Eat Drink Smoke - Episodes Tagged with “Gas Station Finds”

124.3 Proof and a Perfect Score.

Tony Katz — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Is a $185 bourbon worth the burn? This week on Eat Drink Smoke, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy pour Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Bourbon Batch #21. There’s plenty of vanilla on the nose, but at 124.3 proof, that first sip gets Fingers’ full attention. They also light up the Room 101 Hit & Run, a beefy 6×60 collaboration with Caldwell Cigars that opens with a little salt and white pepper.

Jordan Davis of the Smoking Pastor Project joins the guys to talk about getting good barbecue into Indiana food pantries and how a soggy birria taco nearly sank his run at the World Food Championships. Then came a perfect score for salmon and a barbecue title his team never expected to win.

Plus, Tony and Fingers remember Cigar Aficionado founder Marvin R. Shanken, debate whether Halloween needs a penalty box, and give Reese’s Dipped Pretzels the Gas Station Finds treatment. The pretzels may be headed for a bowl of ice cream.

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Weller Special Reserve and the Turkey Chips That Wouldn’t Quit

Tony Katz — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Can a bag of potato chips derail a cigar review? Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy find out as they fire up the Jake Wyatt Fourth Dimension Corona Gorda and taste Lay’s Roasted Holiday Turkey chips and Jody’s Holiday Stuffing popcorn. Thanksgiving in a bag sounds convenient. Getting it off your palate is another matter.

The guys also revisit Weller Special Reserve for the first time in 400 episodes. Fingers likes what’s in his glass, but Tony’s not sold at $50 a bottle. Will an ice cube change his mind? Meanwhile, the Jake Wyatt impresses with its construction, burn, and price.

Plus, the Colts’ rebuild, rumors about the future of ESPN’s football broadcast booth, Dollar General’s pricing controversy, and the return of “doom spending.” Are consumers feeling confident—or just putting everything on a credit card?

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We Tried A 12% Gas Station Drink. It Did Not Go Well

Tony Katz — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400

This week, Tony and Fingers review the Micallef White Label Connecticut Robusto and Puncher’s Chance The Undisputed Single Barrel Bourbon.

The cigar is a 5x52 Robusto featuring a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, and the guys discuss why Connecticut cigars have come a long way in recent years. Once thought of as mild morning smokes without much depth, today’s Connecticut cigars are bringing real flavor — and this Micallef delivers wood, hay, bready sweetness, a touch of pepper, and plenty of value at around $8 a stick.

The drink this week is Puncher’s Chance The Undisputed Single Barrel, a 108-proof bourbon from Wolf Spirit. Tony and Fingers break down the nose, palate, proof, rye spice, finish, and whether this bottle belongs in the liquor cabinet at around $55.

Also on this episode: Fingers brings Tony another unforgettable Gas Station Find — Atomic Boss Blue Riz Hard Punch. It is 12% alcohol, bright blue, sold in a juice box, and may or may not taste like a fluoride rinse mixed with bad decisions.

Plus, Tony and Fingers talk World Cup visitors discovering America, ranch dressing and the TSA, Father’s Day food deals, grilling, beef ribs, Jersey Mike’s knocking Chick-fil-A out of the top fast-food spot, Jersey subs, Indiana tenderloins, family drama, parenting, Prime Day deals, and Defiance Beef.

It’s cigars, bourbon, blue gas station regret, and America’s growing ranch dressing diplomacy.

All that and much more on this edition of Eat Drink Smoke.

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