Flying High with the Finn Thomson Masterclass Once a month, we head along to Scotch at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh for a Scotch Club members’ Masterclass, where Ross has become a dab hand at bringing big brands along to share some fantastic whiskies. We’ve had Pal of the Pod Greg Urquhart dishing out some […]
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What’s the Difference Between Single Malt and Blended Whisky? Which is better, single malt or blended whisky? That’s a question that can start a debate which rumbles on and on. There’s often a perception that single malt whisky is superior to blends, and I’ll admit, it’s a perception I personally held. Why is that? My […]
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Does the Age of Whisky Matter? Yes and no. First of all, it’s important to understand how the age statement on a whisky works. The age on the bottle is the age of the youngest whisky that’s been used in the blend. If 99% of the whisky is 25 years old, but just 1% of […]
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How to Drink Whisky The simple answer to this is: drink whisky the way you like to drink it. There are plenty of people who will tell you otherwise, but I think there are actually two important questions that get muddled into one: what’s the best way to drink whisky, and what’s the best way […]
A couple of weeks ago, I put a question out to the Facebook Group and our followers on Instagram: What’s the best whisky to go with a BBQ? We’d debated it on the podcast last week—Ross was adamant that you can’t pair whisky with cooked food. Cheeses, chocolates, etc.? Fine. But cooked meats? Not so much. So […]
When the opportunity came to record this episode at a working distillery with the co-founder, we jumped on the tram to Leith. Port of Leith Distillery sits on the Firth of Forth shoreline, just a short walk from the Ocean Terminal tram stop. The building doesn’t look like your typical distillery. Standing tall as part […]
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Listeners of the podcast will know that we love a ‘wanky tasting note’. Our Indy Bottler Spotlights let our ‘live studio audience’ join in and share tasting notes on the drams we try. Fragrant Drops Indy Bottler Spotlight In our most recent Indy Bottler Spotlight, we were treated to the best tasting note we’ve heard […]
Good to be back! This was our first podcast recording of the year! Fresh from my adventures in India, we were rested and eager to return to Diggers for drams and recording. And what an episode to come back to! I’ll split this recording into two blog posts, as both guests deserve their own write-up. […]
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Just before Christmas, Angus and I headed out to meet Andrew Murphy at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society Queen Street venue in Edinburgh. I have been an on and off member of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) over the last 10 years. Full disclosure – At first I really didn’t get it. But since […]
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Whisky Stories most downloaded episode At the time of writing this, Hazel’s episode is the most listened to of our full catalogue. Which I’m really chuffed about because it was only the third episode that we recorded. When Hazel came in to record, she was working as a Business Development Executive for William Grant & […]
Flying High with the Finn Thomson Masterclass
Flying High with the Finn Thomson Masterclass Once a month, we head along to Scotch at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh for a Scotch Club members’ Masterclass, where Ross has become a dab hand at bringing big brands along to share some fantastic whiskies. We’ve had Pal of the Pod Greg Urquhart dishing out some […]
What’s Difference Between Single Malt and Blended Whisky?
What’s the Difference Between Single Malt and Blended Whisky? Which is better, single malt or blended whisky? That’s a question that can start a debate which rumbles on and on. There’s often a perception that single malt whisky is superior to blends, and I’ll admit, it’s a perception I personally held. Why is that? My […]
Does the Age of Whisky Matter?
Does the Age of Whisky Matter? Yes and no. First of all, it’s important to understand how the age statement on a whisky works. The age on the bottle is the age of the youngest whisky that’s been used in the blend. If 99% of the whisky is 25 years old, but just 1% of […]
How to Drink Whisky
How to Drink Whisky The simple answer to this is: drink whisky the way you like to drink it. There are plenty of people who will tell you otherwise, but I think there are actually two important questions that get muddled into one: what’s the best way to drink whisky, and what’s the best way […]
What3Drams – BBQ Whisky
A couple of weeks ago, I put a question out to the Facebook Group and our followers on Instagram: What’s the best whisky to go with a BBQ? We’d debated it on the podcast last week—Ross was adamant that you can’t pair whisky with cooked food. Cheeses, chocolates, etc.? Fine. But cooked meats? Not so much. So […]
Port of Leith Distillery Tour with Co-Founder Ian Stirling
When the opportunity came to record this episode at a working distillery with the co-founder, we jumped on the tram to Leith. Port of Leith Distillery sits on the Firth of Forth shoreline, just a short walk from the Ocean Terminal tram stop. The building doesn’t look like your typical distillery. Standing tall as part […]
Standing on Banff Harbour eating a sticky toffee pudding – Fragrant Drops Inchgower 14
Listeners of the podcast will know that we love a ‘wanky tasting note’. Our Indy Bottler Spotlights let our ‘live studio audience’ join in and share tasting notes on the drams we try. Fragrant Drops Indy Bottler Spotlight In our most recent Indy Bottler Spotlight, we were treated to the best tasting note we’ve heard […]
Crafting Character: Stephen Woodcock’s Adventures in the Whisky Industry
Good to be back! This was our first podcast recording of the year! Fresh from my adventures in India, we were rested and eager to return to Diggers for drams and recording. And what an episode to come back to! I’ll split this recording into two blog posts, as both guests deserve their own write-up. […]
Drag me to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society – Andrew Murphy
Just before Christmas, Angus and I headed out to meet Andrew Murphy at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society Queen Street venue in Edinburgh. I have been an on and off member of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) over the last 10 years. Full disclosure – At first I really didn’t get it. But since […]
Selling Whisky with HazeyDrams
Whisky Stories most downloaded episode At the time of writing this, Hazel’s episode is the most listened to of our full catalogue. Which I’m really chuffed about because it was only the third episode that we recorded. When Hazel came in to record, she was working as a Business Development Executive for William Grant & […]