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Whisky Talk

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

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Welcome to Whisky Talk! Hosted by Richard Goslan, editor of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s members magazine Unfiltered, we'll be introducing you to some of the people who make whisky, the places it comes from and the characters who bring it to life.
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Christopher Phin

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A Scot drinks whisky, and tells you about it; I’ll taste one malt or blend every episode, but there’s no set schedule for new episodes. This is not an authoritative guide; I’m just someone who has found he loves whisky and who wants to share my favourites and my new discoveries.
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Cocktails Distilled

Cocktails Distilled

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At Cocktails Distilled want to help you to make cocktails at home. In this podcast, we talk to distillers and makers about particular varietals they have created - what they are, why they created them and, more importantly, in what cocktails that particular expression works best. So if there is a brand of gin, whiskey or whatever, that you've been thinking of buying, then we can help you know more about it and exactly how to use it.
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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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This is a podcast from The Malt Whisky Trail, the ultimate scotch experience. Home to the world’s largest concentration of Scotch malt whisky distilleries, The Malt Whisky Trail’s® new podcast will showcase the world’s only Malt Whisky Trail® inviting listeners to uncover the secrets of malt whisky country and get a taste of the very best of Scotland in beautiful Moray Speyside. The Trail is made up of nine locations including, Benromach, Cardhu, Glen Moray, Glen Grant, Glenfiddich, The Glen ...
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Welcome to the whisky legends podcast, where I’ll be speaking to one legend in particular, my Grandad Tim Morrison, whose been working in whisky for over 60 years helping to develop the industry, following his Grandad in the early 1900s. Throughout this series we hear about how things have evolved from someone with unique first-hand experience, from cleaning the Kiln and malting Barley in the 60s, buying Islay’s Bowmore distillery and pioneering the Single malt whisky category with his broth ...
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Whisky and Things is a lifestyle entertainment show consisting of whisky reviews and other whisky related topics mixed with real life experiences from the two hosts Dave Giles and Nick Kent. The pair became good friends when they met at university studying music back in 2003. Their friendship grew despite their touring and work schedules and they’ve always made time to enjoy each other and share the things they love. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/whiskyandthings. Hosted on Aca ...
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So, not only did we have an amazing time in NYC witnessing the Global Whisky Challenge, we also came away with several spirits that the organizers and judges couldn't take with them (as you may have heard us talk about on June's news episode). And this standard bearer of Buffalo Trace's expensive-on-the-secondary annual Antique Collection was one o…
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Join me for My Historic Bottle Chat with Leo Phelan. Leo is a lifelong whiskey enthusiast. He has been knee deep in the Irish whiskey world for over 20yrs. He is a founding member and former president of the Irish Whiskey Society. He has become one of the authorities on historic Irish whiskey bottles in Ireland and is regularly consulted on authent…
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New News: Dueling Kentucky Bourbon Trails merge • New Wild Turkey visitor’s center celebrates Jimmy Russell • Jim Beam Black gets an upgrade • Nikka ramps up investment in exports • Buyers are getting cheap Blanton’s from unlikely source • Grocery store’s whiskies win SIP Awards • Our epic trip to NYC to witness the finals of The Global Whisky Chal…
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Another year, another Pinhook Bourbon expression. This the fourth in our ongoing series with Marty and Rachel, and it's one of the most fascinating high-wire acts in modern distilling. We kinda keep waiting for it to get worse, become overly oaked, or acquire some off notes, but it's honestly only gotten better each year. But does the 8 year end th…
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If you travel high into the French Alps between the cliffs of Vercors and the peaks of Écrins National Park, you might be surprised that besides some of the world’s most beautiful mountain terrain, there is also Whiskey. Surrounded by the Trièves Mountains sits Les Hautes Glaces, the world’s oldest organic whisky farm & distillery, established in 2…
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Join me for My Peated Garden Chat with JP, Kevin & Aidan. JP O'Riordan, Kevin Murphy & Aidan McGovern called up to my back garden and we had a fantastic afternoon chatting about peated/ turfed/ smoky whiskeys, beer and a cocktail. I love recording the Garden Chats, they're the most fun. Always good to share great drops with buddies. This is part 1,…
