Join our guides and guests as they reminisce about their recent holidays around the world. Speyside Wildlife, est. 1991 is a wildlife tour operator based in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. Speyside Wildlife has over 30 years’ experience in organising wildlife watching experiences for a wide variety of wildlife watchers, from the dedicated wildlife enthusiast, to those who simply wish to include some wildlife-watching as part of their holiday. Whether you’ve always wanted to see Pine ...
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Since 2010 we've been a club that meets up once a month to sample a new, single-malt Scotch Whisky; because drinking scotch is better than not drinking scotch. Only one of us knows what we're drinking. The rest of us are blind tasting. We'll talk about color, smell, taste, and finish. We make predictions about age, region, and, if we're feeling lucky, even distillery. Then we rate it on a scale of 1-10. Remember to always drink responsibly.
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Marlys, Judy and Jon taste, compare, and discuss different kinds of Scotch and other spirits
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An entertaining and informative Scotch whisky show from Ian Macleod Distillers featuring Gordon Dundas, International Brand Ambassador and Gordon Dallas, Experiential Ambassador. Whisky Unscripted is an approachable podcast for all, not just the whisky aficionados. Never taking itself too seriously, but offering an insider’s guide to the whisky industry via their ownership of the Glengoyne, Tamdhu and Rosebank distilleries with their accompanying brands of Smokehead, Sheep Dip, and Pigs Nose ...
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S8 Episode 5 - A Rosebank Opening Special ft Leonard Russell, Tom Russell, Malcolm Rennie, Scott Jackson, Stephen Arnott and Rosie Murray
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It’s a Rosebank Special and we are live at the opening night event featuring Managing Director and owner of Ian Macleod Distillers, Leonard Russell, Head of International Business Development Tom Russell, Gordon Dundas, and Distillery Manager Malcolm Rennie with a host of local Distillery Ambassadors giving us their take on the rebirth of this icon…
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63: Episode 63: 3 New Excellent Rums. Ron Zacapa Systema No.23, Old Master Gold Rum, and Dos Maderas Triple Aged Rum 5+5
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Judy, Jon and Marlys try three new rums and enjoyed all of them, with a 4th rum from a previous episode (Flor de Caña) at the end for comparison.By Fun With Scotch and other fine spirits
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62: Episode 62: 3 Scotch Blends. Buchanan's Deluxe 12 Year, The Dimple Pinch, and Carlyle Blended Scotch Whisky
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In this episode, Marlys, Judy and Jon review 3 blended Scotch Whiskies they hadn't tried before and had a good time doing it. Jon discovers why it's important to control laughter while drinking Scotch.By Fun With Scotch and other fine spirits
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S8Episode 4 - Spirit of Speyside 2024 Special ft Chairman George McNeil, Sandy McIntyre Tamdhu Manager and Jake Adcook IMD asst. blender
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The 2 Gordon's welcome you to Dalbeallie station in the heart of the Tamdhu Distillery for a behind the scenes look at the SOSF 2024. Chairman of the Festival, George McNeil gives the podcast an exclusive interview from The Macallan who, celebrating their 200th anniversary were the official hosts of this years festival, themselves celebrating 25 ye…
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S8 Episode 3 - In Vienna with Ian Palmer of Inchdairnie Distillery and Roland Grain of Ardgowan Distillery with whisky chat from the 2 Gordons
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The 2 Gordons welcome Ian Palmer of Inchdairnie, referenced in the last podcast. Ian talks about the wording on Scotch whisky labels and talks about his own journey in establishing this wonderful Fife distillery. Roland Grain is the man behind Ardgowan distillery in Inverkip who also hosted the Potstill Masterclass Festival in Vienna where Gordon D…
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Something different for this episode as Cath sits down with Roy for a pre-trip podcast to talk about our upcoming River Amazon Cruise this summer. This is a holiday of childhood dreams - our guests will be staying for 10 nights on a traditional wooden-hulled riverboat called the Iracema as they explore the mighty Amazon River using smaller motorise…
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61: Episode 61: Saint Patrick's Day Special. 3 offerings from Bushmills
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On this episode we sample 3 offerings from the Bushmills distillery in Ireland. Bushmills Red Bush, Bushmills Black Bush, and Bushmills 12 year Single Malt Irish Whiskey. A happy and tasty St. Patrick's day to you all!By Fun With Scotch and other fine spirits
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60: Episode 60: 3 fine Scotches from Aberlour
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Today Marlys, Judy and Jon taste and discuss 3 scotches from the Aberlour distillery in the Speyside region of Scotland. They are Aberlour 12 Year, Aberlour Casg Annamh, and Aberlour A'bunadh Cask Strength.By Fun With Scotch and other fine spirits
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S8 Episode 2 – Juliette Buchan of Glenallachie, Emma Anderson, Editor-in-Chief at Allt om Whisky + Whisky Labels and all the usual whisky chat and fun.!
