danger to be in that field because it's predictable. You're the one that's coming in and putting out the fires when everyone sometimes they're running for the window. Like you said, like, you got caught holding the bag. So that's really neat. This is a big question for me, especially for being an engineer, a dev, do you find that product and design teams understand and see the value in SRE? CHARITY: Oooh. These types of cultural questions are always so difficult for me to gauge whether or not my sample is representative of the larger population. Because, in my experience, you know, ops teams typically rule the roost, like, they get final say over everything. But I know that that's not typically true. Like, throughout the industry, like, ops teams kind of have a history of being kind of kicked around. I think that they do see the value because everybody can see when it breaks. But I think that they mostly see the value when it breaks. I think that it takes a rare, farsighted product team to be able to consent to giving, like, investments all along in the kinds of improvements that will pay off later on instead of just pouring all of the resources into fast fixes and features and feature, feature, feature. And then, of course, you know, you slowly grind to a halt as a team because you're just amassing surface area. You're not paying down your tech debt. And I think it's not always clear to product and design leaders how to make those investments in a way that actually benefits them instead of it just being a cost center. You know, it's just something that's always a break on them instead of actually enabling them to move faster. WILL: Yeah, yeah. And I can definitely see that being an engineer dev. I'm going to change it a little bit. And I'm going to ask, Victoria, since you're the managing director of that team, how do you feel about that question? Do you feel that's the same thing, or what's your observation of that? VICTORIA: I think Charity is, like, spot on because it does depend on the type of organization that you're working in, the hierarchy, and who gets priority over budget and things like that. And so the interesting thought for me coming from federal IT organizations into more commercial and startup organizations is that there is a little bit of a disconnect. And we started to ask our designers and developers like, "Well, have you thought much about, like, what happens when this fails?" [laughs] And especially -- CHARITY: Great question. VICTORIA: Yeah, like, when you're dealing with, like, healthcare startups or with bank startups and really thinking through all the ways it could go wrong. Is it a new pathway? Which I think is exciting for a lot of people. And I'm curious, too, Charity, like with Honeycomb, was there things that surprised you in your journey of discovery about, you know, building a company about observability and what people wanted out of this space? CHARITY: Oh my goodness. [laughs] Was anything not a surprise? I mean, [laughs] yeah, absolutely. You're a director of what team? VICTORIA: I'm a managing director of our Mission Control team. CHARITY: Oooh. VICTORIA: Which is our platform engineering, and DevOps, and SRE team. CHARITY: Now, does your platform engineering team have product managers? VICTORIA: I think it might be me. [laughs] CHARITY: Aha. VICTORIA: It might be me. And we have a team lead, and our CTO is actually our acting development director. So he's really leading the development of that project platform. CHARITY: When I was in New York the last couple of days, I just gave a talk at KubeCon about the Perils, Pitfalls, and Pratfalls of Platform Engineering, just talking about all of the ways that platform teams accidentally steer themselves into the ditch. One of the biggest mistakes that people make in that situation is not running the platform team like a product team, you know, having a sort of, like, if we build it, they will come sort of a mentality towards the platform that they're building internally for their engineers, and not doing the things like, you know, discovery or finding out like, am I really building, you know, the most important thing, you know, that people need right now? And it's like, I didn't learn those skills as an engineer. Like, in the infrastructure land, we didn't learn how to work with product people. We didn't learn how to work with designers. And I feel like the biggest piece of career advice that I give, you know, people like me now, is learn how to work with product and like a product org. I'm curious, like, what you're observing in your realm when it comes to this stuff. Like, how much like a product org do you work? VICTORIA: Oh, I agree 100%. So I've actually been interested in applying our platform project to the thoughtbot Incubator Program. [laughs] CHARITY: Mmm. VICTORIA: So they have this method for doing market strategy, and user interviews, and all of that...exactly what you're saying, like, run it like a product. So I want them to help me with it. [laughs] CHARITY: Nice. VICTORIA: Yes, because I am also a managing director, and so we're managing a team and building business. And we also have this product or this open-source project, really. It's not...we don't necessarily want to be prescriptive with how we, as thoughtbot, tell people how to build their platforms. So with every client, we do a deep dive to see how is their dev team actually working? What are the pain points? What are the things we can do based on, like, you know, this collection of tools and knowledge that we have on what's worked for past clients that makes the most sense for them? So, in that way, I think it is very customer-focused [laughs], right? And that's the motto we want to keep with. And I have been on other project teams where we just try to reproduce what worked for one client and to make that a product. And it doesn't always work [laughs] because of what you're saying. Like, you have to really...and especially, I think that just the diversity of the systems that we are building and have been built is kind of, like, breathtaking [laughs], you know. CHARITY: Yeah. [chuckles] VICTORIA: I'm sure you have some familiarity with that. CHARITY: [laughs] VICTORIA: But what did you really find in the market that worked for you right away, like, was, like, the problem that you were able to solve and start building within your business? CHARITY: We did everything all wrong. So I had had this experience at Facebook, which, you know, at Parse, you know, we had all these reliability issues because of the architecture. What we were building was just fundamentally...as soon as any customer got big, like, they would take up all the resources in this shared, you know, tenancy thing, and the whole platform would go down. And it was so frustrating. And we were working on a rewrite and everything. Like, it was professionally humiliating for me as a reliability engineer to have a platform this bad at reliability. And part of the issue was that you know, we had a million mobile apps, and it was a different app every time, different application...the iTunes Store, like, top five or something. And so the previous generation of tools and strategies like building dashboards and doing retros and being like, well, I'll make a dashboard so that I can find this problem next time immediately, like, just went out the window. Like, none of them would work because they were always about the last battle. And it was always something new. And at one point, we started getting some datasets into this tool at Facebook called Scuba. It was butt ugly. Like, it was aggressively hostile to users. But it let us do one thing really well, which was slice and dice high cardinality dimensions in near real-time. And having the ability to do that to, like, break down by user ID, which is not possible with, you know, I don't know how familiar -- I'll briefly describe high cardinality. So imagine you have a collection of 100 million users. And the highest possible cardinality would be a unique ID because, you know, social security number, very high cardinality. And something much lower cardinality would be like inches of height. And all of metrics and dashboards are oriented around low cardinality dimensions. If you have more than a couple hundred hosts, you can no longer tag your metrics with a host ID. It just falls apart. So being able to break down by, like, you know, one of a million app IDs. It took...the amount of time it took for us to identify and find these brand-new problems, it dropped like a rock, like, from hours of opening it. We never even solved a lot of the problems that we saw. We just recovered. We moved on [laughs] with our day, dropped from that to, like, seconds or minutes. Like, it wasn't even an engineering problem anymore. It was like a support problem, you know, you just go click, click, click, click, click, oh, there it is. Just follow the trail of breadcrumbs. That made such an impression on me. And when I was leaving, I was just like, I can't go back to not having something like this. I was so much less powerful as an engineer. It's just, like, it's unthinkable. So when we started Honeycomb, we were just, like, we went hands down, and we started building. We didn't want to write a database. We had to write a database because there was nothing out there that could do this. And we spent the first year or two not even really talking to customers. When we did talk to customers, I would tell our engineers to ignore their feedback [laughs] because they were all telling us they wanted better metrics. And we're like, no, we're not doing metrics. The first thing that we found we could kind of connect to real problems that people were looking for was that it was high cardinality. There were a few, not many; there were a few engineers out there Googling for high cardinality metrics. And those engineers found us and became our earliest customers because we were able to do breathtaking...from their perspective, they were like, we've been told this is impossible. We've been told that this can't be done. Things like Intercom was able to start tagging other requests with, like, app ID and customer ID. And immediately started noticing things like, oh, this database that we were just about to have to, like, spend six months sharding and extending, oh, it turns out 80% of the queries in flight to this database are all coming from one customer who is paying us $200 a month, so maybe we shouldn't [laughs] do that engineering labor. Maybe we should just, you know, throttle this guy who is only paying us 200 bucks a month. Or just all these things you can't actually see until you can use this very, very special tool. And then once you can see that... So, like, our first customers became rabid fans and vouched for us to investors, and this still blows people's minds to this day. It's an incredibly difficult thing to explain and describe to people, but once they see it on their own data, it clicks because everybody's run into this problem before, and it's really frustrating. VICTORIA: Yeah, that's super interesting and a great example to illustrate that point of just, like, not really knowing what's going on in your system. And, you know, you mentioned just, like, certainly at scale, that's when you really, really need to have [laughs] data and insight into your systems. CHARITY: Yeah. VICTORIA: But one question I get a lot is, like, at what scale do you actually need to start worrying about SRE? [laughs] Which -- CHARITY: SRE? VICTORIA: Yeah, I'll let you answer that. Yeah, site reliability or even things like...like, everything under that umbrella like observability, like, you know, putting in monitoring and tracing and all this stuff. Sometimes people are just like, well, when do I actually have to care? [laughs] CHARITY: I recognize this is, you know, coming from somebody who does this for a living, so, like, people can write it off all they want. But, like, the idea of developing without observability is just sad to me, like, from day one. This is not a tax. It's not something that slows you down or makes your lives worse. It's something that makes your lives better from day one. It helps you move more quickly, with more confidence. It helps you not make as many mistakes. It helps you... Like, most people are used to interacting with their systems, which are just like flaming hairballs under their bed. Nobody has ever understood these systems. They certainly don't understand them. And every day, they ship more code that they don't understand, create systems that they've never understood. And then an alarm goes off, and everybody just, like, braces for impact because they don't understand them. This is not the inevitable end state of computing. It doesn't have to be like this. You can have systems that are well-understood, that are tractable, that you could...it's just...it's so sad to me that people are like, oh God, when do I have to add telemetry? And I'm just like, how do you write software without telemetry? How do you have any confidence that the work you're doing is what you thought you were doing? You know, I just... And, of course, if you're waiting to tack it on later, of course, it's not going to be as useful because you're trying to add telemetry for stuff you were writing weeks, or months, or years ago. The time to add it is while you're writing it. No one is ever going to understand your software as well as you do the moment that you're writing it. That's when you know your original intent. You know what you're trying to do. You know why you're trying to do it. You know what you tried that didn't work. You know, ultimately, what the most valuable pieces of data are. Why wouldn't you leave little breadcrumbs for yourself so that future you can find them? You know, it's like...I just feel like this entire mental shift it can become just as much of a habit as like commenting your code or adding, you know, commenting in your pull request, you know. It becomes second nature, and reaching for it becomes second nature. You should have in your body a feeling of I'm not done until you've looked at your telemetry in production. That's the first moment that you can tell yourself, ah, yes, it probably does what I think it does, right? So, like, this question it makes me sad. It gets me a little worked up because I feel like it's such a symptom of people who I know what their jobs are like based on that question, and it's not as good as it could be. Their jobs are much sadder and more confusing than it could be if they had a slightly different approach to telemetry. That's the observability bit. But about SRE, very few ops engineers start companies, it seems, when I did, you know, I was one of three founding members. And the first thing I did was, of course, spin up an infrastructure and set up CI/CD and all this stuff. And I'm, like, feeling less useful than the others but, you know, doing my part. But that stuff that I spun up, we didn't have to hire an SRE for years, and when we did, it was pretty optional. And this is a system, you know, things trickle down, right? Doing things right from the beginning and having them be clear and well-understood, and efficient, we were able to do so much with so few people. You know, we were landing, you know, hundreds of thousand-dollar deals with people who thought we had hundreds of employees. We had 12 engineers for the first almost five years, just 12 engineers. But, like, almost all of the energy that they put into the world went into moving the business forward, not fighting with the system, or thrashing the system, or trying to figure out bugs, or trying to track down things that were just, like, impossible to figure out. We waste so much time as engineers by trying to add this stuff in later. So the actual answer to your question is, like, if you aren't lucky enough to have an ops co-founder, is as soon as you have real users. You know, I've made a career out of basically being the first engineer to join from infrastructure when the software engineers are starting to have real customers. Like, at Parse, they brought me in when they were about to do their alpha release. And they're like, whoa, okay, I guess we better have someone who knows how to run things. And I came in, and I spent the next, you know, year or so just cleaning up shit that they had done, which wasn't terrible. But, you know, they just didn't really know what they were doing. So I kind of had to undo everything, redo it. And just the earlier, the better, right? It will pay off. Now, that said, there is a real risk of over-engineering early. Companies they don't fail because they innovated too quickly; let's put it that way. They fail because they couldn't focus. They couldn't connect with their customers. They couldn't do all these things. And so you really do want to do just enough to get you to the next place so that you can put most of your effort into making product for your customers. But yeah, it's so much easier to set yourself up with auto-deployment so that every CI/CD run automatically deploys your code to production and just maintain as you grow. That is so easy compared to trying to take, you know, a long, slow, you know, leaky deploy process and turn it into one that could auto-deploy safely after every commit. So yeah, do it early. 