Eat Drink Smoke

Is The Air Fryer Just An Oven With Better Marketing?

Episode  |  August 24th, 2026  |  1 hr 13 mins

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Tony and Fingers review the El Rey del Mundo King of the World VSOP and Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye. Plus, air fryers, meal planning, steakhouse etiquette, and more food news.

A $20 Bourbon That Still Delivers

Episode  |  August 17th, 2026  |  1 hr 13 mins

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This week on Eat Drink Smoke, Tony and Fingers light up the Liar’s Bench Silver Tongue, a 6x54 Dominican puro with a Corojo wrapper, Habano binder, and plenty of spice. It makes a better impression on Fingers than Tony, but both agree Liar’s Bench is a brand worth keeping an eye on.

Then it’s back to one of the show’s longtime bourbon favorites: Old Grand-Dad 114. At 114 proof, it delivers caramel, oak, spice, a little vanilla and cinnamon — and remains one of the best values sitting on the bourbon shelf. Especially when Tony finds it for twenty bucks.

The Apple Pie Is Smaller. The Nostalgia Is Not

Episode  |  July 6th, 2026  |  1 hr 15 mins

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Happy Independence Day from Eat Drink Smoke — and welcome to our 400th episode!

America turns 250, EDS hits 400, and Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy celebrate with fried McDonald’s apple pies, the John Adams cigar from Liberty Cigars, and a couple of cold beers.

Tony and Fingers review the Dogfish Head Grateful Dead Citrus Daydream Lager, the Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, and ask whether the John Adams is patriotic shtick or a cigar worth smoking.

Also this week: smoke grenades hidden in peanut butter, companies rethinking AI replacements, Americans eating in their cars, and why wire grill brushes need to go.

They Want You To Drink Beyond Meat

Episode  |  June 8th, 2026  |  1 hr 15 mins

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Tony and Fingers review the Stoic Equanimity Justice, a hefty 6x52 cigar with notes of spice, cedar, and earth, and a surprising amount of staying power. They pair it with Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch American Whiskey Batch #2, a 109.3 proof pour that brings vanilla, brown sugar, oak, butterscotch, and enough heat to keep things interesting.

Also on the show: Beyond Meat pivots toward protein drinks, summer grilling and BBQ sides, the bourbon industry slowdown, the 2027 Masters ticket lottery, the rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner, and why the FCC says you may want to turn off Bluetooth when you are not using it.

Happy Hour - The K by Karen Berger Connecticut Toro

Episode  |  May 23rd, 2026  |  38 mins 43 secs

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Tony and Fingers light up The K by Karen Berger Connecticut Toro, a soft box-pressed 6 x 52 Connecticut. Also on this Happy Hour: the proper way to reheat leftover pizza, why skillet pizza may be the superior method, Tony’s appliance-unplugging habits, cigar humidor headaches, Subway’s continued decline, Eric Clapton getting hit by a fan-thrown record, concert etiquette, Weird Al and Rod Stewart.