Whisky Waffle

I wanted to get Nantsformation in the title but thought it looked a bit too much of a mouthful. A mouthful of Clyde Mill whisky, however, is a very good thing. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we discuss the transition from Nant into Clyde Mill (Nantsition?) as well as an update about the Keith Batt legal case; - The Whisky, where we taste the Tawny Cask from Kangaroo Island Spirits!; an...

Whisky Waffle Episode 89 - Sons of Chiefs & Breasts of Red by Two Tassie boys having a tongue in cheek Waffle about the world of Whisky

Whisky Waffle Episode 88 - Not Just A Pretty Box: what we really think of the new Lark releases by Two Tassie boys having a tongue in cheek Waffle about the world of Whisky

It's still March... a perfectly acceptable time to do our top whiskies of 2025, right? This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we announce the winners of our prestigious Waffle Awards; and - The Whisky, where we review a Japanese single malt from Mars... distillery; All this and much more (including What Ted did on his Japanese holiday, when Nick met Phil Thompson, Sullies news, cuboid casks, S...

Tickets for the Thompson Brothers at Hellyers Road: https://hellyersroaddistillery.com.au/products/thompson-brothers-at-hellyers-road?srsltid=AfmBOoqUTEcpOco7AJPEE07cS3FJmd6zbW1ejLu62tVwuuAsHbXbtosv And the episode: Haven't we tried all the whisky yet? It seems not, so here are our top 5 distilleries we'd like to taste more of in 2026. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we count down our r...

Some say it's a mythic valinch that stirs your Old Fashioned for you. Others claim it's a leaky novelty sporran. Either way, the Holy Whale is out there, buried amongst a bunch of sections which didn't make it onto earlier episodes. This episode contains: - The Quest for the Holy Whale, where we recount our dramatic (and entirely fictional) journey around Scotland which we performed for a whisky n...

Cheap Tasmanian whisky? Is that even a thing? And if so, is it any good? These are the hard questions we answer for you this episode to demonstrate what a tough job Waffling really is! This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we pit six $100 Tassie drops head to head to see if any are worth your crisp green note, as well as a discussion about the changes in the industry that have lead to their c...

Whisky Waffle Episode 83 - The Offerman Effect: re-evaluating Lagavulin by Two Tassie boys having a tongue in cheek Waffle about the world of Whisky

So. Much. To. Talk. About. So much so that we've made this a truly user-led episode, featuring our reaction to banter, debate and questions from the Spirit Sack. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we rebut rebuttal and answer your burning/trivial questions; and - The Whisky, where we discuss a new Tassie release by the name of 'Huntingfield' Plus news, NSW distillery visits, Rotary 100 yea...

This week you'll receive 50% extra value as we welcome Andrew onto The Waffle for a chat about the big three cask types. Holy or unholy? This episode contains: - A Tas Whisky Week round-up, featuring the voices of many of the wonderful folk at the Showcase; - The Waffle, where the three of us chat about ex-bourbon casks, ex-sherry casks and ex-tartare sauce casks and taste delicious whiskies from...

Whisky festivals: unmissable tasting opportunity or big piss up? Why can't it be both? This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we both reminisce about past festival experiences and look forward to other ones (some more realistic than others); - The Whisky, where we review not one but TWO new Tasmanian whiskies, made by Derwent Distillery and Hunter Island; - Whisky Would You Rather, where Ted r...

Glencairn, Savu, Denver & Liely... a novelty shot glass. Which will come out on top? This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we chat about the Savu glass and compare it to other famous whisky glasses; - The Whisky, where we review a bottle curiously titled 'Daddy Issues', made by a couple of gypsies; and - Whisky Would You Rather, where we hear a couple of quickfire questions, concerning shot g...

Nick asks the big questions. And the little ones, too. But it's not the size that counts... it's what you do with it! This episode contains: - The Waffle, where Nick reveals all about (pot still) sizes around the world - who has the biggest? And who do we mockingly hold up our pinky finger at?; - The Whisky, where we review the inaugural Lagg release - the Isle of Arran's specialty peated distille...

