The EuroWhisky Podcast

It's been a while since our last episode, but you'll understand why when you hear about everything that's been going on with us! Moving houses/countries, lots of travel... and cats*! We chose a slightly unusual dram to taste, going back to France for a smaller distillery: Distillerie des Camisards . Small stills, chestnut casks, and a distinctive spirit - a lovely side of France to ret...

After the World Whisky Konferenz (Kempen) and Festival des Deutschen Whiskys (Schlitz) in April and May, we thought it was time to come back to German single malts! There's also some whisky news discussion and a look at the @VilniusWhiskyFestival , which Stuart visited as he settled into his new Lithuanian home. Our tasting dram for this episode was also German - a @BoutiqueyWhisky bottling of...

While Nordic whisky is something we've touched on a little, we never got the chance to learn so much about Norwegian whisky until we got to chat with Heather Storgaard! While a little chat about Myken got swallowed by the techno-kraken, we still got a good discussion of Bivrost, whisky history, and how the Nordic whisky world is developing. As always, check out more of our episodes if you enjo...

We've had a first Christmas episode, yeah... but what about Second Christmas episode? Stuart & Harry just couldn't bear for the holidays to end so soon - so they're living in denial and releasing an end-of-year episode in January. Sampling whisky from Germany's first whisky-makers Habbel, reading another mystery review, and answering a question from Ali Baxter: If you could bui...

We had Whisky Sisters Jennifer Rose and Inka Larissa on to chat about matching our favourite gigs with drams, the Glasgow Whisky Festival, loves/hates in the whisky world, and of course, our new segment Mystery Reviews! And we got to delve into Jen and Inka's shared whisky backstory, with over 70 episodes of a podcast which helped to inspire our own! You can find more from them @ whiskysisters.pod...

The march of SWE across the whisky world continues... We talk OurWhisky mentorship, whisky journeys, and try some Stauning Rye whisky with this week's guest, Moa Reynolds. And Stuart invents a new game, 'Mystery Reviews', which we are DEFINITELY playing again Hew new book, SCOTCH: The Balmoral Guide to Scottish Whisky (co-written with Ewan Cameron (@TheScotchCam)) is out now! For more from Moa, se...

Following up on last month's announcement that Swedish whisky giants Mackmyra were filing for bankruptcy, we take a look at what this might mean for the future of the whisky industry. Why is quality alone not enough, and what can other distilleries do to avoid going the same way? This episode was sponsored by Kyrö Distillery - the same distillery we talk about at the start of this episode! The...

"The first thing you should know about SWE is that we have people *everywhere*..." This week's guest, Nicola Dolan (of SMWS Queen Street) talks about her journey into whisky, shares her Desert Island Drams , and reviews a selection of European drams from Belgium (Radermacher / Lambertus), Germany (Slyrs, Scheibel Mühle, Eifel), and the Netherlands (Cley, Zuidam / Millstone) Harry &am...

Our first guest - its Ian Clement! A new distiller at Holyrood and former tour guide we know from the S.W.E. trenches, Ian brings his perspective and, you know, *actual distilling knowledge* to the EuroWhisky Podcast! We also try a dram from Radermacher Distillery, the beautiful 'odd one out' of Belgian whisky makers. Have you ever had a chance to try single malts from this Ardennes distil...

We're back with the first episode of Season 2 - its Harry Brennan and Stuart Ripper chatting about European whiskies. We're catching up on what we've missed, and looking into the first whisky makers in each country around Europe! It's good to be back - let us know if there's any questions or comments you'd like us to respond to on air. You can find us @eurowhisky, @ripperwh...

We're ready to start releasing Season 2 of the EuroWhisky Podcast, so to whet your appetites we've made up a wee compilation of fun moments from Season 1! Just a little fun celebrating the silly moments and good discussions before we get back to releasing a new season with guests, tastings, and more. Ask us any questions you have on social media or at stuarteurowhisky@gmail.com - and thank...

It's the last day of school at EuroWhisky - time to round off Season 1 of the podcast with a discussion of single cask whiskies. Dram of Bimber in hand, we ask questions like: - What does 'single cask' mean? - How is the term defined? - Is it socially acceptable to talk about Land Down Under with an Australian host? Let us know any thoughts or suggestions for Season 2 (coming in 2024)...

Back after a summer hiatus, we're continent-hopping in this one! Harry & Stuart talk about visits to (and tastings in) La Whiskeria, Barcelona's prime whisky venue. From there, we get the chance to talk about the Spanish whisky scene and then to taste a dram from the Netherlands. This week, its the sherry-loving Zuidam distillery, home to both Millstone rye whisky and some single malts...

It's our first time trying German whisky together, and its one you might not know - but you should! NORDIK is a family distillery in northern Germany, not far from Hamburg. Trying their Rotwein expression, Harry and Stuart get chatting about both German whisky more widely and some more examples of family distilleries. A listener question helps them finally be critical of some bad drams from th...

In the first EuroWhisky exploration of English whisky, Harry's recent visit to East London Liquor Company prompts some reminiscing from Stuart before the boys try a dram of The Lakes Distillery's Colheita cask. Answering a listener question about blending only makes things sillier. Maybe you'll like this One... if not, try another One. Just make sure it's not your last one! If you...

It's all things Ireland in a quick episode this week, as Harry and Stuart* talk about visits to Teeling in Dublin (one much more recent than the other) and try some of the distillery's Pineapple Rum Cask whiskey. Have you tried any Teeling yourself? Or have an Irish whiskey you really wish we'd talked about on the show? Send us any and all comments and questions @eurowhisky or @ripper_...

Join us as we try our first French single malt on the podcast (Brenne Estate Cask), one which ties into our topic for discussion - whisky marketing and social media. Harry gets a doctorate, Stuart speaks French, and drams are discussed... Ask us any questions or tag us on social media @eurowhisky / @ripper_whiskies Here are all the whiskies mentioned this week. Follow them on your favourite social...

Live from Edinburgh, Harry & Stuart talk about how to help new drinkers approach whisky and find the drams that suit them best, talk German, Danish, and Lithuanian distilleries, and taste their first alcohol-free dram!

In our packed 2nd episode, we cover upcoming tastings, taste a mystery dram, talk Aussie and Belgian whiskies before answering listener questions. Listen in for more on our personal whisky histories, and ask questions of your own via our social media: @eurowhisky and @ripper_whiskies !

Welcome to the EuroWhisky podcast, where Harry and Stuart get together to talk about European whisky, plans for the podcast, and why Australia is an EU member state Look forward to mystery drams, news about upcoming tastings/festivals, and the occasional hot take from your favourite former tour guides (they have "real" jobs now, we promise) Thanks for listening to our first episode - sen...