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Do you have, not experience with mobile but do you...does Honeycomb do anything in the mobile space? Because I feel like that portion is probably the most complicated for mobile, like, dealing with iOS and Android and everything that they're asking for. So... CHARITY: We don't have mobile stuff at Honeycomb. Parse was a mobile Backend as a Service. So I went straight from doing all mobile all the time to doing no mobile at all. I also went from doing databases all the time to doing, you know...it's good career advice typically to find a niche and then stay in it, and I have not followed that advice. [laughter] I've just jumped from...as soon as I'm good at something, I start doing something else. WILL: Let me ask you this, how come you don't see more mobile SRE or help in that area? CHARITY: I think that you see lots of SREs for mobile apps, but they're on the back-end side. They're on the server side. So it's just not as visible. But even if you've got, like, a stack that's entirely serverless, you still need SRE. But I think that the model is really shifting. You know, it used to be you hired an SRE team or an ops team to carry the pager for you and to take the alerts and to, like, buffer everything, and nowadays, that's not the expectation. That's not what good companies do. You know, they set up systems for their software engineers to own their code in production. But they need help because they're not experts in this, and that's where SRE types come in. Is that your experience? WILL: Yeah, for the most part. Yeah, that is. CHARITY: Yeah, I think that's very healthy. VICTORIA: And I agree with that as well. And I'm going to take that clip of your reaction to that question about when you should start doing [laughter] observability and just play for everybody whenever someone asks [laughs] me that. I'm like, here's the answer. That's great. CHARITY: I think a good metaphor for that is like, if you're buying a house and taking out a loan, the more of a down payment you can put down upfront, the lower that your monthly payments are going to be for the rest of your...you amortize that out over the next 20-30 years. The more you can do that, the better your life is going to be because interest rates are a bitch. VICTORIA: It makes sense. And yeah, like, to your point earlier about when people actually do start to care about it is usually after something has broken in a traumatic way that can be really bad for your clients and, like, your legal [laughter] stance -- CHARITY: That's true. VICTORIA: As a company. CHARITY: Facing stuff, yeah, is where people usually start to think about it. But, like, the less visible part, and I think almost the more important part is what it does to your velocity and your ability to execute internally. When you have a good, clean system that is well-tended that, you know, where the amount of time between when you're writing the code and when the code is in production, and you're looking at...when that is short and tight, like, no more than a couple of hours, like, it's a different job than if it takes you, like, days or weeks to deploy. Your changes get bashed up with other people's. And, you know, like, you enter, like, the software development death spiral where, you know, it takes a while. So your diffs get even bigger, so code review takes even longer, so it takes even longer. And then your changes are all getting bashed up. And, you know, now you need a team to run deploys and releases. And now you need an SRE team to do the firefighting. And, like, your systems are...the bigger it gets, the more complicated it gets, the more you're spending time just waiting on each other or switching contexts. You ever, like, see an app and been like, oh, that's a cool app? I wonder...they have 800 engineers at that company. And you're just like, what the hell are they all doing? Like, seriously, how does it take that many engineers to build this admittedly nice little product? I guarantee you it's because their internal hygiene is just terrible. It takes them too long to deploy things. They've forgotten what they've written by the time it's out, so nobody ever goes and looks at it. So it's just like, it's becoming a hairball under your bed. Nobody's looking at it. It's becoming more and more mysterious to you. Like, I have a rule of thumb which there's no mathematical science behind this, just experience. But it's a rule of thumb that says that if it takes you, you know, on the order of, say, a couple of hours tops to deploy your software, if it takes you that many engineers to build and own that product, well, if your deploys take on the order of days instead of hours, it will take you twice as many people [chuckles] to build and support that product. And if it takes you weeks to deploy that product, it will take you twice as many again; if anything, that is an underestimate because it actually goes up exponentially, not linearly. But, like, we are so wasteful when it comes to people's time. It is so much easier for managers to go, uh, we're overloaded. Let's hire more people. For some reason, you can always get headcount when you can't actually get the discipline to say no to things or the people to work on internal tools to, like, shrink that gap between when you've written it and when it's live. And just the waste, it just spirals out of control, man, and it's not good. And, you know, it should be such a fun, creative, fulfilling job where you spend your day solving puzzles for money and moving the business materially forward every day. And instead, how much of our time do we just sit here, like, twiddling our thumbs and waiting for the build to finish or waiting for code review [laughs] to get turned around? Or, you know, swapping projects and, like, trying to page all that context in your brain? Like, it's absurd, and this is not that hard of a problem to fix. VICTORIA: Engineering should be fun, and it should be dangerous. That's what [laughs] I'm getting out of this -- CHARITY: It should be fun, and it should be dangerous. I love that. VICTORIA: Fun and dangerous. I like it. [laughs] And speaking of danger, I mean, maybe it's not dangerous, but what does success really look like for you at Honeycomb in the next six months or even in the next five years? CHARITY: I find it much more easier to answer what failure would look like. VICTORIA: You can answer that too if you like. [laughs] CHARITY: [laughs] What would success look like? I mean, obviously, I have no desire to ever go through another acquisition, and I don't want to go out of business. So it'd be nice not to do either of those things, which means since we've taken VC money, IPO would be nice eventually. But, like, ultimately, like, what motivates Christine and me and our entire company really is just, you know, we're engineers. We've felt this pain. We have seen that the world can be better. [laughs] We really just want to help, you know, move engineering into the current decade. I feel like there are so many teams out there who hear me talk about this stuff. And they listen wistfully, and they're like, yeah, and they roll their eyes. They're like, yeah, you work in Silicon Valley, or yeah, but you work at a startup, or yeah...they have all these reasons why they don't get nice things. We're just not good enough engineers is the one that breaks my heart the most because it's not true. Like, it has nothing to do...it has almost nothing to do with how good of an engineer you are. You have to be so much better of an engineer to deal with a giant hairball than with software that gets deployed, you know, within the hour that you can just go look at and see if it's working or not. I want this to go mainstream. I want people...I want engineers to just have a better time at work. And I want people to succeed at what they're doing. And just...the more we can bring that kind of change to more and more people, the more successful I will feel. VICTORIA: I really like that. And I think it's great. And it also makes me think I find that people who work in the DevOps space have a certain type of mentality sometimes, [laughs] like, it's about the greater community and, like, just making being at work better. And I also think it maybe makes you more willing to admit your failures [laughs] like you were earlier, right? CHARITY: Probably. VICTORIA: That's part of the culture. It's like, well, we messed up. [laughs] We broke stuff, and we're going to learn from it. CHARITY: It's healthy. I'm trying to institute a rule where at all hands when we're doing different organizations giving an update every two weeks, where we talk two-thirds about our successes and things that worked great and one-third about things that just didn't work. Like, I think we could all stand to talk about our failures a lot more. VICTORIA: Yeah, makes it a lot less scary, I think [laughs], right? CHARITY: Yeah, yeah. It democratizes the feeling, and it genuinely...it makes me happy. It's like, that didn't work, great. Now we know not to do it. Of the infinite number of things that we could try, now we know something for real. I think it's exciting. And, I don't know, I think it's funny when things fail. And I think that if we can just laugh about it together... You know, in every engineering org that I've ever worked at, out of all the teams, the ops types teams have always been the ones that are the most tightly bonded. They have this real, like, Band of Brothers type of sentiment. And I think it's because, you know, we've historically endured most of the pain. [laughs] But, like, that sense of, like, it's us against the system, that there is hilarity in failure. And, at the end of the day, we're all just monkeys, like, poking at electrical sockets is, I think...I think it's healthy. [laughs] WILL: That's really neat. I love it. This is one of my favorite questions. What advice would you give yourself if you could go back in time? CHARITY: I don't know. I think I'd just give myself a thumbs up and go; it's going to be all right. I don't know; I wouldn't... I don't think that I would try to alter the time continuum [laughs] in any way. But I had a lot of anxiety when I was younger about going to hell and all this stuff. And so I think...but anything I said to my future self, I wouldn't have believed anyway. So yeah, I respectfully decline the offer. VICTORIA: That's fair. I mean, I think about that a lot too actually, like, I sometimes think like, well, if I could go back to myself a year ago and just -- CHARITY: Yeah. I would look at me like I was stupid. [laughter] VICTORIA: That makes sense. It reminds me a little bit about what you said, though, like, doing SRE and everything upfront or the observability pieces and building it correctly in a way you can deploy fastly is like a gift to your future self. [laughs] CHARITY: Yes, it is, with a bow. Yes, exactly. VICTORIA: There you go. Well, all right. I think we are about ready to wrap up. Is there anything you would like to promote specifically? CHARITY: We just launched this really cool little thing at Honeycomb. And you won't often hear me say the words cool and AI in proximity to each other, but we just launched this really dope little thing. It's a tool for using natural language to ask questions of your telemetry. So, if you just deployed something and you want to know, like, what's slow or did anything change, you can just ask it using English, and it does a ChatGPT thing and generates the right graphs for you. It's pretty sweet. VICTORIA: That's really cool. So, if you have Honeycomb set up and working in your system and then you can just ask the little chatbot, "Hey, what's going on here?" CHARITY: Yeah. What's the slowest endpoint? And it'll just tell you, which is great because I feel like I do not think graphically at all. My brain just really doesn't. So I have never been the person who's, like, creating dashboards or graphs. My friend Ben Hartshorne works with me, and he'll make the dashboards. And then I get up in the morning, and I bookmark them. And so we're sort of symbiotic. But everyone can tweak a query, right? Once you have something that you know is, like, within spitting distance as the data you want, anyone can tweak it, but composing is really hard. So I feel like this really helps you get over that initial hurdle of, like, er, what do I break down by? What do I group by? What are the field names? You just ask it the question, and then you've got to click, click, click, and, like, get exactly what you want out of it. I think it's, like, a game changer. VICTORIA: That sounds extremely cool. And we will certainly link to it in our show notes today. Thank you so much for being with us and spending the time, Charity. CHARITY: Yeah, this was really fun. VICTORIA: You can subscribe to the show and find notes along with a complete transcript for this episode at giantrobots.fm. If you have questions or comments, email us at hosts@giantrobots.fm. And you can find me on Twitter @victori_ousg. WILL: And you could find me on Twitter @will23larry. This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot and produced and edited by Mandy Moore. Thanks for listening. See you next time. ANNOUNCER: This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot, your expert strategy, design, development, and product management partner. We bring digital products from idea to success and teach you how because we care. Learn more at thoughtbot.com. Special Guest: Charity Majors.

