Whisky Buzz

Whisky Buzz

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Whisky Buzz episodes

  • 135: Tasting Terroir from Within Waterford’s Whisky Library

    Ned Gahan, Head Distill at Waterford Distillery, takes us through several samples of whisky in the search of whisky terroir. Ned worked at the old Guinness brewery at Waterford, and takes us through the history of on the site that once exclusively produced beer, and now makes whisky. As usual, Mark gets carried away and starts picking out random samples during the podcast.

    58 min
  • 134: Whisky Terroir with Mark Reynier of Waterford Distillery
    Mark Reynier, of Bruichladdich fame, is on the precipice of releasing the first set of whiskies that are entirely terroir focused. Waterford Distillery is entirely purpose built for the production of vintage whiskies that can be traced down right down to the field the barley was grown. We talk about some of Mark Reynier’s history in Bruichladdich, the emotional attachment to farming, terroir, and the whisky that’ll be coming out from Waterford Distillery!
    54 min
  • 133: Irish Whiskey with Louise McGuane of J.J. Corry

    “The Irish have a particular connection to the land and I felt a duty to secure the future of the family farm.” Luise McGuane planned to setup a grain to glass distillery on her farm, but instead was fortunate enough to be given access to old stock of Irish Whiskey. She now produces the J.J. Corry brand of Irish Whiskey blending and selling awarding winning styles of Irish Whiskey.

    36 min
  • 133: Whisky Bonder Louise McGuane talks about traditional Irish Whiskey
    “The Irish have a particular connection to the land and I felt a duty to secure the future of the family farm.” Luise McGuane planned to setup a grain to glass distillery on her farm, but instead was fortunate enough to be given access to old stock of Irish Whiskey. She now produces the J.J. Corry brand of Irish Whiskey blending and selling awarding winning styles of Irish Whiskey.
    36 min
  • 131: Tasting Whisky Dusties from the 60s
    Glenford Jameson and Mark Bylok sit down to drink old whisky dusties from the 60s. What to look for when you're acquiring old whiskies? What can you expect? Two of the three whiskies will be a complete surprise!
    51 min
  • 129: The Evolving Story of Beam Suntory
    Between Legent and Suntory Ao, Beam Suntory is releasing products not seen before from the company. Ray Daniel, brand ambassador, joins us to talk about the whisky coming out, and the life of a brand ambassador! We also talk about the Wonderful World of Whisky Show.
    36 min
  • 128: Toasting Memories with $30k Worth of Whiskies!
    Mark & Jamie taste through The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Four for the first time. This collection typically retails for $30k US, and this year’s theme is “Expecting the Unexpected.” While enjoying a few drinks, Mark and Jamie review 2018, Jamie’s work as Brand Ambassador, and we look back over the years of the podcast.
    1 hr 6 min
  • 127: Master Blender Andres Faustinelli breaks down Bearface Whisky
    Master Blender, Andres Faustinelli, tells us how he uses a wine-like finishing process to blend Bearface whisky. That process includes short finishing using French oak ex-wine barrels, and new Hungarian oak barrels. Andres deconstructs Bearface from start to finish, and tells us how he succeeds by asking the wrong people the right question.
    40 min

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Weekly whisky show featuring conversations around whisky.