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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
Whisky TalkEpisode 41: Malts & Music with Gemma Cairney
Broadcaster Gemma Cairney sits down at The Vaults with DJ and writer Vic Galloway in the new episode of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, to chat about her creative…
Whisky TalkEpisode 40: The Islay Festival
The SMWS returned to Islay for the first in-person festival since 2019, with an Open Day at Islay House to share drams, the Society's festival Rare Release…
Whisky TalkEpisode 39: Malts & Music with Olaf Furniss
DJ and writer Vic Galloway is back with a new series of Malts & Music, where he invites guests from across Scotland’s creative landscape to share Scotch Malt…
Whisky TalkEpisode 38: Whisky Storytellers
In this episode we dig into the rich tradition of whisky storytelling, with contributions from two Scottish musicians, storytellers and whisky lovers. First up…
Whisky TalkEpisode 37: SMWS member Pete Begg
From studying engineering, Pete Begg found himself drawn to the world of cooking, working in various restaurants before becoming friends and subsequently…
Whisky TalkEpisode 36: Lochlea with John Campbell
This farm distillery in Ayrshire has quietly started producing whisky and lured John Campbell away from Laphroaig in Islay in the process. Whisky Talk's…
Whisky TalkEpisode 35: Malts & Music with Val McDermid
Writer Val McDermid joins BBC Scotland DJ and writer Vic Galloway for Episode 6 of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, brought to you by The Scotch Malt Whisky…
Whisky TalkEpisode 34: Malts & Music with Nicola Meighan
Music and arts broadcaster and writer Nicola Meighan joins BBC Scotland DJ and writer Vic Galloway for Episode 5 of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, brought to you…
Whisky TalkEpisode 33: Malts & Music with Justin Currie
Justin Currie, founder and frontman of Del Amitri, joins BBC Scotland DJ and writer Vic Galloway for Episode 4 of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, brought to you by…
Whisky TalkEpisode 32: Malts & Music with Stina Tweeddale
Episode 3 of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, brought to you by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, finds BBC Scotland DJ and writer Vic Galloway deep into conversation…
Whisky TalkEpisode 31: Charlie MacLean MBE
Charlie MacLean is one of the whisky world’s leading writers and experts, and this year saw him honoured as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British…
Whisky TalkEpisode 30: Malts & Music with Norman Blake from Teenage Fanclub
In Episode 2 of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, BBC Scotland DJ and writer Vic Galloway sits down with Norman Blake, co-founder of Scottish indie rock legends…
Whisky TalkEpisode 29: Malts & Music with Ian Rankin
BBC Scotland DJ and writer Vic Galloway presents the first in our special series of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music podcasts, for a whisky-fuelled chat with…
Whisky TalkEpisode 28: Glenturret Distillery
With a new owner, a new look – and even a new date of birth – Glenturret distillery is emerging from the shadows to take its place in the single malt…
Whisky TalkEpisode 27: Dennis Malcolm and Glen Grant Distillery
Dennis Malcolm started out at Glen Grant distillery in Speyside as a 15-year-old apprentice cooper. He worked his way up through different roles in the…
Whisky TalkEpisode 26: Ardnamurchan distillery
Ardnamurchan distillery is tucked away at the end of Scotland’s most westerly peninsula, where the natural environment is playing a major role in both fuelling…
Whisky TalkEpisode 25: Whisky and perfume
Imogen Russon-Taylor started out working in whisky before her nose led her to explore the possibility of creating her own perfumes, and after a period of…
Whisky TalkEpisode 24: Irvine Welsh
His ground-breaking 1993 novel Trainspotting centered on a bunch of heroin addicts in Leith, but these days whisky is more likely to be a plot point in author…
Whisky TalkEpisode 23: Pip Hills and The Vaults
Pip Hills, the founder of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, tells Whisky Talk the remarkable and unlikely story of how The Vaults in Leith became the Society's…
Whisky TalkEpisode 22: Meet the whisky podcasters
With thousands of whisky podcasts to choose from, we put out a call to our members and the SMWS team to ask them for their top picks. The Society's Mads…
