Whisky Stories Podcast

What is it that makes Tamnavulin so popular?
To celebrate 60 years of the distillery, we held a birthday party for Tamnavulin and got to try some incredible whisky.
Whisky Maker Kirsty Hodge and Distillery Manager Trevor Milne came down to Diggers Leith for the party and brought along some whisky goodies.
It's not every day you get to try 50. year old whisky, so the final dram of the night was a real treat. But it was the 16 year old sample from what could be something to look forward to in the future that stole the show.
There's so much in this episode to unpack and enjoy.

What does working in an Edinburgh City Centre whisky shop teach you about whisky?
David Agnew is the Manager of The Whisky Shop on Multrees Walk in Edinburgh City Centre. He's also the man who first started teaching Ross Barr about whisky.
This turned into one of my favourite nights recording. David has his own unique way when it comes to talking about whisky. He's seen the trends of new distilleries and launches, to popular styles and flavours, and he's seen the changes in prices and consumer behaviour.
This was a lot of fun to record and there's some great dram chat in this.

I love listening to Alex Thomson talking about history, whisky, and Scottish Hospitality.
And there's plenty of that on this episode.
Since the last time Alex was on the podcast he's since left his role at Glenturret and has set up his own business with a focus on delivering authentic Scottish experiences with a focus on the Perthshire area.
Alex has plenty of amazing whisky stories and is also a member of the Athol Highlanders which is a private Scottish army.
It was great catching up with him again.

This is the second time we've interviewed Gregor Hannah from Lady of the Glen Independent Bottlers. And if there's one thing I know about him, he just says it as it is.
This episode is one of the best insights I've ever had on Independent Bottling. How he started the business, growing the business to the point of bringing in a Brand Ambassador Paul McKendrick, and searching for markets to sell their whisky.
This was our May Indy Bottler Spotlight tasting with a live audience, we went through their latest releases and even got our very own One of One bottle from the ONLY Solera Cask System in Scotland.

It was just the boys in for some drams and a catch up for this week.
We haven't had an episode with just the 4 of us this year! So it was good to get us all in the back room at Diggers, get some drams and answer some listener questions.
There's a lot to unpack in this, there's questions ranging from our dream distillery visit to who would win in a whisky triathlon.
Turns out Chuck's dad is now a listener, so hello Mr Kerr.
Ross is off to America with the Current Wife. So if anyone at Iron Fish Distillery is listening, hook him up.
Pour a dram and enjoy this.