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Whiskey: Old St. Andrew’s Clubhouse Scotch in miniature golf ball decanters Wormholes: Sue and Shavonne join us for only our second Wormhole episode ever! • Ed puts out Shavonne’s business (but it's for her own protection) • Sue and this whisky were born in the same year (1969 *wink*) • #doublegroan • Golf has been annoying wives for six centuries …
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Ever wondered what happens when a pop icon teams up with a master mixologist? Jennifer Lopez and Lynnette Marrero bring their unique talents together to create Delola, a line of Ready to Enjoy (RTE) cocktails that blend artistry and accessibility. While the brand already boasts expressions like its Paloma Rosa, Bella Berry and L’Orange Spritz, they…
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Whiskeys: Rabbit Hole Four-Grain Triple-Malt Bourbon • Heigold High-Rye Double-Malt Bourbon • Dareringer PX Sherry Finished Wheated Bourbon Tangents: Marty & Rachel join us for a trip down the Rabbit Hole! • The short (like Scott and Gabe) history of the Rabbit Hole Distillery • Rachel shades Scott • Where does the phrase “Down the rabbit hole” com…
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There is nothing more romantic than the story of a revived brand, and none seems to have done it as well as Kentucky Owl. Founded in 1879, the brand created Whiskey until Prohibition shut it down. A hundred years later, the great-great-grandson of the founder revived the family business with a view to respecting the past but looking to the future. …
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Join me for My Chat with John O'Connell in West Cork Distillers in Skibbereen. My wife Sonya and I visited John on a very, very rainy Saturday afternoon and we were welcomed with open arms. What an amazing distillery John O'Connell, Ger McCarthy and Denis McCarthy have built. Supporting well over 200 local jobs in their locality, buying only Irish …
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Let’s face it: the agave spirits market is crowded. So, if you are looking to bring out a new tequila, you’ve really got to stand out. Casa Obsidiana, a brand that was released at the end of last year, is looking to do that on several fronts. By incorporating elements of modern art, heritage, and liquids substantially transformed by wine cask agein…
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New News: Beam Suntory Is Rebranding… Again • Power Outage Causes Heaven Hill Whiskey Spill • Four Roses Adds Two New Mash Bills • 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Winners! • Researches Discover Exactly Why Colder and Wetter Whiskey Tastes Different • Bulleit Kicks Off Massive Glass Recycling Program • Update: Criminal Charges Unwarrant…
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Join me for My Chat with Stephen D'alton, co-author of Wise's Irish Whiskey book. Stephen recently collaborated with the legendary Midleton Master Distiller Emeritus Barry Crockett on a book detailing the story behind the distilling Wise family dynasty in Cork. The Wise's once ran the highest output Irish Whiskey distillery in the 1800's, at North …
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When an unexpected parcel arrived in the mail room of the Whiskey Tangent Studios, we were a little puzzled but excited. And upon opening the package, our excitement mounted as we realized that the sample we thought we were getting, was actually the most beautiful whiskey-related thing we'd ever held in our hands. The octagonal black container is i…
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Scotch Malt Whisky Society ambassador and Tasting Panel chairperson Olaf Meier is a fountain of knowledge, driven by a limitless number of whisky stories and a huge passion for the Society and the wider whisky world. Olaf now finds himself celebrating his 20th year representing the Society. Despite having more than two decades of whisky experience,…
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This was a complete surprise when it came out to very little fanfare back in February. We saw it on the Benash liquor store shelf and literally said "What the hell is that?! A new single malt?! From Bulleit?!" So, we bought it, and we were so exicted to try it, that we immediately opened it like kids on Christmas, and we really enjoyed it. But we w…
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Whiskeys: FEW Straight Rye • FEW Immortal Rye • FEW Single Barrel Bourbon • FEW Cold Cut Bourbon Tangents: Sue and Shavonne (and Gabe in the background) join us for this long-gestating journey to the land of FEW! • The History of FEW Spirts • Scott doesn’t want it to be peaches • Apparently “dry wall” is a tasting note now • Shavonne’s pediatrician…
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In this episode we’re going on a special journey across Spain, to tell the story of whisky and sherry and the wonderful synergy between the two worlds when it comes to sherry cask matured whisky. We travel to the oak forests of Galicia in the far northwest of Spain to take the creation of Spanish oak casks right back to the beginning, in the Cantab…
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New News: Federal judge rules Woodford Reserve engaged in union busting • New Japanese Whiskey rules finally go into effect • Why are Scotland’s “ghost distilleries” coming back to life? • MGP sales rise 7% • The Top 10 whiskey importing countries • How distillers are using artificial intelligence • Yamazaki distills the world’s first whisky using …
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Join me for My Chat with Bill Lark, the Godfather of Australian Whiskey. Bill & his wife Lyn were responsible for reigniting the Australian whiskey industry in the early 90's. His brand Lark Distillery is still going and he is still involved in Lark Distillery in an ambassadorial role. His is a truly fascinating tale of what you can achieve when yo…