Iggy, Michael, and Ken taste the 2016 George T. Stagg bourbon that is part of the BTAC Collection from Buffalo Trace. We've tried other versions of George T. Stagg. How will this one compare to those? Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com #George T. Stagg #bourbon #2016 #whiskey tasting #caramel #toffee #cherry #oak #proof #water addition #BTAC #Buffalo Trace George T. Stagg Bourbon (2016) On this episode, we had the pleasure of savoring George T. Stagg bourbon, the 2016 variety. This particular bottle had been generously provided by Robert from the Bourbon Real Talk community, making it a perfect subject for our tasting session. Appearance: The whiskey poured a rich, deep caramel toffee brown, impressively darker than some of its counterparts. While we may not be experts in assigning a numerical score, it definitely passed the "Henry scale" of acceptable color. Nose: Unlike the 2017 release we recalled, the cherry notes weren't immediately apparent on the nose. Instead, we were greeted by a subtle smokiness that hinted at the complexity to come. Palate: The initial taste was a journey through deep caramel, toffee, and brown sugar flavors. While the oak presence was noted, it wasn't overpowering, allowing the sweet notes to shine through. As we took our time to savor it, a pleasant cherry undertone emerged, adding an unexpected layer of complexity. Finish: With its robust 124.9 proof, this bourbon brought the heat, but it was a welcome heat, not overpowering. Adding a drop of water opened up the whiskey, bringing out more cherry notes while mellowing the oak. However, it also intensified the tannic bitterness, especially on the roof of the mouth. Overall: George T. Stagg 2016 left us with a favorable impression. The depth of flavors, from the initial caramel sweetness to the smoky hints and cherry undertones, showcased its complexity. The higher proof brought the expected warmth, but it was well-balanced and inviting. The addition of water opened up new dimensions, but it also introduced a bit more bitterness to the finish. In conclusion, we found the 2016 George T. Stagg to be a worthy member of the Antique Collection, offering a unique tasting experience that distinguishes it from its siblings. It's certainly a bourbon worth trying if you get the chance. We look forward to exploring more fine spirits in future episodes. Cheers! Note: Whiskey tasting experiences can vary from person to person, and this review reflects our personal impressions during the podcast episode.

