Whisky.dk Podcast

There is a patch of ground on the edge of Elgin where, four hundred years ago, the town hanged its condemned. The old road west ran straight across it. Today, ten copper stills stand on that same soil, quietly turning out one of the softest, friendliest single malts in all of Speyside. Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast, a show for everyone who loves whisky, craftsmanship, and the people who make...

In early 1886, a 46-year-old bookkeeper walked twelve miles through the Scottish Highlands to buy a set of second-hand distilling equipment. He paid a little under one hundred and twenty pounds. That walk is where Glenfiddich, Grant's, and one of the last great family-owned whisky houses in Scotland all begin. Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast, a show for everyone who loves whisky, craftsma...

Picture two roads in southwest France. One runs north through flat, pale countryside where chalk glows under the vines. The other winds south into the sandy hills of Gascony, where the oldest brandy in France has been made for centuries. At the end of each road, a copper still, a row of oak casks and a glass that tells a very different story. Today on Whisky.dk ai Podcast we put Bas-Armagnac and C...

Imagine a beach on Barbados, waves on one side and warehouses full of slumbering casks on the other. Now imagine a French cognac maker walking in with a suitcase full of ideas. Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast, the show for everyone who loves whisky, rum, craftsmanship and the people who make it. Today we tell the story of Planteray, the rum you probably knew as Plantation. From George Stade&ap...

Picture a whiskey name bought for less than the price of a good bottle. No barrels, no recipes, no still, just a word made from two brothers’ first names, left behind in an abandoned Pennsylvania distillery. Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast, the show for everyone who loves whisky, craftsmanship and the people who make it. Today we follow Michter’s from Swiss Mennonite rye farmers in 1753, throu...

Imagine racing against the calendar itself - building an entire distillery from nothing, through ice storms and roofless walls, just to squeeze one cask of whisky into a single, symbolic year. Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast, a show for anyone who loves whisky, craftsmanship, and the people who make both come alive. Today we’re heading into a narrow valley outside Rothes, where a distillery wa...

There's a secret hiding in plain sight on almost every whisky shelf: a bottle with a name that sounds like a place, a person, a bridge you've never heard of — and behind it, more often than not, one of Scotland's most famous distilleries, quietly disguised. Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast, a show for anyone who loves whisky, craftsmanship, and the people who make both come alive...

There's a village on Islay's west coast where the tide comes in past the ruins of a distillery that hasn't made a drop of whisky in almost a hundred years. Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast, a show for anyone who loves whisky, craftsmanship, and the people who make both come alive. Every episode, we walk into a distillery - sometimes literally, sometimes through the stories of the...

There's a certain kind of town where you can smell the whisky before you've even found the front door - and that's exactly where we're headed today. Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast, a show for anyone who loves whisky, craftsmanship, and the people who make both come alive. Every episode, we walk into a distillery - sometimes literally, sometimes through the stories of the p...

There's a particular kind of stillness in a room the moment before the first sip, and that's exactly where we want to take you. Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast, a show for anyone who loves whisky, craftsmanship, and the people who make both come alive. Every episode, we walk into a distillery, sometimes literally, sometimes through the stories of the people who built it, and we don&a...

Somewhere, right now, a cork is coming out of a bottle that's been waiting decades to be opened. A grandmother on Islay is telling her grandson why this cask, and not the one next to it. A cooper in Kentucky is charring the inside of a barrel that will hold spirit for the next twenty years. This is where we go. Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast — the place where whisky, vermouth, and the pe...

There's a particular kind of quiet that settles over a room right before the first sip — and that's exactly where we want to take you. Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast, a show for anyone who loves whisky, craftsmanship, and the people who make both come alive. Every episode, we walk into a distillery — sometimes literally, sometimes through the stories of the people who built it — and...

Welcome to Whisky.dk Podcast – where whisky becomes stories, and every glass carries a tale worth listening to. We take you behind the scenes of some of the world’s most fascinating distilleries, meet the people who shape the craft, and dive into the details you won’t find anywhere else – from the unwritten recipes to the destinies that have shaped an entire industry. This time, we’re visiting Lon...

