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Whisky Talk
Welcome to Whisky Talk! Hosted by Richard Goslan, editor of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s members magazine Unfiltered, we'll be introducing you to some of the people who make whisky, the places it comes from and the characters who bring it to life.
Episodes
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Episode 101: The biggest whisky release of the year | November Outturn Podcast
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society's biggest release of whisky is out in November, just in time to get your orders in for Christmas either for yourself or for the…
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Phenomenal phenols & documentary premieres | October Outturn Podcast
Scotch & Smoke screenings: https://smws.com/no-menu-link/scotch-and-smoke-screening-events/ This month Calum and Duncan go up in smoke, diving into an Outturn…
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Brand-new cask types & the ultimate whisky taste test | September Outturn Podcast
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Massive Speyside stills & the perfect introduction to peat | August Outturn Podcast
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Getting knee deep in peat & custom distillations | July Outturn Podcast
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Society’s whisky director Kai Ivalo on retirement, his whisky journey & the growth of the SMWS
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Episode 95: World Cup gems & whisky with breathtaking colour | June Outturn Podcast
Duncan and Calum are back to get stuck into some of the most exciting bottlings being released in this month's Outturn. Tune in to hear the pair get set for…
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Festival seasons & the regionality question | May Outturn Podcast
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A revival from ruin & the magic of a single cask | Annandale distillery
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Getting 'fleeing' filming Still Game & ELEVEN year old whisky | Greg Hemphill & Rab Florence
Refer a friend to the Society and earn £50 in vouchers: UK: https://smws.io/wm8 EU: https://smws.io/gzj Become a member of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: UK…
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Distilleries with massive variety & whiskies that look insane | April Outturn Podcast
This this month Duncan is joined by brand ambassador Francesco Ramella and assistant Queen Street manager Logan Shaw. The trio get stuck into some of the most…
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Peated lowlands & new wave distilleries | March Outturn Podcast
This month Calum and Duncan are joined by Anna Grahn where the trio uncover our latest Creators Collection, uncork a brand new 'Heresy' release, and get stuck…
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Women in whisky & The OurWhisky Foundation | Becky Paskin
OurWhisky Foundation is a non-profit organisation that seeks to recognise, support and empower women working in the whisky industry. The Society’s Julie…
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Traumatising first drams & debunking tasting myths | Brendan McCarron
In this episode we're joined by whisky expert and master distiller Brendan McCarron. Having spent time with Diageo, Distell, and Glenmorangie, Brendan has…
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Unconventional drams & insanely long fermentation times | February Outturn Podcast
This month love is in the air as Calum and Duncan unpack some of the Society's most scintillating Valentine's Day bottlings. With plenty of cheeky names along…
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Industry secrets & custom made casks | January Outturn Podcast
This month Calum and Duncan welcome in the new year by covering a great range of Society offerings. They uncloak a lesser-known industry secret with our two…
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Solera systems & unique distilling techniques | December Outturn Podcast
This month Duncan and Calum are joined by the Society's head of whisky creation Euan Campbell where the trio get stuck into all the best drams in the December…
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The man who brought The Macallan to the world stage | Willie Phillips
As managing director of The Macallan in the 1970s, Willie Phillips helped to build its reputation at a time when the industry was in the doldrums and the…