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No matter what you think of RTDs, you can’t argue with the convenience factor - a fact that has driven the sector into a meteoric rise since COVID. Although figures show that the sector is beginning to plateau, the premium end of the category is still seeing growth and a demand for new variations. One such premium brand that has been making its mar…
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Regular listeners will know that we are fortunate at The Scotch Malt Whisky Society to welcome representatives from distilleries, who visit us in our Members’ Rooms, share some special samples of their whiskies with our members, and give us their insights and knowledge about their distilleries. In March we had a visit to the Vaults by Heemanshu Ash…
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Whiskeys: Far Flung Rye • Tom’s Foolery Ohio Straight Rye • Middle West Ohio Straight Rye • FEW Spirits Illinois Straight Bourbon • Starlight Indiana Straight Bourbon • Wollersheim Wisconsin Straight Bourbon • Cedar Ridge Iowa Straight Wheat Whiskey Tangents: We taste seven new whiskeys from old friends of the podcast! • Lost Lantern was our first …
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Join me for My Tasmanian Whiskey Garden Chat with Dan, Paul Costello & JP. This Garden Chat was recorded a couple of months back. I was gifted a box of Tasmanian Whiskey samples from Transportation Whiskey founder John Halton up at Belfast Whiskey Week 2023, who is one of the biggest advocates for Irish Whiskey in Australia and Tassie Whiskey in Ir…
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Season 10 is in the books, but we still have one last thing to talk about. Ok, several last things. So, join us for a review of the past six months and a preview of Season 11. Last Things - Shout outs: Our usual guest hosts • Logan Welk, Blue Note COO/President • New listener Jason from Maryland • Listener Stats: 40,000 downloads! • Lots of states …
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In this episode, we’re taking a deep dive into the flavour journey that takes place every time we uncork a bottle of whisky and then nose and taste it. It’s a process that the Tasting Panel at The Scotch Malt Whisky Society goes through with every sample that is presented for possible inclusion in a Society bottling. So we caught up with Tasting Pa…
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Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/3v3jbl5 Whiskeys: Old Carter Batch 11 Rye • Maker's Mark Private Selection Bourbon • Barrell Amburana Cask Bourbon • Sagamore Spirit Barrel Select Rye • Basil Hayden Toast Bourbon • Kinsey Cabernet Cask Whiskey • McAffee Brothers Benchmark Top Floor Bourbon • King’s Creek Tennessee Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve VII…
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We live in a time when people often refer to Scotch not only by the brand name but also by the age of the liquid. In executive boardrooms and exclusive gentlemen's clubs, the names of single malts are mentioned with a certain reverence, and a hush will come over the room as a Glenlivit 74-year-old or a Dalmore 45-year-old, as discussed. They are ex…
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Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/3v3jbl5 Whiskeys: Old Carter Batch 11 Rye • Maker's Mark Private Selection Bourbon • Barrell Amburana Cask Bourbon • Sagamore Spirit Barrel Select Rye • Basil Hayden Toast Bourbon • Kinsey Cabernet Cask Whiskey • McAffee Brothers Benchmark Top Floor Bourbon • King’s Creek Tennessee Whiskey • Remus Repeal Reserve VII…
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New Orleans has a long tradition of being the gateway between US Bourbon and the rest of the world. And Chicken Cock, being one of the oldest Whiskey brands in the US, has had a long association with the city. Even before he started Chicken Cock Whiskey, original founder James A. Miller was shipping barrels of his coveted whiskey down to the ‘Big E…
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Join me for My Garden Chat with Dan Pennington, Paul Costello & JP O'Riordan. My 3 buddies called up to my back garden a couple of weeks ago and we cracked open many bottles and samples of liquids we had never heard of. Join us as we discover some amazing new liquds and spirits and have a laugh aswell along the way. This episode of the podcast is s…
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Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/3v3jbl5 Whiskeys: Remus Repeal Reserve VII Bourbon • Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon • Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash • Blue Note Crossroads Bourbon • Weller 12 Year Bourbon • Elmer T. Lee Bourbon • Koval Single Barrel Four Grain Whiskey • Kyrö Malt Rye Whisky Madness: We’ve had a lot of success getting drunk with the K…
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As El Mayor prepares to export its Tequila to Europe, we caught up with the brand's Master Distiller and Brand Ambassador, Grace Gonzalez, to find out more about its liquid. Grace, a guardian of her family's fourth-generation distilling wisdom, distills the essence of crafting tequila that resonates with aficionados and newcomers alike (and gives i…
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Get the brackets! https://bit.ly/3v3jbl5 Whiskeys: Old Carter Batch 11 Rye • Maker's Mark Private Selection Bourbon • Barrell Amburana Cask Bourbon • Sagamore Spirit Barrel Select Rye • Basil Hayden Toast Bourbon • Kinsey Cabernet Cask Whiskey • McAffee Brothers Benchmark Top Floor Bourbon • King’s Creek Tennessee Whiskey Madness: Gabe’s back weari…
