Whisky Stories Podcast

We were invited back to the Glasshouse in Edinburgh for a chat with Ken Langenfeld from the Kilchoman Distillery as part of the build up to the Glasshouse's Kilchoman December Malt of the Month.

This was a great chat with someone who hasn't just fallen in love with Scottish Whisky, but also fallen in love with Scottish women.

Ken Langenfeld is the UK and French Sales Manager for Kilchoman and spends his time spreading the word and selling the incredible whisky that is produced on Islay.

As one of the first new distilleries to open back in 2005, the distillery will soon be celebrating it's 20th anniversary. This raised the debate about when a distillery is no longer classified as a 'new distillery.

We also chatted about the interesting decision that Kilchoman have made not to put age statements on the majority of their releases.

As Ken explains, his journey into whisky from working and managing bars around the world, it's all about the flavour and age, doesn't necessarily need to dictate that.

Ken was kind enough to bring along some of the drams that will be on offer in the Glasshouse throughout the whole of December and he will also be showcasing these at the up and coming cheese and whisky pairing event on the 10th of Dec in the hotel bar.

Enjoy

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Another 'whisky couple' joined us for this episode.

Tom and Monique met while working in The Whisky Shop in Edinburgh.

Tom from Australia and Monique from Canada both found themselves bonding over their new love of whisky and needing a job while they stayed in Edinburgh.

Monique is still working in The Whisky Shop, but Tom is now working for Scotland's oldest Independent Bottler Cadenheads.

Both of them have great whisky stories and between them both, they've shared some great drams and experiences.

We even managed to squeeze in a few couple whisky games.

This was a great laugh to record and I hope you enjoy it.

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What a night we had recording this episode!

The Thomson family goes so far back, it's hard for Finn to work out which great great great great Grandfather he's referring to.

Finn didn't just bring some fantastic whisky with him for us to enjoy, he brought along loads of cool old bottles, decanters, sample bottles and pictures which highlight the history behind his family and the whisky industry.

It was great having another live audience who chipped in with their own thoughts, questions and wanky tasting notes.

I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed recording it.

Cheers

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This episode was all about sitting in the same room where it all began, drinking the same whisky we shared for episode one and looking back on what has been an incredible year for the Whisky Stories Podcast.

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Dave Worthington has had some week travelling up to Scotland with a bag full of whisky and loads of people to see.

Thankfully he had some time to pop into Diggers to have a chat and share some amazing drams with us from around the world.

Dave is another whisky geek who has landed a dream job travelling, meeting people and talking about whisky.

Atom Brands own Master of Malt as well as loads of other spirits and drinks brands. But they also have That Boutique-y Whisky Company and Dave spends his time showcasing their ranges.

They've bottled 75 whiskies out of the 95 established distilleries and also bottle whisky from all over the world.

Dave started out writing about whiskies he enjoyed on Facebook to his own friends and family. This led to him starting his own blog and now he represents and works with a really exciting bottler who are always pushing the limits.

Enjoy

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This felt like a big moment for the podcast.

We got a last minute call up to exhibit at the Edinburgh Whisky Festival at Murrayfield and jumped at the opportunity.

We met so many people and chatted with former guests, friends of the pod and some of our amazing listeners.

For more videos and content, keep an eye on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskyStoriesPod

In this episode we chat to:

• Vikki Elliott
• Laurie Black from Bevvy
• FIB and MND
• Podcast fan Nadia
• Mike McGinty from John Dewars & Sons

There was so much that we couldn't fit everyone in but the full interviews are available on the YouTube channel.

Enjoy

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Chuck has become a well known trope on the podcast for his unique (wanky) tasting notes, his unknown whereabouts, and Big Cam having to tell him to call his mum through the podcast.

But he's back in Edinburgh and who knows for how long.

This was an incredible episode to record. His stories mixed with his whisky knowledge was great to listen to.

I think this will be our longest episode so far, but it's well worth a listen.

Enjoy!

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Back by popular demand we had our second Indy Bottler Spotlight with Ola and Ryan from Tri Carragh.

A great bunch of whisky fans squeezed into the snug in Diggers to listen to us and enjoy some amazing drams presented by Ola and Ryan from their Tri Carragh brand.

And what a lineup it was!

We were treated to some great whisky which has been so popular that it's now all sold out as well as award nominated liquid.

🥃 North British 33 YO 

🥃 Glen Garioch 11 YO 

🥃Aultmore 16 YO

🥃 Macduff 13 YO

🥃 Ardmore 17 YO 

It was a great laugh and we loved hearing how it all started for Ola and Ryan and their journey into whisky.

Enjoy

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Paul didn't start his career in whisky as a Brand Ambassador until he'd retired from his first career in the police.

Despite only working in whisky for the last 3 years, he's been a whisky geek since the early 90's and travelled around the countries visiting distilleries = long before Ross was just a twinkle in his fathers eye.

Starting out as delivering small private tastings for friends and charity occasions, Paul went from attending Hunter Laing tasting events to delivering and hosting them.

From there, he is now representing Hunter Laing and their exciting new distillery Ardnahoe at trade events and whisky shows all over Europe.

Paul has been part of the Ardnahoe story from the very beginning and was kind enough to bring in some great drams for us to enjoy during and after this really fun recording.

Paul reached out as a keen listener to the podcast on Instagram and was kind enough to travel through from Glasgow to do this recording.

It was great to hear about his story and the work that he's doing.

Enjoy

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One day Ben decided he wanted to work in whisky. And six years later, he is the Global Brand Ambassador for Annandale Distillery.

Ben knows absolutely everything there is to know about the distillery having worked through the ranks as a tour guide.

Annandale are a very unique distillery who have been producing since 2014. What makes them more different from the rest is that all of their releases are single cask.

Ben has some great stories to tell from his journey in whisky with the distillery and gave us so much insight and information on all the really cool things happening down in Annan at the distillery.

Enjoy.

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