Caskheads

So we did it again and took a great big break but in my defence I am going to blame Luke because i'm the one writing this and he's not. In this episode we talk about the most amazing 1996 movie ever! Independence day with Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum in oh and seen as this is a whisk(e)y podcast we talk about the greatest spirit ever as well.  The distillery we discuss is the Heaven Hill dist...

Hello, we're back and talking about independent bottlers again, but this time a completely new company from any we have talked about before. Murray Mc David! We discuss a bit about the history of the company, their ranges available and even get on to trying some of their whisky. This week we review a 13 year old grain whisky from the North British distillery near Edinburgh which has been finished...

Hello we're back after 50% of our regular hosts got COVID, which it turns out kind of makes it hard to record. Today we are talking about the Jura distillery located on the Isle of Jura off the coast of Scotland. We have a returning guest co-host because Luke is staying away for isolation reasons, Dad jokes, and even a first time caller long time co-host guest segment on top of all that. We even e...

Hello we are here on your screens talking about the inaugural release from the White Peak distillery, located in an old wire factory in Derbyshire. We discuss crucial topics such as how many days old the BBQ smoke has to have set into your clothes to reach this particular phenolic level in the bottle as well as about the distillery and their releases.  The whisky we are reviewing is The wire...

HI all it's a quick one today, we are talking about GlenWyvis distillery up in the Highlands of Scotland and their first release. We learn a bit about the distillery and try their 2018 members' release. The reason for the shorter episode length is due to the younger age of the distillery leaving less to talk about, however we will be uploading a second 10 minute episode next week with the White Pe...

So we're back I apologies we are a week (and a day) behind schedule but in my defence I (Jordan) was ill and editing is best done when you can concentrate without falling asleep. In this episode we finally get around to talking about the only distillery Luke seems to think exists and put to rest one of the greatest misinformation campaigns of our generation. There is no E in Tamdhu. The whisky we...

Hello and happy new year! we're back, it's 2026, nah i'm just messing with you, but the holiday season is over which means we're back on a schedule and more importantly our first episode of the new year is ready to drop. In this episode we talk about colour and its use in the whisk(e)y industry more specifically that old pesky E150, how it affects the flavour and experience of your whisk(e)y (if a...

Waterford distillery? The Cathedral of Barley? The Caskwhisperer's arch nemesis?? All this and more on Caskheads! We're learning things and blind tasting two whiskies to try and guess which one is which. A new game we'll call... Blind whisk(e)y tasting? Cards against whisk(e)y? Who wants to be a million-whisk(e)y? And those whiskies we're tasting are: Waterfords Lakefield edition 1.1 and Hookhead...

What does whisky and the devil have in common? More than you'd think. That's right it's halloween and we're here to tell a tale of a time long gone where a little town received a visit from the devil -- you know just like any regular old Tuesday. It's spooky - it's whisky and it sure is Halloween. So join us for this seasonal episode of Caskheads where we talk about Bowmore and review Bowmore 18 y...

Late? No we're on time in every dimension except this one. But it's finally here, Taiwanese whisky! Like we've been saying we'd do ever since episode 1, so when better to do it than season two episode four. It just makes sense. We're talking about and reviewing (spoilers) Kavalan, not just the distillery but their whiskies!! (TWIST). A little bit of the history and a whole lot of Cask-whisperer lo...

Wolves on fire? Sea wolves? Sea wolves on fire??? All this and more on Caskheads, a podcast that tries to be about whisky but is usually about tangents. So in a shocking twist of events we're talking about Scottish whisky and a distillery known as Wolfburn, that's right it's real. We also give a honourable mention to Conrad Gesner and his book: The history of four legged beasts and serpents. (If a...

We've got Dracula, we've got whisk(e)y, we've got so many things in this episode of Caskheads. Back at it again in season two talking about Filey Bay from The Spirit of Yorkshire distillery. It's not nearly as Halloween themed as it sounds.  We try Filey Bay peated cask first release. For those who enjoy our caffeine addled minds' creations I should also mention we have a second podcast which...

