I haven’t been as excited for a show in a long time. 2 Guys, 3 Drams: The Ultimate Live Blues and Whisky Experience sounded like it was made for me and boy was I correct.
The Rhythm and Booze Project play some stomping blues music and serve you three superb Scotch whiskies. In a whirlwind hour, you to learn how to sound clever about whisky, appreciate top-quality drams and enjoy some raucous tunes.
The Premise promises a lot, and somehow the Rhythm and Booze Project deliver on that and then some. The show is funny, sounds great and the whisky selection isn’t to appeal to tourists by pouring the typical drams you’d spot on every menu. The 3 options are delightful, not the most recognisable or commonplace to the audience, and most importantly delicious.
The duo are made up of Felipe and Paul. Felipe provides the sultry tones and intoxicating slide guitar while the audience sips some nips while their ears are engorged on some incredible sounding blues. Felipe’s understanding and appreciation of both Whisky and the Blues is so clear to see. He runs the audience through how to sound sophisticated or pretentious while tasting or nosing whisky and effortlessly switches from that funny whisky tasting guide to a dirty, gritty blues master the next.
Paul provides percussion of proceedings. Whether that be on a small but tight kit, or on the drastically underappreciated washboard, Paul keeps things in the pocket while also adding splashes of his own creativity in expertly crafted fills, or minutes long, but still not long enough washboard solo’s. Paul’s passion is clear to see too, and it’s obvious both performers adore doing this show, they’re in their element.
This show is the dream end to the night of a long day of Fringe-ing, a laidback, interactive and endlessly fun hour of delicious whisky and expertly performed rhythm and blues. A true delight.
2 Guys, 3 Drams: The Ultimate Live Blues and Whisky Experience | Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Theatre Scotland 
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