GENTLEMAN'S CLUB WHISKY

In this episode, we give a detailed history and the tour of Venture Whisky Ltd.’s Chichibu Distillery in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. We also review Ichiro’s Malt Double Distilleries blended malt whisky.This episode was actually recorded in the first half of May 2021. Sorry for the delay in uploading it.Episode Timestamps coming soon.

It's been one month since the passing of Sir Sean Connery at the ripe age of 90. We honor him in this episode and discuss his association with various whisky brands all over the world, as well as discuss 007 and whisky, and James Bond's literary creator Ian Fleming's association with whisky.The ArticlesSean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54761824Obituary: Sir Sean Conneryhttps://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-13087132Sean Connery for Beam – Jim Beam (1966 & 1967)https://clickamericana.com/topics/food-drink/sean-connery-for-beam-jim-beam-1966-1967Sir Sean swaps his martini for Scotchhttps://www.scotsman.com/news/people/sir-sean-swaps-his-martini-scotch-2473718The greatest whisky-drinking writers of all timehttps://life.spectator.co.uk/articles/the-greatest-whisky-drinking-writers-of-all-time/

Spirits writer and editor Becky Paskin accused acclaimed whisky writer Jim Murray of being “sexist” and “objectifying.” Is it true? Not is all that it seems when London based newspaper accuses Becky of hypocrisy. Hear the full story plus my take on it.Episode Timestamps0:00 Intro / 50 Japanese Whiskies Book10:57 Is The Whisky Bible’s Writer Jim Murray Really Sexist?22:40 Is Whisky Critic Becky Paskin A Hypocrite?