Beste Whisky And Things Podcasts (2024)

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EP125 JAM SESSION - INFINITY RESERVE - BLENDED WHISKY - Plus new segments for as far as the eye can see! 1:03:58

2+ y ago1:03:58

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For our 125th and final episode we crack open the Jam Session, Infinity Reserve… a blend of 26 Whiskies from around the world, lovingly married togeth….. Nah, not really, it’s just Nick’s Infinity Bottle containing drams from the first year and a half of the show… so is it any good? Listen to find out! We also debut some ‘regular segments’ we never…

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EP124 BRUICHLADDICH - THE CLASSIC LADDIE - ISLAY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY - plus our podcast recommendations 52:03

2+ y ago52:03

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In our penultimate episode of Whisky and Things we finally get round to talking about the deal, the steal, some might say the teal of the century…. The Classic Laddie from Bruichladdich, Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky. We’ve loved what we’ve sampled before so how will their flagship release match up? Also, seeing as next week is our last episode, …

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EP123 WESTWARD SINGLE MALT AMERICAN WHISKEY - from Portland Oregon 32:37

2+ y ago32:37

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In episode 123 we head back to the Northwest of the USA, Portland Oregon to be precise to taste the Westward Single Malt American Whiskey. We’ve loved other examples of Single Malts from the region but how will this compare? We also have some fun facts about Portland, a heatwave whisky recommendation as well as an important announcement. Find the f…

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EP122 FANNYS BAY - SINGLE MALT TASMANIAN WHISKY - with Jamie Ryder - Author 58:04

2+ y ago58:04

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We’re very lucky this week to be sampling another dram from Tasmania, in the form of the Fanny’s Bay Single Malt Whisky. Our first 100% Malted Barley example from the Australian island, so we’re very excited to see how it tastes and find out all about their story. We’re also joined by Jamie Ryder, a hospitality copywriter, whisky fan and fiction au…

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EP121 ABER FALLS - SINGLE MALT WELSH WHISKY - with Kirstie McCallum - Master Blender 32:43

2+ y ago32:43

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This week we’re heading back to Wales try the Aber Falls Single Malt Welsh Whisky. And not only that, to tell us all about this Whisky, the distillery and much more we welcome their Master Blender Kirstie McCallum onto the show. We also have a little look at how we’ve been scoring our our Whiskies so far, our consistency and Cricket… Yes, Cricket. …

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EP120 WESTLAND AMERICAN OAK - American Single Malt Whiskey 23:57

2+ y ago23:57

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How has it taken this long? If you’re a regular listener to the podcast then you’ll know about our love for this dram ever since we tried it as part of the “What’s in the Wood?” tasting set back at the 2020 Virtual Whisky Show… Well, it’s finally time to actually review and score the Westland American Oak, American Single Malt Whiskey. We know we l…

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EP119 BULLEIT 95 RYE - Straight American Rye Whiskey 21:26

2+ y ago21:26

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All the way back in episode 2 we first tried the standard Bulliet Bourbon, and it’s a brand we’ve grown to love, so combine that to our appreciation of Rye whiskey and we thought it was about time we gave their green labelled Straight American Rye Whiskey a go go… yep, this week its’s time for the Bulleit 95 Rye named for the percentage of Rye in i…

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EP118 THE MATSUI - MIZUNARA CASK - KURAYOSHI DISTILLERY - Plus Dave’s Isle of Skye Trip 35:01

2+ y ago35:01

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This week we’re heading to the land of the rising sun, sampling The Matsui, Mizunara Cask, Single Malt Japanese Whisky from the Kurayoshi Distillery. Dave also fills us all in on his recent distillery visits on the Isle of Skye and elsewhere in the picturesque Scottish highlands. Find the full show notes for this episode at https://www.whiskyandthi…

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EP117 THE CIRCUMSTANTIAL DISTILLERY - with Founders Danny Walker and Liam Hirt 1:00:27

2+ y ago1:00:27

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This week we welcome the Founders of the Circumstance Distillery, Danny Walker and Liam Hirt to talk about the road to producing various Circumstantial Grain Spirits as well the upcoming release of their first Whisky… and as well as many other things, they’ll also be talking about their green credentials, Circ Club and their new ‘Still in Cask’ end…

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EP116 THE WISEMAN KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON - From Kentucky Owl 28:55

2+ y ago28:55

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This week we taste The Wiseman, Kentucky Straight Bourbon from Kentucky Owl, a blend of 4 Straight Bourbons. Yes… and, incase you’re worried we’ve been forgetting about ‘the things’, we research the full names of famous Al’s… oh yes! And it turns out Al Pachino’s full name isn’t Alan… Who knew?! Want to find out what it really is? Don’t google it… …