Whisky TalkEpisode 21: The English Whisky Company with Andrew Nelstrop
The first of England's new distilleries to set up was at St George's in Norfolk, where Andrew Nelstrop helped his father realise a long-held dream of opening…
Whisky TalkEpisode 20: Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery with David Thompson
Traceability is at the heart of Spirit of Yorkshire distillery's operations, which started distilling in 2016, explains co-founder and crop scientist David…
Whisky TalkEpisode 19: Lakes Distillery with Dhavall Gandhi
The Lakes Distillery started operations in December 2014 and recruited Dhavall Gandhi in 2016. Since then he has brought a whole world of inspiration and…
Whisky TalkEpisode 18: Bimber Distillery
Bimber Distillery was founded in London in 2015 and laid down its first casks in May 2016. In this episode of Whisky Talk, we talk to the distillery's Matt…
Whisky TalkEpisode 17: Cotswolds distillery with Daniel Szor
Daniel Szor, founder of the Cotswolds distillery, tells Whisky Talk about how he turned his passion for single malt whisky into a radical career change, from…
Whisky TalkEpisode 16: Lagg Distillery on Arran
The SMWS paid a visit in early 2019 to the Isle of Arran to check on the progress of the new Lagg distillery on the south of the island, which will be the…
Whisky TalkEpisode 15: Ardmore distillery
Ardmore distillery is nestled in a remote corner of Aberdeenshire, and isn't usually open to visitors. Thankfully, distillery manager George Forsyth and the…
Whisky TalkEpisode 14: Raasay distillery and island tour
Making whisky on the Isle of Raasay is a modern success story that is down to determination and hard work, but it's also bringing new life to an island that…
Whisky TalkEpisode 13: From filling casks to fighting coronavirus
With demand for hand-sanitiser outstripping supply, distilleries big and small have been playing a key role in providing frontline care workers with essential…
Whisky TalkEpisode 12: The birth of Leith's Bonnington Distillery
Its construction has been delayed because of archeological finds and it finally started distilling as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the UK. But the…
Whisky TalkEpisode 11: Charlie MacLean's SMWS whisky masterclass
Charlie MacLean is not only a leading authority on all things whisky, he's also a long-standing member of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society's Tasting Panel. In…
Whisky TalkEpisode 10: Masataka and Rita Taketsuru, A Whisky Love Story
It's 100 years since Rita Cowan fell in love with her family's Japanese lodger, Masataka Taketsuru, when he stayed with her family while studying Organic…
Whisky TalkEpisode 9: Sam Heughan
Whisky Talk travels to Glencoe to catch up with Scottish actor Sam Heughan, otherwise known as Jamie Fraser in the historical time travel series Outlander. We…
Whisky TalkEpisode 8: Jerez
Join us on a journey to Jerez, to immerse ourselves in Spain’s Sherry Triangle and explore the synergy between the worlds of whisky and sherry. We visit…
Whisky TalkEpisode 7: Leith's whisky history, Tomatin and Tamdhu
Join us to find out more about Leith's whisky history with a walking tour of the area, with the Society's Vaults members' room at the heart of it. Then we'll…
Whisky TalkEpisode 6: From Glen Scotia to Jura and Islay's Ardnahoe
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society travels from Glen Scotia in Campbeltown, where Iain McAlister explains why there's a new buzz around the distillery, to Jura to…
Whisky TalkEpisode 5: Whisky pilgrims at the Islay Festival
Join The Scotch Malt Whisky Society in the splendid surroundings of Islay House, where members and whisky pilgrims have gathered for the Islay Whisky Festival…
Whisky TalkEpisode 4: Tobermory, The Golden Dram and the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility
In this episode, we catch up with Tobermory distillery’s master blender Kirstie McCallum, find out about the documentary Scotch – The Golden Dram from its…
Whisky TalkEpisode 3: Sandy Hyslop
Sandy Hyslop, director of blending at Chivas Brothers talks to our Spirits Manager, Euan Campbell from his sample room in Dumbarton near Glasgow. Hyslop has…
Whisky TalkEpisode 1: Pip Hills & The Flavour Revolution - Pt 1
Welcome to the first ever podcast of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Hosted by Unfiltered editor Richard Goslan, we'll be introducing you to some of the people…