Iggy, Michael, and Ken taste the 2016 version of Thomas H. Handy Rye from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. Do we think this is the pinnacle of rye? Is it worth the hype? Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com #Thomas H. Handy #Buffalo Trace #rye #2016 #bourbon community #secondary market #tasting #whiskey enthusiasts #bourbon #rye spice Thomas H. Handy Rye (2016) In a recent gathering of whiskey enthusiasts, we had the pleasure of sampling Thomas H. Handy Rye from 2016. This particular expression is a part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, and it left us with a range of impressions and opinions. The whiskey boasts a robust 126.2 proof, and with a retail price of $99, it had us wondering what the secondary market value might be. As we discussed, the secondary market can sometimes escalate to incredible heights, making this bottle a highly sought-after treasure, possibly reaching prices of $1,000 to $3,000. Upon opening the bottle and taking our first whiff, the initial impression was a notable grassy scent with hints of orange. The nose left us intrigued but divided, as rye isn't everyone's preferred choice. Some found it grassy and somewhat challenging, while others detected an unexpected sweetness. As we delved into tasting this high-proof rye, we found it to be surprisingly smooth. At 63% ABV, it appeared lower than its actual strength would suggest. The initial sips presented grassy notes, which were in line with our first impressions. However, with further exploration, we started to uncover flavors of cherry, reminiscent of George T. Stagg, which was a pleasant surprise. Upon adding a few drops of water to our glasses, the whiskey's character transformed. The rye spice became more pronounced, accompanied by raisins, honey, and toffee. The finish left a lasting impression, with a powerful heat enveloping the mouth, featuring rye spice, white pepper, and noticeable oak notes. Despite the grassy beginning, the chocolatey finish was an unexpected twist that some of us appreciated. One taster expressed a strong fondness for this rye, citing its expressive and complex flavors. It was his favorite among the pours we had that evening. Others found it enjoyable but not necessarily their top choice, given their preference for bourbons or other ryes. In conclusion, the Thomas H. Handy Rye from 2016 is a whiskey worth trying if you can find it at its original retail price of $99. However, the secondary market prices can be astronomical, so it's a matter of personal preference and budget. It's a unique rye with a distinctive character, combining grassy and sweet notes, and it certainly left a memorable impression on our tasting group. Whether or not it's your preferred style of whiskey, it's always a pleasure to explore the diverse world of fine spirits. Cheers!