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EP115 CRAGGANMORE 12 YEAR OLD - SPECIAL RELEASE 2019 - a Peaty Cragganmore? 26:56

2+ y ago26:56

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This week we crack open the Cragganmore 12 Year Old, Single Malt Scotch Whisky…. the 2019 Special Release no less. Cragganmore aren’t known for smoky whisky so we thought we’d delve into the fascinating story behind this unusually peaty, cask strength expression from this Speyside Distillery. Find the full show notes for this episode at https://www…

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EP114 OOSHKIE - GLENTAUCHERS 11 YEAR OLD SINGLE MALT - Single Cask, Cask Strength Scotch Whisky 34:34

2+ y ago34:34

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This week we crack into an 11 year old whisky originating from the Glentauchers Distillery in Speyside, bottled by Ooshkie, the same Indie Bottling team behind The Whisky Baron brand. We’ve loved what we tasted from them in the past, but how will this single cask, cask strength, 57.5% ABV whisky matured in first fill ex-boubon casks compare? We als…

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EP113 BIMBER KLUB EDITION 2 - VINO DE NARANJA CASK FINISH - with Matt McKay 1:02:44

2+ y ago1:02:44

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This week welcome back onto the show Matt McKay. A man with many roles including Director of Marketing and Communications at Bimber, writer on The Dramble blog and now Director of Whisky Creation and Outreach for the upcoming Dunphail Distillery in Speyside… We learnt so much from him and we hope you will as well. And we thought this was a perfect …

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EP112 PURE SCOT - SIGNATURE - BLENDED SCOTCH - from Bladnoch Distillery 32:57

2+ y ago32:57

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Did you know that the Bladnoch Distillery produce a whisky designed for cocktails? Well they make a few under the Pure Scot Blended Scotch label, and this week we’ll be tasting their ‘Signature’ bottling. A Lowland Scotch distillery owned by an Australian surfer/yoghurt tycoon with impressive environmental ethics certainly is an interesting recipe …

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EP111 FOUR ROSES SINGLE BARREL KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON - Plus Boozeround is back! 24:09

2+ y ago24:09

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This week we head back over to the US of A to sample the Four Roses Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon… 100 Proof, high rye mashbill, mature Bourbon at a reasonable price? Sound too good to be true? Listen to find out. Dave also brings back an old segment where we round up some stories from the world of booze… what’s it called again? Find the …

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EP110 EAST LONDON LIQUOR CO. DISTILLERY VISIT - with Founder Alex Wolpert 45:51

2+ y ago45:51

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In this week’s very special show we visit the East London Liquor Company, and talk to their founder Alex Wolpert. As well as hearing about their story, their operation and their spirits, with Earth Day last week, we’ll also be discussing the bold step the company has made to reduce their carbon footprint. We’ll also be sipping their London Wheat Wh…

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EP109 SCAPA - THE ORCADIAN - SKIREN SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY - From the Island of Orkney 23:28

2+ y ago23:28

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This week we head way up North to Orkney, for an Island Single Malt Scotch from the Scapa Distillery in the form of the Skiren Single Malt Scotch Whisky. This Pernod Ricard distillery calls itself the Orcadian, but what does that mean? What does anything mean? Why are we here? What’s the meaning of life? Tune in to find out… maybe. Find the full sh…

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EP108 SONOMA DISTILLING CO - CHERRYWOOD RYE WHISKEY - plus we’re in the podcast charts! 30:50

2+ y ago30:50

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This week we’re sampling a dram from the West coast of the USA, in the form of the Cherrywood Rye Whiskey from the Sonoma Distilling Company in California. Really interesting mash bill in this one including Malted Barley smoked by burning Cherrywood… hence the name. We also update you on our recent London outing as well as our position in a Whisky …

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EP107 ABERFELDY 12 YEAR OLD SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY - The Golden Dram 24:34

2+ y ago24:34

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This week we head to the Highlands to sample a key component in the Dewar's Blended Scotch… Aberfeldy 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Yep, it’s known as the Golden Dram, thanks to the special history of the land the distillery sits on… It also comes in a fancy Gold Bar tin! Remember those GOLD bar biscuits? How nice were those? They really w…

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EP106 THE SINGLE MALTS OF SCOTLAND - LINKWOOD 11 YEAR OLD - plus our Eagle Rare issue update 27:20