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Join me for My Chat with Alex Thomas, Master Blender with Bushmill's Distillery. Alex has spent most of her career in Bushmill's. A couple of year's ago she was afforded the honour of developing her own brand within the distillery and so The Sextant was born. From there she progressed from Master Blender of The Sextant to Master Blender of Bushmill…
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Well, it's finally March, so welcome to our brand new pre-game show for this year’s 5-week-long Whiskey Madness tournament! Listen in as we tell you not only the 18 whiskeys competing this year (as well as the brackets they're in) but also the Whiskey Sherpa gets to whittle the field down to 16 via two Wildcard tastings. And of course hilarity ensu…
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With Laws recently winning the title of 'World's Best Small batch Bourbon', we thought it was a good time to talk with founder, Al Laws, to talk about the very niche yet thriving world of heritage grain whiskey. While heritage grain may sound high brow, for distillers like Laws, who started Laws Whiskey House in Colorado more than a decade ago, her…
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We were fortunate to have a visit from two of the team from Blair Athol distillery to The Vaults in February, for a special tasting of four expressions of Blair Athol whisky, along with a sample of one of the Society’s own single cask offerings. Blair Athol distillery manager Derek Younie was joined by Peter Milne from Diageo’s Whisky Specialist Te…
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New News: A Dry Kentucky Country Finally Gets Wet • New Riff Hires Its First Master Distiller • Brown-Forman Shakes Up Their Marketing Team • Winners of the World Whiskies Awards • Are Whiskey Price Drops Bad News for the Economy? • Japanese Whisky Prices on the Rise… Again • Fireball Releases a Lipstick?! • 49ers Fan Smashes TV With Jack Daniels •…
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Join the conversation as we uncover the craft behind Seedlip's new groundbreaking non-alcoholic spirit, Notas de Agave, with none other than the visionary founder himself, Ben Branson. Tune in as Branson discusses the meticulous creation process, the hurdles the brand faced to achieve the perfect harmony of lime, prickly pear, and peppercorn. Tailo…
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We first tasted the regular Barrell Seagrass almost two years ago during a Last Call recap episode (Winter 2022), and we loved it. Recently, though, Brian the Whiskey Explorer came over and brought along its older brother, the Gray Label Seagrass. So, does 16 years of aging and a higher proof justify its higher price over the regular? Or are we in …
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Join me for My Chat with Ronan Collins from Redacted Independent Bottlers. I met up with Ronan before Xmas in The Palace bar on Fleet St in Dublin. We had a great chat about Ronan and Michael Cowman's new Indy Bottler company, Redacted. Redacted have 2 releases to date - Killowen Single Cask and their new 200ml 'Naggin' series, the first being a 20…
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We thought we would start our podcast year off by talking to one of Scotland's best-known no-alc distilled spirits, Feragaia. You've probably seen a lot about no and low-alc spirits through dry January, but if the 2024 Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report is to be believed, you're about to hear a lot more. The report predicts that the sector will skyrock…
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So, our Jack Daniel’s episode (Episode #56) is by far our most popular download, and if you’re listening to this, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ve already listened to that. But to recap, on that episode, we highlighted their two new (at the time) Bottled-in-Bond expressions—Tennessee Whiskey and Triple Mash (a mix of Tennessee, Rye, and Single Ma…
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Join me for My Chat with Gavin Clifford from Garden County Distillery. Their new distillery is not producing just yet, but it's not for the lack of equipment. It's all there and they are on the cusp of turning on the stills in the very near future, so it was great to get the opportunity to see Garden County Distillery in this fledging stage. This e…
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Whiskeys (mostly): Linie Aquavit • High Coast Berg Single Malt Whisky • Eimverk Flóki Single Malt Whisky • Stauning KAOS Triple Malt Whisky • Kyro Single Rye Malt Whisky Tangents: Back from our one-month hiatus, we're joined by fellow Jerseyite Brian who returns to help us navigate through another epic World Whisky episode! • Ed provides a brief hi…
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Join me for My Walking Chat with Ger Garland from Keepers Heart Whiskey. Ger and I walked around Dublin city centre before Xmas, to shoot the breeze and catch up on his new role as Global Brand Advocacy Manager for Keepers Heart, having spent most of his career as one of the faces of Irish Distillers / Midleton. The eagle eyed amongst you will have…
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Join me for My Chat with Dave Mulligan in Bar 1661. Dave opened Bar 1661 a number of years ago, to showcase poitín and cocktails. In those few short years, he has built one of the most respected cocktail bars in Europe, won multiple awards including Best Bar at the Irish Bar of the Year Awards in 2022 and has attracted some of the best bar staff in…
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