Fade in: A sunrise over two people stood at the top of a precipice. Scene change to recording room: The Caskwhisperer walks past in a cloud of smoke. Join us in the first episode of season two, we mention all the great sequels in film history and goof about as we discuss Octomore and the Bruichladdich distillery while trying Octomore 11.3. We have facts, we have fun and we talk about whisk(e)y. An...

Season two is coming folks, so grab your whisk(e)y and grab your lava lamp because we're back with a new logo and the same vibes. *mike drop* For those who enjoy our caffeine addled minds' creations I should also mention we have a second podcast which is fictional (or is it?) named GNS where an infinitely shadowy mega corporation with seemingly limitless amounts of money close to hand moves into a...

That's right we've finished season one, next? Maybe season two, maybe even season three if we're feeling like mixing it up a little time-line wise... But probably season two. We go over everything we've reviewed in the previous episodes like some fun 90's sitcom montage, so if you don't want to listen to twenty odd episodes but want to know what's been happening this will give you an idea for what...

We're now back with more Caskheads on time as always and if you think we're late then really we're on time in a different universe, so here we are bringing you the penultimate episode of season one! We're covering some hard hitting questions like: How many whisky distilleries do you need to have a region? (The answer may surprise you). Why stick with branding when someone has bottling rites on you...

It's episode #20 babeeeeey and we've got architecture! We've got whisk(e)y! We've got information and jokes! We've got it all as always on Caskheads, a podcast heading straight for your ears. There's a bit of a headache going on this episode so that's why we smell colours when we review Glenallachie 12 year old. For those who enjoy our caffeine addled minds' creations I should also mention we have...

We might not resolve last episodes epic cliff hanger but we do talk about Star Wars. Some of the things we mention even has to do with the history of whisk(e)y and a lot to do with pop culture references; so remember, grab your hat, grab your cape and always remember to train parrots for advertising purposes.  The whisk(e)y of this day is Antiquary 12 and if you haven't seen that bottle then...

Illegal distilleries? Old timely things?? Dinosaurs???!!! Maybe even some.... CRIME! So here we are, another episode and you know what they say: in for a farm in for a distillery. That's right we're moseying on down to the saloon of crime, we're wondering what would happen if dinosaurs had whisk(e)y but most importantly a hero known as The Caskwhisperer returns in this thrilling instalment of Cask...

#NewYearNewWhisky Plant overlords? Musicals? That's how this episode starts and for no real reason because we're actually discussing Glendalough pot still Irish whisky and St. Kevin who is 100% likely to beat you in a fight so don't even try it, he's over 100 years old so that 100 years of power. Special thanks to Gladys the tree that we named.   For those who enjoy our caffeine addled minds'...

Werewolves? Dinosaurs? Time travel? All this and more in this episode of Cask Heads. We’re talking about whisky again but we’re also talking about werewolves in this one that’s accompanied by the usual crowd along with our father, who adds even more interruptions into our usual whisky discussion while Jordan tries (and fails) to keep the topic close to where it should be. There’s a review too, it’...

Similar to Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew this episode we trick a nobleman, no we don't but it does start with a lot of jump cuts around a lot of tangents, which are kind of like scene changes so we might as well stick with this motif while we're here. We've got jokes! We've got whisky! But most importantly, we've got heart!  Talking points include: The Spirit of Yorkshire distillery. Whit...

Tale has been told about a mysterious place known as the golden triangle... I'm kidding it's just a sherry thing. Talking about Sherry: Dalmore. That's what we're on about here, we sample (and by we I mean Jordan) Dalmore 15, talk about the history of the iconic stag they have on the bottle and we don't just talk about Alexander the great the entire time. Jordan edits a lot out including some rich...

Have you heard the tale of Gordon and Macphail? Two grocers who went on an epic quest of whisky and came out with a new friend, no? Well that's what we'll be talking about today. It's a sleepy episode for sleepy whisky so relax, unwind and let a tale of history wash over you. (Also take a drink every time Jordan says favourite or lovely... I'm kidding that might just kill you.) As for what's being...

It's Halloween, kind of, it's the halloween episode at least. We make a lot of goofs about some spoooooky things this time around so don't get too scared when the ghost of casks past arrives to spin a tale. There might be a few werewolves but we're also talking about the Tomatin distillery and their history in the world; then we go right on to reviewing Tomatin 14 year old. For those who enjoy our...