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This episode is released on International Women’s Day 2024 and the 2 Gordon’s celebrate with interviews with Juliette Buchan of Glenallachie and Emma Anderson, Editor-in-Chief at Allt om Whisky, Sweden’s premier whisky magazine. The Gordons look at whether it is within the rules to put a geographical region on a Scotch whisky label that is not one …
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59: Episode 59: Beach Whiskey Potpourri
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Whiskey selection: Kaigan Japanese Whiskey, Browne Family Spirits Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Yellow Spot 12 Year Irish Whiskey, and Barrowman's Grand Cru 21 Year Blended Scotch Whisky. Wherein Jon and Judy invite several friends, absent Marlys, to join us in tasting four whiskies (and a fifth for extra credit) with an abundance of chaos, some explet…
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Alladale Wilderness Reserve with Sally Nowell
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Alladale Wilderness Reserve is a privileged experience you will never forget. An autumn spectacular in the remote Northern Highlands, to immerse ourselves in the some of the best wildlife Scotland has to offer. Join Sally Nowell and Cath as they talk about the holiday highlights from our 2023 trip. Speyside Wildlife is a wildlife tour operator base…
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Jon, Judy, and Marlys drink and discuss Balcones Baby Blue Pot Distilled Corn Whisky, 1792 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, and Blanton's Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBy Fun With Scotch and other fine spirits
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S8 Ep1 – Not the Christmas Special ft Lochlea’s Patrick, Glenturret’s Jamie, Penderyn’s Richard, Berry Bros and Rudd’s Joe, Barra Distillery’s Debbie, Patrick Lutz and Susan Morrison of the SWE
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The 2 Gordons start a New Year with a new series bringing interviews from a very snowy Baden in Switzerland which would have made a wonderful Christmas Special – all will be explained. Then it’s off to the capital of Scotland to visit Edinburgh’s newest whisky visitor attraction at the Scottish Whisky Experience and hear from the Chief Executive Su…
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S7 Episode 8 – The Peat Special with Mike Billett author of Peat And Whisky – The Unbreakable Bond
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The 2 Gordon’s welcome scientist turned author, Mike Billet who has spent more than 20 years working and researching as a peatland scientist. He gives a fascinating insight into his highly acclaimed new book which Charles Maclean is quoted on the front cover as saying, “I believe this to be amongst the most important books about whisky ever written…
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The world famous Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, Moremi Reserve and Kalahari Desert. Join our guide Darren Rees for African big game viewing at its very best and a bird list as long as your arm. In this episode he speaks with guests Jane and Pam - Jane returning for the second time (because it is that good) and Pam on her first African holiday…
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Roy and Jane are looking forward to returning to Norfolk during the winter of 2024 and during this chat they remember their highlights from past trips including the lovely hotel, a great group and the various birds they saw. Birds included a superb flock of Common Cranes, Hawfinches, three species of egrets, Golden Plovers, Shorelark, Water Pipit, …
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S7 Episode 7. Whiskey on the Rocks Las Vegas, Art of Drink Amsterdam,The Grill Aberdeen plus Whisky Flights and Festivals. Special edition double length episode!
