Honest to a Malt

Mike & Duncan experiment making The Godfather Cocktail . The guys re-purpose movie quotes for dramming and ponder whether value should be baked into whisky review scores. Three of the Murray McDavid Benchmark single malt range are tried and discussed. Plus, Mike lays into Elon Musk's Twitter 'revolution'. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featu...

Mike & Duncan have a proper pub chat with Dan Humphrey, founder of Summerton Club, over a few drams. 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: HonestToAMal...

Mike and Duncan have a dram and a chinwag with Dan from the  ⁠Summerton Whisky Club⁠ ! The guys are challenged by Youtuber  ⁠Jeff Whisky⁠  to pick their top 5 summer whiskies, before being joined by  ⁠Black Fox Farm & Distillery⁠ . Hailing from a super remote part of Canada, John and Barb chat with us about the new Summerton release, their intriguing end-to-end process of creating the whiskey...

Mike and Duncan chat about getting stuck into National Bourbon Day by sampling lots of bourbon, chefing up a proper 'low and slow' BBQ and smoking some cuban cigars! The guys ponder which place in their heart (and drinks cabinet) bourbon holds and whether longer maturation bourbon whiskey in dunnage or coastal cooler warehouses would close the gap to Scotch, with more complexity in the gla...

Mike and Duncan continue their chat with Matt McKay of  Bimber  and  Dunphail  Distilleries aka  The Dramble ! We push the conversation on to food pairings, Duncan's dodgy whisky tips, pool and of course Matt's new venture at Dunphail. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our favourite episode artwork. New whisky t-shirt designs being added regu...

Featuring Matt McKay of Bimber and Dunphail Distilleries aka The Dramble ! Mike & Duncan play annoying whisky buzzword bingo, pitch The (imaginary) FunkaFunk bottling company 'Dragon's Den style' and chat with Matt about drams, horror flicks, mezcal, craft beer and folk who take pictures of whisky in trees. We were having a lovely time having a chinwag with Matt, who is super passi...

Mike & Duncan explore why tasting whisky blind is essential to finding out what you really think. Plus, thoughts on the latest Glen Scotia Festival Release 2023 are shared and we chat about #BlindDrams and the Blind Tasting Consortium. Blind Tasting Articles: Wine Tasting https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649033/classic-blind-taste-test-commercials https://juiceboxinteractive.com/blog/how-pe...

Mike & Duncan reflect on the crushing disappointment of your local pub having a poor whisky selection, talk about auction bargains and wonder whether hard to say distillery names are selling more or less whisky. 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...

Mike & Duncan chat about the man caves, lady dens, whether sheds are still cool, and ponder if a home-bar is a good thing or not. Plus, what makes a whisky room sing, and can peat transform a bottle Duncan is not reaching for? 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...

Mike celebrates Duncan's loss after he caved and bought whisky again. The guys discuss Richard Paterson's showmanship and what type of whisky noser you are. Distillery nicknames are explored and main topic is the golden rules for buying whisky at the supermarket or other large retailers and the best picks! Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring...

The bottle buying embargo continues... who will crack first?! Mike and Duncan chat about bizarrely bad whisky tasting charts , the pain of gifting whisky, and how, if two things taste great on their own, they must taste amazing together... surely! Ps - this might be one the reasons we love the golden stuff.  Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our...

Mike and Duncan try to remember a hectic week of drams, both try a new SMWS Glen Scotia and discuss how Frank Sinatra thought you should drink your whisky - *spoiler* anyway you want! Plus a listeners smuggling struggles shared.  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. Y...

Mike and Duncan explore whether the 2023 WWA (note: not wrestling or wildlife related) recent winner of the best single malt in the world, may just be slightly taking the hiss, or if it will be money well serpent (ba dum cha)... in episode 5, Gold Mamba! Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our favourite episode artwork. New whisky t-shirt designs...

Mike and Duncan recant the best and worst bits of a jaunt out to the Whisky Live festival in London. Plus Duncan puts Mike's knowledge of old Scotch blends to the test.  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...

Mike & Duncan see how funny chat GPT can be about whisky and discuss the most important part of holidays, what drams you're taking with you!  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 Mal...

Mike and Duncan talk ninja whisky deliveries, swapping samples with strangers and what's raised their better halves eyebrows the most! 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠po...

The first episode, how exciting! Mike and Duncan introduce themselves and the new pod 'Honest to a Malt'. They share how they got into whisky and why the chase of bottles is sometimes as much fun as drinking them. SOUND UPDATE: We bought better mics and actually tried learning about sound editing after this episode. Don't judge us on this one 😉 Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop...