Words Over Whisky Podcast

Episode 36

 

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

2:30 Whisky 1 (Ardnamurchan AD)

15:00 Whisky Show 2023

18:20 If you went to a whisky festival which brands would you visit first?

23:45 Whisky Trivia

27:10 Whisky 2 (Ardnamurchan AD Cask Strength 09.22)

32:24 Does your whisky choice change over the year? 

36:05 Are there whiskies you've tried and want on your shelf at home?

41:05 How many whiskies do you have open? 

48:27 New distilleries discussion

Words Over Whisky Episode 35

 

Time stamps 

0:00 Intro

0:45 Whisky (Starward Left Field)

6:00 Whisky Trivia

10:05 Whisky Highballs

14:00 The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

19:40 TV book adaptations discussion

28:25 Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield / Historical battles discussion

43:15 Golden Son by Pierce Brown (Spoliers @ 51:00)

1:04:00 TV shows we are watching

1:11:15 What books are you looking forward to reading?

On this episode Tom gets to try a variety of whiskies whilst Henry discusses his recent trip to Scotland.

 

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

2:00 Whisky 1 (Method & Madness Virgin Spanish Oak Finish)

9:25 Whisky Trivia

17:15 What are the distilleries you'd most like to visit?

29:00 Whisky 2 (Deanston Bordeaux Red Wine Finish)

32:40 Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

35:17 Titan Hoppers by Rob J. Hayes

38:43 Balvenie Distillery Tour

45:27 Torabhaig Distillery

47:00 Glenfarclas Distillery Tour

53:25 Climbing Ben Rinnes

1:01:24 Whisky 3 (Woodford Reserve Rye)

1:03:10 The Malt Room + The Highlander Inn

1:08:00 Blood of Zeus + Shadow and Bone TV shows

1:15:19 Whisky 4 (Kilchoman 2012 8yo Mezcal Cask Finish TWE Exclusive) 

1:18:00 Secret Invasion AI intro discussion + Superhero fatigue 

1:29:27 Wrap up

On this episode Henry and Tom discuss what books they think would great TV show adaptations. 

 

Timestamps

Intro 0:00

1st Whisky (Springbank 10) 1:20

Whisky Trivia 14:49

What book do you think would make a good TV series 17:21

Red Rising by Pierce Brown 28:55 

2nd Whisky (Springbank 15) 39:00

Red Rising Spoilers Discussion 42:14

Remake of Harry Potter? 53:37

More books we'd like to see as TV shows 1:04:42

Wrap up 1:06:34

On this episode Henry and Tom try some whiskies from around the world, discuss The Last of Us show and explore goals for the year ahead.

 

Timestamps

Intro 0:00, 1st Whisky (Mackmyra Brukswhisky), Whisky Trivia 5:15, The Last of Us TV Show 12:00, 2nd Whisky (Kavalan Distillery Select No1) 26:22, Goals for the year discussion 31:00, 3rd Whisky (Kavalan Port Cask Finish) 56:48, Have you tried whiskies you didn't like or didn't find approachable 58:50, What bottles have you really enjoyed 1:13:33, Applying recent reading to life 1:17:12, 4th Whisky (Paul John PX Select Cask) 1:25:14

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 

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

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 

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. 

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).