Topic: Jim Beam

John C. Dvorak recommends Crow 86 bourbon as a good cheap drink and offers tasting advice about not swirling spirits like wine. The segment ends with a reminder to support the show, a teaser for end-of-show mixes, and a farewell before the closing music.

A global glass shortage is impacting the liquor and wine industries, leading brands like Jack Daniels and Jim Beam to halt production of certain sizes or switch to plastic bottles. The shortage is attributed to pandemic-related factory shutdowns and the "cold repair" maintenance of glass melting furnaces, which can take up to 20 weeks to restart. Major glass plants in the San Francisco Bay Area have also permanently closed.

Matthew Clay is knighted as Sir Matt the Bulgarian, and James Shea becomes the "Circumcised Chef" (or Sir Come Sized Shaft). Shea requests that the Roundtable add buckwheat cakes and Jim Beam Black Label to its menu. The segment concludes with a play of the "Emperor Hillary" jingle and a mention of the "Darby Hauler."

James Shea of West Virginia is knighted as Sir Circumcised Chef, requesting a ceremony involving buckwheat cakes and Jim Beam Black Label. The segment transitions into a discussion about a viral meme featuring a young Hillary Clinton tweeting "Happy birthday to the next president," which the hosts suspect is a fabricated smear.