One Nation Under Whisky

Season 2, Ep 25 - Southern Distilling Company: getting geeky about grains, distillation, and the TTB

Another super whisky-geeky episode! This time around Jason visits with Vienna Barger and Susan Sigmon of Southern Distilling Company in Statesville, North Carolina. Vienna, co-owner of the distillery, schools us on the history of distilling in North Carolina (as well as the birth of bourbon in that fair state) and discusses what it means to be a contract distillery (as well as distilling their own products), and the TTB! If that weren't enough, Susan shares her insanely in-depth knowledge of grains, yeast, distilling (both in pot and column stills), and maturing whisky. So, as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!
Special thanks to:
- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo- RØDE for making *really* great microphones- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Season 2, Ep 24 - Detour: Learning about Sherry with Juan Mateos of Bodegas Lustau

What do two whisky guys do while in Jerez Spain sourcing sherry casks? They visit some sherry producers, that's what! Listen in as Joshua and Jason discuss and learn about sherry from the wonderful Juan Mateos of Bodegas Lustau!So, as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!
Special thanks to:
- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo- RØDE for making *really* great microphones- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Season 2, Ep 23 - Discussing Japanese whisky with Chichibu Distillery's Yumi Yoshikawa

A subject not yet broached here on One Nation Under Whisky -- Japanese whisky. Joshua has a nice 3am sit down with Chichibu distillery's very own Yumi Yoshikawa for a discussion regarding the growth of Japanese whisky via Single Malt, Pure Malt, Blends, and Rice whisky.So, as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!
Special thanks to:
- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo- RØDE for making *really* great microphones- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Season 2, Ep 22 - A year in review, 2018 edition!

Another year behind us and, boy, what a year it's been!! On todays' episode we discuss our favorite whiskies of the year (one SCN, one non-SCN, and one wild card). We discuss our favorite episodes. We discuss all that's surprised us in the year and hint, too, as to what is in store for 2019 (hint: there's A LOT in store for 2019).So, as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!
Special thanks to:
- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo- RØDE for making *really* great microphones- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Season 2, Ep 21 - Live in Chicago with Ardbeg's Distillery Manager Mickey Heads and Gene Charness of Warehouse Liquors

Joshua and Jason have finally discovered why they run a podcast -- to meet and talk to super cool people like Ardbeg's very own Distiller Manager, Mickey Heads! What's more is their good friend, Gene Charness, owner of Chicago's Warehouse Liquors, not only hosted the live podcast at his shop but joined in on the conversation, too. So, as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!
Special thanks to:
- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo- RØDE for making *really* great microphones- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Season 2, Ep 20 - Two broken men recap Whisky Jewbilee Chicago and announce some very important news

Joshua and Jason have been running Whisky Jewbilee across 3 major US cities for the past 7 years. Listen in as the boys do a post mortem of the 2018 Chicago event, reminisce about the good times and bad times over the past 7 years, and share the news of the event itself being mothballed for the foreseeable future. Gosh, that sounds more depressing than it actually is because the reasons for mothballing the event are positive, to be sure. Also, we promise there is some laughter to be had throughout the episode!So, as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!
Special thanks to:
- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo- RØDE for making *really* great microphones- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Season 2, Ep 19 - Deep dive into brewing, distilling, and maturation with Jason Parker of Copperworks Distilling Co

It seems every time we visit with a Seattle distillery we get into the geekiest of conversations. The result from our last trip to Seattle proves this statement -- Get ready for a deep dive into brewing, distilling, and whisky maturation Copperworks Distilling company's very own Co-Founder and President, Jason Parker.
So, as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!
Special thanks to:
- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo- RØDE for making *really* great microphones- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Season 2, Ep 18 - Sam Simmons and That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Sam Simmons, having been the Global Brand Ambassador for The Balvenie for close to 10 years, has easily one of the most recognizable faces in the world of whisky. Having given up that position to start a new whisky life with Atom Brands as their Head of Whisky (now, that's a job title, nu?), Sam finds himself with a bit of a challenge on his hands -- a challenge he's up to taking head on. Listen in as Joshua asked Sam the hard questions, we mean, listen in as Joshua has a hard time asking Sam questions. Yeah, that's it...So, as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!
Special thanks to:
- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo- RØDE for making *really* great microphones- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Season 2, Ep 17 -- Talking with The Whisky Exchange's very own Billy Abbott

When you've got the chance to interview the inimitable Billy Abbott from The Whisky Exchange fame you jump at it! That is of course if unless you're Joshua Hatton then you miss the opportunity altogether but revive that chance a year late. Now in his 2nd year of drinking at Maltstock with Billy Abbott, Joshua has made sure to carve time out to get Billy on wax to talk about what got him (Billy) into whisky, selecting casks for The Whisky Exchange (blindly), issues with shipping to the US and other pain in the butt countries, and what it's like being the voicebox of The Whisky Exchange.
So, as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!
Special thanks to:
- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo- RØDE for making *really* great microphones- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Season 2, Ep 16 - Charlie MacLean and Alex Bruce of Adelphi Selections and Ardnamurchan Distillery

There are a handful of people whom Joshua and Jason file into the "whisky god" column; these men and women of such great whisky renown that their faces and names are unavoidable. The great Charlie MacLean falls into this category and Alex Bruce is surely inching his way into this category, too.
The boys discuss what the individual spark was that got Charlie & Alex into the whisky industry. Also discussed are the histories of Adelphi Selections and Ardnamurchan Distillery.No episode is complete, either, without the boys answering an email or two and discussing the weeks' news which, this time around, is focused on a surprise release of a 10yr 9mos old Single Cask Nation Wild Turkey bottling!
So, as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!
Special thanks to:
- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo- RØDE for making *really* great microphones- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing