In Episode 103 of Whiskey n Whine, Mike and Alex taste Pilot House Distilling's "Come Hell or High Water", an A-O American Light Whiskey aged in barrels that spent time on a fishing vessel off the Oregon coast — because aging whiskey on land just isn't adventurous enough anymore.

The guys debate an ill-advised plan to take a same-day train trip to Seattle for the NFC Championship, quickly realizing they are no longer built for all-day drinking marathons (Mike's Cleveland experience confirms this). Between sips, they discuss the beauty of a well-timed dive bar, especially when you're killing time during a high school dance competition.

Boat stories take a turn as Alex recalls a family fishing charter gone horribly wrong, featuring nonstop seasickness, four hours on the water, and at least one person puking over the side at all times. The conversation drifts to fresh fish and chips, fishing trips in Cabo that turned into full-on booze cruises, and feeding bait fish to a sea lion at the dock.

Travel trauma continues with stories from Scotland and England, including pickled onion chips, a rental car that never fully recovered, driving a right-hand-drive manual transmission, and a shared frustration with why beer in Europe is never cold enough on a hot day.