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

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. Find everything at EatDrinkSmokeShow.com and subscribe to Eat Drink Smoke on YouTube.