Bourbon and Battles: Recent Episodes
Joshua Coffman
Where the refined American Spirit meets the grit of American battlefields. We’ll review a Bourbon for a few minutes before launching into a battle. I am a Veteran and history nerd that picked up a love for Bourbon. And yes my wife is on to me. This is just an excuse to spend more time talking military history and drinking with friends. Artwork by Morgan Underwood, Email: joshuacoffman@bourbonandbattles.com
In the Glass: Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon. Trump meets with Putin to talk peace in Ukraine. Top 10 US Weapons, #5-1.
In the glass: Old Granddad Bottled in Bond 7 year
President Trump’s new deadline for Russia. The US Nuclear Triad. Top 10 US Weapons part 1.
Putin’s options with Ukraine
World War Z
Books I read in Middle School
In the glass: Pikesville Rye
NATO members pledge to increase spending.
Russia and Ukraine.
President Trump’s tone change on Ukrainian War.
Update on US / Iran.
The best college class ever.
Drone Warfare in Ukraine.
In the glass: Buffalo Trace
A tenuous ceasefire in the Middle East, Operation Midnight Hammer Battle Damage Assessment, a Revolution in Military affairs and your 4th of July Safety Brief.
In the glass: Old Grand-dad 114
A link to a report I reference in the Episode:
Post-Attack Assessment of the First 12 Days of Israeli and U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear FacilitiesBy David Albright and Spencer Faragasso, with the Good ISIS Team
https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/post-attack-assessment-of-the-first-12-days-of-israeli-strikes-on-iranian-nuclear-facilities
Woah boy. I’m back. A first time reaction / current events episode.
My thoughts regarding the 22 June 2025 US strikes against Iranian Nuclear Facilities.
In the glass: Booker’s
A new century is here and things are changing in America. Immigrants pour in. Italian anarchists find themselves living in the same country as German Socialists. Catholics and Protestants work alongside each other in terrible conditions. Workers battle management. It will take a gifted leader to lead American into the 20th Century. But time marches on and when Europe descends into chaos, his children pick up his sword.
Whiskey Review: Larceny Bourbon
Special thanks to Mrs. B&B and her sister for their help.
When is a bad idea a good idea? Why do Filipino children hate chocolate chip cookies and what does that have to do with making whiskey? This is the story of what happens when you can’t say no to Dad.
Whiskey Review: Still Austin High Rye Bourbon Bottled in Bond. Fall 2023 release.
Germany is in ruins and the end of the war is near. General George Patton spots one last chance for glory and orders a desperate raid, deep behind enemy lines.
Whiskey Review: Jack Daniel’s Barrel Proof
After the Battle of Tippecanoe, the embers of war smolder on the American Frontier. The War of 1812 reignites the firestorm that engulfs the innocent. Amidst the blaze, Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison finally meet on the battlefield.
Whiskey Review: Bulleit Bourbon Frontier Whiskey
In the glass, Four Roses Small Batch Select. On the front, in the early 1800s, disease, famine and war ravage the American frontier. Cosmic events propel a religious revival and two men square off for the future of their people.
In the glass, my review of our first rye, Rittenhouse Rye. At the front, high above Europe, America’s sons are locked in a deadly battle to determine the fate of the war. Contact: joshuacoffman@bourbonandbattles.com
Twitter: @papabear506
Artwork by Morgan Underwood
In a world where so many men chose to be terrible, he chose to be himself. This is the story of the farm boy and the man that wrote about him that changed my life.
contact:
joshuacoffman@bourbonandbattles.com
Twitter: @papabear506
Artwork by Morgan Underwood
Thousands of miles from home, undersupplied and undermanned... A few Americans take on a mob boss.
With this first episode we review our first bourbon, Buffalo Trace. I am then going to take you deep into the frontier’s wilderness and to the site of a forgotten massacre.
Welcome to Bourbon and Battles! A place where that unique and refined American spirit meets the grit and gore of America’s battlefields. This episode serves as the introduction to who I am and what we’ll talk about. I’ll also touch on some bourbon basics.
Contact: joshuacoffman@bourbonandbattles.com
Artwork by Morgan Underwood