
Whisky Whiskey is a video podcast about my exploration of Whisky in all of its forms.
On my trip to New Zealand in July this year, my son and I stayed near Christchurch and while there I stopped by at the lovely Whisky Galore store. They had so many I would have liked to have grabbed however this bottle caught my eye. I grabbed it, had some of it while I was there but couldn’t bring it home to Australia with me, so just brought back a sample. I’d tried and enjoyed the Batch 6 at a Whisky Club night last year…how does the Batch 11 compare?
With John Chidgey.
Just South of the largest city in New Zealand, the Pōkeno Distillery has rapidly grown to become the largest Single Malt Distillery in New Zealand in a very short time. Hosting their own cooperage and employing a true Scot Cooper to lead the way they’ve established a name for themselves in less than a decade of operation. Their Origin Single Malt is one of their first releases, and it’s rather interesting.
With John Chidgey.
Penderyn broke the 110 year drought of Whisky production in Wales in 2004 when they released their first Whisky. This time I review their Celt offering, which is part of their cooly-themed Dragon Range of Whiskies. Their still design is considered to be unique and designed by a relative of Michael Faraday. It’s interesting that’s for sure, but how does it rate?
With John Chidgey.
The Our Barley Scotch from Lochlea is only the second Lowlands Whisky that I’ve tried. The distillery is a true farm to bottle distillery and I look at how it rapidly changed from being a cattle property to become a Distillery in the first place, given it’s youth, and also how it stacks up overall.
With John Chidgey.
The first Lowlands Scotch Whisky I’ve tried is this, the Bladnoch Vinaya. I look at the history of the Distillery and how it got its nickname ‘The Queen of the Lowlands’ as well as how an Australian Entrepreneur helped to rescue the Distillery from liquidation about 8 years ago. Importantly, I also reviewed the Scotch.
With John Chidgey.
The final Glen Moray in this series of reviews has the oldest Age Statement. At 15 Years as a Single Malt I compare it to other offerings beyond the 15 Year in terms of cost in the local market. Glen Moray are consistently affordable but can the 15 Year Old stand up against other similar offerings with this age statement and price range?
With John Chidgey.