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Frankly Drinking With Friends: The Swell Frank Sinatra and Bourbon Podcast

A fun and relaxing celebration of Frank Sinatra, bourbon and more. Join your hosts Luke and Chris as we explore the music and legacy of Ol’ Blue Eyes while sampling multiple tastes of American whiskey. Most episodes feature three songs and three bourbon pours. Sit back, settle in and enjoy our toast to two American classics!

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69:04

Friendly Drinking With Dusty (Wild Turkey)

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2025/10/30

Send us a text In this special episode, Luke and Chris are joined by Luke's longtime pal Dusty Edinger, a multitalented performer and songwriter now finding fans on college radio, streaming and YouTube. The guys also discuss three tasty Wild Turkey pours and legendary master distiller Jimmy Russell. He started at Wild Turkey in 1954, the year after Sinatra joined Capitol and Elvis debuted on Sun. For more on Dusty, visit dustyedinger.com.

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58:31

I Wish I Were In Michigan (Traverse City)

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2025/10/09

Send us a text Chris and Luke enjoy three nuanced and delightful barrel proof pours from Michigan's Traverse City Whiskey Co and three more top tracks from Sinatra's tour de force Capitol Records career. Along the way, the guys discuss the Chairman of the Board's Centen + Ten, the undershirt's enduring utility and the laidback charm of The Dude from The Big Lebowski. (Despite his dubious drink of choice.)

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57:22

Young Love and Old Forester

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2025/09/11

Send us a text Luke and Chris taste a flight of deliciously distinct pours from Louisville's Old Forester, all crafted from the same mash bill. For music, the guys check out three exceptional recordings from Sinatra's legendary Capitol Records career. Georgia native Johnny Mercer provides sublime lyrics for two tracks. Also includes a Frankly Dressing style segment and a surprise mic grab by an art rock icon.

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60:25

Yep, Frank Did That One Too! (Widow Jane)

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2025/08/21

Send us a text Recording for the second time in the company of friends, Chris, Luke and their pals taste three unique and delicious pours from Brooklyn-based Widow Jane. On the music side, the guys take a break from the chairman's Capitol career to check out some surprising Sinatra covers of hit tunes from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Includes a Frankly Dressing style segment saluting the Kiwi Express Shine sponge.

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49:15

Friends and Gershwins on Heavenly Wings (Angel's Envy)

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2025/07/31

Send us a text In a first, Luke and Chris record in the company of friends! The group samples three delicious core pours from Angel's Envy and three top tracks from Sinatra's Capitol years. While thoroughly enjoying the finished bourbon, finished rye and Triple Oak, the guys cover everything from young love's wonders to seersucker's ageless appeal. Did Ol' Blue Eyes wear seersucker? Tune in and find out!

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44:47

Flight of the Single Grains (KOVAL)

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2025/07/10

Send us a text Cohosts Luke and Chris sample three uniquely delicious single-grain whiskeys made by Chicago-based KOVAL from millet, oats and rye. (Yes, millet!) The guys also check out three timeless recordings from Sinatra's Capitol Records catalog and salute legendary trumpet man Herb Alpert on the occasion of his recent 90th birthday. Cheers!

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56:26

Saluting the American Spirit (Jefferson's)

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2025/06/19

Send us a text Toasting July 4th, Chris and Luke uncork three flag-waving tunes by Sinatra and a trio of pours from Jefferson's Bourbon, the namesake of America's third president and the author of the Declaration of Independence. This episode also features Ray Charles, Father Tom Vaughn and a song introduction by Ol' Blue Eyes himself. (Jefferson's Ocean Bourbon, Ocean Rye and Marian McLain.)

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46:35

Happy Swingin' Father's Day (Rowan's Creek, EW 1783)

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2025/06/05

Send us a text In this previously unreleased episode from the Frankly Drinking With Friends vault, Luke teams up with Ed, his dear friend and father-in-law, to share top tracks from Sinatra's standout 1956 Capitol LP Songs for Swingin' Lovers and sample pours of Willett's Rowan's Creek and Heaven Hill's Evan Williams 1783. The longtime bourbon-drinking buddies also discuss Ed's time living large in Kentucky, visits to legendary Churchill Downs, sessions with Don Julio, and their mutual affect...