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Forget about the World Whisky Awards, these ones are where it's at, coming to you in a special bumper-edition of the pod. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we reveal the winners of the 2024 Waffle Awards; - The Whisky, where we review the new 'River Mist' peated release from Larewnny; and - Waffling With, where we chat with Damian Mackay, of Hunter Island, Mackey Whisky and Shene fame, an...

Greenbanks and Hunter Island and Overland and Battery Point and Drifters End and Sullivans Cove and Fannys Bay... OH MY! This episode contains: - Dram in a box, where we try rice whisky. That's right, rice whisky! From Dusty Barrel Distillery; - A summary of all we learned on our recent trip around the south (and north) of the state; and - Fresh Meat, where we crack into some Arran whisky that mak...

This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we countdown our personal top 5 most underrated Scottish distilleries; - The Whisky, where we review a Signatory Deanston, which we dub one of the 'fartiest' whiskies ever; and - Waffling With, where we converse with John Slattery, the head distiller at Greenbanks Distillery: the largest distilling setup in the Southern Hemisphere and yet one you've proba...

Can you believe it? 10 years and still going strong. Well. Reasonably strong. Well. A bit strong. Well. We're not dead yet, at least. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we reflect on 10 years of Waffling: distillery visits, running events, riding in Teslas and occasional messiness; and - The Whisky, where we splash out and review a youthful fountain of Heartwood AKA the Fountain of Youth;...

Ah the irony. I asked for suggestions for bourbon-matured whisky... and then did an episode all about GlenDronach. Fascinating distillery, though! This episode contains: - The news: a new distillery in Latrobe! And an award for Overeem - but not one you'd expect; - The Waffle, where we dive deep into sherry-bombers GlenDronach; - The Whisky, where we review the newest iteration of the GlenDron 15...

We say grown out of, but we really mean broken up with. We say whisky, we possibly mean ex-girlfriends. I'll leave it up to you to figure out the level of metaphor going on here... This episode contains: - A chat: Corio, Bellarine Distillery and Elysian: oh my! - The Waffle, where we talk about whiskies we just don't pull off the shelf anymore; - The Whisky, where we review the Section 44 Preamble...

The state that is. Not the former Queen of England. This episode contains: - The news: Tas Whisky Week, King Island Distillery and Section 44 politics; - The Waffle, where we chat about Victorian whisky, past present and future; - The Whisky, where we review a Kinglake matured in French oak; - Waffling With, where Nick catches up with Andrew Baker and chats all things Bakery Hill; and - we finally...

This episode contains: - The news: Hellyers Road are loaded! Southern Wild have whisky!; - The Waffle, where we count down the top five whiskies that are grungy in flavour or racy in nature (or, preferably, both); - The Whisky, where we review the latest Launceston Distillery peated whisky release; and - Smash Session or Savour, where we finally get to use the phrase "that's a hard one!" Please su...

How else would you describe the distinct flavour of Westward? This episode contains: - The news, where we discuss Port Ellen and Hellyers Road; - The Waffle, where Ted tells us about his trip around America and we riff on the changing face of American whisk(e)y; - The Whisky, where we riff on the (very) unique flavour of Westward and narrow it down to this episode's glorious title; and - Waffling...

The time has come for the most exciting (and drunken) awards show of the season: it's the Waffle Awards! This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we narrow down the winners of each of our categories, getting steadily drunker with each category; - The Whisky, where we review one of the bottles which didn't quite worm it's way into winning an award; and - Whisky Would You Rather, where Nick asks T...

Aaaaaand we're back! We're getting old but you know what else is? The Tasmanian whisky scene! But mostly us... This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we discuss the fact that several Tassie distilleries have recently released bottles with numbers on them; - The Whisky, where we review the new Hellyers Road 12 Year Old and compare it to the previous iteration; - Fresh Meat, where Ted tells us a...