The Scotchcast

While the title of this month's show 'Laddie O' might bring to mind the ancient Scottish popular folk tune If thou'lt play me fair play, or maybe Robert Burns' poem Highland Laddie, Highland Lassie, the "Laddie" we are talking about this time is Bruichladdich. Both of this month's scotches, the 12 year Second Edition and […]

It's March, and as thoughts turn to things green, both grass AND beer (just kidding), that means it's time once again for the annual "Irishcast". This month we take a break from scotch and head across the channel to Ireland where we'll be tasting two Irish single malt whiskeys, Clontarf and the Connemara Peated Single […]

In the midst of winter you can often smell the scent of smoke from warm, wood burning fires drifting on the air. In this month's show we enjoy some of that smokey warmth, but we found ours in a bottle...or two to be precise. This time around we are joined by Evo Terra for a […]

There's a saying, "Don't knock it 'till you've tried it". Well... we tried it. Maybe we should have waited until after this round of tastings to pick this month's show title. This time around we taste the An Cnoc 12 year and the Knockando 1994 12 year, and cover some listener feedback which includes an […]

In Scotland, the northern lights were known as "the mirrie dancers" or na fir-chlis. There are many old sayings about them, including the Scottish Gaelic proverb "When the mirrie dancers play, they are like to slay." The playfulness of the mirrie dancers was supposed to end occasionally in quite a serious fight. The appearance of […]

You voted and we listened! This month we present the winners of the People's Choice: Glenfiddich Solera 15 year and Cragganmore Distiller’s Edition 1992. We'd like to thank everyone who voted and we hope everyone enjoys the results. The Single Malt Samurai make another appearance with a tasting of a scotch from the Scotch Malt […]

During Dragon*Con 2008 we were lucky enough to be joined by several special guests for a "not scotch" scotch tasting of the Milford and Suntory Yamazaki. Great fun was had by all, especially us, as we tried not to go too fanboy over the guests we had with us. Much more was recorded than what […]

This month we are introduced to the Cardhu 12 year and the Tamdhu 10 year. We made it back from Dragon*Con alive so we'll give a quick report of the trip and how much fun we had! And, last but certainly not least, we'll listen to some listener voicemail. Join us next month for The […]

Ok, yes it's turning fall but it's not quite time for the nice warm soup yet. We are however, tasting two Campbeltown scotches the Glen Scotia 12 year and the Springbank 10 year. In this month's Scotch 101 we'll be resonding to a listener question about oxidation, we'll be looking at some listener feedback, and […]

While we here at The Scotchcast count ourselves among their ranks, this months show is not about the Browncoats. It is, however, about the versions of The Caol Ila 1992 and Glenrothes 1994 bottled by the Independent Bottler Signatory. In Scotch 101 we will take a look at Independent Bottlers in general, we'll cover some […]

Sunday... SUNDAY... SUNDAY! Actually it's Tuesday and no, this is not a monster truck rally. It is, however, The Battle of the Bogs! This month we are tasting the Laphroaig 10 year and Ardbeg 10 year. In Scotch 101, Michael will be talking about barrels, the woods they are made from, and how the wood […]

Put on your topical shirt and grab a floppy hat! Wait... no, not THOSE islands. This month we are tasting the Tobermory 10 year and Isle of Jura Superstition from the Scottish Islands of Mull and Jura. We'll be letting you know about a special scotch discount just for Scotchcast listeners, giving you an update […]

Sugar and spice and BOTH of these scotches are nice! This month we taste The Glenrothes 1994 and The Dalmore 12 year. In Scotch 101 we take a look at the US decision to use 750ml bottles and the effect that decision has on what scotches are available in the US market. And we announce […]

This month we head "over the top" of the mainland to the Orkney Islands for a tasting of the Highland Park 12 year, and the Scapa 14 year. We discuss some controversial new whisky regulations that are being proposed, look at some listener feedback, and finally, enjoy another installment of Single Malt Samurai with Tee […]

A year ago today Joe Murphy lost his fight with Leiomyosarcoma, and the world lost an awesome person. Whether you knew Joe personally or only by his voice in your headphones, it's likely that he touched your life in some way. I know he did ours. Please visit The Joe Murphy Memorial Fund for more […]