2+ y ago27:20

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We’ve been featuring a few indie bottlers over the last few weeks, and we love them, so why not do another one? How about a bottling from Elixir Distillers ‘Single Malts of Scotland’ label? Oh yes, we’re tasting an 11 year old, 57.2% ABV, Single Cask offering from the Linkwood Distillery in Speyside. And not only that, we have an update on the issu…

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EP105 EAGLE RARE KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON - Our 2nd Anniversary Show 34:15

2+ y ago34:15

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March 24th marks our 2 year anniversary of launching the Whisky and Things Podcast… and in that time we’ve learnt one thing for certain… we love Bourbon! So this week we’re sipping on a 10 year old example from the Buffalo Trace Distillery! Eagle Rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. We also have a little “Bourbon 101”, a little refresh on what m…

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EP104 SAMUEL GELSTON'S SINGLE POT STILL IRISH WHISKEY - St Patrick's Day Episode 24:47

2+ y ago24:47

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As St Patrick's day is this week and we’re a whiskey show, it’s only correct that we sip on an Irish Whiskey… So that’s what we’re going to do! One year on from trying their blended and Single Pot Still Pinot Noir finish, we’re cracking open another Samuel Gelston’s in the form of the classically Irish, Single Pot Still Whiskey. We were big fans la…

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EP103 GORDON AND MACPHAIL - DISCOVERY RANGE - Caol Ila 13 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 29:25

2+ y ago29:25

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In episode 103 we’re sticking with the independent bottlers as we try a smokey little number from Gordon and MacPhail’s Discovery Range. Yes we’re going to be tasting their 13 Year Old Single Malt Scotch with spirit originating from the Caol Ila Distillery on Islay, but matured in G&M’s very own casks. This is our third episode using our extremely …

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EP102 DOUGLAS LAING - THE EPICUREAN - Lowland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 21:26

2+ y ago21:26

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This week we revisiting one of our favourite independent bottlers, not Douglas Laing (Lang)…. but Douglas Laing (Lain)… We’ll get that right this time. Yes we’re sampling a 3rd example from their Remarkable Regional Malts range in the form of The Epicurean, Lowland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. We first tried Douglas Laing whiskies back in episode 55…

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EP101 BOWMORE 12 YEAR ISLAY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH - plus Whisky Scoring 101 1:10:23

2+ y ago1:10:23

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After our adventure with Bunnahabhain in episode 100, this week we stay on Islay to sample a slightly smokier offering from the island… in the shape of the Bowmore 12 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky. And as it’s episode 101, we thought we’d take on Whisky Scoring 101, and do a bit of research into how to score whiskies… and then completely ignore it…

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EP100 BUNNAHABHAIN 12 YEAR ISLAY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH - plus the Whisky and Things Quizky 1:12:38

3y ago1:12:38

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100! We’ve made it to our 100th episode, and what a monster show we have in store for you all. This week, with help from a live zoom audience of our wonderful Patrons we try the Bunnahabhain 12 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky… a stunning unpeated example from the Islay Distillery. And as it’s our 100th show… we see what our patrons, and indeed o…

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EP99 ANGLESEY MÔN DISTILLERY - WHISGI - and should we start scoring Whisky? 31:41

3y ago31:41

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We have something quite unusual for our 99th episode of Whisgi and Things… Yes you read that correctly… This week we’re trying a very small batch release from the Anglesey Môn Distillery in North Wales… and they’ve named it a Whisgi. Made using water from their own spring and aged in oak casks, that was pretty much all we knew going into this show,…

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EP98 LAGAVULIN - THE DISTILLERS EDITION 2002 - with a Scented Candle Update 25:40

3y ago25:40

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This week we’re opening something pretty special, Lagavulin, The Distillers Edition 2002 distillation finished in Pedro Ximenez Casks. Yes we’ve opened a bottle we’d been saving for about a year and a half…to mark the end of our time recording at Abbey Road. We also have an exciting development in the world of the scented candle, as well as news on…

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EP97 HOUSTON WE’VE HAD A PROBLEM - DISTILLED BY HIGHLAND PARK - with Dan Cox  31:45

3y ago31:45

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This week we blast off with an indie bottling from The Whisky Barrel, the interestingly titled “Houston, we’ve had a problem”, Single Malt Scotch Whisky distilled at Highland Park. A whisky released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. Bottled at the cask strength of 61.3% ABV, this single cask offering could be use…

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EP96 KYMSEE GERMAN SINGLE MALT QUARTER CASK FINISH - with two tired boys 25:41

3y ago25:41

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Continuing with our new year theme of discovering drams from less conventional Whisky producing countries, this week we try a German Whisk(e)y… Ja… Der Kymsee Single Malt Quarter Cask finish is on the pod. The Kymsee Distillery website is all in German… but we think we got the gist of it, and even if we didn’t it’s all about the taste, so have a li…