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Hold on to your hats! This is a specially extended installment of Whisky Unscripted and has what you might call a world exclusive as we were the only podcast at Whiskey on the Rocks drinks spectacular at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas. We hear from the Rabbit Hole Distillery, The Oregon Spirit Distillers, Cody Van Dussen of Total Wine and More and so…
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After our recent autumn holiday to Cornwall, Julian sits down with Sally to chat about the highlights and itinerary - this was recorded during one of the recent storms so there is a slight interference in the audio at times. “Our trip to Cornwall this year was ‘off the scale’ in regard to the numbers and variety of seabirds seen, along with a fanta…
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Following our 2023 holiday to the Brazilian Pantanal. guide Roy Atkins sits down with Christine and Max Maughan to chat through their holiday highlights and the sheer quantity of birds seen during the trip- 328 if you were wondering! Jaguar sightings were plentiful and there were magical interactions with Giant Anteater, Brazilian Tapir and Giant O…
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57: Episode 57: Glasses of "T" (3 Speysides)
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3 Speysides: an offering from Tamdu Distillery, Tamnavulin Sherry Cask Finished, and Tamnavulin Red Wine Cask Finished. Yum... :)By Fun With Scotch and other fine spirits
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Our recent Orkney Odyssey trip was full of fantastic wildlife encounters along with breathtaking Orkney land and seascapes and wonderful historical sites. We had daily, multiple sightings of Hen Harriers across the islands with many juvenile birds seen but also some stunning ‘ghostly’ grey males, and also enjoyed great views of a stooping Peregrine…
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S7 Episode 6 - ft Gordon and MacPhail, Brave New Spirits, Duncan Taylor, Hercynian Distilling Co., West Cork Distillery and Christoph Kirsch
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Join us for another Whisky Unscripted podcast hosted by the dynamic duo, the two Gordons! In this episode, we take you on a journey through the Kirsch House Fair in Bremen, where we've got a lineup of fascinating interviews lined up for you. Our guests include none other than the event's organizer and proprietor, Christoph Kirsch. We'll also be cha…
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S7 Episode 5 - Greg Swartz, Director of The Water of Life Movie + Alistair McDonald Clydeside Manager
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It's a bumper (which means longer than usual) episode featuring 'The Water of Life' director, Greg Swartz in conversation with roving reporter Mike Brown. The 2 Gordon's are at Clydeside Distillery in Glasgow chatting to Alistair McDonald ex-Auchentoshan manager now Clydeside Distillery manager before heading back to the studio to cover a whole ran…
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Sally returned from our summer trip to Yorkshire in July. This is a two centre holiday that takes you to some of the most beautiful parts of Yorkshire, along with some of its most iconic bird Reserves. At this time of year Bempton cliffs are a sight to behold with a city of nesting seabirds and we spend our week exploring Yorkshire's Nature Triangl…
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MST Rating: 9.2 Ever been to a Harvard party attended by PhDs with a ruggedly dressed guest from Boston College? Oh, the suspense! That's what we encountered in our latest mystery scotch tasting. The unexpected guest, we all agreed was perfectly balanced, with an intriguing blend of sweet and smoky hints. In this episode we explore the depths of th…
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MST Rating: 7.4 Congratulations to us on our 50th episode!!! You're in for a sensory roller coaster as we unravel the layers of a unique Scotch. We've got a potpourri of flavors and scents from the sweet perfume of honey and orange to the spicy twist of furniture polish and hot tamales. Each sip is a revelation, tickling our taste buds with sugar p…
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S7 Episode 4 – Kenny McDonald of Dram Mor. Indie bottling, Cask Ownership, Distilleries with 2 words and The Summer Book Club.
