Have you ever met Kenny Macdonald? No? Really?? Then here’s your chance! Kenny is the co-founder of independent bottler Dràm Mòr, which he founded together with his wife Viktorija. Since he claims himself that he is not the “brains” of the comp

Inside Indri Whisky with Madhu Kanna

Apr 30th, 2024 36m 54s

Indian Single Malt Whisky – sounds quite exotic at first sight – and probably it is to some extent. But it’s also so much more than that: It’s made with pride, it’s unique, it’s very flavourful, it’s delicious and there are so many things to be

Inside Lindores Abbey Distillery with Drew McKenzie Smith

Mar 22nd, 2024 38m 43s

MCDXCIV – does that ring a bell? And no, it’s not a typo… It’s a Roman numeral and it stands for 1494, quite a pivotal year in the world of whisky and especially for the newly founded Lindores Abbey Distillery.1494 is the year in which, accordi

Inside Aurora Spirit Distillery with Tor Petter Christensen

Nov 18th, 2023 54m 36s

10 centimetres of snow, a single track road and its end, a Viking-style longhouse, mystically lit by torches and overlooking a picturesque Norwegian fjord – wow! That’s what our arrival looked like when approaching Aurora Spirit Distillery - qu

Inside Glen Scotia with Iain McAlister

Sep 30th, 2023 45m 37s

Campeltown – once the whisky capital of the world – has become a place of whisky pilgrimage more and more in the last years. Nonetheless, many people still disregard the Glen Scotia Distillery in favour of their bigger neighbour.However, we thi

Inside Ardbeg with T.J. Littlejohn

Aug 26th, 2023 36m 11s

If you think of a whisky distillery in Scotland which stands for powerful and peaty whisky with a hint of sweet vanilla and citrus, which is extremely good at storytelling, very creative in bringing old myths to life to describe and sell their

Inside Scapa Distillery with Mick Swanney

Jul 8th, 2023 37m 18s

Far up north, just off the northernmost point of the UK’s mainland, there are the Orkneys – islands shaped by the sea and extreme weather. And right up there, on these rough islands, there’s a distillery which is extremely beautifully situated

Inside Thompson Bros Distillers with Phil and Simon Thompson

May 26th, 2023 53m 27s

How do you produce whisky inefficiently on purpose and why would you want to do that? Well, we also wanted to know and asked Phil and Simon Thompson of Thompson Bros Distillers, Dornoch Castle Hotel and the relatively newly founded Dornoch Dist

Inside Irish Whiskey with Teeling, Powerscourt & Jameson

May 3rd, 2023 48m 3s

Green rolling mountains, sleepy and bleating sheep, idyllic villages and vivid cities with wonderful people, vibrant traditional pubs with passionate folk music, delicious local food and, of course, a long and quite eventful history of producin

Inside Dewar's Aberfeldy with Gary Ross

Apr 16th, 2023 49m 18s

If we told you that there is a distillery in the Scottish Highlands, which is beautifully situated, easily accessible, has a very rich history, but which is still quite often overlooked, would you want to know more about it – especially if you

Inside The Dalmore with Mark Lancaster

Mar 23rd, 2023 50m 57s

“If you can work in the stillhouse at Dalmore, you can work in any stillhouse in the world because it’s completely complicated” – doesn’t sound like the easiest of jobs, don’t you think? So let’s get to know the man who is responsible to make s

Inside Munich's Whisky Scene, Independent Bottling and Instagram with Davide Ansalone (@whisky_munich, @whiskyfacile) and Randolph Kunis (TARA Spirits)

Feb 12th, 2023 56m 40s

No Scots on this episode?! Not for me, you say? BUT WAIT!! This German-Italian whisky-bromance straight from our hometown Munich might indeed be a bit different but we can assure you that it still makes for a great listen.In this episode we tal

