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Join hosts Henry & Tom as they sit down over a glass of whisky (or two) to discuss some of their favourite topics ranging from Books, TV, films and video games.
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Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
The 2022 wrap up is here. On this episode Henry and Tom discuss their top books and whiskies from the past year. Tom gets tested on his whisky knowledge and they discuss some favourite shows and games.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:40 1st Whisky - The Lost Distillery Company: Auchnagie
6:00 Whisky Trivia Quiz
16:50 2nd Whisky - The Lost Distillery Company: Stratheden
20:00 Top Books of 2022 Honourable mentions
35:00 3rd Whisky - The Lost Distillery Company: Toweimore
38:20 Top Whiskies of 2022
59:15 4th Whisky - The Lost Distillery Company: Jericho
1:03:10 Top Books of 2022 (No5), 1:10:10 (No4)
1:16:40 5th Whisky - The Lost Distillery Company: Dalaruan
1:20:25 Top Books (No3) 1:26:35 (No2) 1:33:30 (No1)
1:41:05 6th Whisky - The Lost Distillery Company: Lossit
1:44:15 TV Shows
2:00:25 Games
2:05:45 2022 Wrap up
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
In this very delayed November episode Henry and Tom discuss a whisky book, their final verdict on Rings of Power and their opinion on Andor so far.
Timestamp
0:00 Intro
1:40 Whisky (Woodford Reserve Double Oak)
5:52 Whisky Trivia
9:28 The Philosophy of Whisky by Billy Abbott
21:56: Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett
21:56 Emperor of Thornes by Mark Lawrence
27:08 The Iron Jackal by Chris Wooding
30:30 Andor
41:12 Rings of Power (Spoilers @48:42)
58:12 Andor vs Rings of Power
1:00:02 God of War Ragnarok
1:01:41 Wrap up
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Whisky in beer casks and beer in whisky casks is just a hint as to some of the stuff Henry and Tom try on this episode whilst discussing the first episodes of House of the Dragon, Andor, The Rings of Power and much more.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro, 1:27 Thistly Cross Whisky Cask Cider, 4:30 Whisky Trivia, 14:31 Teeling Ginger Beer cask + Umbrella Alcoholic Ginger Beer, 22:22 The Man with The Golden Torc by Simon Green, 28:05 Orconomics: A Satire by J. Zachary Pike, 35:41 Mental Fitness by Ant Middleton, 44:09 What do you like about the non-fiction you read? 50:55 Harviestoun Brewery Ola Dubh Ale Highland Park Whisky Cask, 53:21 Half a King by Joe Abercrombie, 59:16 Andor Ep1-3, 1:05:55 Cyberpunk Edgerunners, 1:11:56 Jameson Stout Cask + Necessary Evil Stout, 1:16:23 House of the Dragon Ep1-4, 1:22:40 The Rings of Power Ep1-5 (Spoilers @ 1:37:58), 1:38:57 Wrap up
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Henry catches up with previous guest Tom from TheGreenWheel Gaming. They discuss Tom's experience with the new Steam Deck, books, films and of course whisky.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro, 2:47 1st Whisky (Auchentoshan 12yo), 5:30 Whisky Trivia, 12:11 2nd Whisky (Deanston 12yo), 14:45 The Steam Deck, 30:38 The GreenWheel channel, 33:43 3rd Whisky (GlenAllachie 12yo), 38:47 The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett, 48:02 What book drew you into reading?, 57:05 4th Whisky (Balvenie 12 DoubleWood), 58:00 What book, film, game would you erase from your mind and experience again for the first time?, 1:14:40 5th Whisky (Bowmore 12yo), 1:20:34 Tom's favourite whisky from the episode.
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
On this episode Henry and Tom try a couple of Campbeltown whiskies along with a bottle Tom bought on holiday. The two discuss favourite whiskies, most gifted books and compare notes on the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro, 1:00 1st Whisky (Cask Treasures Campbeltown Blend), 4:22 Campbeltown Whiskies Discussion, 13:22 Whisky Trivia, 21:36 What book or books have you gifted or lent to others the most? 30:35 2nd Whisky (Black Strap Cove Scotch Whisky), 38:27 What 3 whiskies would you choose to have for the rest of your life? 50:49 3rd Whisky (Glen Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2022), 53:58 Obi-Wan series (Spoilers @57:10).
