Whisky Stories Podcast

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• Not Another Whisky Distillery — Ian Palmer on Invergordon, Building Starlaw, Buying Glen Moray and Starting InchDairnie

  October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 46 min

  This episode blew my mind when we recorded it. To say Ian Palmer has had quite a career is an understatement. Starting out as an apprentice Fitters Mate at Invergordon to Operations Director of the whole group, then building Starlaw…

• 150 Episodes - Drams at Diggers, Lessons We've Learned AND Whisky Festival News

  October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min

  150 episodes in 150 weeks! We were back in Diggers for a catch up, drams and some whisky chat. Ross handed in a last minute sick note, so we were joined by Jake Adcook for the evening. What have been the biggest lessons we've learnt from…

• The people behind the whisky - Managing Tomatin Distillery, Global Markets & Tropical Drams | Part 2

  September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 42 min

  A week later, we have part 2 of this epic chat with Tomatin Distillery Manager Jamie Muir and Global Marketing Manager Danny Whelan. In the last episode we heard the stories behind the guys and how they got into whisky. Now it was all…

• How Do You Manage a Distillery? — From Jura to Tomatin with Jamie Muir & Danny Whelan | Part 1

  September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

  This is the first ever Whisky Stories Double Header Part 1. When the Distillery Manager drives down from Tomatin to chat, we had to make sure we got all we could get. Jamie Muir is the Distillery Manager at Tomatin, he grew up on Jura…

• Whisky Stories Live: Arbikie's Inaugural Release and a Surprise Cask Sample

  September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 29 min

  This one got loose! We packed out Uno Mas in Edinburgh for this Whisky Stories LIVE event and what a night it was. John Stirling was back on the pod and we also had Christian Perez from the distillery down and he brought a very special…

• Cutty Sark, Yellow Jackets and a Masterclass in Blending: Stephen Woodcock Is Back

  September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 57 min

  It was great having Stephen Woodcock back on the pod. And this time he came bearing gifts! Not to be outdone by the team at Bunnahabhain, he made sure we stand out now with the bright yellow iconic Cutty Sark jackets, bags, mugs…

• Drams at Diggers - Closed Distilleries, Lots of Drams, and Our Whisky Festival

  August 27, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min

  It was time for a monthly catch-up in Diggers with the lads. We were down in the cellar with plenty of drams and loads to talk about. We caught up on our distillery trip to Arbikie, some big drams on the lineup, AND if we can pull off…

• The Arbikie Inaugural Release With Founder John Stirling - Making Whisky The Arbikie Way

  August 20, 2026 · 1 hr 47 min

  Arbikie Distillery are about to launch their first ever Single Malt release. And it's taken them 10 long years to wait for this moment. And what better way to spread the good word about it than to come on the Whisky Stories Podcast and…