Faking It

Katie, Vaughn and Doug talk a classic for Bourbon and Rye this week - Woodford Reserve. They touch on history, the Masters’ Collection and discuss why Woodford is a classic name in Bourbon. Cheers!

Katie, Vaughn and Doug discuss Japanese whiskey for Irish and International week. They cover a brief history of Japanese whiskey, it’s relationship to scotch and how wildly popular it has become in its short lifetime. They taste and discuss Kaiyo’s Mizunara Oak blended whiskey. Cheers!

Katie, Vaughn and Doug go north to talk about Canadian Whiskey for this North American day. The three discuss what makes Canadian whiskey Canadian whiskey, different names by which Canadian whiskey is known and what Canadian whiskeys are available at Seven Saints. This week’s tasting whiskey is Forty Creek. Cheers!

In this fun episode, Katie and Jess find themselves talking to Katie’s sister and Jess’s best friend, Jamie! Jamie lets us in on the COVID situation over in Virginia, talks a little about the switch from dining out to cooking at home and reveals a surprise fun fact about herself that involves our favorite podcast host - Jess. Check it out!

Katie, Vaughn and Doug are back to talk their favorite type of whiskey - Scotch. More importantly, this week they are discussing their collective favorite region when it comes to Scotch - Islay. They cover how and why the Islay region is particularly distinctive, the products they carry from the most popular islay distilleries and some history of those distilleries. Plus they taste and examine Ardbeg’s Wee Beastie. It’s a big one. Cheers!

In this edition of Bourbon and Rye week Katie, Vaughn and Doug are talking Journeyman Distillery! They touch on the distillery’s history, what makes a rye a rye and all the Journeyman products we have to offer here at Seven Saints. This week, they are tasting the Journeyman Last Feather Rye. Cheers!

This week at Preshift Katie, Vaughn and Doug cover Irish whiskey for Irish and International week. The three talk about what characteristics are common in Irish whiskey, what can make an Irish whiskey stand out and the plight of Irish whiskey (that which gives it a shorter history than other regions, like scotch). This week the three taste and discuss the Knappogue Castle 12 year.

In their first pod of 2021, Katie and Jess find themselves talking to one of their long-time friends, Madi (short for Madison) Perington. Madi, having moved during 2020, talks about her experiences dining out in two different states during an international pandemic. Plus the three catch up and laugh a lot. Join them!

In their last episode of the year, Katie and Jess find themselves talking to Kayla - a friend and former coworker of Katie’s. The three discuss her time in the service industry, how it prepared her for her current job (and also just life in general), and have a lengthy discussion about movies, tv shows and conspiracy theories. Enjoy!

This week finds Katie, Vaughn and Doug discussing North American whiskey again - specifically the St. George single malt. The trio touch on St. George’s history as a distillery, how much Vaughn loves Costco and, of course, their tasting notes. Cheers!

This week’s episode finds Katie and Jess interviewing Chloe Gerard - the recent (and ever so talented) photographer for Two Week Media and a former coworker of Katie’s at Seven Saints. The three chat about Chloe’s experience not coming back to restaurants during the pandemic, what she has been up to in the past few months and, of course, Animal Crossing. Check it out!

It’s Scotch week! Katie, Vaughn and Doug spend this week talking about Glenallachie - a lesser known Speyside scotch. They talk about how different regions can affect the character and flavor of scotches, how there is, in fact, a scotch for everyone - not just you Ron Swanson types - and they even touch on each of their own gateway scotches. Check it out!

This week Katie and Jess get to revisit one of their favorite guests of all time - Anne Clark Skuse - GM of Seven Saints and a true Wonder Woman. The three discuss the creative new ways Seven Saints is using social media to engage with guests since they have been limited on that engagement by COVID regulations. Additionally they cover what it’s like to have a much smaller staff, Anne’s incredible and well-known interview skills and all three of their favorite Christmas songs. Check it out!

Katie, Vaughn and Doug come together on bourbon and rye week to discuss the 2019 Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Chocolate Malted Rye and what exactly distinguishes a bourbon from a rye. Cheers!

This week at Seven Saints, Irish and International whiskey was on feature. This category, covering such a wide range of options was difficult to narrow down but Katie, Vaughn and Doug chose to go in the direction of Europe - specifically Wales and the only distillery the small, wild country, Penderyn. Enjoy!

In association with Seven Saint’s, Faking It has the unique opportunity to let our listeners in on what exactly it is like to prep for a shift on the bar’s famous Whisky Wednesdays! This fun new project finds Katie and coworkers Vaughn Kimberley and Doug Roberts discussing a North American feature - the FEW Immortal Rye - in addition to starting us all off with a basic discussion of what exactly makes whisky...whisky.

Fellow Two Week Media podcast host, Tommy Tracy, joins Katie this week to talk all things COVID mitigations - including heated tents, phone calls about indoor dining and face masks. Plus the two check in with one another mentally and talk about just exactly what it’s like to be working in the service industry during a worldwide pandemic.

Katie and Jess talk about the recent mitigations in the state of Illinois and how they are affecting their local restaurants. The two touch on closures, heated tents and even how some restaurants are trying to stay connected to the community despite being physically far away.

This week, Katie and Jess talk to Katie’s friend, Laura, about how things have been going for her since the start of COVID restrictions over seven months ago. The three touch on the current mitigation’s happening in their home state of Illinois, weddings in the time of COVID, Laura’s time volunteering as an election judge [Speaking of which, if you haven’t already voted, make sure you do so! Your voice matters!] and so much more. Check it out!

In episode thirty-one, Katie and Jess sit down with Katie’s friend and former roommate, Judi Knight. Judi and Katie have history in the service industry, however, Judi’s studies have taken her to massage which she discussed in today’s episode. She also touches on how the service industry has prepared her for where she is now. Check it out!