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In this episode Gordon Dundas is off to China and talks about this emerging market and the latest whisky news. Independent bottling features throughout this episode and is just one of the topics Kenny McDonald of Dram Mor group talks about in a fascinating interview conducted at Cameron House on the banks of Loch Lomond. This butcher turned ambassa…
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Walking you through this Mossburn No. 21, we'll delve into its light color, elusive legs, and an array of intriguing aromas. Imagine smelling vanilla, marshmallow, and a tire shop's rubber, all swirling together in a complex bouquet. But wait, there's more - a fruity cocktail of pineapple and pear, with a nutty whiff of almonds. All of this beneath…
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Yellowstone in Spring with Darren Rees, Roy Atkins and Jayne Behenna
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Darren says it best "After Africa, Yellowstone is the best place to go for mammals." Affectionally known by our guides as the 'cuddly critters' tour, Yellowstone is always a holiday of highlights. During this episode Roy chats to our guide Darren Rees and guest Jayne Behenna who have recently returned from our 2023 spring holiday. Jayne has previou…
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S7 Episode 3 - Summertime special ft The 2 Gordons and Mike Brown of IMD. A small tribute to Paul McDonagh, Talking Rosebank, Seaside distilleries, the Hashtag challenge and much more.
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There has been a bit of a gap between episodes, but the 2 Gordons are back with the usual mix of whisky chat and challenges. Gordon Dundas leads a tribute to the late Paul McDonagh of The Bon Accord while Mike Brown of IMD takes us through some summer whisky cocktails. There's a new Hashtag challenge, with the regular feature You Have Reached Your …
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Ever wonder how a glass of Scotch can transport you to a camping trip under a starlit desert night? Join us, the Gentlemen of the World, as we navigate through a thrilling mystery Scotch tasting. Our first stop is a deep dive into the visual appeal of our drink. We draw parallels between its coloration and various beverages such as an Irish whiskey…
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Tonight we check out 3 Bourbons: Jefferson's Very Small Batch Blend, Chestnut Farms Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, and Widow Jane 10 YearsBy Fun With Scotch and other fine spirits
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Side Bar: Unforgettable Anecdotes of Hangovers and Hindsight
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Ever had one of those hangovers that just won't quit, despite your best efforts? One where that throbbing headache or the constant retching makes you swear off alcohol for good? Well, we've all been there! In our recent conversation, we took a trip down memory lane to some of our most infamous hangovers - the kind that unfold after a night of too m…
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Join Roy and one of our guests, John Aggleton as they look back on our recent Panama holiday. John has previously been to Costa Rica with us and if you think that bird list is impressive (381 in 2023), in Panama they still saw over 360 species - of which 120 were still new for John! This episode also includes great audio of Howler Monkeys too and o…
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Canna and Corncrakes with Sally Nowell and Ailie Brown
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Join Sally and Ailie as they chat about our recent 2023 holiday to the Isles of Mull, Iona and Canna in search of Corncrake and more. “Some of our favourite places and experiences are all wrapped up in this special holiday, which takes us to some of the most beautiful and inaccessible parts of the west coast, with amazing wildlife. This holiday rea…
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S7 Episode 2 – Whisky Tours and Whisky Festivals . John McElwee Whisky Tour Guide, Anders Nostrom of SMAD, Sweden and whisky chat about Cambletown and Islay Festivals.