This week Gary drinks a bourbon from Uncle Mike's private stash, and let's just say that the 131 proof Stagg Jr. Batch 18 almost breaks him. David also drinks a higher ABV beer as he cracks open Land-Grant's We Should Start a Podcast.Stagg Jr. might be the son of George T. Stagg bourbon, but it packs a punch. It's unfiltered and uncut, and it ages for nearly a decade. And it's not for the faint of heart. Some say that the bold character is reminiscent of Mr. Stagg himself.Land-Grant Brewing in Columbus always puts out some unique beers, and this week David tries their We Should Start A Podcast Double IPA. It's packed with citra, strata, and Columbus hops and comes in at a heft 8%. It's dank, fruity, and smooth. The guys from Land-Grant also have their own podcast, called Beers With the Brewers.This week we also chat about Athletic Brewing and Super Coffee teaming up for the world's first non-alcoholic pre-workout brew, breweries using ChatGPT to write beer recipes, and discuss whether the bourbon industry in Kentucky deserves a tax break.Make sure to visit Beers and Beards Podcast for a full list of our episodes.Use our NEW code “BeersBeards10” for 10% off at Rivalry Brews as well as 10% off at BeardOctane.com with code BeersBeards10.We also have a new sponsor in Athletic Brewing Co., the largest maker of non-alcoholic craft beer. Visit AthleticBrewing.com to get a free six pack on us (when you buy 2).Support us and get a free trial of Amazon Music by heading over to www.getamazonmusic.com/beersandbeards. Check out our full list of Craft Beer Reviews and Bourbon Reviews on our website. Want to grow a better beard and become a legend? Subscribe here to become a Producer of Beers and Beards. https://plus.acast.com/s/beers-and-beards-1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

