

Bourbons of the Year: Top Picks, Value Plays, and a Surprise Rum for 2025
A new year is here, and Eat Drink Smoke does it the only way that makes sense — by waiting until the calendar actually turns. In this episode, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy reveal their Top Three Bourbons of the Year, based not on hype or releases, but on everything they actually reviewed on the sh…

Happy Hour -- Jefferson’s Ocean Rye, Costco Hot Dog Border Control, and an Amazon Cat Heist
Christmas week calls for something familiar. So Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy go back to the well with Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea Rye (Voyage 26, Double Barrel, 96 proof) — sweet, lush, easy-drinking, and absolutely the kind of pour you reach for when you’re fighting off a cold and trying to pre…

Happy Hour -- Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Off Menu, Ice Cream Recalls, Bourbon’s Slowdown & Airport Security Theater
As the calendar flips toward the end of the year, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy settle in for a Happy Hour episode of Eat Drink Smoke. The guys light up the Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich “Off Menu” TAA exclusive, a bold Pennsylvania Broadleaf box-press with unmistakable earthiness, bonfire notes, and s…

Closing Out 2025
Eat Drink Smoke closes out 2025 with a bold pairing: the Knuckle Sandwich Off Menu, a TAA exclusive cigar from Espinosa Premium Cigars and celebrity chef Guy Fieri, and Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea Rye (Voyage 26, Double Barrel Dry). Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy smoke the 6x54 box-pressed Knuckle…

Happy Hour -- Kirkland Signature Bottled-in-Bond
Tony Katz has a cold, his palate is compromised, and stubbornness wins. Instead of opening something fancy, Tony goes back to the well with Kirkland Signature Bottled-in-Bond—the Costco monster bottle sourced from Barton 1792—and Fingers Malloy joins him on the same pour, both of them trying to ta…

Happy Hour -- Crowned Heads Belgian Blue
Fingers Malloy is officially the worst person in the world. At least according to Tony Katz — who is now sick, blaming Fingers for transmitting a cold through the internet, and attempting to smoke a cigar anyway like the grown man he is. This week on Eat Drink Smoke, Tony and Fingers power through…

The Cold, The Cigar, And The Worst Person Alive
Tony Katz has a cold, and Fingers Malloy is officially the worst person in the world — because obviously he “gave it to him” through a computer connection (even though they haven’t seen each other in two weeks). Science! The guys light up the Crowned Heads Belgian Blue (2025) — a 5.5x56 box press …

Happy Hour -- Blue Run High Rye Bourbon & Evan Williams Peppermint White Chocolate Eggnog
It’s one of those Happy Hours where the guys aren’t drinking the same thing — because Fingers Malloy is battling a near-death chest cold and broadcasting from a separate location with Vicks, questionable medical advice, and zero sense of smell. Tony Katz goes back to the well with Blue Run High Ry…

Happy Hour -- El Rey del Mundo Appointment
Sometimes people get sick. Sometimes they get a cold. And sometimes Fingers Malloy sounds like he’s broadcasting from the shadow realm, while Tony Katz refuses to let him anywhere near the studio because a vacation is on the calendar and priorities are priorities. In this Happy Hour episode, Tony …

Sick Week, Strong Pour
On this episode of Eat Drink Smoke, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy power through sickness, sarcasm, and a chest-cold-induced remote setup to deliver a packed show covering cigars, bourbon, holiday drinks, money, travel, and the absurdities of modern life. Tony fires up an El Rey del Mundo’s “The App…