Welcome to the pilot episode of our new spin-off podcast: Bourbon Banter! We're making Whisky Waffle great again and talking everything corny. In this episode we discuss the five best things about bourbon and reviewing a drop from the whisky hinterlands of Kentucky. What will Nick and Ted think it tastes like? Tune in to find out!

It's still March... a perfectly acceptable time to do our top whiskies of 2025, right?

This episode contains:

- The Waffle, where we announce the winners of our prestigious Waffle Awards; and

- The Whisky, where we review a Japanese single malt from Mars... distillery;

All this and much more (including What Ted did on his Japanese holiday, when Nick met Phil Thompson, Sullies news, cuboid casks, Sabrina Carpenter and unlucky cricket numbers).

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Tickets for the Thompson Brothers at Hellyers Road:

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And the episode:

Haven't we tried all the whisky yet? It seems not, so here are our top 5 distilleries we'd like to taste more of in 2026.

This episode contains:

- The Waffle, where we count down our respective top 5 'Picks for 2026': distilleries we'd like to get to know better in the year to come;

- The Whisky, where we review the Mortlach 16YO Distillers Dram. Yep, we were uninspired by the subtitle as well; and

- Whisky Would You Rather, where we road-test three separate (ludicrous) conditions in which to drink whisky.

All this and more (including Lark news, Ted's upcoming trip to Japan and talk about the weather).

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Some say it's a mythic valinch that stirs your Old Fashioned for you. Others claim it's a leaky novelty sporran. Either way, the Holy Whale is out there, buried amongst a bunch of sections which didn't make it onto earlier episodes.

This episode contains:

- The Quest for the Holy Whale, where we recount our dramatic (and entirely fictional) journey around Scotland which we performed for a whisky night in 2025;

- Mystery Whisky, where we bring Tassie peat to the party with some Furneaux;

- Head to Fresh Meat Head, where we bust open not one, but two bottles of Canadian Distillery, Shelter Point;

- Whisky Would You Rather, where it's Duckett vs Dans,

- A discussion about Iconic Tassie Distilleries; and

- A product review of a rather unexpected item with whisky as a main ingredient

All this and more (including speculation on what the Tin Man really lacked).

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Cheap Tasmanian whisky? Is that even a thing? And if so, is it any good? These are the hard questions we answer for you this episode to demonstrate what a tough job Waffling really is!

This episode contains:

- The Waffle, where we pit six $100 Tassie drops head to head to see if any are worth your crisp green note, as well as a discussion about the changes in the industry that have lead to their creation;

- The Whisky, where we review one such drop, called 'Lamplighter'; and

- From the Spirit Sack, where we talk about the failed attempts to create a formal definition for Tasmanian Whisky.

All this and more (including news, Waubs Harbour banter, and refusing to mix Overeem).

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Whisky Waffle Episode 83 - The Offerman Effect: re-evaluating Lagavulin by Two Tassie boys having a tongue in cheek Waffle about the world of Whisky

So. Much. To. Talk. About.

So much so that we've made this a truly user-led episode, featuring our reaction to banter, debate and questions from the Spirit Sack.

This episode contains:

- The Waffle, where we rebut rebuttal and answer your burning/trivial questions; and

- The Whisky, where we discuss a new Tassie release by the name of 'Huntingfield'

Plus news, NSW distillery visits, Rotary 100 year celebrations and Whisky Club sampling.

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This week you'll receive 50% extra value as we welcome Andrew onto The Waffle for a chat about the big three cask types. Holy or unholy?

This episode contains:

- A Tas Whisky Week round-up, featuring the voices of many of the wonderful folk at the Showcase;

- The Waffle, where the three of us chat about ex-bourbon casks, ex-sherry casks and ex-tartare sauce casks and taste delicious whiskies from Western Tiers;

- The Whisky, where Ted and Nick discuss a single pot still called 'The Busker',

- Waffling With, where we chat with Sam Jones of Drifter's End distillery; and

- Whisky Would You Rather, where we ask possibly our most controversial topic yet...

All this and more (including Local Exports, other beer banter and plans for episode 100)

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Whisky festivals: unmissable tasting opportunity or big piss up? Why can't it be both?

This episode contains:

- The Waffle, where we both reminisce about past festival experiences and look forward to other ones (some more realistic than others);

- The Whisky, where we review not one but TWO new Tasmanian whiskies, made by Derwent Distillery and Hunter Island;

- Whisky Would You Rather, where Ted receives two 'nice' options for a change; and

- Fresh Meat, where Ted is once again conned into buying an indie Linkwood with a pretty box.

All this and more (including a new/old Tassie distillery, how to annoy Dan Woolley and Ted's Spotter's Guide to Whisky Festivals).

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Glencairn, Savu, Denver & Liely... a novelty shot glass. Which will come out on top?

This episode contains:

- The Waffle, where we chat about the Savu glass and compare it to other famous whisky glasses;

- The Whisky, where we review a bottle curiously titled 'Daddy Issues', made by a couple of gypsies; and

- Whisky Would You Rather, where we hear a couple of quickfire questions, concerning shot glasses, Hillwood and soda water.

All this and more (including the debut of the whisky theatre, the launch of Rosevears whisky, and a chat about man-boobs)

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