Islay Whisky Academy - IWA LIVE 3

IWA LIVE brings the Islay Whisky Academy to your home through streaming and podcasting. In IWA LIVE 4 Rachel MacNeill and Neill Murphy are joined by super geek David Tjeder. They discuss the rise of the whisky Super Geek. What are the positives and negatives of such passionate lovers of the category? Consider what makes a whisky geek. Are there different levels of geekdom?Take the Islay Whisky Academy Quiz to find out what kind of geek you are!The Islay Whisky Academy offers comprehensive theoretical, practical and cultural courses, lectures and tastings underpinned by captivating technical information, imparted in unique, illuminating and meaningful ways.  For more information visit https://islaywhiskyacademy.scot/Theme music by Skippinish.

In episode 3 of IWA LIVE, Rachel and Neill discuss the ongoing influx of new distilleries that are springing up across Scotland. They consider the good and bad points of such expansion and ask what it will mean for the Scotch whisky industry going forward. Also joining the team is Tamara Wagner, writer, whisky lover, home-brewer and Islay Whisky Academy kinship member. Tamara discusses her new book "Cooking and Baking with Whisky".Theme music by Skippinish.

The Islay Whisky Academy is joined by esteemed writer and chairperson of Jubilee Scotland, John Lamond, for a discussion on the impacts of Climate Change on the Scotch whisky industry.This conversation was originally broadcast on YouTube on 21st November 2021.The Islay Whisky Academy offers five-star whisky education on Islay and online. IWA LIVE is a monthly live stream broadcast on the Islay Whisky Academy YouTube channel. IWA LIVE is now also available in audio format as a podcast.We discuss Scotch whisky, politics, the world, education... Scotch In Context. Follow the Islay Whisky Academy on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.https://islaywhiskyacademy.scot/

The Islay Whisky Academy offers five-star whisky education on Islay and online. IWA LIVE is a monthly live stream broadcast on the Islay Whisky Academy YouTube channel. IWA LIVE is now also available in audio format as a podcast.We discuss whisky, Scotch whisky, politics, the world, education... Scotch In Context. IWA LIVE 1 was recorded live from the Islay Whisky Academy residential diploma in October 2021. The recording features interviews with the students, who talk about their experience of taking part in the course, over a few drams, naturally. Follow the Islay Whisky Academy on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.https://islaywhiskyacademy.scot/