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Whisky + Billy Joel explains the history of Scotch in 4 minutes

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Billy Joel, Scotch, whisky

Props to this whisky blogger who manages to tell the history of distilling Scotch from 1494 to the present in

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 135: The Nerd Awakens

January 20, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bionic Woman, Change.org, Cole Novak, Constellation, Daniel Greer, David Bowie, Lindsay Wagner, Lynda Carter, Matt Granger, Millennials, Scotch, Star Trek, Star Wars, whisky, Wonder Woman

I was on the sidelines for much of this week’s show because no self-respecting Star Trek fan would engage in

Geeks&Beats Episode 89: We’re Back! Hello, 2015.

January 14, 2015January 14, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment autonomous cars, Bono, Cold War, Consumer Electronics Show, earthquakes, Elvis Presley, Federal Communications Commission, Manchester Orchestra, Music Piracy, Net Neutrality, Numbers Stations, Rivet, Scotch, Soju, Spying, The Americans, Tom Wheeler, tricycle, trike, U2, William Shatner

After taking the last half of December off to investigate new and exotic forms of vodka (you’ll hear about it

Mogwai Now Has Their Own Whiskey

January 23, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Absinthe, Marilyn Manson, Motorhead, P-Diddy, Sammy Hagar, Scotch, Slayer, Vodka, Whiskey

Although many artists have their own beer and wine, band-branded spirits aren’t all that common–but they do exist. Marilyn Manson