Erica’s brother and sister-in-law sent her this Crouch White Rye Whiskey from South Carolina some time ago and she and Jen are finally trying it. Thanks, Christopher and Katie!

Drunk Monkeys were live at the 2016 Chicago Womens Funny Festival and here’s the first of five episodes we filmed during our appearance: Revel Stoke Roasted Pineapple Flavored Whisky.

Jen and Erica go local with Chicago Select Club Whisky…from Canada.

Jen and Erica take a dessert break with Single Malt Scots Whisky Liquid Center Chocolates.

Jen and Erica have a cup of Hochstadter’s Slow & Low Rock and Rye.

Jen and Erica try Columbus, Ohio’s OYO Bourbon Whiskey, Michelone Reserve.

Drunk Monkeys - Episode 90 - Drambuie.

Jen and Erica are trying the classic whisky and honey liqueur Drambuie.

Show Links

• The Surrealistic Drambuie Commerical
• The Rusty Nail)

Drunk Monkeys - Episode 64 - Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey.

Jen and Erica are sampling Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey.

Drunk Monkeys - Episode 60 - Risky Whisky (Part 3)

Jen and Erica start off Season 9 of the show by revisiting an old friend, the age-your-own-bourbon kit Risky? Whisky. They started aging it eight months ago in Episode 39 and checked in on after four months in Episode 47. Now they’re ready to remove the wood chips and water it down to drinkable levels of alcohol.

And don’t forget that we have a live show coming up in just a few weeks. Drunk Monkeys had a Group Spotlight this week on the CWFF website, promoting our spot in the festival. Musical group Sad Banana will be performing in the same slot.

Drunk Monkeys at the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival
Friday, June 7th, 11pm
Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago

Drunk Monkeys - Episode 48 - Laphroaig.

Jen and Erica pull a bottle of Laphroaig off of our bar. Erica pronounces Laphroaig a couple of different ways in this episode. Here’s how to really say it. Or, maybe this.

Drunk Monkeys - Episode 47 - Risky? Whiskey.

Hey, we’re back after an impromptu holiday break with more of Season 7. Today Jen and Erica are revisiting the Risky? Whisky “Barrel-Your-Own-Bourbon” kit that they started in Episode 39.

Drunk Monkeys - Episode 41 - Breuckelen Whiskey.

Jen and Erica sample Breuckelen Whiskey, a New York-made whiskey that was a gift from Dave’s brother.

Show links:

• Breuckelen Distilling
• Jen’s shirt: Tastes of the Portions of the Swine
• Erica’s shirt: Beer Run

Drunk Monkeys - Episode 39 - Risky Whisky.

Friend-of-the-show (and just regular-friend-to-us) Peter Felonk gave us a gift of some Risky? Whisky, a “barrel your own bourbon” kit. We’ve seen home aging kits that have an actual tiny barrel, but they seem to all be over $100. This is a much more affordable solution (around $25) using wood chips in a mason jar. In this episode, Jen and Erica taste the unaged liquor and then start the aging process. We’ll be checking back in on the whisky over the coming months.

Show Links:

• Risky? Whisky
• Jen’s shirt: Tastes of the Portions of the Swine
• Erica’s shirt: Beer Run

Drunk Monkeys - Episode 32 - Cocktail Time! Sazerac.

It's come up a number of times on the show, so Erica shows Jen how to make a Sazerac.

Drunk Monkeys - Episode 27 - Maker's White.

This week, Jen and Erica are drinking another moonshine (or "white dog")--Maker's White. I hate to have to correct the ladies, but Erica refers to Maker's White as a whiskey a couple of times. It's not. As I learned from Death's Door White Whisky, it has to age in barrels for at least 72 hours to qualify as a whiskey. Maker's White makes no such pit stop.

Fuzzy asked for the recipe for the Maker's Mark White Whisky Sours--this is the recipe from the label on the bottle:

1 1/2 parts Maker's Mark White Whisky (I used 2 1/2 to 3 oz)
Sour Mix: equal parts simple syrup and lemon juice--I used a mix of lemon and lime juice for mine. (I used 2 oz of each)
A pinch of sea salt

Then I put it in a shaker with some ice, gave it a good swirl, poured all it if into a large rocks glass, and topped with club soda (courtesy of our Soda Stream).

HOOBOY it is good!
Word of warning: You will think that you need more than one, but in fact, you don't. Or maybe you do...