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EP95 STARWARD LEFT-FIELD AUSTRALIAN SINGLE MALT - with Adam Kury 38:23

3y ago38:23

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This week we try our second whisky from “Down Under”… in the form of the Starward Left-Field Single Malt Australian Whisky… a very drinkable tipple? We’ll see… and as we’re recording from our temporary HQ somewhere near Abbey Road, we welcome the Bassist for Dave’s next album, all the way from the USA, the legend who is Adam Kury who chats about hi…

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EP94 PUNI GOLD ITALIAN SINGLE MALT WHISKY - with Danny Beck 30:22

3y ago30:22

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In our first show of 2022 we try a dram from the land of Gelato, Pasta and annoyingly officiant penalty shoot out converters….. *huff*…the Puni Gold, Italian Single Malt Whisky… and Whisky isn’t cheap so ahead of Dave's Abbey Road recording this month we welcome his Producer for the album, Mr Danny Beck who brought this bottle along with him. Hope …

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EP93 2021 REVIEW - PART TWO - We talk drams of the year! 34:18

3y ago34:18

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In the second of our two part, end of year review, we talk fluid! Yes, we discuss our favourite drams of 2021, and yeah, and we try to choose one favourite each from 70 plus whiskies we’ve consumed on the show… Wish us luck, because some we can’t even remember drinking for whatever reason. Find the full show notes for this episode at https://www.wh…

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EP92 2021 REVIEW - PART ONE - Special Guest Highlights 32:18

3y ago32:18

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In the first of our two part, end of year review, we talk about the great guests we’ve had on the podcast in 2021… We’ve had the pleasure of talking to Distillers, Brand Ambassadors, Authors, Content Creators, Indie Bottlers, a Film Director, an International Rugby Player and even a Board Game Designer… What a year! We chat about our episode highli…

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EP91 NEW ZEALAND WHISKY COLLECTION - a captivating Kiwi Quartet 57:40

3y ago57:40

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This week we take a step back in time, as we revisit four whiskies from The New Zealand Whisky Collection which Nick tasted back in Episode 1, The South Island Single Malt, The High Wheeler, The Dunedin Double Wood and the mighty Oamaruvian. So now Dave and Nick can actually get together again, it’s time for them to taste these four drams in each o…

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EP90 MOSGAARD ORGANIC DANISH SINGLE MALTS - with Jes Mosgaard 58:34

3y ago58:34

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This week we’re joined by Jes Mosgaard of the Danish Distillery Mosgaard. Jes founded Mosgaard back in 2015 with his wife Gitte and they produce Organic Single Malt Whiskies with a variety of cask finishes, all while using CO2 Neutral energy sources as well as zero waste in their production. Jes tells us all about their story and their range which …

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EP89 CHIVAS WHISKY BLENDING KIT - How hard can blending be? 47:01

3y ago47:01

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Dave finally made it to ‘Nick’s Bar’ so it means we can finally crack open our Chivas Whisky Blending Kits and have a go at being “Master Blenders”… How hard can it be? Of course we’ll be having a little taste of how it should be done by sampling a dram of the Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Blended Scotch before we crack on! We have 4 of these Blending K…

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EP88 THE WHISKY EXCHANGE FINE CHRISTMAS MALTS - with Billy Abbott 49:47

3y ago49:47

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In episode 88 we welcome back Whisky Exchange Ambassador, Presenter and now published Author Billy Abbott onto the podcast… We talk about guitars, beards and of course, the whisky he kindly sent us to taste. With Christmas just around the corner, we sample some special festive drams The Whisky Exchange have to offer… including ‘A Fine Christmas Mal…

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EP87 REDBREAST 12 YEAR CASK STRENGTH - with Danny Gruff 41:40

3y ago41:40

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This week we welcome our good friend Danny Gruff back onto the podcast, and not only that, the three of us will be sitting in the same room, at the same bar together… what a treat! So to mark this occasion we thought we’d crack out the big guns in the form of the Redbreast 12 Year Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, Cask Strength at 57.6% ABV, as well …

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EP86 NC'NEAN QUIET REBELS - ANNABEL - plus The Cocktail Society and Rampur Asava Old Fashioned 32:53

3y ago32:53

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Dram packed show this week as we taste the new seasonal offering from Nc'Nean, in the form of the Annabel, the debut bottling from their Quiet Rebels series. This exciting release has been matured using ex-Bourbon and ex-Tokaji barrels…(That’s Hungarian Wine). Also, to help celebrate Diwali, the Indian New Year and Festival of Light as well as Old …

