Honest to a Malt

Mike and Duncan chat about things in the world which are, without some divine intervention, destined for the proverbial shitter. They discuss all the usual topics such as what's been in your glass and this week they have a guest rant from Scottish comedian, Connor Burns(@connorburnscomedy over on Instagram). Get the tumblers ready, or just drink out of your hands, whatever vessel you choose have a dram and listen along to the Holy Grail of Whisky Podcasts.

Mike & Duncan host a pal Cliff. Mike takes on Cliff in a head-to-head quiz about fans. Cliff shares his Pudding Island drams and what 3 drams behind a bar. We chat Dramathon, Ardbeg Uigeadail, Die Hard Blind Drams, and an Edinburgh Whisky Shop bombshell is revealed! Cliff can be found over on Instagram @CliffsWhisky and @CliffyMan go and give him a follow. A reminder that we have an apple playlist of all the Pudding Island Dram Selections which can be be found here: https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/pudding-island-drams-honest-to-a-malt/pl.u-AkAmmPeC5mWDv You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Mike and Duncan are doing JanuMerry, which is the polar opposite of Dry January, and far less depressing. We recap our best bottles, experiences and deals of 2024. Happy New Year HtaM fans. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Mike & Duncan discuss whisky lakes, recent big brand name price discounts and learn a new word. What's been annoying us, what whisky we've been drinking and bottles we've picked up. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Mike & Duncan talk to Greg Swartz about the feature documentary The Water of Life, which got a fantastic reception in 2021. Then we delve into the upcoming sequel, a series which focuses on indie bottlers, and is hitting screens from March 2025. Greg takes us through his perfect pudding island dram experience, three whiskies behind a bar and we chat Amsterdam, America and German Beer. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Link to The Independent Spirits Festival.

We chat all things SMWS (The Scotch Malt Whisky Society) with Matt Bailey, Managing Director for Europe and beyond! We get into memorable bottles, the venues, club member tattoos and Matt's pudding island drams. If you are curious about the society, as a member or a drammer - check it out. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Mike and Duncan recall part 2 of their trip to Glasgow for the Glasgow Whisky Festival. The chaps cover off their post festival antics in town with a few dram recommendations, swiftly and freshly followed by a trip to the Loch Lomond distillery. The lads were lucky enough to get a tour from the one and only legend that is... Gary Mills! Thanks to Cliff (@cliffswhisky) for the Outro, "An ode to Larkfire"! ;)

Mike and Duncan dive into Part 1 of their recent trip to Glasgow for the Glasgow Whisky Festival. The chaps were lucky enough to be invited to help out on the Glasgow Distillery Stand, possibly the busiest stand of the show. They also got the chance to meet some podcast listeners and catch up with some old friends. Listen in for tales of Whisky, Rum and Pies! Part 2 Coming soon...

Mike and Duncan debrief the event that was the first ever Welsh whisky festival! Beaches, shout outs, drams, dog poo and weird coffee behaviour! Give a virtual pat on the back to rob on the link below: https://www.justgiving.com/page/twvrcymru All money raised goes to the Welsh Air Ambulance

As we are approaching Halloween rapidly, Mike and Duncan have put their writing hats on and come up with some super scary horror movie plots! Scary may be stretch but it's the taking part that counts(Dracula). The chaps also cover off of the usual stuff as well as discussing kill rooms, weight lifting dogs and tip runs!

Mike & Duncan host Billy Abbott, author of The Philosophy of Whisky, and brand ambassador for Whisky Exchange. There is much chat about the joys of living in Italy, gripes being priced out of auctions and Father Whiskmus' Pudding Island Drams. Billy, gets on his soapbox about something in Whisky Room 102. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Less bells and whistles this week. A recording of the chaps YouTube Live Stream. Mike and Duncan discuss five bottles they would pick to start a whisky collection. What do do you think of our picks, and some of our listeners selections? Let us know what you would choose. Thanks for all the engagement on the night, and to Big John for the request ;) The YouTube video can be found here You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Mike and Duncan roll up their spirit sleeves, trying three Club Banditti rums from Glasgow Distillery in Smokey and the Banditti, discussing their favourite car chases in movies (or films for us Brits). Plus, has Mike found the ultimate ski hip flask booze? You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Mike and Duncan host Racheal Vaughan Jones, Marketing Director at Compass Box Whisky. Racheal takes us through the updated Compass Box core range, new ad, her Pudding Island Drams, a potential career as a foot model, love of US TV crime dramas, and how a peaty martini - might be her go to cocktail. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Mike and Duncan recant their day grafting with the guys from Torabhaig and Mossburn at the Whisky Show London. Top drams, top gaffs, top chinos and good times. Lots of shout-outs in the Episode: The Smart chaps from Bimber Simon The Whisky Novice Steve Rush and Saltire Whisky Fiona Shoop Gordon Dallas Lora Henry from Roe & Co / Roe & Co Colin Hampden White Alistair aka Spirit and Wood Jon from Chingford Claire Vokins Stewart Dick Billy Abbott and Billy Abbotts face! You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Mike and Duncan recap the latest Brave New Spirits tasting hosted by Steve Rush aka @TheWhiskyWire, before competing to see who can come up with the most annoying thing about both punters and staff at bars and pubs. Warning - Unashamed Bill and Ted reference used with it being episode 69! You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

After covering off what's been in their glasses and up their arse, Mike and Duncan make their "Hot Pair Balloon" selections. Travel with them across the globe in a hot air balloon as they discuss whisky, food and tales of previous travels! All aboard... You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Mike and Duncan chat to drinks writer, photographer, TV star and a red chino ambassador, Colin Hampden-White. We ask Colin about the use of Wine casks in the world of whisky, quiz him about his pudding island selections and delve into what he would change in the world of Whisky. Obviously we cover off what's been annoying us and what has been in our glass with Colin, known from Amazon Prime's The Three Drinkers. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Mike and Duncan hand over control to Paul Main... whisky legend in his own right and brand ambassador for Hunter Laing and Ardnahoe. We are putting a Whisky Geek Warning on this one. Paul guides the chaps through the new Ardnahoe Feis Ile botting and gives a sneak preview of the future releases. There's a quiz on toast, much debate about how good surfing is the watch on the box and speculation that it might have been sunny in Glasgow. Also, big shout out to Colin of Tipsy Midgie for his chocolate and whisky menu! Have you got any of your own whisky and chocolate matches? Is there another Distillery names after it's water source? Let us know on socials. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com

Mike and Duncan are joined by Seb and Libby from the Glasgow Distillery. Seb is a HTaM virgin however Libby is a second time podder. In her honour we have crated a new feature "Hot Pair Balloon"... Listen to find out more. Seb gets to take a trip to Pudding Island and we all talk about the two new releases from Glasgow, the Tokaji and Cognac finishes(Extra maturations). Come and join us for a dram... You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which will make us very happy, and we will shout you out. Check out the Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Browse the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us on: HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com