Happy Hour: Old Forester Night at Big Hoffa’s

Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy head out of the studio and straight into Happy Hour at Big Hoffa’s Barbecue in Westfield, Indiana, for an Old Forester night that quickly turns into a master class in bottled-in-bond bourbon, brisket philosophy, and ketchup-related outrage. With cigars off the table, the focus stays on Old Forester 1897 Bottled-in-Bond (100 proof) from the Whiskey Row series. Fingers breaks down what he’s getting on the nose and palate—pepper, dark fruit, oak, and a touch of cinnamon—while Tony debates where the warmth actually lands, ultimately confirming it’s not the chest… it’s the tum-tum. The conversation stays loose and local as they talk: what “bottled-in-bond” really means whether $50 is fair in this economy why Old Forester is a brand you don’t skip and why trying to describe floral notes can go sideways fast From there, Happy Hour does what Happy Hour does best—veers wildly: the Costco hot dog as a life-changing experience Heinz’s new French fry “dipper box” and why it may be the dumbest innovation of all time ketchup loyalty lines being drawn in Indiana and the proper (and improper) way to eat fries while driving It all happens live, loud, and surrounded by bourbon, barbecue, and a room full of people who absolutely made the right decision coming out that night. Eat. Drink. Smoke.Happy Hour style.Find more at EatDrinkSmokeShow.com. Follow Eat Drink Smoke on social media! X (Formerly Twitter): @GoEatDrinkSmokeFacebook: @eatdrinksmokeIG: @EatDrinkSmokePodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.