Banter Over Whisky

This week we are privileged to have two special guests on Banter with Chantal from Kinglake Distillery and Justin from Whisky in Isolation. Chantal gives us a run down on everything to do with Kinglake from it's humble beginnings, to their mash bill, the barrels and the releases. We even get the story about the First release and the issues they faced getting it out to the market. Justin has releas...

Another shorter format Episode cause it's all about the content right? This episode we were treated by John to a sample each of Redbreast 21 year old. wow what a dram. we compare it to quite a few other Redbreast releases and of course other distilleries. We also can't let an episode go by without discussing an Australian distillery and tonight we chat about Starwards, Spring Bay and Wild River Mo...

On Episode 34 we go International with our guest and have Ed Dersch @bourbongeek on from Chicago in the states. For this reason we picked a time that worked for our guests which just happened to be at 10:00am on a Sunday Morning in Australia. Oh well you can't drink all day without starting in the morning...  Ed is one of the co-hosts on Metal Rock Whiskey and of course we got a couple of tip...

This week we thought we'd do something a little different, but kinda the same. As you listen you may guess this episode was recorded a couple of months ago. We sat down and had a couple of wee drams and talked about them as per usual. But this was at the time when we had just heard that Olivia Newton John had passed away. So we said cheers to Olivia as we all grew up with her songs on the radio. W...

So being November, a time when men's health is a on top of everyone's mind we though it would be great to get someone on the podcast that not only knows something about men's health but also knows a thing or two about whisky. Sean Coffin from the Modern Bloke fits the bill perfectly with some experience in mental health and being a very big advocate for men's health, especially around starting and...

Hey all welcome to Season 2! So we unplugged a little, let the podcast cool down and then wacked it on charge so that it was all set for season 2! So this podcast is a short one and we basically just go through a whats in your glass?  But there are a few serious topics that we go through, like Blends and where we think they are placed in the industry. we also talk about Rye's and Australians...

There is only one distillery in Australia that has received the accolades of Worlds Best Whisky, and that is Sullivan’s Cove. This week we talk to Ally Bhana who has been with Sullivan’s Cove for a few years now and has worked at the cellar door and has now made her way up  to management. We find out Ally’s journey in the world of whisky so far and what she has on the go currently. Of course...

This week we do something a little different…..But kind of the same. It’s a shorter Banter this week where we go through a session of what’s in your glass. No guests this week although we have Wes back on and naturally he and Vic go off on a tangent with Bourbon! There’s a few different whiskies tasted and discussed so jump in and if you agree or disagree please feel free to let us know, we would...

We have had Dan Wooley from Highwayman Whisky on before and had a blast that time, and with him having an event coming up we thought it was a great opportunity to catch up again. So we discuss what’s been released since last time and gee he has been busy then we find out what’s available now and coming out before the end of the year. Don’t worry he isn’t letting up on quality or quantity. And of c...

This week we do something a little different….. but kind of the same. It’s a shorter Banter this week where we basically have a session of what’s in your glass. But, we have a guest on this episode, Simon from The Cigar and Scotch Co. I don’t know anyone with the cigar knowledge like Simon and he’s got some decent tasting notes when it comes to Whisky as well. We learn about what Simon is up to of...

This week on Banter we sit down and enjoy a few drams with none other than Shaun Restorick from Brisbane. We got through a What’s in your glass and find out a little about wine casks from Shaun in the process. Then we find out how trying to help a friend out at work decide to get together to try a few different drams was the start of the Supping Club, a whisky tasting club where you pay a small fe...

This week we do something a little different….. actually a lot the same… as a couple of weeks back. So  it’s a shorter Banter this week and while we are still missing two of our hosts, the rest of the crew are on board and we actually have one of  our friends on from the Whisky podcast Dram Talk. Daniel wasn’t able to join us but Brad was keen to do another round of Banter. We had a load...

The Whisky industry in Australia has quite a few individuals that know their stuff when it comes to whisky. Our guest this week is someone that we consider up there. Matt Bailey has been in and around the whisky industry for 10+ years and has been the Brand Ambassador for Scotch Malt Whisky Society for a good deal of those. We get a run down of Matt’s journey in both Whisky and the industry. We le...

This week we do something a little different….. but kinda the same… Yes it’s a shorter Banter this week and while we are missing two of our  hosts, the rest of the crew are on board and we actually have a couple of friends on from the Whisky podcast world, Daniel and Brad from Dram Talk. These guys have been doing this a while and they definitely know about Whisky. One of the banter crews fav...

This week we do something a little different….. but mostly the same… So we were really excited to have these guests on, but VIC and Wes were having a fanboy moments! Why you ask? Well this week was all about  bourbon, and there are no better guests when it comes to Bourbon in Australia. Yep we had Sean and Greg from Bourbon Brothers Australia on to tell us all about Australia’s premier Bourbo...

Due to work commitments and sickness we were without Adrian, Wes and Mick, We decided to do a shorter Banter podcast this week where the three left  standing, Vic, John and Brad , did a tasting of one dram each. We had a bit of fun and also had some serious discussion about whisky and distilleries and to be fair it was quite refreshing to pull it up under the 30 minutes. We feel this is a nic...