• Selling Drams - A true love story with Tom Whitman and Monique DePace
    Nov 14 2024

    Another 'whisky couple' joined us for this episode.


    Tom and Monique met while working in The Whisky Shop in Edinburgh.


    Tom from Australia and Monique from Canada both found themselves bonding over their new love of whisky and needing a job while they stayed in Edinburgh.


    Monique is still working in The Whisky Shop, but Tom is now working for Scotland's oldest Independent Bottler Cadenheads.


    Both of them have great whisky stories and between them both, they've shared some great drams and experiences.


    We even managed to squeeze in a few couple whisky games.


    This was a great laugh to record and I hope you enjoy it.


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    2 hrs
  • Indy Bottlers Spotlight No.3 - Finn Thomson Whisky
    Nov 7 2024

    What a night we had recording this episode!


    The Thomson family goes so far back, it's hard for Finn to work out which great great great great Grandfather he's referring to.


    Finn didn't just bring some fantastic whisky with him for us to enjoy, he brought along loads of cool old bottles, decanters, sample bottles and pictures which highlight the history behind his family and the whisky industry.


    It was great having another live audience who chipped in with their own thoughts, questions and wanky tasting notes.


    I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed recording it.


    Cheers


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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Episode 52 - What a year
    Oct 31 2024

    This episode was all about sitting in the same room where it all began, drinking the same whisky we shared for episode one and looking back on what has been an incredible year for the Whisky Stories Podcast.


    Enjoy


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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • A Taste of Malt - Atom Whisky Brand Ambassador Boutique-y Dave
    Oct 24 2024

    Dave Worthington has had some week travelling up to Scotland with a bag full of whisky and loads of people to see.


    Thankfully he had some time to pop into Diggers to have a chat and share some amazing drams with us from around the world.


    Dave is another whisky geek who has landed a dream job travelling, meeting people and talking about whisky.


    Atom Brands own Master of Malt as well as loads of other spirits and drinks brands. But they also have That Boutique-y Whisky Company and Dave spends his time showcasing their ranges.


    They've bottled 75 whiskies out of the 95 established distilleries and also bottle whisky from all over the world.


    Dave started out writing about whiskies he enjoyed on Facebook to his own friends and family. This led to him starting his own blog and now he represents and works with a really exciting bottler who are always pushing the limits.


    Enjoy


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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • The Edinburgh Whisky Festival 2024 - One year full circle
    Oct 17 2024

    This felt like a big moment for the podcast.


    We got a last minute call up to exhibit at the Edinburgh Whisky Festival at Murrayfield and jumped at the opportunity.


    We met so many people and chatted with former guests, friends of the pod and some of our amazing listeners.


    For more videos and content, keep an eye on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskyStoriesPod


    In this episode we chat to:

    • Vikki Elliott
    • Laurie Black from Bevvy
    • FIB and MND
    • Podcast fan Nadia
    • Mike McGinty from John Dewars & Sons


    There was so much that we couldn't fit everyone in but the full interviews are available on the YouTube channel.


    Enjoy



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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Around the world with Chuck Kerr - The long lost Chuck returns!
    Oct 10 2024

    Chuck has become a well known trope on the podcast for his unique (wanky) tasting notes, his unknown whereabouts, and Big Cam having to tell him to call his mum through the podcast.


    But he's back in Edinburgh and who knows for how long.


    This was an incredible episode to record. His stories mixed with his whisky knowledge was great to listen to.


    I think this will be our longest episode so far, but it's well worth a listen.


    Enjoy!


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    2 hrs and 8 mins
  • Indy Bottlers Spotlight - Ola and Ryan from Tri Carragh
    Oct 3 2024

    Back by popular demand we had our second Indy Bottler Spotlight with Ola and Ryan from Tri Carragh.


    A great bunch of whisky fans squeezed into the snug in Diggers to listen to us and enjoy some amazing drams presented by Ola and Ryan from their Tri Carragh brand.


    And what a lineup it was!


    We were treated to some great whisky which has been so popular that it's now all sold out as well as award nominated liquid.


    🥃 North British 33 YO

    🥃 Glen Garioch 11 YO

    🥃Aultmore 16 YO

    🥃 Macduff 13 YO

    🥃 Ardmore 17 YO


    It was a great laugh and we loved hearing how it all started for Ola and Ryan and their journey into whisky.


    Enjoy



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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Hunter Laing and Ardnahoe Brand Ambassador - Paul Main
    Sep 26 2024

    Paul didn't start his career in whisky as a Brand Ambassador until he'd retired from his first career in the police.


    Despite only working in whisky for the last 3 years, he's been a whisky geek since the early 90's and travelled around the countries visiting distilleries = long before Ross was just a twinkle in his fathers eye.


    Starting out as delivering small private tastings for friends and charity occasions, Paul went from attending Hunter Laing tasting events to delivering and hosting them.


    From there, he is now representing Hunter Laing and their exciting new distillery Ardnahoe at trade events and whisky shows all over Europe.


    Paul has been part of the Ardnahoe story from the very beginning and was kind enough to bring in some great drams for us to enjoy during and after this really fun recording.


    Paul reached out as a keen listener to the podcast on Instagram and was kind enough to travel through from Glasgow to do this recording.


    It was great to hear about his story and the work that he's doing.


    Enjoy


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    1 hr and 45 mins