00:00 Intro - THC Brew, Belgian Winners, & Buffalo Trace Antiques 00:18 THC Brew, coming from Harpoon Brewery. The THC-infused NA Hop Forward Beverage is currently Massachusetts only. It's called “Hazed and Infused” on their website & comes from a partnership with Massachusetts based Novel Beverage Company. The cans contain 5 milligrams of THC, passionfruit puree, green tea, and hop oils. The brewery said that with the legalization happening across the northeast there was “High Demand” for the product - their words, not mine! Click for more. https://www.drinkrecweed.com/ 01:09 Belgian Winners! I'm a big fan of Belgian Beers, I recently talked with "Rob From The Internet Talks About Beer" on his podcast about Belgians (at https://youtu.be/XRnfTR-QXyA ) as they hold a special place in my heart. What if you can't find a good Belgian? well here's a list of some great Belgians you probably can find just about anywhere. Check out the list of 8 at the link https://uproxx.com/life/easy-to-find-belgian-beers-ranked/ 02:00 The third story after this - and if you like today's stories, remember to hit that like button and subscribe.- The Boozebuddy Update is brought to you by Green Mountain Payments - helping local business owners save thousands of dollars by providing complimentary credit card processing equipment and zero cost credit card processing. Visit greenmountainpayments.com or posandzero.com today! 02:19 Buffalo Trace Antiques! This is the only Antique Collection I want to take on a Roadshow. Have you collected them all? If you haven't, yet, then you might not realize the collection has gone through some changes. Currently there's Sazerac 18 Year Old (accidentally skipped over this) Thomas H. Handy Sazerac, Eagle Rare 17 Year Old, 19-year-old William Larue Weller, George T. Stagg, To get more on the collection, head to https://vinepair.com/articles/ntk-buffalo-trace-antique-collection/ Buy me a Beer and get merch - https://ko-fi.com/boozebuddy Find all the show notes, links, and suggest a story at https://BoozebuddyUpdate.com *Affiliate links below* El Gato Retractable Green Screen - https://amzn.to/3gKm4jr LED Streaming Key Light Desktop - https://amzn.to/3TYfV10 Canon 80D - https://amzn.to/3JwYpiB MOMAN MA6 Lavalier Mic - https://amzn.to/3ZktFHf #theboozebuddyupdate #boozebuddy #boozebuddyupdate #beerindustry #boozenews #booze #THC #nabeer #nonalcoholic #nonalcoholicbeer #infusion #harpoon #hops #alcoholfree #legalweed #belgianbeer #beer #beersnob #craftbeer #dubble #quad #tripple #buffalotrace #buffalotracedistillery #antiquecollection #whiskey #whiskeylover the boozebuddy update, beer industry, global news, booze news, booze, THC, thc beverage, na beer, session beer, harpoon brewery, Belgian Beer, Orval, Trappist, St Bernardus, Saison DuPont, Dubble, Tripple, quad, Sazerac, Thomas H. Handy, Eagle Rare, William Larue Weller, George T. Stagg, Weller, Buffalo Trace, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boozebuddy/support