BenRiach has lived two lives. One where the distillation sat dead silent for 65 years, while the malting floors alone kept the place alive, sending grain to the neighbouring distillery on a tiny steam locomotive. The other where a handful of whisky enthusiasts bought it back from oblivion in 2004 and turned it into one of Speyside's most experimental distilleries — unpeated, peated, and tripl...

In this Whisky.dk ai episode, we dive into the heart of Speyside – to Aberlour, the distillery where sherry casks, craftsmanship and history melt together into pure magic. We talk about fires, rebuilding, iconic releases and the rich, fruity house style that has made Aberlour a global favourite. If you love deep storytelling, nerdy details and the whisky that ties it all together, this episode is...

Imagine the east coast of Islay in the early morning. The sea lies heavy and grey, the mist rolls in from the Sound of Islay, and in the middle of it all stands a distillery that for more than 175 years has been the beating heart of the island’s smoky soul. Caol Ila. A name whose whisper can make any whisky lover stop and listen. In this Whisky.dk ai Podcast episode, we take you right up close to...

Imagine standing at the foot of the Craggan More cliff in the early Speyside light. The air is cool, the river drifts quietly past, and somewhere between the mist and the old stone buildings begins a story that has shaped Scottish whisky for more than 150 years. That’s where Whisky.dk´s ai podcast is going today. That’s where Cragganmore Distillery awaits. Cragganmore isn’t a distillery that shout...

Step into the world of Cadenhead’s — the legendary independent bottler that has spent nearly two centuries revealing whisky as it truly is. In the latest episode of the Whisky.dk ai Podcast, we explore the history, the craftsmanship and the iconic casks that have made Cadenhead’s an institution in the whisky world. If you love rare bottlings, honest craftsmanship and whiskies that speak with their...

In this AI episode, we dive into one of the most fascinating aspects of whisky – PPM, or phenol levels. What does it really mean, and how does it affect the flavor of your dram? From lightly peated to the extremely smoky whiskies like Octomore, we explore how PPM plays a central role in shaping the unique character of whisky. Tune in and learn how these levels of smoke can transform your whisky ex...

Imagine a distillery hidden in the Finnish mist, where tall rye sways in the cold wind, and where fire, smoke and raw Nordic strength merge into a whisky expression unlike anything else in the world. This is where Kyrö Distillery writes its story – a place that has captured global attention through uncompromising use of Finnish rye, bold ideas and an unshakable belief that whisky can be wild, eleg...

🎙️ Welcome to the Whisky.dk Podcast! In this ai episode, we take you to North Zealand, Denmark, where we visit Thornæs Distillery – one of the country’s most exciting new whisky producers. Here, everything revolves around organics, local ingredients, and traditional craftsmanship, driven by founder Thomas Thornæs’ vision of creating a Danish whisky that is both sustainable and full of character. W...

In this episode of Whisky.dk’s AI podcast, we dive into the first stage of whisky production: malting. We explore how barley undergoes a controlled germination process to convert starch into sugar, why Scottish barley is particularly sought after, and what requirements must be met to label a whisky as "Single Malt Scotch." We also take a closer look at traditional peat smoking and kiln d...

🎙️ Podcast Intro: Springbank – the whisky nerds’ distillery Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast.  Today, we take you to Campbeltown – once known as the whisky capital of the world. Here lies one of Scotland’s most legendary distilleries: Springbank. Springbank is truly unique. Founded in 1828 by Archibald Mitchell, and still run today by the fifth generation of the family. It’s a distillery that h...

🎙️ Podcast Intro Whisky.dk: Ballantine’s – A Legacy of Blended Scotch Whisky Welcome to the Whisky.dk ai Podcast – the place where we dive into the greatest stories, the most iconic distilleries, and the whiskies that have shaped history. In this episode, we take you on a journey through one of the world’s most popular and respected blended whiskies: Ballantine’s . From its humble beginnings in a...

Imagine settling into your seat. The glass is lifted, the lights are low, and you can almost sense the aroma of oak and warm spices in the air. This is where the Whisky.dk ai Podcast begins — and today, we’re opening the door to one of the most visionary whisky companies of our time: Compass Box. A company that doesn’t just make whisky, but creates it. A company that has challenged old dogmas and...