This was our first outdoor recording event as well as our first attempt at behaving ourselves in the very nice and fancy Rooftop Garden at the Glasshouse Hotel in Edinburgh.

A big thank you to Nacho for inviting us along to this very nice and different whisky tasting with a twist.

Liana Moran was the artist on hand to explain how we should sketch out what was in front of us and the whisky was provided by Adelphi.

We bumped into Woody and Megan from Woodrows and got chatting to a few other guests for the evening.

Angus surprised us all with his incredible artistic skills. If you want to see just how good his art is, it won't be long until his picture is hanging up on the wall in Diggers somewhere.

Enjoy

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We're over in Germany for the Euros enjoying the amazing German Hospitality.

We made sure to tie our trip in with a podcast recording and found the amazing Scotia Spirits in Cologne.

Peter Klas was hosting a tasting with Kenny Macdonald of Dram Mor and we enjoyed their company along with the resident musician Ciaran Whyte.

We enjoyed some great drams and great chat. And even had our largest recording audience (about 6 people..)

Enjoy

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Edoardo has only been in Edinburgh for a week and we managed to get him on for a podcast to hear about his exciting new adventure with Scotch at the Balmoral in Edinburgh.

We've nearly interviewed everyone who's either worked or still working behind the bar at Scotch. But Edoardo is the first person we've had on who hasn't even started yet.

Growing up in Italy, it took Edoardo some time before he moved to London and fell in love with the wonderful world of whisky. He's spent time working at the world renowned whisky bar - Milroy's - where he was the General Manager, started his own whisky tasting company, and spent some time as a 'Master Blender'.

This was a great fun to record and we had some lovely drams to go with it.

Cheers

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Mark has been mentioned on the podcast plenty of times since we began recording.

Having previously worked as Glenfiddich, Mark is now Private Client Manager for Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky.

But most importantly, Mark knows how to tell a good story over a dram or 2.

In this episode we look back over his career which has seen him working in women's fashion to managing some of the top bars and restaurants in the country.

Now Mark travels the world selling exclusive bottles and casks of some of the finest whisky available.

As always, this was a lot of fun to record and enjoy a good few drams while we chatted.

Enjoy

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It's not a well trodden path but Charlie Hume and others from The Malt Room will be venturing over to the Western Caribbean from Inverness to open up a whisky bar in Cayman.

Charle had some incredible stories and drams to share with us when he came in a few weeks ago.

We talked about his journey into whisky and the amazing adventure he's about to embark on.

There was also some BIG news from Angus as well as some fantastic stories and laughs.

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What makes whisky and cigars work so well together?

Well thankfully Hector Maclean was on hand to explain it all to us.

Having co-owned the Jeffery St Whisky and Tobacco shop in Edinburgh since he was just 22, Hector was able to explain to us some of the best ways to enjoy a cigar with the right whisky.

Hector has some fantastic whisky stories (some which include his cousin Charles Maclean..) as well as incredible insights from the world of cigars and whisky.

This was a lot of fun to record.

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Blair Sterrick has worked in selling booze and whisky for most of his professional life.

Having worked for the likes of Diagio and Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers, he now works for the Isle of Harris Distillery selling their new whisky The Hearach and their extremely popular and iconic gin.

In this episode we talk about the success of the distillery which has created a huge amount of local employment on the island and the interesting batch system used by the distillery for the whisky releases.

Blair was also kind enough to bring in a couple of generous samples and glasses for us to try the different batches and releases.

Enjoy

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Mark Davidson has spent over 20 years working in whisky.

When teaching maths and engineering didn't cut it, he began working behind the bar to help out at the original Scotch Malt Whisky Society bar in Leith.

From there he ended up spending the next 20+ years working in retail and delivering his own unique tastings.

It was great having Mark on and he had some great knowledge and stories to tell.

His blind tastings are legendary and very regular in and around the Edinburgh area and he can be found in the Royal Mile Whiskies shop on the Royal Mile most days if you want to buy some whisky from him.

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jollytopertastings/?locale=en_GB

Enjoy

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Thomas wanted to get into working in whisky to be around his pals and to learn more about the industry.

Having spent some time working with our own Ross Barr at Scotch in the Balmoral in Edinburgh, it didn't take long for Tam to gain a real insight into the wonderful world of whisky.

Since then he's started his own lockdown business and now works as Brand Ambassador for Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers representing their brands - Carn Mor, Old Perth, Mac-Talla and Aberargie Distillery.

As ever this episode was a lot of fun to record. Tam brought in some great samples for us to try which included this years Islay Whisky Festival Mac-Talla release which was incredible.

Enjoy

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We're fast becoming a 'whisky couples' podcast now and it was great to welcome Sian Buchan on to the podcast with her husband and previous guest Jody and Paddy the dog.

Sian owns Uno Mas in Edinburgh which is a very relaxed and easy going bar open till late and the perfect location for 'one more' before heading home.

Having previously worked for Old Pulteney, Sian is very familiar with her whiskies and has made sure that the back bar at Uno Mas is stocked with interesting and very enjoyable drams along with plenty of other spirits from around the world.

Although this episode was all about Sian, Jody was happy to keep their dog Paddy happy and chip in occasionally too. He even got to give us a bonus dram on top of his previous What 3 Drams from his episode.

As ever, this was a lot of fun, Jody and Sian live for the hospitality industry and both work so hard. It was great hearing their stories and having a great laugh.

Enjoy!

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