Cigars Liquor And More

This discuss the recent news about Neuralink and future implications. They also discuss the straight cut. Bill wants to bring it back to regular use. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/30/neuralink-musk-first-human-brain-chip/

https://www.reuters.com/technology/neuralink-implants-brain-chip-first-human-musk-says-2024-01-29/

They discuss a new company trying to bring to market an enzyme that converts sugar to fiber. We assume we'll use it to finally get the fiber we need in out diet and lose weight. All the while they're enjoying the Abel Exposito 1957 and sip St Cloud Abstrakt.

https://www.wired.com/story/startup-sugar-fiber-enzyme-zya/

They discuss more of TPE 2024, discuss cigar cuts briefly, and have a some clips from Robert Caldwell and Matt Booth. They smoke an ADventura Explorer and sip some Balcones 15th Anniversary Cataleja.

They have a bit more discussion about TPE and cover a recent article about a research group who used hemoglobin to make a battery.

They smoke a La Gloria Cubana Serie R and sip on the Still Austin Cask strength Bourbon.

https://www.iflscience.com/blood-battery-prototype-powered-by-hemoglobin-unveiled-in-world-first-72731

Bill and Darrell sit down with Dave Arlinghaus of Cigar Life Guy. He is a cigar smoker and life insurance purvayor for cigar smokers. He serves the cigar community by connecting cigar smokers with companies that do not charge cigar smokers cigarette smoking prices. https://www.cigarlifeguy.com

NFTs in the cigar and liquor space represent real values. Not just rights to images. They discuss some of the values and offerings. They smoke the Rocky Patel Dark Star and sip the Ironroot Grayson blended bourbon, a blend of 4 Texas distillers. They will have actually already been to TPE when this airs and we'll have lots more content from it coming soon. 

How NFTs Are Changing the Spirits Industry for the Better https://www.alcoholprofessor.com/blog-posts/nfts-spirits-industry

Cigars & NFTs: A Breakdown

https://cigarworld.com/education/cigars-and-nfts-a-breakdown/

Alcohol Brands Are Getting into the NFT Space. What Does This Mean for Legal Compliance?

https://daily.sevenfifty.com/alcohol-beverage-brands-nft-space-legal-compliance/#:~:text=The%20NFT%20is%20essentially%20the%20title%20to%20a,may%20redeem%20the%20NFT%20for%20the%20physical%20item.

NFTs And The Future Of The Alcoholic Beverage Industry

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/02/24/nfts-and-the-future-of-the-alcoholic-beverage-industry/?sh=141c92ba2173

 We discuss Elon Musk's next move in the area of robotics. We smoke the ADVentura La Llorona and drink the  Benchmark Full proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. They continue discussing odd things including weird kid actions and odd mistakes. They briefly discuss housing prices 

https://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/latest-rumblings-elon-musk-may-affect-future-robotics

Bill and Darrell sit down with David Dayter and discuss IT security as well as a number of other IT topics. They introduce him to the Cohiba Blue and they drink this years Tri Barrel blend from Ironroot Harbinger line. It's just 8 proof from being a hazmat barrel.

They discuss the amburana finish cask hitting the whiskey market. They drink some finished whiskey and call out the 4 top amburana finished bottles according to one article. They smoke the 2012 by Oscar Valladares and drink Ironroot Apotheosis SBW finished in PX Sherry and Amburana casks.

https://punchdrink.com/articles/amburana-wood-whiskey/

Bill and Darrell list all the cigars they had on the show in 2023 and pick their top 5. They smoke the 601 La Bomba Napalm and drink El Dorado 12 year old rum. They wrap up with what they did for their holiday season.

This week they decided to try lots and lots of different whiskeys with the cigar. Haven't done that before, but it's a lot of whiskey. They smoke the Perdomo 30^th Anniversary Sun Grown and they drink the Blackland Texas Pecan Brown Sugar Bourbon, to start.

A gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease has been approved by the FDA. It's not all I wanted it to be, but at least it's something. They smoke the Perdomo 30^th Anniversary Maduro and they drink the  Prideful Goat 6YO Cask Strength Bourbon. In the 2nd half they discuss TPE 2024. They are going to TPE this and an looking forward to it.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/remarkable-gene-editing-treatment-sickle-cell-disease-approved-fda

They put to the test the TikTok video that makes spirits smoother by frothing them. They discuss driving hates and the conditions of today. They smoke the Perdomo 30^th Anniversary Connecticut with some  Bacardi Reserve Ocho. They discuss, Bespoken, the company that is aging liquor faster with a chemical reactor that accelerates the maturation of spirits. They also go back to the 'Will It Blend' memories.

https://cen.acs.org/food/food-science/Quicker-liquor-printed-drinks/100/i10

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/frothing-liquor-science-tiktok-hack-softens-taste-spirits

OpenAIs Sam Altman out, Sam Altman in. OpenAI votes Altman off the board and then 4 days later they put him back in and replace 2 board members. They discuss the new board members a bit. They smoke the Casa Magna Colorado with Bombarda Dark Rum. They also touch on new Amazon  biometrics.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/22/sam-altmans-ouster-at-openai-precipitated-by-letter-to-board-about-ai-breakthrough-sources-tell-reuters.html

https://www.reuters.com/technology/sam-altman-return-openai-ceo-2023-11-22/

Bill and Darrell laugh about some random facts.  They smoke the Hoyo De Monterrey Governors and drink some Lone Elm Small Batch Striaght Wheat whiskey.

https://www.rd.com/list/did-you-know-facts-most-people-dont-know/

There is a newly discovered source of evaporation. Normally you expect heat causes evaporation. There is another mechanism now. How do we keep discovering more about things we thought we knew everything about? They smoke La Herencia Cubana CORE and drink the Singleton 12 YO scotch. Don't forget, we have a cigar journal available. We also discuss the Texas Whiskey Trail.

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-discovery-reveals-a-whole-new-source-of-evaporation

They discuss the Bletchley Declaration, an AI safety meeting across 28 countries, and discuss some of the key points that came from it.

They smoke the AJ Fernandez San Lotano Oval Maduro with Balcones Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in wine casks Cask strength.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-bletchley-declaration-is-no-game-changer-but-it-s-a-solid-start-to-the-global-fight-for-ai-safety/ar-AA1jdTvg

Directors of research at France’s National Centre of Scientific Research find huge reserves of hydrogen gas in France. Can this replace Russian oil? How much of it is there? Why haven't we found reserves like this before? They compare the rum to several other Diplomatico rums.

They smoke the La Aurora Connecticut Preferidos 1903 Edition Corona with Roble Viejo Maestra Venezuelan rum. 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/they-went-hunting-for-fossil-fuels-what-they-found-could-help-save-the-world/1591853

They cover weird news including Giraffe poop smuggling, Bear popularity contest, and art titled 'Take the Money and Run'.  They smoked the Manuel Quesada 75^th Anniversary with Jameson IPA edition.

They decide to discuss some weird products. Bill has to guess which ones are real. They smoke the  Tatuaje Havana VI and drink the Weller Special Reserve. They get hung up on their cigar journal again. Such a good journal. They trail off hating on the Skywalker family again and go back to discussing Star Wars world series playing now.