Nicholas Pollacchi joins Mitch and Daz for the 200th episode of Not Another Whisky Podcast — which feels equal parts milestone and minor miracle.

We rewind to April 2021 when the audio was ropey, the format was loose, and Mitch decided he’d edit every episode himself (questionable life choice). From there, listener questions take over — which means things escalate quickly.

We relive:

• A VIP bourbon night in New York
• Tequila egg-white cocktails (don’t ask)
• A celebrity moment at The Edition
• Car-crash tastings in Campbeltown and Las Vegas
• Hecklers in Vegas
• Festival highs in Chicago, Seattle, and Taiwan
• And tastings in Moscow… and a Siberian banya

There’s debate on single grain, whether Fife counts as a region, innovation vs regulation, collecting vs opening bottles, dream guests, dream casks, and the ultimate “last bottle” gift.

Mostly though, this one’s about the listeners. The people who’ve turned up, sent questions, bought tickets, and backed two Speyside lads talking whisky for far longer than anyone expected.

200 episodes down.

Still serious about whisky.

Still not taking ourselves too seriously.

Timestamps

00:00 Cold Open Bar Banter

00:33 Episode 200 Kickoff

01:37 Roasting the Fits

03:29 How We Got Here

04:15 New York VIP Night

05:52 Tequila Egg White Cocktail

08:21 Afterparty & 30 Rock Cameo

11:19 Catching Up With Mitch

11:56 Early Podcast Days

14:18 Fan Questions Begin

17:58 Car Crash Tasting Stories

20:35 Vegas Heckler Showdown

24:42 Best Whisky Festivals

30:31 Is Fife a Region?

31:53 Rethinking Grain Categories

33:10 Innovation vs Regulations

35:22 Favourite Bottles

37:01 Snow Phoenix Alcatraz Story

39:54 Dream Distillery Manager Year

42:43 Celebrity Dream Guests

46:05 Last Dram Gift Picks

49:03 Tariffs & The US Market

50:23 Weirdest Tasting Locations

52:17 Siberia Banya Adventure

56:17 Owning a Dream Cask

01:00:49 Closing the 200th Episode

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