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EP85 COTSWOLDS DISTILLERY VISIT PART 2 - with Rob Patchett, Connor Teague and Vin PF 54:36

3y ago54:36

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This week we air the second part of our conversation with Rob Patchett and Connor Teague of the Cotswolds Distillery as well as Vin PF of No Nonsense Whisky, which took place back in August within the Distillery’s tasting room. After we tried their core range back in episode 80, in this instalment we’ll be sampling two limited edition ‘Hearts and C…

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EP84 CARDHU GOLD RESERVE - and what’s with all the Orange? 40:46

3y ago40:46

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This week we discuss the influx of orange onto the whisky shelves, both in flavour and in aesthetics. Orange flavoured ‘spirit drinks’, orange labels and styling seems to be everywhere at the moment for better or worse. We also try one of the key components in the Johnnie Walker blends in the form of the Cardhu Gold Reserve Single Malt Scotch Whisk…

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EP83 TOP TIPS ON BOTTLE AND CASK INVESTMENT - with Mark Littler 1:03:08

3y ago1:03:08

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In this week’s episode we welcome whisky investment specialist Mark Littler on to the podcast to talk about bottle and cask investment and collection. Mark runs Mark Littler Ltd who are independent consultants and whisky brokers. He also hosts a You Tube Channel all about this intriguing, and sometimes divisive subject… With the recent release of h…

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EP82 BRUICHLADDICH 11 YEAR - THE WATER OF LIFE EDITION - from The Single Cask 31:15

3y ago31:15

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After our visit to the Whisky Show last week and Dave’s very positive Bruichladdich experience, we thought we’d try a special dram from said Islay distillery that we’ve been very much looking forward to. This week we’ll be tasting the cask strength Bruichladdich 11 year which was bottled by The Single Cask independent bottlers in partnership with T…

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EP81 THE WHISKY SHOW 2021 - Our thoughts, highlights and lessons learnt 1:00:26

3y ago1:00:26

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This week we recap our visit to the Whisky Show 2021 at Old Billingsgate in London this past Sunday… our first public whisky event. Yes, we have a little debrief about we learnt, who we met and what were our highlights were… including our Dram of the show. It was a truly wonderful day finally meeting ‘virtual’ friends we’ve talked to over the last …

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 EP80 COTSWOLDS DISTILLERY VISIT - with Rob Patchett, Connor Teague and Vin PF 1:10:26

3y ago1:10:26

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For Episode 80, we head to the Cotswolds Distillery… actually in person! Yes for our first distillery visit of 2021 we were lucky enough to receive a guided tour as well as taste their entire range along side two members of their team, who also answered a ton of questions we had. Yes, a conversation recorded within the distillery’s tasting room its…

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EP79 SHACKLETON BLENDED MALT - the amazing adventure story behind it's RE-creation 39:10

3y ago39:10

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In this adventurous episode we set sail with the Shackleton Blended Malt Scotch Whisky… A release inspired by one of the most exciting whisky discoveries of the 21st century which spans the globe all the way from the UK to Antarctica, and the pioneering spirit of one of the worlds most intrepid explorers, Sir Ernest Shackleton. Oh, and Nick invents…

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EP78 NICK OFFERMAN, LAGAVULIN AND GUINNESS CASKS - with Nicky and Anthony of New Dram Drinker 53:41

3y ago53:41

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Great show this week… not only do we taste the Lagavulin Nick Offerman Edition 11 Year Guinness Cask Finished Single Malt Islay Whisky, but we get to share notes and banter with Nicky and Anthony of the New Dram Drinker You Tube channel and the Certified Originals Discord group! Yes, they’re back to not only talk about this whisky, but experiences …

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EP77 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHISKY (BUT ARE TOO AFRAID TO ASK) - with Nicholas Morgan  45:39

3y ago45:39

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In this week’s special show, no whisky will touch our lips, oh no… because in this episode we welcome Dr Nicholas Morgan to talk about his new book which he has released in partnership with The Whisky Exchange, “Everything You Need To Know About Whisky (But Are Too Afraid To Ask)”. Together with Nicholas we discuss this informative and entertaining…

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EP76 TALKING BARRELS WITH THE BARON - with Jake Sharpe of The Whisky Baron 1:23:11

3y ago1:23:11

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We love an Independent Bottler on this show and this week we welcome Jake Sharpe, founder of The Whisky Baron. Jake guides us through two of their recent releases, a tasty Glentauchers, a punchy Port Charlotte... both cask strength, Lovely. He also shares his opinions and concerns on the current state of the cask investment world. Find the full sho…

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