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The 2 Gordons welcome you as always to a mix of whisky fun, fact, and features. Their irregular section entitled, An Insider’s Guide this week stars John McElwee who has been taking tourists around Scotland for over 25 years and now specializes in whisky tourism. The best distillery tours, the most interesting spots to drink a dram and his favourit…
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Speyside 24/7 with Ailie Brown and Roy Atkins
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A wonderful wildlife watching holiday in the Scottish Highlands, where you will have the best possible chance of seeing many of Scotland's iconic species as we seek out 24 of the best birds and 7 of the best mammals. During this episode guides, Ailie and Roy chat about our 2023 holiday and magic moments including bubbling Black Grouse as Curlews an…
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The Gentlemen try this bottle from the Arran distillery. There was a new guest who asked a lot of great questions. MST Rating: 8.6 Support the Show.By Gentlemen of the World
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S7 Episode1 – A Spirit of Speyside Festival Special ft Chairman George McNeil, Sandy McIntyre, and Dean Jode
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It’s The 2023 Spirit of Speyside Festival and the 2 Gordons bring you a very special podcast from the heart of the action from The Opening Gala Dinner via Tamdhu to The Friday Night Ceilidh. George McNeil the Festival chairman joins us for a chat to discuss the success and impact of the festival on the wider community. Dean Jode, Head of Whisky Cre…
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55: Episode 55: Interview with David Suk from St. Luna Spirits
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We interview David Suk from Saint Luna Spirits and later sample Saint Luna MoonshineBy Fun With Scotch and other fine spirits
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54: Episode 54: 3 Scotches from Glen Fohdry
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This time, we sample 3 scotches from the Total Wine house brand, Glen Fohdry: Fion Frangach, Aiteal an Oir, and Dublaich. Enjoy!By Fun With Scotch and other fine spirits
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Cyprus with Jane and Roy Atkins and Sara and Roy Cowley
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With thousands of migrants heading north into Eastern Europe anything can turn up during our Cyprus holiday - warblers, flycatchers, shrikes, waders, raptors - perhaps even something really rare! during this episode our guides, Jane and Roy Atkins chat with guests, Sara and Roy Cowley about our 2023 holiday to this exciting destination. Early on in…
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Andujar Lynx and Lammergeier with Julian Sykes and Roy Atkins
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Andalucia holds some of Spain’s best kept secrets - the Iberian Lynx, one of the world’s most endangered cats and an increasing number of Lammergeier (also known as Bearded Vulture or 'bone breaker'). During this episode Roy chats with fellow guide, Julian Sykes about our annual trip to the Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, in search of these elusive…
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The Gentlemen enjoy this lightly peated Scotch Whisky from the Wolfburn Distillery. MST Rating: 8.2 Support the Show.By Gentlemen of the World
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Costa Rica with Roy Atkins and Elaine George
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Costa Rica, in central America, is a very friendly, bite-size chunk of exotic rainforest adventure...without the rough edges! Join our guide Roy and guest Elaine, in conversation about our 2023 holiday to this exceptional wildlife watching destination - Northern Costa Rica. During their holiday they experienced the rainforest, volcanoes, amazing ma…
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This Gentlemen sample this funky Scotch Whisky from the Isle of Raasay Distillery. MST Rating: 7.5 Support the Show.By Gentlemen of the World
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This episode the Gentlemen enjoy a dram of Talisker Port Ruighe. Some say the perfict party guest doesn't exist... we just met them. MST Rating: 8.9 Support the Show.By Gentlemen of the World
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S6 Episode 7 - Onboard legendary Viking Line ferry, Cinderella ft Stewart Buchanan, Dougal Barr, Graham Mackay, Juhis Virkola and Sweden’s oldest whisky club, Sundsvalle.
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We are on the High Seas with this episode featuring interviews from the Cinderella Ferry Travel Retail Whisky Festival ft Brown Forman's Global Brand Ambassador Stewart Buchanan, Dougal Barr of Douglas Laing, Graeme Mackay of Adelphi and Ardnamurchan, Juhis Virkola of Finnwhisky and the Sundsvalle Whisky Club, Sweden's oldest whisky society. Gordon…
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In this special episode the gentleman finally drink some bottles that they have been sitting on. Valkyrie, Valknut, and Valfather, the three bottles in the Viking Legends Series. Listen to find out if it was worth the wait. MST Rating: Valkyrie - 8.3 Valkunt - 8.9 Valfather - 7.4 Support the Show.By Gentlemen of the World
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S6 Episode 6 – A special tribute to Mr. Peter Russell. George McNeil Chairman of the Spirit of Speyside Festival and Jason McCabe of Rosebank Distillery.
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The 2 Gordons pay tribute to Ian Macleod’s former Managing Director Peter Russell. George McNeil, Chairman of The Spirit of Speyside Festival gives us the low down on tickets sold as well as the preparations ahead for this year’s festival while Jason McCabe, Head Stillman at Rosebank Distillery gives us an exclusive update on progress of this legen…
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