Scotch
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsA 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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Episodes
Ballantine’s
August 28, 2019 19:23 - 14 minutes - 27.6 MBYou join me this episode from my armchair in my living room, thanks to a new podcasting setup, to taste a whisky that’s intrigued me for years, to think about what drives us to try and buy particular whiskies, and to confess that I’ve spent much of the time between the last episode and this in the arms of another spirit.
The Singleton Malt Master’s Select
June 13, 2018 22:37 - 17 minutes - 25.7 MBIn which I taste a new whisky on the market, The Singleton’s Malt Master’s Selection, as part of @thewhiskywire’s #WhiskyFlashBlog promo, and I talk a load of bravo, oscar, lima, lima, oscar, charlie, kilo, sierra.
Deanston 2008 9 year-old Bordeaux Red Wine Cask
June 04, 2018 21:09 - 13 minutes - 20.2 MBIn which I taste a young, boisterous, muscular whisky, finished in Bordeaux red wine casks, and we talk about the value of Scotch whisky to the UK export industry.
The Tweeddale The Evolution 28 year-old blend
June 02, 2018 18:45 - 11 minutes - 17.2 MBIn the first of five podcasts featuring a broad selection of samples from Independent Spirit in Bath, I taste a gloriously smooth and creamy 28 year-old blend from the south east of Scotland, plus, why whisky is better for you than a banana *tongue in cheek emoji*
Nikka Pure Malt 21 year-old
May 21, 2018 16:34 - 13 minutes - 26.4 MBOn World Whisky Day 2018, welcome back to Scotch – and we raise a glass of a very special Japanese whisky – from the distillery started by the father of Japanese whisky – in salute.
Bunnahabhain Darach Ùr
April 22, 2014 20:35 - 11 minutes - 11.3 MBLet me introduce you to my favourite Scottish whisky – and, for your sins, to me singing.
Hibiki 21 year-old
March 09, 2014 17:08 - 10 minutes - 4.88 MBIt’s my birthday, so I finally opened the 21 year-old Hibiki I brought back from Japan. I was not disappointed. Plus, the two ways whisky can get its colour.
Yamazaki raw spirit & Hakushu 18 year-old
January 01, 2014 19:26 - 13 minutes - 7.04 MBIn the second of three special podcasts from my trip to Japan, we taste the raw spirit – the stuff you get before it’s aged in barrels – and some stunning 18 year-old Hakushu. Plus, what is a spirit safe?
Hibiki 12 year-old
September 22, 2013 13:46 - 12 minutes - 6.16 MBTasting the terrific 12 year-old Hibiki Japanese blended whisky… in Japan! Joined by my brother-in-law, we discuss this accomplished blend, why Scottish whisky is so cheap in Japan, and how disgusting a whisky highball is. (Sorry for the variable sound quality.)
Aberlour 10 year-old
July 27, 2013 15:49 - 15 minutes - 7.27 MBI have discovered my new go-to single malt – join me and discover it too. Plus, what the bally hell does ‘whisky’ mean anyway?
Glen Moray 10 year-old Chardonnay
May 19, 2013 19:56 - 20 minutes - 9.59 MBIn this episode, we – and I say that because I have another special guest on this episode – taste the Chardonnay cask-finished 10 year-old Glen Moray. Plus, a barrel is a barrel is a barrel, right?
Glen Garioch 12 year-old
May 08, 2013 20:00 - 13 minutes - 6.25 MBThe first thing you need to know about Glen Garioch is that you have almost certainly just pronounced its name wrong in your head. The second is that it’s rather lovely. Plus, what’s the oldest distillery in Scotland? (Goodness knows; I just Googled it.)
Sainsbury’s Speyside Single Malt
April 07, 2013 16:30 - 9 minutes - 4.51 MBTasting the solid, dependable own-brand single malt Scotch whisky from Sainsbury’s. Plus, what the age of a whisky means and why it matters (and why it doesn’t…).
Glen Keith 16 year-old
March 10, 2013 17:38 - 7 minutes - 3.77 MBAn interesting whisky from an interesting distillery, bottled by an interesting company; what more could you want? This is also a return to classic-format Scotch; just me and a whisky!
Shit Whisky Special
February 25, 2013 21:46 - 1 hour - 34 MBThe things we do for you! Tasting a whole range of cheap whiskies with friends Jim and Matt. Fair warning: this episode is over an hour long, gets a bit shouty, and has quite a lot of quite bad swears. Mostly from Matt. Though I encouraged it.
Monkey Shoulder
February 17, 2013 17:43 - 14 minutes - 6.76 MBTasting Monkey Shoulder, a blended malt Scotch whisky that tastes perfectly good; the relentless ‘cool’ marketing of it does rather leave a sour taste in the mouth, however. Plus, the whisky that kick-started the current fashion for single malts.
Nikka Pure Malt Red
February 04, 2013 21:16 - 18 minutes - 8.91 MBIn the first episode of Scotch to feature a guest, we taste the Nikka Pure Malt Red; whisky is, of course (achem), medicinal, and the bottle especially of this bold blend seems to have an explicitly medical vibe. Plus, what links the two major Japanese distilleries.
Tobermory 10 year-old
February 02, 2013 20:14 - 16 minutes - 7.99 MBTasting the capsaicin-spicy Tobermory 10 year-old – a whisky that, happily, rewards you for drinking more and more of it. Plus, what an ‘un-chillfiltered” whisky is.
Belle Meade
January 16, 2013 21:12 - 17 minutes - 8.3 MBA somewhat drunk Chris tries his first good bourbon (and likes it a lot, hence the ‘slightly drunk’ bit) before handing over to sober Chris to impart your whisky fact: what is a sour mash bourbon anyway?
Hibiki 17 year-old
January 10, 2013 08:19 - 9 minutes - 4.56 MBIf you think blended whiskies are by definition cheap and coarse, think again; this 17 year-old Japanese blend is wonderfully assured and complex. Plus: why Japanese blends are particularly notable.
The Hakushu 12 year-old
January 01, 2013 23:08 - 17 minutes - 8.27 MBTasting the 12 year-old Hakushu, from the second Suntory distillery – the ballsier, punchier brother to the more delicate Yamazaki. A truly glorious whisky. Also in this episode: The Spirit Drink That Dare Not Speak Its Name.
Talisker 10 year-old
December 23, 2012 23:48 - 11 minutes - 5.7 MBPartly thanks to starting this podcast, I want to explore some whiskies that take me out of my comfort zone a bit; this is the first, the briny, salty, peaty 10 year-old Talisker, the only single malt made on the Isle of Skye.
The Famous Grouse
December 16, 2012 21:12 - 11 minutes - 5.48 MBIn this episode, we try our first blend, The Famous Grouse, and explain the difference between a single malt and a blend. Famous Grouse is Scotland’s favourite whisky, which may have something to do with the fact that I bought a litre for £13.
Glenmorangie The Original
December 08, 2012 22:03 - 19 minutes - 9.12 MBTasting The Original Glenmoranie, a great default single malt to go for if the pub you’re in doesn’t have much to choose from. Plus, the thing that links Glenmorangie with Jack Daniel’s, future, drunker Chris correcting past Chris, and far too many bumps on the microphone. Next episode will be cleaner and shorter!
The Yamazaki 12 year-old
December 04, 2012 23:27 - 12 minutes - 5.86 MBIntroducing Scotch and introducing you to my current favourite whisky, the soft, friendly and approachable 12 year-old Yamazaki.