Tiny hosts the Barrel Bashing match of the century Stagg Vrs Stagg Jr.! Find out who wins in this Buffalo Trace Duel to end all Duels on this podcast of The Scotchy Bourbon Boys!www.logstilldistillery.com If You Have GohstsSupport the show

Most of us know about the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, commonly referred too as BTAC. Another thing most people know is how difficult it can be to get your hand on one, let alone all 5 unique bottles. This episode helps to offer some suggestions for possible replacements of the famous bourbons and ryes that are released only once a year by Buffalo Trace. The whiskies that make up the BTAC line are as fallows. Eagle Rare 17 101 proof. Sazerac Rye 18 Year. Thomas H. Handy Rye. William Larue Weller. George T. Stagg

Day 15 - George T Stagg It's the holiday season and we have so much to celebrate when it comes to tasting bourbon. Over the past three years, we have sampled over 150 bourbon brands and shared our thoughts with dozens of our podcast listeners. This year, we are giving you a bourbon advent podcast, featuring our favorite review each day. Day fifteen, Kratt tells us about his early favorite, George T Stagg. Dave was the lucky winner and the lottery ticket came up to get this special bottle. Maybe you'll be lucky with your ABC lottery, can't win if you don't try. Merry Christmas, happy holidays. Bourbon on!

On this special edition of Whiskey Quickie by Bourbon Pursuit, we review the 2022 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. The collection includes: Sazerac Rye 18 Year, Eagle Rare 17 Year, Thomas H. Handy, William Larue Weller, and George T. Stagg. Each bottle has a suggested retail price of $99. What's our favorite this year? Watch to find out. Cheers!DISCLAIMER: The whiskey in this review was provided to us at no cost courtesy of the spirit producer. We were not compensated by the spirit producer for this review. This is our honest opinion based on what we tasted. Please drink responsibly.

Everyone has heard of Pappy Van Winkle, Blanton's, George T. Stagg, William LaRue Weller, and E.H. Taylor. Everyone. These are some of the most hyped bourbons in the world. But are they worth the hype? Do they live up to the buzz? Are they worth the high secondary prices? ******************************************************************* Still Austin Whiskey Co - Order online or find a retailer near you! ******************************************************************* Everyone has heard of Pappy Van Winkle, Blanton's, George T. Stagg, William LaRue Weller, and E.H. Taylor. Everyone. These are some of the most hyped bourbons in the world. But are they worth the hype? Do they live up to the buzz? Are they worth the high secondary prices? ******************************************************************* Still Austin Whiskey Co - Order online or find a retailer near you! ******************************************************************* If you like this content, or even the discussion of this subject, we would like to personally invite you to join our free member community.   #whiskey #bourbon #bourbonhype #pappy #papyvanwinkle #blantons #stagg #buffalotrace #ehtaylor #whiskeycollection #bourboncollection #bourbonhunting #whiskeyhunting #allocatedbourbon #allocatedwhiskey #whiskeyadvice #whiskeytips #bourbonlife #bourbondrinking #bourbonlist #bourbonlover #whiskeylife #whiskeybusiness #whiskeycommunity #bourboncommunity #bourbonrealtalkcommunity #expensivebourbon #bourbonshopping #bourbonenthusiast #rarebourbon

Steve, McNew, Kathy and Tim discuss the return of George T. Stagg to this year's Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. TBD music is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Important Links: ABV Barrel Shop: abvbarrelshop.com ABV Network Shop: https://shop.abvnetwork.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theabvnetwork Check us out at: abvnetwork.com. Join the revolution by adding #ABVNetworkCrew to your profile on social media.

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by the James E. Pepper Distillery, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out together around the Flights of the Round table in The Bourbon Life Studios, enjoying a few pours and catching on some Bourbon news. They talk about some recent news in the Bourbon world including the announcement by Denny Potter and Jane Bowie, formerly of Maker's Mark, that they will be building a new distillery in Washington County, Kentucky, the recent announcement regarding Lisa Roper Wicker leaving Widow Jane Distillery and heading back to Kentucky (and some speculation about where she might end up), and the recent announcement of the release of the 2022 BTAC by Buffalo Trace which will include the triumphant return of George T. Stagg at a whopping 138.7 Proof. They also taste and review the 2022 Master Distiller's Selection from Maker's Mark that was part of The Whiskey Drop, Barrell Vantage, and a Smoke Wagon Malted Straight Rye. This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is also sponsored by Liquor Barn, The Stave Restaurant, Three Chord Bourbon, and Spirits of French Lick. Check out all of our amazing sponsors online at: www.jamesepepper.com           www.liquorbarn.com     www.thestavekentucky.com  www.threechordbourbon.com www.spiritsoffrenchlick.com

In this episode, Alec and Ryan cover BTAC 2022, Stagg making a comeback and Ryan tastes a scotch. To drink is to live! MERCH: the-bourbon-library.creator-spring.com https://www.breakingbourbon.com/bourbon-whiskey-press-releases/2022-buffalo-trace-antique-collection-announced Follow Us on Facebook: @TheBourbonLibrary IG: @thebourbonlibrarypod Twitter: @LibraryBourbon Reach out: thebourbonlibrarypod@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-bourbon-library/support

On this episode of Chill Filtered, the boys drink a cask strength powerhouse from Buffalo Trace: Stagg Jr. Batch 14 (130.2 Proof). They talk updates, Jeffrey Dahmer, Stagg Jr. and the history of Mashbill #1. On Whiskey World News, Robby reads an article of a whisky distillery that actually can put outer space in your mouth. Join Cole and Robby for a fun episode with a potent pour. Is Stagg Jr. always amazing? Can it beat George T Stagg? Find out on this episode. 