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The biggest Outturn of the year & Edinburgh whisky festival | November Outturn Podcast
This month Calum and Duncan head out to Edinburgh Whisky Festival where they get stuck in to the biggest Outturn of the year. Tune in to hear them chat with…
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The founder of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society | Pip Hills
In this episode Richard Goslan sits down with Pip Hills, the founder of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Pip lost contact with the Society in the 1990s, and…
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Sleeping in the maltings & whisky goosebumps | Stewart Buchanan Benriach distillery
Global Malts Ambassador for Brown-Forman, Stewart Buchanan stepped into Queen Street earlier this year to talk about his whisky adventures with Mads Schmoll…
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Eight new flavour profiles & local whisky heroes | October Outturn Podcast
This month Calum and Duncan are joined by Mads Schmoll to uncover the Society's eight new flavour profiles. Working their way through each of the new profiles…
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Taiwanese whisky & worm tub condensers | August Outturn Podcast
This month Calum and Duncan tuck into some unusual cask types, taste whisky from Taiwan and find the perfect introduction to peat. Our latest Creators…
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Episode 77: Brutal Islay weather, direct fired stills & peated Lowland whisky | July Outturn Podcast
This month Duncan and Calum are joined by Society brand ambassador and member services executive, Francesco Ramella. While finding out what's on offer in the…
Whisky TalkEpisode 76: Logan Shaw and SMWS June Outturn
This month Calum and Duncan are joined by Logan Shaw, the assistant venue manager at our Queen Street Members’ Room. With hip flasks in hand, the three get…
Whisky TalkEpisode 75: Anthony Delcros and SMWS April Outturn
This month Calum and Richard are joined by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society's Anthony Delcros as the trio prepare for this year’s whisky festivals. Anthony…
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Episode 74: Lucy Connor and SMWS March Outturn
This month Calum and Richard get zen as they’re guided through a ‘dramaste’ styled tasting by Lucy Connor. Lucy took a day out from her time behind the bar at…
Whisky TalkEpisode 73: Matt Bailey and SMWS February Outturn
Richard and Calum catch up with Matt Bailey, who recently joined The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s European team as managing director. The trio discuss…
Whisky TalkEpisode 72: Olaf Meier
Scotch Malt Whisky Society ambassador and Tasting Panel chairperson Olaf Meier is a fountain of knowledge, driven by a limitless number of whisky stories and a…
Whisky TalkEpisode 71: Scotch & Sherry
In this episode we’re going on a special journey across Spain, to tell the story of whisky and sherry and the wonderful synergy between the two worlds when it…
Whisky TalkEpisode 70: Paul John
Regular listeners will know that we are fortunate at The Scotch Malt Whisky Society to welcome representatives from distilleries, who visit us in our Members’…
Whisky TalkEpisode 69: Flavour Journey with Kami Newton
In this episode, we’re taking a deep dive into the flavour journey that takes place every time we uncork a bottle of whisky and then nose and taste it. It’s a…
Whisky TalkEpisode 68: Blair Athol
We were fortunate to have a visit from two of the team from Blair Athol distillery to The Vaults in February, for a special tasting of four expressions of…
Whisky TalkEpisode 67: Springbank
In February, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society paid host to Melanie Stanger from Springbank distillery in Campbeltown, who visited our Members’ Room at The Vaults…
Whisky TalkEpisode 66: Pip's Prague Adventure
The vintage Lagonda belonging to Society founder Pip Hills played an instrumental part in our whisky club’s foundation, carrying the first precious cargo of…
Whisky TalkEpisode 65: Matugga Rum
A taste of rum at a family gathering led husband-and-wife team Jacine and Paul Rutasikwa on the path to setting up their own distillery in the town of…
Whisky TalkEpisode 64: Val McDermid
Crime writer and whisky enthusiast Val has been a fan of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society since its early days, after receiving an educational journey across the…
Whisky TalkEpisode 63: Maverick - The Founder's Tale with Pip Hills
