One Nation Under Whisky

Joshua and Jason welcome both Shane "Showtime" Armstrong (Master Blender, Westland Distillery) and Jason Moore (Managing Director, Westland Distillery) back to the podcast.

In this episode we find our very own Jason visiting with Shane at the Westland "Sensory Lab" going through the design, make-up, and flavors of Garryana 10yo, and then our time with Jason Moore was a chat over Zoom with us discussing the theft of over 12,000 bottles of Westland's whisky which included Garryana 10yo, as well as their "Flagship" and "Watchpost" bottlings. Add to this, and perhaps most importantly, we discuss the historic nature of this Garryana release which is Westland's first age stated whisky!

Finally, Joshua and Jason take you through their tasting notes of this seriously epic dram. Spoiler alert: Hot shit, this is good whisky. 

...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

This is history people; this is not just the announcement of new Single Cask Nation packaging, this is Single Cask Nation putting The Nation front and center because, truly, it's always been about The Nation. It's always been you.

What does this all mean? Well, you'll have to listen (or watch) to find out!

Also, three new, exciting, and totally different Online Exclusive bottlings are being released Oct 23rd @ 12noon EST at singlecasknation.com . What are the casks? Again you've got to listen/watch to find out, so...

...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

It's always lovely having Scott Harris of Catoctin Creek Distilling Company return to the podcast. In today's episode he and Jason discuss the state of the whisky industry writ large (and the fact that Scott feels we're coming out of some difficult times), an investment opportunity in the distillery, potential expansion of the distillery, and just for funsies, Scott makes them both a couple of Toronto cocktails using the newest Catoctin Creek Maple Cask Rye. 

...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

The lovely team at Waiheke Island Distillery in New Zealand were kind enough to send Joshua and Jason their latest range of whiskies including a cask sample that shows the direction their spirit is going with some new stills the Distillery has installed. Along with the whisky samples came full information including:

A true whisky geeks delight! Listen in as J&J taste through three cracking Single Malts from New Zealand's Waiheke Distillery as well as some of their 14 month old peated spirit!

...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Ok, whisky geeks, this is why you subscribe the One Nation Under Whisky Padcost. It's in depth whisky conversation like this. Jason and Ewan go so far down the Clynelish rabbit hole, discussing science, flavor, and even mythology, that as they venture down the rabbit hole they bypass Alice and all the inhabitants of Wonderland. It's wonderful. 

Note: This episode is on YouTube and there's a powerpoint presentation in there that is SO INCREDIBLY worth seeing. Ewan has only ever shown this powerpoint once before and it's the most amazing, in depth thing you'll ever see.

If you love Clynelish get ready to understand why you love it so much (and then start to love it even more). All Hail the Duke of Sutherland, Ewan Morgan!

...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Joshua & Jason discuss some very special Scotch whiskies being released on singlecasknation.com on Thursday, September 18: a 14yo BenRiach, 12yo Clynelish, and 8yo "Cawdor Springs". They also read some listener mail and drink a little whisky together. All in all, they had a heck of a time together.

...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

A wonderfully geeky conversation is had between Joshua, Yoni Miller (SCN's in-house Cigar Czar/Tobacco Trouble-Maker/Meme-Meiser) and Terence Reilly of Aganorsa Leaf surrounding the ins and outs of cigar production, Aganorsa Leaf, and the next SCN cigar project with them using the Single Cask Nation ex-Balcones peated cask. Lots of fun conversation to be had!

NOTE: Sadly, the video file from the conversation was lost in transfer so you won't be able to see any of the beautiful faces for this episode. Apologies!

...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Joshua and Jason have a proper sit down with the Tormore Blueprint range of whiskies. Listen as the pair break down the whiskies from nose, to palate, to finish. An uber geeky tasting, to be sure!

...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Joshua and Jason have a sit down with Murphy Quint, Master Distiller and Director of Operations at Cedar Ridge Distillery. If you're new to One Nation Under Whisky, get ready for a super fun, super in-depth geeky whisky conversation. If you're a long-time padcost listener, you know why you're here (and thanks, as always, for listening!)...

...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Joshua and Jason discuss the details of Single Cask Nation's August 2025 US Online Exclusive Releases along with the various whisky bundles coming with them. They also swear quite a lot at one another. Is it more so than usual? There's only one way to find out...

...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing