Honest to a Malt

Mike and Duncan hand over control to Paul Main... whisky legend in his own right and brand ambassador for Hunter Laing and Ardnahoe. We are putting a Whisky Geek Warning on this one. Paul guides the chaps through the new Ardnahoe Feis Ile botting and gives a sneak preview of the future releases. There's a quiz on toast, much debate about how good surfing is the watch on the box and speculation...

Mike and Duncan are joined by Seb and Libby from the Glasgow Distillery. Seb is a HTaM virgin however Libby is a second time podder. In her honour we have crated a new feature "Hot Pair Balloon"... Listen to find out more. Seb gets to take a trip to Pudding Island and we all talk about the two new releases from Glasgow, the Tokaji and Cognac finishes(Extra maturations). Come and join us...

Mike and Duncan chat with Claire Vokins, a whisky brand ambassador, horticulturalist(posh for gardener) and someone who puts her money where her mouth is. Join the lads as they whisk Claire away to Pudding Island and stop off at a crap local boozer in order for Claire to re-arrange the whisky shelf. Then we get into rants... Credit to Blur and Parlophone Records Limited for the Instrumental clip a...

Mike and Duncan chat with repeat visitor Ben, also known as Whisky With Molly and Ryan McCleave. The chaps cover off what's been buggin them and what they have been drinking this week. After that Ben and Ryan take the chaps take it to Pudding Island before diving into the murky world of Fugazi/fake Whisky. Link to the related article by Kit Chapman below: https://www.chemistryworld.com/feature...

Mike and Duncan chat to Ally, an expert in SEO, a near expert in geo-caching and a half decent pub level expert on Darts. Follow us down the #Hashtag Rabbit hole! You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Email...

Mike was literally having a back operation, quite possibly at the time of recording, so a shorter episode with Duncan recapping the latest blind drams, #plasticgate and ten Bimber releases reviewed in the style of the Final Score from the BBC in the 80s. The Spirit of The Underground release no.6 and Shoulders of Giants . You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we...

Mike and Duncan chat to three time Olympian and Olympic Silver Medallist Luke Patience. Luke and his Sister Anna have set up a new Indie bottler called Unkiltered. Their first bottles are set to be released on Monday 8th July and they sound fantastic! There is clear intent with the bottles they have chosen. Listen in as they discuss drams, sharks, crabs and all the usual topics. https://unkiltered...

This week Mike and Duncan chat with CEO and legend Annabel Thomas from the Nc'Nean Distillery. We find out a what Annabel's Pudding Island selections are, what is on the horizon for Nc'Nean and what's been ticking her off. Dive in to hear about that and all our usual HtaM bants.

Mike & Duncan discuss the how it's usually the hope that kills you, and when you don't even have that, what does that means for whisky retailers? Drams tried include a 25 year old 1996 Ben Nevis, the new Ardnahoe Inaugural release, a whacky Adnams Sauternes, Rosebank new make. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our favourite epis...

Mike and Duncan chat to Kieran Healey-Ryder, Head of Whisky Discovery at Whyte & Mackay. We talk about a whole host of topics from whisky to Taylor Swift... Mainly Whisky though. Kieran chats through what's new in the world of Whyte and Mackay, his pudding island drams and he recounts his travel disasters... the chaps also put him in the witness box about Jura! Mike and Duncan had a blast...

After a two week "holiday" the chaps are back. Mike and Duncan chat about whether things were back in the 'Glory Days' or has modern technology created utopia? Duncan covers off this years Summerton Whisky Festival and they cover off all the usual topics.

Snakes alive we've hit 55! Mike and Duncan chat about the possibility of setting up a local whisky club, they chat through the latest release from Harris, The Hearach release 2 and they have their usual rants and recollections of thier week. Whisky clubs... is whisky better shared? I guess it depends if it's the Loch Lomond Spanish Oak from Episode 53.