Inside Kilkerran Single Malt (Glengyle Distillery) with Nicole Lindsay

Nov 26th, 2022 59m 15s

Nicole Lindsay you say? Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? And indeed, if you follow our podcast regularly you probably know her already from our episode about Springbank Distillery. This time, however, Springbank will take a backseat since the episo

Inside Ardnamurchan Distillery with Jenny Karlsson

Oct 14th, 2022 51m 25s

Have you always wanted to meet the legendary Swedish mermaid of the Ardnamurchan peninsula? Then here's your chance: Meet Jenny Karlsson, Ardnamurchan Distillery's marketing and communications manager, part of the blending team, part-time merma

Inside Lagg Distillery with Graham Omand

Sep 9th, 2022 54m 26s

We’re back on the Isle of Arran – we really love this little island! And no! Even though we greatly enjoy our chats with Andy Bell of Lochranza Distillery, we don’t have him on the podcast this time – and actually this episode is not even about

Inside Independent Bottling: Gleann Mòr Spirits with Greg Urquhart and John Moffat

Aug 5th, 2022 47m 58s

This weekend it's derby time in Edinburgh: Hibs against Hearts. Hibernian Football Club and Heart of Midlothian will face off in the first derby of this (still very young) football season. Wait, isn't this a podcast about whisky? So why are we

Inside Bowmore Distillery with Cat Gordon

Jul 17th, 2022 42m 57s

The Mecca of whisky. Whisky drinkers' heaven. The one place, probably every Scotch whisky lover wants to visit at least once in their lifetime. Of course, we're talking about the Isle of Islay in the Scottish Hebrides with its currently 9 worki

Inside Glenfarclas with Deborah Stewart

Apr 17th, 2022 52m 1s

It is probably going to be very hard (impossible?!) to find another place on earth with a higher distillery-density than the Scottish Speyside - and apart from some of the best Scotch whiskies being produced there, the possibility to visit so m

Inside "The Village" Whisky Fair

Apr 13th, 2022 2h 15m

This episode of “The Barrel Talk” is slightly different than what you are used to. Michael and Andrea Gradl of Gradl’s Wiskyfässla in Nuremberg, who are the co-founders and co-organisers of The Village Whisky Fair invited us to come to the fair

Inside Glen Moray with Iain Allan

Mar 27th, 2022 44m 13s

For this episode of The Barrel Talk we will once more stay in the Scottish Speyside, in Elgin, to be precise, and are joined by Iain Allan, global brand ambassador and visitor centre manager of Glen Moray Distillery. If you are a fan of explori

Inside Benromach with Keith Cruickshank

Mar 11th, 2022 57m 56s

Peated. Speyside. Privately-owned. These three words sound as if they don't match but indeed, they describe the distillery starring in our latest episode: Benromach. Nestled between Inverness and Elgin, in the small town of Forres, we had the o

Inside Bunnahabhain with David Brodie

Feb 2nd, 2022 58m 24s

Islay is the island of dreams for each and every Scotch lover and even though the island does have uncountable beautiful spots, we have to admit that we love being down at Bunnahabhain Distillery enjoying a dram at the pier with its views acros

Inside The GlenAllachie with Billy Walker

Jan 2nd, 2022 26m 3s

After being a shareholder of The BenRiach Distillery, The GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh one might think all life goals have been reached. Not so Billy Walker. A few years back, he and his partners decided to sell the three distilleries but for

Inside Lochranza Distillery - An Audio Tour with Andy Bell

Dec 11th, 2021 1h 10m

Seeing Andy's shining eyes at the very moment when setting foot into one of Lochranza Distillery's warehouses made one thing clear to us once more: You can never get tired of this special atmosphere and smell of the warehouses of a Scotch whisk

Inside Springbank with Nicole Lindsay

Oct 24th, 2021 1h 13m

"If Scotland was a whisky, it would be a Springbank" - that was one of the first reactions we got when starting to promote our latest episode of "The Barrel Talk". We just found this statement so perfectly fitting that we had to include it here