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is marking its 40th anniversary with an updated and revised edition of Pip Hills' memoir, "Maverick – The Founder’s Tale", which…
Whisky TalkEpisode 61: Denis Lesgourgues
In this episode of Whisky Talk the Society strays from the familiarity of Scotland's malt whisky to the south of France for an insight into the world of…
Whisky TalkEpisode 62: The sound of Glen Scotia
How do you capture the sense of sound in a distillery and its location – and then incorporate that into a song? That’s what the team at Glen Scotia set out to…
Whisky TalkEpisode 60: Kythe Distillery
With so many new distilleries coming online across Scotland, it’s sometimes hard to keep track. But when Angus MacRaild dropped the news at the start of April…
Whisky TalkEpisode 58: Falkirk Distillery
Stray just a few moments from the M9 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh and you will discover Falkirk Distillery, a grand whitewashed building, complete…
Whisky TalkEpisode 59: Craig Johnstone
From East Lothian to Tasmania and back to Scotland, Craig Johnstone has worked across the whisky industry for the past 20 years. Today he works for Edrington…
Whisky TalkEpisode 57: Richard Paterson
Our guest on this edition needs little in the way of introduction to any whisky fan. Richard Paterson has been working in the whisky industry for the past 57…
Whisky TalkEpisode 56: SMWS Women
Women have been instrumental in making the Society what it is today. The three As of Anne Dana, Anne Griffiths and Annabel Meikle came from different…
Whisky TalkEpisode 55: Port of Leith
Port of Leith is Scotland's first vertical distillery, founded by Ian Stirling and Paddy Fletcher. Standing nine storeys tall, it’s just next door to the Royal…
Whisky TalkEpisode 54: Malts & Music with Sam Heughan
Outlander star and whisky fanatic Sam Heughan joins Vic Galloway in our latest episode of Whisky Talk Malts & Music. Sam discusses his passion for whisky, his…
Whisky TalkEpisode 53: Pip Hills and his whisky epiphany
The origin of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society can be traced back to the founder, Pip Hills, visiting his friends at a farmhouse in deepest rural Aberdeenshire…
Whisky TalkEpisode 52: Iain McAlister
Glen Scotia distillery is a favourite of Society members, and we were delighted in early December to welcome distillery manager and master distiller Iain…
Whisky TalkEpisode 51: Brendan McCarron
At The Vaults recently, we welcomed Brendan McCarron, master distiller at Distell’s Bunnahabhain, Deanston and Tobermory distilleries. We recorded Brendan’s…
Whisky TalkEpisode 50: Malts & Music with Karine Polwart
Karine Polwart is one of Scotland’s most respected singer-songwriters. She sat down at The Vaults with Vic Galloway for our latest episode of Whisky Talk…
Whisky TalkEpisode 49: Dr Bill Lumsden Part 2
The name Dr Bill Lumsden doesn’t need much of an introduction in the whisky world – the head of distilling and whisky creation at Glenmorangie and Ardbeg has…
Whisky TalkEpisode 48: Dr Bill Lumsden Part 1
The name Dr Bill Lumsden doesn’t need much of an introduction in the whisky world – the head of distilling and whisky creation at Glenmorangie and Ardbeg has…
Whisky TalkEpisode 47: Malts & Music with The Whisky Sisters
Vic Galloway catches up with the Whisky Sisters – Inka Larissa and Jennifer Rose – in the latest episode of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, to find out where their…
Whisky TalkEpisode 46: Malts & Music with Doug Johnstone
Writer Doug Johnstone shares four SMWS drams with DJ Vic Galloway in the latest episode of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, with reflections on how his love of…
Whisky TalkEpisode 45: Dave Broom and A Sense of Place
Whisky writer Dave Broom has an endless curiosity and fascination for whisky, and in his latest book he has set out to explore the story of Scotland’s whisky…
Whisky TalkEpisode 44: Stuart MacPherson Master of Wood
Depending on who you speak to, the cask that you put your whisky into to mature can contribute anything from 50 to more than 70 per cent of its final flavour…
Whisky TalkEpisode 43: Malts & Music with James Yorkston
Musician, writer and whisky fan James Yorkston shares four SMWS drams with DJ Vic Galloway in the latest episode of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, with an…
Whisky TalkEpisode 42: Jake King and Whisky Place-Names
Ever wondered about the origin of a whisky's place-name? Jake King, a Gaelic researcher from the Sabhal Mòr Ostaig campus of the University of the Islands and…