Batch 20: Adventures Down Under

So you came for the whisky eh? Well, you'll just have to stay for the beer! This time, Boutique-y Dave and Dr. Whisky are joined by two leading voices in the beer community, Ren Navarro and Charlotte Cook. Together they discuss all things craft beer,  that's the good, the bad, and the downright ugly... Along the way, Dave realizes he has a hidden talent for naming breweries before totally forgetting about them.

We couldn't have picked two better guests with the recent news that Port Ellen, Brora, and Rosebank are set to reopen. Dr. Whisky and Boutique-y Dave are joined by none other than the legendary Colin Dunn of Diageo, and Gordon Dundas of Ian Mcleod Distillers. Past and future collide as the futures of these once lost distilleries are set to be rewritten, alongside Hunter S Thompson's Fear and Loathing, courtesy of Colin Dunn. 

Sam and Dave delve deeper into Australian Whisky ahead of Boutique-y Whisky's new Australia Series whisky collection.  Your hosts are joined from Down Under by Aussie and fellow podcaster James Atkinson of the Drinks Adventures Podcast. Goodram mate. 

Dave and Sam are back in the realm of Irish Whiskey, for a St Patrick's Day special! Your hosts  are joined by Alex Chasko of Teeling Irish Whiskey,  and Stephanie Shen, pterodactyl enthusiast and ambassador for The Dead Rabbit Irish Whiskey. Along the way, Alex is bamboozled by a horse and a cow posturer, and Stephanie takes to the skies in a prehistoric display of anadram prowess. 

Sam and Dave are joined by Glassmates to discuss their love of whisky. Along the way, Glassmate's Nigel reveals he's actually Olivia Newton John, Jimmy ponders the nature of the relationship between whisky and sheep shit, and Ortis gives us the 'Disney version' of how three blokes became Glassmates. 

In this episode the boys cover Australian whisky, and the influence its had all over the world. Joining your hosts Boutique-y Dave and Dr. Whisky are Starward Distillery's David Vitale, and  Abbie Neilson and Christopher Jaume of Cooper King Distillery. Wait a minute, what's an English Distillery doing on an Australian episode..?

It seems Dave and Sam just cant get enough of rye whisky. This time we check out the World of Rye with two special guests, rye obsessed Miika Lipiäinen, co-founder of Finland's Kyrö Distillery and Paul Hletko, founder and distiller at Illinois' Few Spirits. Along the way there is a new game of 'Rye or Wrong' and plentiful amounts of Dr Whisky's somewhat wry sense of humour...

Sam and Dave discuss whisky's relationship with the environment, unearthing a whole host of positive changes being made throughout the industry to make whisky production a whole lot greener. Joining your hosts are Annabel Thomas of the environmentally conscious Nc'Nean distillery, Rob Wilson, CEO/ Chief Toaster at waste bread beer brewer TOAST, and Nick Ravenhall, industry expert, friend, and staunch supporter of greener practices in the alcohol industry. 

Uncorked discusses New World Whisky to shed light on the ever growing list of countries that are now distilling. Your hosts are joined by sixteen time Whisky author Dominic Roskrow and @Whiskyagogirl, educator and influencer for Scotch Malt Whisky Society USA.One thing's for sure. Raw chicken is raw chicken. (And you'll totally get what we mean after listening...)

CERTIFICATION - SUPER GEEKY.Oh terroir, what a bone of contention you have become in recent months. What are we to do? It would seem some analysis needs doing. And who better to do undertake such a task than our very own Tweedle dee and Tweedle dum, Dr Whisky and Boutique-y Dave (we'll let you decide which is which...) To explore this pesky French creation, your hosts are joined by distiller Ian O'Brien of the Waterford distillery, a distillery has been at the centre of the terroir debate this year, and has based its production methods on the existence of terroir. Also joining the debate are the Thompson brothers of Dornoch Distillery, purveyors of rare whiskies, hotel owners, and distillation experimenters. Charge those glasses 'cause it's about to get nerdy.