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62:03

Full Spectrum Stereophonic Taste (Milam & Greene)

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2025/05/22

Send us a text The guys check out three noteworthy tracks from the home stretch of Sinatra's Capitol Records career, and Chris introduces Luke to the exceptional distilling, blending and finishing artistry of Milam & Greene with three unique pours from the award-winning whiskey maker out of Blanco, Texas.

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59:14

Springin' 'n' Swingin' Into Fiddler!!!

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2025/05/02

Chris and Luke swing into spring with three delightful recordings from Sinatra's Capitol years and a trio of delicious, well-crafted pours from Atlanta-based ASW's Fiddler line. The show also features a musical toast to spring from Ol' Blue Eyes and another dram of the new style segment, Frankly Dressing.

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58:55

Finely Tuned Finishing

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2025/04/17

Luke and Chris sample three expertly blended and finished pours from Louisville's Barrell Craft Spirits and a trio of top-shelf recordings from Sinatra's Capitol career. The guys are impressed and delighted by the products from Barrell Craft. Also: Frankly Dressing returns.

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54:58

Frankie Says: Relax. Have Fun Now.

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2025/03/08

Chris and Luke continue to explore the best of the best from Sinatra's Capitol Records career and sample three delicious pours from Woodinville, a grain-to-glass distillery outside Seattle. The boys also talk about the podcast's global audience, discuss Johnny Carson's favorite song and debut a new style feature, Frankly Dressing.

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51:04

100 Proof Super Premium

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2025/02/18

Chris and Luke sample three delicious and distinct age-dated pours from Knob Creek, one of the industry's earliest small-batch, super premium bourbons. The guys also share and discuss three super premium recordings from Frank Sinatra's highly successful Capitol Records career. Other topics include the role of premium products in bourbon's comeback and the chairman's enduring collaborations with songwriters Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.

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60:20

Moonlight (and Whisky) in Texas

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2025/01/17

Luke and Chris continue to explore some of the very best recordings from Frank Sinatra's Capitol Records career while sampling three innovative and delicious pours from Balcones Distilling, an award-winning Waco maker of grain-to-glass Texas whiskies. Tectonic plates, haikus and the smoke of Texas scrub oak also feature in the discussion.

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62:26

Oh! Look at Dickel Now

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2025/01/02

Kicking off 2025, Chris and Luke share three more top tunes from Sinatra's Capitol Records career while tasting not three but four pours from Cascade Hollow Distilling, the Tennessee home of George Dickel. The boys are impressed by the innovative work of current Dickel GM and Distiller Nicole Austin.

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64:15

A Jolly Whiskey Christmas

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2024/12/13

Luke and Chris celebrate the season with three unique, bottle-finished pours from Texas-based Oak & Eden and music from the classic 1957 album, A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra. In two FDWF firsts, the guys are joined by a very special guest, Jordan, and discuss a song not performed by Mr. S. (Nashville's Andy Gullahorn and Jill Phillips.) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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52:25

Evan Williams, Meet Pal Joey

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2024/11/21

On the cusp of Thanksgiving, Chris and Luke enjoy three different pours from Evan Williams, Heaven Hill's flagship brand, and share three top tunes from Sinatra's sparkling career with Capitol Records. Also noted: the Beam family tree of master distillers, the genius of Cole Porter and much more.

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57:20

Farm Strength Trombone Solo

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2024/11/08

Luke and Chris share three epic tracks from Sinatra's Capitol career and three standout pours from Nevada's Frey Ranch. With a history going back 165 years, Frey Ranch specializes in cultivating award-winning ground-to-glass whiskeys. Cheers!

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59:44

Bardstown Is My Lady

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2024/10/19

Join Chris and Luke as we toast this month's 40th anniversary release of Sinatra's 1984 LP, L.A. Is My Lady, produced by Quincy Jones. We sample key album tracks and three distinct and tasty pours from 1792, an award-winning brand from Bardstown, Kentucky.

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55:49

Slam Dunk Six Pack

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2024/10/04

Luke and Chris sample a flight of three different products from Maker's Mark while spinning three classic recordings from Sinatra's legendary Capitol Records career.

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