We found 10 episodes of Whisky Talk with the tag “cask strength whisky”.
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Episode 28: Glenturret Distillery
Episode | 21 July 2021 | 13 mins 58 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
With a new owner, a new look – and even a new date of birth – Glenturret distillery is emerging from the shadows to take its place in the single malt spotlight. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society paid a visit for Whisky Talk to find out more.
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Episode 27: Dennis Malcolm and Glen Grant Distillery
Episode | 27 May 2021 | 45 mins 36 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
Dennis Malcolm started out at Glen Grant distillery in Speyside as a 15-year-old apprentice cooper. He worked his way up through different roles in the distillery, and 60 years later he is now Scotland’s long-serving distiller. He tells Whisky Talk about his life, career and the momentous changes he has witnessed in an incredible six decades of life in distilleries.
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Episode 26: Ardnamurchan distillery
Episode | 1 March 2021 | 41 mins 55 secs
adelphi, alex bruce, ardnamurchan, cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
Ardnamurchan distillery is tucked away at the end of Scotland’s most westerly peninsula, where the natural environment is playing a major role in both fuelling and flavouring the spirit. Alex Bruce, managing director of distillery owner Adelphi, tells Whisky Talk all about it.
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Episode 25: Whisky and perfume
Episode | 2 February 2021 | 27 mins 9 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
Imogen Russon-Taylor started out working in whisky before her nose led her to explore the possibility of creating her own perfumes, and after a period of in-depth research she launched Scotland’s first perfume house, known as Kingdom Scotland.
Madeleine Schmoll from the SMWS caught up with Imogen to explore the subject of scent memories, being inspired by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, and why a splash of perfume can enhance our mood, whether we’re able to leave the house or not. -
Episode 24: Irvine Welsh
Episode | 11 January 2021 | 54 mins 17 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
His ground-breaking 1993 novel Trainspotting centered on a bunch of heroin addicts in Leith, but these days whisky is more likely to be a plot point in author Irvine Welsh's work. He’s now a member of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, and sat down with Unfiltered editor Richard Goslan at The Vaults over a few drams to discuss his whisky journey, the influence of mind-altering drugs on the work of Robert Burns and why Scotland in general and Leith in particular will always be an exotic location for his fiction.
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Episode 23: Pip Hills and The Vaults
Episode | 2 September 2020 | 12 mins 19 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
Pip Hills, the founder of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, tells Whisky Talk the remarkable and unlikely story of how The Vaults in Leith became the Society's spiritual home.
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Episode 22: Meet the whisky podcasters
Episode | 4 August 2020 | 23 mins 7 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
With thousands of whisky podcasts to choose from, we put out a call to our members and the SMWS team to ask them for their top picks. The Society's Mads Schmoll compiled her list and found out more from the top podcasters about who they are and how they started out.
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Episode 21: The English Whisky Company with Andrew Nelstrop
Episode | 4 August 2020 | 20 mins 6 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
The first of England's new distilleries to set up was at St George's in Norfolk, where Andrew Nelstrop helped his father realise a long-held dream of opening his own whisky distillery in 2006. He tells Whisky Talk all about it.
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Episode 20: Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery with David Thompson
Episode | 15 July 2020 | 20 mins 32 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
Traceability is at the heart of Spirit of Yorkshire distillery's operations, which started distilling in 2016, explains co-founder and crop scientist David Thompson.
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Episode 19: Lakes Distillery with Dhavall Gandhi
Episode | 14 July 2020 | 34 mins 41 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
The Lakes Distillery started operations in December 2014 and recruited Dhavall Gandhi in 2016. Since then he has brought a whole world of inspiration and creativity to whisky making and maturation.