Whisky Stories Podcast

This one got loose! We packed out Uno Mas in Edinburgh for this Whisky Stories LIVE event and what a night it was.
John Stirling was back on the pod and we also had Christian Perez from the distillery down and he brought a very special cask sample with him that John hadn't event tried.
We went through the lineup, chatted about the whisky and challenged John on some of the conversation that's happened since his last episode.
My head was sore the next day. A sign of a very enjoyable night.

It was great having Stephen Woodcock back on the pod. And this time he came bearing gifts!
Not to be outdone by the team at Bunnahabhain, he made sure we stand out now with the bright yellow iconic Cutty Sark jackets, bags, mugs, notebooks and pens!
He also brought drams with him too and plenty of great chat about his career, some really funny stories, and plenty of distilling and blending insight too.
Well worth poring a few drams for this long and epic episode.

It was time for a monthly catch-up in Diggers with the lads.
We were down in the cellar with plenty of drams and loads to talk about.
We caught up on our distillery trip to Arbikie, some big drams on the lineup, AND if we can pull off organising our very own Whisky Stories Festival.
Loads of laughs, questionable chat, and good drams on this one.

Arbikie Distillery are about to launch their first ever Single Malt release. And it's taken them 10 long years to wait for this moment.
And what better way to spread the good word about it than to come on the Whisky Stories Podcast and tell us all about it.
John Stirling is one of the family members involved in the business. He is 'Chief Taster' and has been part of the journey since a conversation in a bar in New York.
The goal is simple - Make the best 18 year old whisky in the world.
Hear the whole story in this episode, including the £30,000 bottle, the ethos of the whisky, and creating sustainable products.

It's always good to catch up with Mark Thomson.
In this episode, we dived into brand advocacy and asked if the Scotch Whisky Industry are moving away from it and whether that's a good thing or not.
Mark is an award winning Brand Ambassador and has worked with massive global brands as well as smaller independent ones.
He's also working with brands on a contract basis to help with advocacy and training. But are we losing the Brand Ambassador? And what does Mark think?
Enjoy!