This week we talk all things Tequila... matured in ex-Scotch whisky casks... a Tequila for Scotch drinkers with Storywood founder Michael Ballantyne including a history of the brand and an in depth tasting of the entire range. More information on Storywood available here: https://storywoodtequila.com

This week we speak to the awesome Sandy Hyslop, Director of Blenders for Chivas Brothers, about the new Royal Salute 21 Year Old Polo Estancia Edition product and how he goes about creating these wonderful blends he presides over. We also answer your questions and go through our whisky of the week. Whiskies featured in this week's show: Royal Salute 21 Year Old Polo Estancia Edition Aberlour 20 Year Old Single Cask - https://www.aberlour.com/en/distillery-reserve-collection/ Ardbeg Sc...

In this episode we go into a lot more detail about our DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL win at the San Fran Spirits Competition, and talk about the behind the scenes story of this whisky's creation. BENRINNES RARE CASK SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY Available here: https://greatdrams.com/product/benrinnes-rare-cask-single-malt-scotch-whisky/ A rather meaty whisky this one, with a thick, creamy mouthfeel owing to the wormtubs used in the process decreasing the copper contact with the spirit. This was...

In this episode we tell you about the awesome DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL our Benrinnes was awarded in the San Fran Spirits Competition, we also answer two of your questions in depth about the styles of Scotch whisky and talk about how we factor whisky into our holiday packing... So... Kirsty and I have sat on this news for a few days as we are totally blown away by it... our first time entering the San Fran Spirits Competition and our delightful took away DOUBLE GOLD ! HOLY WOW ! This i...

In this week's episode we talk to some whisky illuminati about that they are missing from pre-lockdowns and what they are looking forward to when we are all released. We also introduce the new news section and the new whisky of the week section as well as answering a couple of BIG whisky questions around adding water, ice and more... Make sure you follow our friends featured in this episode: Bushmills https://www.instagram.com/bushmillsuk/ IDL Master Distiller Kevin O'Gor...

In this episode we introduce you to the founder of Jackson Jones, a brand new blended Scotch whisky brand that Greg of GreatDrams has helped create the whisky for as well as talking through how excited we are to be finally out again at events from Saturday 17th April! Whiskies talked about include: Jackson Jones - in founder Racheal's words... I should probably introduce myself. I’m Racheal, the ‘Jones’ part of Jackson Jones. I’ve loved whisky all my (legal) life. Chris is the ‘...

In this episode we introduce you to the two people behind GreatDrams - Greg & Kirsty Dillon - talk about what we have been up to through lockdown, how our world of being an independent bottler has changed and also talk through our brand new range of limited edition Single Cask Single Malt whiskies. Whiskies talked about include: TAMDHU SINGLE CASK SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY Available here: https://greatdrams.com/product/tamdhu-single-cask-single-malt-scotch-whisky/ Tamdhu now one of the...