*Warning* This bonus episode may contain fairly intense whisky discussion. Mike & Duncan do a rundown on the Online Scotch Whisky Awards reviewing the nine categories and picking out two favourites in each. This is ahead of the award ceremony on the 4 November 2023 which you can watch here. We will be watching!

Note that voting is closed now. You can vote next year if you missed this one when hopefully Roy and Ralfy keep this going for the community.

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Mike is on podcast paternity leave being a new dad and Ben (aka @whiskywithmolly) has been drafted in to fill some big boots. Duncan & Ben rifle through whisky festival tips (and fails). Plus, the guys discuss 'top value' independent bottler picks, overly friendly barbers, rip off budget airlines and what's been in their glasses.

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Mike & Duncan talk about the imminent arrival of someone more important than whisky & perform a 'science' experiment to see if spicy food affects their nosing or tasting experience. Two puds rants about Wales again and apparently his enjoyment of a korma, although maybe he said karma... it's hard to tell. It's possible he dips garlic naan in karma.

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Yaas! Duncan & Mike have an actual bona fide leg end on the podski. Well known in the football and entertainment worlds, Paul Hawksbee is a daily host on Talksport and a comedy writer. The guys explore four simple elements to choosing whisky with Paul: cask type, age, abv and peat or no peat - all whilst sampling on topic drams and nattering away.

Paul's pudding island dram album is Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout.

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Mike & Duncan have been out out! Cutty Sark whisky celebrates turning 100 in style at the historic and iconic Cutty Sark tea clipper in Greenwich. The guys recant their nights japes and chat about Cutty Sark and Turntable blends.

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Mike & Duncan catch up after a horrendous 'laptop plugging in incident' rendered Mike as useful as a potato. He will never get those 10 days of his life back. Duncan talks whisky bargains and tries blind samples Mike sent him. The guys share two new listener stories and discuss how letting dice make decisions for you, doesn't mean you have to be a psycho.

We reference the book The Dice Man in this pod.

Brian (Malt Musings) blog with 18 year old whisky price changes in last year.

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Mike & Duncan host special guest Michael Henry, Master Blender, of Glen Scotia, Loch Lomond and Littlemill to explore why grain is misunderstood, the perfect Irish whiskey flight and the get the inside goss on The Sassenach. Plus the usual daft antics and some garage rap. 

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Mike and Duncan discuss the end of the World, which will obviously start on a Tuesday! From Molatov's to Macallan, sit back and listen whilst co-ordinating your own survival plan and deciding what on earth you will do about the booze you have hoarded.

#TheCaskStrengthBoyz #DoomsdayPreppers #RacingSnake #TheProspectOfShitby

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Duncan wants to talk about the calories in whisky (and booze in general). Mike isn't too sure he wants to. The concern is real - Christmas is looming and trouser sizes will need to go up unless something changes. Plus bona fide antenatal tips (erm), Mike's advice on baths (double erm) and a listeners smuggling story recanted. Oh and the usual what's been in our glasses.

Mike raves above a beer and in particular one stout after his trip to the New Forest.

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Mike and Duncan host a Springbank therapy session (sort of) whilst sipping local barley (preach!). Discover why it's so dang hard to find bottles of the holy Springeth of Banketh. Plus the guys table alternatives for 'when you see the light'. And, something about coping with Keith.

You can also read about Why Springbank is so hard to find on our blog.

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