Mike and Duncan ignored Bruce Lee and invited the last surviving Wizard in Wales for a chat. Sean Williams from the Whisgi Wales podcast and organiser of the first proper lush Welsh Whisky Festival, takes the boys on a journey through Welsh Whisky. We guarantee there will be some names you've never heard of before. We also take Sean on a stepping stone path to Pudding Island, stopping in his l...

Mike & Duncan host Gary Mills. Surprisingly, Mr Mills is not a famous DJ, but the global brand ambassador of Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond. We hear about some of the hottest special edition series in the whisky world right now; Campbeltown Festival Editions and LL Distillery Editions . Plus, Gary chats about visiting Campbeltown, the yearly festival, his pudding island drams and love of a Hawaii...

Mike and Duncan chat to the King of whisky excel spreadsheets and the gaffer of Blind Drams, Brian aka, @MaltMusings. The chaps discuss an Islay whisky distillery road trip, and Brian @MaltMusings gives some essential tips! You can also download his famous whisky spreadsheet from his blog. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our favourite episo...

Mike and Duncan are joined by Brand Ambassador, legend and all around lovely bloke... "DJ Skip That Bit" aka Sorren Krebs of The English Whisky Distillery. We explore how to organise a road trip to hit the best English Whisky Distilleries, before going through staple of the pod; pudding Island drams, whisky room 101 and three bar drams. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ wit...

Mike and Duncan celebrate hitting fifty episodes and discuss who they would love to share a dram with... Of course there will be some weirdness. Plus we put the Springbank Local Barley 13 and 11 head to head. Which do we prefer? Plus a debrief on a most controversial Lagg handfill 3 year old Sauternes cask whisky. Thanks to Cliff for the song at the end and thank you to everyone who sent in a cele...

Mike and Duncan touch upon the science behind the age old debate of open bottles and also discuss whisky watch lists. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our favourite episode artwork. New whisky t-shirt designs being added regularly. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you love the content. Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Mike and Duncan chat about a whisky themed Easter and Mike recants his trip to Whisky Live London. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our favourite episode artwork. New whisky t-shirt designs being added regularly. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you love the content. Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Email us on: Honest...

Mike and Duncan chat to Stewart Dick, UK Brand Ambassador at Torabhaig Distillery & Mossburn Distillers. We delve into Stew's Pudding Island Drams, Bingo and what he's been drinking, plus a whole host of our usual bants. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our favourite episode artwork. New whisky t-shirt designs being added regularly....

In the second installment of celebrity top trumps, it's Sir Rod Stewart vs Matthew McConaughey, Wolfies vs Longbranch, whisky vs whiskey. Who will win this round and which whisky will come out top in our blind tasting? Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our favourite episode artwork. New whisky t-shirt designs being added regularly. You can also...

Mike and Duncan recant their recent separate trips to Edinburgh, chatting through top whisky bars, top eats, top people and trainspotting. Plus the guys try the last three Summerton Whisky Club bottles, giving tasting notes, and Duncan Donuts chats with Dan, the Summerton Whisky Club founder, about their latest 10 year old release from Adnams Distillery. Please check out @GrandadSteve61 on Instagr...

Mike and Duncan have been chatting to Iain Allan, Global Brand Ambassador for Glen Moray. Whisky inventions are pitched. Are they any good? We find out about Iain's ideal Pudding Island stay, what he would banish to whisky room 101, buried bones and a Japanese Glen Moray bar! Iain has crowned The Drouth Cobbler in Elgin as the producer of the best ????? ?????? ???????(Dessert). https://thedrou...

*Geeky Whisky Episode Alert* Mike and Duncan discuss their whisky collections... What's open, how many whiskies do they have in each category and what they have closed/tucked away. Check out our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our favourite episode artwork. New whisky t-shirt designs are being added regularly. You can also  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a...

Mike & Duncan fancied making whisky shakes so they gave it a crack, trying out different recipes to see which ones they liked the best. Plus the embargo is over... who broke first? Duncan tries a 2014 Ben Nevis 10 year old and harps on about it. Check out our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our favourite episode artwork. New whisky t-shirt desi...