We have a treat in our glass this evening, the 2017 version of George T. Stagg. Stagg was the individual who bought the then Old Fire Copper Distillery from the legendary E.H. Taylor. He renamed the distillery in 1904 to the George T. Stagg distillery and carried that name for the next 100 years. Buffalo Trace is now the guardian of his recipe and tradition. Buffalo Trace describes it, "Uncut and unfiltered, this robust bourbon whiskey ages for nearly a decade and boasts the bold character that is reminiscent of the man himself." This sample came courtesy of our very own "Doc" who's been enjoying bourbon since his mom put it in his baby formula. We hope you enjoy our review of this rare, hard-to-find bourbon from the BTAC collection. Learn more about George T. Stagg online at - https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/stagg/george-t-stagg.html Catch us on the web at - http://thewhiskyfriends.com/ Music by Adam Whitehead - https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com

Frank takes us through the taste notes of Buffalo Trace Antique Collection . For this "Thirsty Thursday" he is tasting the 2019 George T Stagg expression.  To know more about Buffalo Trace Antique Collection and all their yearly line up , be sure to visit https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/antique-collection.html.  Be sure to follow Frank on her IG @bourbeyourenthusiasm Looking for a new glass to try your whiskey? Check out WHISDOM GLASS Use code TTIBP to get 10% of your first purchase.  #whiskey #bourbon #btac #kentucky --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hoodsom/support

This week we are joined by a friend on the show and food connoisseur Justin Gay. We dive into what foods he's been eating, what drinks are making an appearance this summer, and top places to eat and drink. GayDawg's 2021 Picks: *Don't pay above retail. Some independent liquor stores might try to rip you off, so Google the “retail price” before purchasing*  Affordable Bourbon Whiskey: Blanton's Eagle rareBuffalo TraceElmer T LeeEH Taylor Weller Antique 107 (red label)Weller 12 year (black label)Henry McKennaStore picks from reputable stores (various distilleries) Rye Whiskey: WhistlePig Unicorns: Pappy Van Winkle Collection10-year, 12-year, 13-year rye, 15-year, 20-year, 23-yearBuffalo Trace Antique Collection (tall skinny bottle. Retails ~$120-150, secondary $700+)William Larue Weller, George T Stagg, Eagle Rare, Thomas H Handy, Sazerac Rye Irish Whiskey: Middleton (their Barry Crockett bottle is expensive but incredible)RedbreastGreen Spot, Yellow Spot, or Blue Spot Scotch: Lagavulin 16 year (Islay Region)Oban 14 year (West Highland region)Compass Box makes great blended Scotches Japanese Whisky:  YamazakiHakushuNikkaHibiki Sipping Tequilas: Don Julio 1942CincoroClase AzulTears of LloronaMezcal if you like smokiness Wine: Amarone (Italian red wine) Cigars: -Anything from Arturo Fuente's Don Carlos collection -Ashton VSG or ESG (virgin sungrown, estate sungrown)

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey, formerly known as Po It Up. We're very excited to bring you our first episode under the new name and to celebrate, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell dive into a lineup of George T Stagg expressions from 2017, 2019, and 2020.  Tune in to see which George T Stagg rises to the top!On this episode,  we are giving away a bottle of EH Taylor Small Batch.   To enter: follow @allthingswhiskeypodcast on Instagram, like the official EH Taylor giveaway post and tag 3 friends per entry (tag more friends, get more entries). To get an extra entry, share the post on your story.  To double your entries listen for the code word Episode 39 and send a direct message to us on Instagram. Good luck and cheers!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

This week, the guys are joined by their good friend, Rocco, from Camp Hero. The guys catch up on what's going on with Camp Hero this year, awesome plans for the second annual American Heroes Bourbon & BBQ Bash and break down the 3 Barrel Picks coordinated by Camp Hero from Starlight. This Episode is Powered By: 3 Starlight Barrel Picks from Camp Hero KY  Topics Discussed:  Finishing off a bottle of George T. Stagg in under an hour the last time the guys did a podcast together. How the Starlight Barrel pick process went. How Camp Hero KY got its start and where its headed. Upcoming plans for Camp Hero to include more collaboration with the Kentucky Football and Basketball teams. A knife making and survival class. Python hunting in Florida as well as some fishing opportunities. Plans for this year's Camp Hero BBQ Bash in Lexington, KY. Plans for some hunting trips to Kentucky this year. Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/whiskeyandwhitetailsInstagram - @whiskeyandwhitetailsFacebook - @whiskeyandwhitetailsTwitter - @whskywhitetailWebsite & store - www.whiskeyandwhitetails.comYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUX9-ft9bLcrNMUMREwj4Dw/featuredMORE:We'd like to extend a special thank you to everyone who has supported us along this journey so far. We've done a lot in a short time and have so much more we're excited to do still. We must give a particularly BIG shoutout to our growing Patreon Community! If you enjoy our content, consider giving us a 5 star rating on your favorite podcast app, leave us a review, and tell a fellow whiskey or whitetail/hunting enthusiast about our show. We'd be beyond grateful for the support.  Make sure to stay up to date on everything we're doing through our Instagram, where we're most active. Visit our website to check out our latest journal posts about hunting, whiskey and cigars and our shop for our latest barrel made products. Also please subscribe to our YouTube and select the notification bell to make sure you get all the weekly videos and video podcasts from Whiskey & Whitetails.  Last but not lease, please consider joining our Patreon community where you'll get exclusive access to Patreon only content, early access to other content, prizes, giveaways, a voice in what content we create, live streams, expand our ability to bring you EVEN MORE awesome content as well as a community of awesome whiskey and outdoor enthusiasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices