One Nation Under Whisky

In the first of a few conversations regarding auctions, Joshua and Jason talk to their dear friends, Jess Lomas and Christoffer "SwedeScot" Hällström , who've both had quite a history in online auctions. Jess came to Single Cask Nation from a job at an auction and SwedeScot still works for one. If anyone is going to have insight, it'd be these two! ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen...

Joshua and Jason share a remembrance of Paul McDonagh of Glasgow's legendary Bon Accord who passed away this week. As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thanks to: -  Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Where the Lifeless Go" as our theme song -  Moana McAul...

While Jason was off galavanting in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest Joshua spent some time with the inimitable Bikram Singh, owner of Norfolk Wine & Spirits in Norfolk Massachusetts which is, perhaps, the largest single store outlet in the US focusing independently bottled spirits.  Bikram and Joshua discuss both Indy bottlings as well as what the various futures of DTC (direct to consu...

Off the back of The Spirit's Industry's article highlighting The GlenAllachie's new Visitor's Center , Joshua and Jess thought it would be good to talk about the importance of whisky tourism. As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thanks to: -  Weigh Down for allowing...

Jason travels to San Francisco to meet with Thad Vogler , owner of Bar Agricole , and author of By the Smoke & the Smell , and the two of them share a remarkable conversation that must not be missed!   Add to that, Jessica "Rabbit" Lomas joins Joshua in hosting duties whilst Jason is away at the Selway Bitterroot saving the forest with good whisky friends and his son. Seriously, you will not want...

Joshua and Jason share the details of an article submitted to them by a listener entitled " An Unlikely Group of Ex-Roofers Is on a Mission to Save the Whiskey Industry Millions of Dollars By Conserving the ‘Angel’s Share’ " As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thank...

Straight and to the point here: Joshua and Jason catch up to further their discussion of terroir, June drinkers (ha!), and begin to taste through the Macbeth Series of whiskies from The Whisky Exchange . Huge thanks to Ollie Chilton for the samples! ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the...

Joshua and Jason discuss a whisky listical for June whisky drinking. It's an interesting list, to be sure! As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thanks to: -  Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Where the Lifeless Go" as our theme song -  Moana McAuliffe  fo...

In an effort to learn more -- because that's the point of life, no? To learn more? -- Jason and Joshua welcome Jeff Bloem from Murphy & Rude Malting to the podcast as well as a special co-host of sorts, Amanda Beckwith of Virginia Distillery Company . Together the team tackle some of the more difficult yet fun concepts behind the art and process of malting! ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, a...

Joshua and Jason welcome a story offered up by a listener entitled "Whisky Business: The 120 year old law sparking a war over the name "Single Malt" As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thanks to: -  Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Where the Lifeless Go...

Earlier this year Joshua & Jason's dear friend, Holly Seidewand, co-proprietor of the whisky-centric shop: First Fill Spirits , wrote in off the back of our "Year in Preview" episode with Susannah Skiver Barton. The topic? DTC (direct to consumer) sales. Based on her thoughtful email the boys knew we had to have Holly back on the padcost. This time around the boys invited their friend Anthony Leve...

Joshua and Jason discuss viewer comments regarding Scotch whisky blends & blended malts as well as the news regarding Matt Hofmann's departure from Westland Distillery, and, finally, some scientists at Washington State University (WSU) discuss how flavors in whisky are affected by water. As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay...

Joshua has often said that Jason's first interview with Bill Thomas of Jack Rose Dining Saloon was one of the best interviews he's ever heard from any interviewer. If we're being honest, this conversation, while quite a bit different than the first, was just as good. This is as fly-on-the-wall a whisky conversation as you'll ever hear. We hope you enjoy! ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and...

Jason brings up a surprise topic for Joshua and by doing so the two delve deep into a subject seldom discussed in Single Malt circles. You don't want to miss this episode! As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!   Special thanks to: -  Weigh Down for allowing us to use their so...

Joshua and Jason welcome Kurt Maitland to One Nation Under Whisky Padcost. Kurt is a whisky writer , author , founder of Manhattan Whiskey Club , and, most importantly, a friend. Listen in as J&J talk with Kurt about cocktails, whisky, bottling, and so much more! ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to l...

Joshua and Jason follow up on a story that broke in June of 2022 but is back in the spotlight again as the person this story focuses on, Casey Alexander, a predatory "Cask Investment" con artist, will be sentenced on July 11th to the tune of 20 years in prison and a pretty big fine. This is just your friendly reminder to not fall for any cask investment schemes. If anything sounds too good to be t...

Joshua and Jason welcome David Thompson of Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery to the podcast and get into the geekier side of farming for malting barley. They also discuss the ins and outs of Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery and how they produce their whiskies: Filey Bay. Strap in and get your Geek Hat on. It's about to get real up in here.  ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless y...

"Ask and ye shall receive" - Rodney Dangerfield Thanks to your good suggestions and constant nudging Joshua and Jason finally understand that padcost listeners want padcosts and YouTubers want YouTubes. From here on out, if podcasts are your thing, you can listen in to both One Nation and Extra Extra here. If you're a YouTuber then you can always view our Extra Extra episodes on our YouTube channe...

You know it's going to be a great episode when Westland Distillery 's very own Matt Hofmann is a guest! What makes this episode even more greaterer is the boys get ultra geeky about barley, the grain commodity system, and, perhaps most importantly, Westland's " Solum " release -- their first ever whisky which used barley peated with Washington State peat. An achievement that was almost 11 years in...

Happy International Women's Day! On today's episode Joshua and Jason welcome Felicia and Stephanie Ohnmacht from Whiskey Sister Supply . Whiskey Sisters Supply is a Colorado grains brokerage firm who supply grains from Colorado farmers to Colorado distilleries and maltsters to craft top-notch spirits. There were also a treat to have on the padcost. Though Joshua was unable to join in on the conver...

We're kicking off Season 7 of One Nation Under Whisky with the one and only Victoria Eady Butler. Victoria is not only Whisky Magazine's 2021 & 2022's Master Blender of the year she's also the great-great grand daughter of Nathan "Nearest" Green, the father of the Lincoln County Process, a process integral to any Tennessee whisky wanting to call itself, in fact, 'Tennessee' whisky! This was a wond...

The One Nation Under Whisky 6th annual Mailbag Episode is here! Thanks to all who sent questions in. We wish we could answer all your questions in this one episode but there are only so many hours in a day... Thanks again and see you in a couple weeks with our season 7 opener! ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober bu...

The whisky scene from Down There™ (aka New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia) continues to grown in leaps and bounds. While Waiheke Whisky Distillery is not a new player in New Zealand whisky production they are new when to comes to the idea of a more broad release of their whiskies.  Joshua and Jason have a sit down with both Mark Izzard and Colin (of the pluralized) Mairs to discuss the ins and o...

Yep, you read that correct, our bi-weekly Extra! Extra! podcast has moved to our YouTube channel . Please go and subscribe to our YouTube Channel today to watch Season 4 Episode 1 where Joshua and Jason discuss Dry January and marketing. As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!...

Few people have their finger on the whisky pulse like Susannah Skiver Barton . Joshua and Jason welcome Susannah back to One Nation Under Whisky to discuss the future of whisky. Well, at least what it may look like in 2023. We also laugh along the way. Also shared are details of Single Cask Nation US Retail Release # 9, the migration of our Extra Extra podcast from audio-only to the Single Cask Na...