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
An experimental line up... Henry and Tom try a variety of whiskies from the Glenfiddich Experimental Series whist pondering a few questions and discussing resent books read.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro, 3:35 Glenfiddich IPA Experiment, 9:50 Whisky Trivia, 16:00 Question: If you had £200 what whisky would you get? 20:45 Glenfiddich Project XX Experiment, 25:30 Question What book would you re-read for the first time if you could? 41:20 Glenfiddich Fire & Cane Experiment, 1:03:40 Glenfiddich Orchard Experiment, 1:36:45 Top Whisky of the episode.
Books: 33:40 Spirits of Vengeance by Rob J. Haye, 46:10 Exhalation by Ted Chiang, Kings of the Wyld Nicholas Eames, 1:10:16 The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie (Spoilers @ 1:19:00)
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Just breath.... on quite a book heavy episode Henry and Tom discusses some recent fiction books they have been reading as well as non-fiction Henry has read along with a surprise whisky for Tom to try.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro, 1:15 Whisky (Glenfarclas 10Yr and 25Yr), 12:42 Whisky Trivia
Books: 15:44 Pawn's Gambit by Rob J. Hayes, 21:35 The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French, 29:20 Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff, 37:45 Non-fiction discussion, 43:06 Breath by James Nestor + The Wim Hof method by Wim Hof (Breathing jokes 43:43-44:52), 1:03:54 Skulduggery Pleasant Until the End by Derek Landy (Spoilers @ 1:12:00), 1:18:30 Golden Hand by Garth Nix (Spoilers @ 1:24:00).
Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
Bourbon, Blinders and the Ballad of Black Tom... no this is not the name of our new band but some of the topics on this episode of the Words Over Whisky with Henry and Tom.
Time stamps
0:00 Intro, 1:00 Whisky (Blanton's Original), 10:22 Whisky Trivia
Books: 11:20 The cost of these dreams by Wright Thompson, 19:30 The Hero Code by William H. McRaven, 23:06, Never Die by Rob J. Hayes, 26:39 The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor La Valle, 28:44 The Rise of the Iron Moon by Stephen Hunt, 30:25 The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang, 41:41 The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie (Spoilers @ 48:19)
TV: 54:40 Peaky Blinders Season 6 (Spoilers @58:04), 1:03:51 Arcane ( Spoilers @1:07:30)
Games: 1:12:27 Horizon Forbidden West
1:24:34 Wrap Up
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
After much delay episode 23 is here. On this episode Henry and Tom sample a range of whiskies from the Dartmoor Distillery, discuss what they've been reading and have some rants and bants about the first season of Boba Fett.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro, 3:00 Whisky Trivia, 4:14 1st Whisky (Dartmoor Ex-Bourbon Cask), 7:55 Books, 8:47 Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter by Laurell K. Hamilton, 11:00 Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey, 17:05 Clariel by Garth Nix, 26:42 2nd Whisky (Dartmoor Ex-Bordeaux Cask), 30:00 Revisiting The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday and the Little Black Book of Workout Motivation by Mike Matthews, 34:48 A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie, 49:04 3rd Whisky (Dartmoor Ex-Oloroso Sherry Cask), 55:25 Book of Boba Fett (Spoilers @ 1:00:34), 1:20:52 Next books.
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
After a delay the 2021 wrap podcast is here where Henry and Tom cap off the end of last year with their favourite books and whiskies from throughout the year. A mix of whisky, trivia and books all bundled into one episode.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro, 1:17 Whisky (Chivas Regal Blending Set), 2:40 Whisky Recap, 3:12 Whisky Honourable Mentions, 6:11 Other whiskies from 2021, 10:07 Whisky Trivia (Q1, Q2), 13:00 Book Honourable Mentions (15:14 Tom, 17:28 Henry), 19:50 Whisky Trivia (Q3, Q4), 22:39 Top Whisky No3, 25:40 Henry's Top 4 and 5 books from 2021, 30:57 Whisky Trivia (Q5, Q6), 33:40 Top Whisky No2, 40:07 Top Book No3, 45:09 Whisky Trivia (Q7, Q8) 49:25 Top Book No2, 52:34 Whisky Trivia (Q9), 54:47 Top Whisky of 2021, 58:24 Top Book of 2021, Games 1:10:44, 1:12:10 TV shows.