We're talking whiskey this week on In the Drink, as host Joe Campanale is joined by "The Whisky Woman", Allison Patel. Allison Patel is the founder of Manhattan-based Local Infusions, which imports and exports fine spirits such as whiskey. She is also a passionate blogger on The Whisky Woman, writing about everything from cocktails to great whiskeys, bourbons, American distilleries and more. Tune in and hear how she fell in love with whiskey and what she's doing to advance the category - both in production and appreciation! This program was sponsored by This program was sponsored by Susty Party.

"Its scary to launch something that's a new profile to a category, but also very exciting and rewarding to the consumers." 11:00

"The only way to not drink whiskey is to not drink it at all." [14:00]

--Allison Patel, "The Whisky Woman", on In the Drink

This week on In the Drink, host Joe Campanale is joined by Amanda Smeltz, Wine Director at Roberta's, the very place that houses the HeritageRadioNetwork.org studio! Amanda discusses her approach for selecting wines at Roberta's and expresses her decided interest in female wine producers and experimental wines. How has the traffic to Roberta's changed since Sam Sifton's New York Times review? What challenges come along with building a wine list for a Bushwick crowd? Amanda explains her integral role at Roberta's and also talks about her second life as a writer - her latest book of poetry "Imperial Bender" will be released soon! This program was sponsored by Route 11 Potato Chips.

"I think Roberta's is an amazing stomping ground for experimental stuff and [wines] that are off the beaten path." [1:56]

"It takes many months for a restaurant to find its groove. They are organic things because they are very people based so they need a lot of attention. The work is never done." [11:15]

"It's not standard Italian food by any means, and it's not standard pizza at Roberta's so standard pizza and wine pairings don't hold." [27:30]

--Amanda Smeltz, Wine Director at Roberta's on In the Drink

This week's guest on In the Drink is journalist, sommelier, educator, author and "Wine Wise Guy" Anthony Giglio. Anthony and host Joe Campanale jump right into an on-air blind tasting and discuss the very nature of blind taste tests themselves and the American palate when it comes to wine. Tune in and hear how impossible it is to stump Joe in a tasting and check out the shows "rapid fire" segment, where Anthony pairs wines with pizza, pasta, bowling, movie theaters and the beach. This program was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

"Americans are the most opinionated, confident and forthright people on the planet - until you say the word wine." [2:15]

"Drinking dry Madeira was eye opening for me." [27:30]

--"Wine Wise Guy" Anthony Giglio on In the Drink