G'day everyone and welcome to another episode of Banter over Whisky! Special Releases "part 2" yes there were too many whiskies for one episode especially at cask strength! Last week we were Joined by Kate McGraw Diageo's Head of Trade Advocacy, and she took us through all of the whiskies and distilleries and while we tasted 3 of them we couldn't leave you hanging on the other 5. We are very honored to be able to do these tastings, we loved them, and can't thank @katelikescocktails @weareexample...
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 60
G'day everyone and welcome to another episode of Banter over Whisky! Special Releases "part 1" yes there are too many whiskies for one episode. but thats okay we will have the next one out for you very soon. We are Joined by Kate McGraw Diageo's Head of Trade Advocacy. my goodness Kate knows whisky.. Kate lets us know about this years collection and we are lucky enough to do a tasting on three of them, hot tip, they are delicous. We do get Kate to give us a run down on the other 5 whiskies and j...
Mar 22, 2024•56 min•Season 3Ep. 59
G'day everyone and welcome to another episode of Banter over Whisky! This episode is something special, and for two reasons.. First and foremost we have a very special guest from Cape Byron Distillery, Eddie Brook who takes us on a journey with the story of the distillery and let me tell you there are some incredible plot twists. Secondly this is very special as we found a whisky that Vic was yet to taste.. yes that's right there is a whisky out there that Vic doesn't own or at least sampled... ...
Mar 16, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 58
G'day everyone and welcome to another episode of Banter over Whisky! We are back in the groove (hopefully) Sorry we have been absent, a few of us have had life get in the way and as you probably know Adrian has been over in the States and Brad did a trip to Japan. So while we have been missing in action hopefully it means we have a little bit of content to discuss with you. Especially some drams including from the states and Japan. Anyway we hope you can sit and listen with a dram in a comfortab...
Mar 03, 2024•26 min•Season 3Ep. 57
G'day everyone and welcome to another episode of Banter over Whisky! As this episode is released Adrian is checking into a hotel in Dallas Texas in the USA. He is over in the land of the Brave for almost 6 weeks doing a tour, catching up with some long term friends and some listeners and of course Drinking some whisky. If you are keen watch his socials for where he is and where he is going next and drop him a message and I'm sure he would be super excited to catch up with you. He even has some g...
Jan 21, 2024•50 min•Season 3Ep. 56
G'day everyone, welcome to another Episode of Banter over Whisky. So this episode has been a long time coming, probably 54 episodes to be realistic, and our guest has been keen for it but the stars haven't aligned until now. we have none other than Tim Grant from Alba Wine and Spirits but famously also from Peated Perfection fame. Tim is a man who knows his whisky and if you don't know about it yet, he has a blog https://peatedperfection.blogspot.com/ where he shares his knowledge and of course ...
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 55
G'day everyone and welcome to another episode of Banter over Whisky! So today we went back and did an old school What's in your glass. We were missing John, but we managed to discuss some pretty decent whisky. Vic brings out some Starward, Adrian has some Kilchoman and I have a couple of Glendronachs. something for everyone. Of course Vic puts some amazing whisky up for grabs so you will need to listen in for how to get your hands on it. Anyway we hope you can sit and listen with a dram in a com...
Nov 20, 2023•40 min•Season 3Ep. 54
G'day everyone, Welcome to another episode of Banter over Whisky. This episode is all about Whisky festivals, and how they have come back strong in Australia after a couple of years of slowness due to the pandemic. we discuss our favorites and the pro's and cons of course but please let us know if we missed any and naturally let us know your favorites and why. Of course Vic cannot let a podcast go by without putting some amazing whisky up for grabs so you will need to listen in for how to get yo...
Nov 05, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 53
G'day everyone and welcome to another episode of Banter over Whisky! Today we do something a little bit different...... But kind of the same.... So today we talk to Josh from Jericho Australia, the one stop shop for men's grooming products in Australia. Josh takes us through their massive product range and tells us all about the journey so far. We even have a code available for a great discount so make sure you listen in for that. We also discuss whisky with Josh of course and get his new passio...
