We found 10 episodes of Whisky Talk with the tag “whisky”.
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Episode 55: Port of Leith
Episode | 24 February 2023 | 47 mins 28 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
Port of Leith is Scotland's first vertical distillery, founded by Ian Stirling and Paddy Fletcher. Standing nine storeys tall, it’s just next door to the Royal Yacht Britannia and a stone's throw away from our spiritual home, The Vaults. As the distillery nears completion, the spirit of innovation continues in the development of their new Scotch, a process that Ian and Paddy began long before the distillery broke ground in Leith with research and experimentation on the role of yeast and fermentation. Mads Schmoll sat down with Ian and Paddy to find out more about what's ahead.
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Episode 54: Malts & Music with Sam Heughan
Episode | 1 February 2023 | 58 mins 27 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
Outlander star and whisky fanatic Sam Heughan joins Vic Galloway in our latest episode of Whisky Talk Malts & Music. Sam discusses his passion for whisky, his appreciation of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society and his own plans for whisky and the wider spirits world. Tune in as Sam shares his thoughts along with both Society and his own Sassenach whisky, all paired with a suitable choice of music.
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Episode 53: Pip Hills and his whisky epiphany
Episode | 3 January 2023 | 29 mins 57 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
The origin of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society can be traced back to the founder, Pip Hills, visiting his friends at a farmhouse in deepest rural Aberdeenshire, where he first experienced single cask, cask strength whisky, served up from a lemonade bottle by a neighbouring farmer. Richard Goslan returned with Pip to his friends' farmhouse to hear them tell the story in their own words.
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Episode 52: Iain McAlister
Episode | 26 December 2022 | 1 hr 29 mins
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
Glen Scotia distillery is a favourite of Society members, and we were delighted in early December to welcome distillery manager and master distiller Iain McAlister to The Vaults in December to present a fantastic selection of cask samples, along with an SMWS bottling from distillery 93. Tune in to Whisky Talk to sip along with Iain and Olaf.
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Episode 51: Brendan McCarron
Episode | 26 December 2022 | 1 hr 32 mins
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
At The Vaults recently, we welcomed Brendan McCarron, master distiller at Distell’s Bunnahabhain, Deanston and Tobermory distilleries. We recorded Brendan’s tasting, presented in full, with some strong language for good measure alongside strong whisky. Settle down for an illuminating insight into Brendan’s experience, knowledge, and some cracking drams from Deanston, Tobermory and Ledaig.
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Episode 50: Malts & Music with Karine Polwart
Episode | 10 November 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
Karine Polwart is one of Scotland’s most respected singer-songwriters. She sat down at The Vaults with Vic Galloway for our latest episode of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, to find out about her passion for whisky and what songs our selection of Society drams conjured up in her mind.
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Episode 49: Dr Bill Lumsden Part 2
Episode | 27 October 2022 | 51 mins 19 secs
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
The name Dr Bill Lumsden doesn’t need much of an introduction in the whisky world – the head of distilling and whisky creation at Glenmorangie and Ardbeg has been a constant force of innovation and flavour development over the past 30 years or so. Here's part 2 of Dr Bill's presentation to SMWS members at The Vaults in October.
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Episode 48: Dr Bill Lumsden Part 1
Episode | 27 October 2022 | 1 hr 32 mins
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
The name Dr Bill Lumsden doesn’t need much of an introduction in the whisky world – the head of distilling and whisky creation at Glenmorangie and Ardbeg has been a constant force of innovation and flavour development over the past 30 years or so.
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Episode 47: Malts & Music with The Whisky Sisters
Episode | 18 October 2022 | 1 hr 8 mins
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
Vic Galloway catches up with the Whisky Sisters – Inka Larissa and Jennifer Rose – in the latest episode of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, to find out where their passion for whisky came from and what tunes their selection of Scotch Malt Whisky Society drams helped to inspire.
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Episode 46: Malts & Music with Doug Johnstone
Episode | 7 September 2022 | 1 hr 10 mins
cask strength whisky, scotch, scotch malt whisky society, single malt whisky, whisky
Writer Doug Johnstone shares four SMWS drams with DJ Vic Galloway in the latest episode of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, with reflections on how his love of whisky inspired his novel Smokeheads and how these Society drams pair perfectly with music from Little Simz to Biffy Clyro.