Those who thought we had completed our journey through the warehouse were sadly mistaken. (As were those who thought wed never return to complete the task!) Weve plumbed the depths of the archiv

It certainly feels like this discussion about whisky maturation is going on forever, but while we still have a few issues to dissect and digest, we hope you will enjoy the topics featured in this epis

Well here we are again, still in the warehouse, still discussing the many, many intricacies of Scotch Whiskys lengthy and involved maturation. Ever wondered what differences might result from air

This episode finds us once more exploring the expansive and exciting topic of Scotch Whisky maturation. Moving on from the legal requirements previously discussed, we turn our attention to the oak

It's with more than a little trepidation that we come to the multifarious topic of whisky maturation. With so many components and related subjects that are deserving of attention this discussion was a

We never thought that it would take 4 episodes to thoroughly discuss the intricacies of distillation but it has! In our final examination of the distilling process we investigate -amongst many other topics - the spirit vapour-copper relationship,

We're still here and we're still talking about distillation! Never content to just skim over the subject in broad, general terms, we take the opportunity to chat about different types of copper, lyne arms (again!), reflux, purifiers,

We finished off the last episode exploring charge levels and questioning what effect the amount of liquid in the still might have on the distillation process. Now we get in to the nitty gritty of still shapes, lyne arms,

This is it. This big one. Where the 'D' word actually happens. But what exactly is distillation? Where did it come from? How is it managed and controlled? As well as discussing these topics, we 'sound the charge',

Alcohol doesn't occur by accident. Ok, maybe it once did, a long time ago. But now it's more accurate to say that the alcohol in your whisky has been conjured, created, and cajoled into being by the good folks at the whisky distillery.