Oct 22, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Welcome to Season 3! After Episode 50, We had a little break and re-gathered our thoughts. But we actually had a couple of Episodes in the bank (podcast code for misplaced) and this is one of them so sorry if there is any out of date info in there. we actually spent some time talking to John about his new role and finding out about the establishment that he works at now. it's a bit of an insight into his world and I think we all enjoyed the opportunity to just have a chat. hopefully you enjoy it...
Oct 08, 2023•43 min
Hi all welcome to another Episode of Banter over Whisky. We are lucky to have not one, not two, not even three but FOUR guests on this episode. Ray Danbiel from Barrel and Batch joins us to talk through whats been going on for the number one Whisky Co-Op. We also have Andy Tsai and Andrew Logan from Brown Foreman who have been collaborating with Ray on some very exciting releases coming up. And last but not least we have John Jarvis cause he is always up for a chat and of course he and Ray re as...
Sep 02, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Hi all welcome to another episode of Banter. Recently we were approached by a regular listener with some feedback and we thought we could do worse than get them on the show. After all he is the current head distiller at an up and coming distillery in Hobart. We are talking about Luke Lawrence from Battery Point Distillery. Luke gives us a really good run down on his journey, the Distilleries journey and what is on offer now and coming up soon. Anyway we hope you can sit and listen with a dram in...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 49
This episode we took the opportunity to have a chat about Independent Bottlers. How are they defined? What’s the difference between an IB and barrel picks? Some of the well known ones, Australian ones. Of course we all have our favorites and we have a what’s in your glass. Of course this is probably best enjoyed in a comfy chair with a dram of your own, but short enough you could listen to it almost anywhere. Wherever you decide to listen, we hope you enjoy the Banter over Whisky! If you have an...
Jul 30, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 48
This episode we are chatting to one half of the team behind Winding Road Distilling, Mr Mark Awad. Unfortunately we were unable to get Camille on this time but hopefully next time. We got an opportunity to taste some of The amazing whisky that is coming out of this distillery and while I don't want to give too much away, It's outstanding spirit. Mark takes us through their journey and gives us a run down on how they got here and what is in store for us out of this distillery. We really did enjoy...
Jul 16, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 47
A little while back we sat around and spoke about our favourite casks and just after that we recorded this episode about finish casks. Then life got in the way and well.. it’s been a minute. Our apologies. Hope you enjoy the discussion anyway. Of course this is probably best enjoyed in a comfy chair with a dram of your own, but short enough you could listen to it almost anywhere. Wherever you decide to listen, we hope you enjoy the Banter over Whisky! If you have any feedback, ideas or questions...
Jul 01, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 46
When you think of Australian Whisky icons, there is one that came first. The Godfather of Australian Whisky Bill Lark. A couple of the Banter crew were lucky enough to meet Bill out in the Western Wilds of Tasmania and see him enjoying his two favorite past times Whisky and fly fishing. Of course we managed to convince Bill that our little podcast was something he would enjoy and here it is. Hopefully you do enjoy it Bill? And of course we hope everyone else does as well. Of course this is proba...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 45
This week is a special one with Mr John Jarvis in the house. a long term friend of the podcast, he joins us once again to let us know about a virtual event coming up in May. if you haven't been a part of one of these before you re in for treat. they are always loads of fun with exceptional whisky to taste. We are lucky enough to have a code for you and you will receive free shipping. just drop the code banteroverwhisky when you go shop at https://hobartwhisky.com.au/ Of course this is probably b...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 44
Lets talk our favorite maturation casks. Each of the crew take us through their favorite maturation casks and to be honest it's not that surprising, although just a little bit skewed for a couple. There is also an opporunity to win yourself a 100ml sample of a very special whisky from Vik, you just have to solve a riddle and let us know the answer. we will pick someone at random that answers correctly and let you know who that was in a couple of episodes time. Of course this is probably best enj...
Apr 09, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 43
This episode we welcome back an old Friend, Whisky Pete. We find out what's going on in his world and of course we drink some whisky.. Of course this is probably best enjoyed in a comfy chair with a dram of your own, but short enough you could listen to it almost anywhere. Wherever you decide to listen, we hope you enjoy the Banter over Whisky! If you have any feedback, ideas or questions for the Banter crew please feel free to contact us on Instagram, Facebook or email banteroverwhiskypodcast@g...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 1 min
A what's in your glass with very different whiskies.... mostly.. John takes us through a Talisker Port Ruighe NAS, and seems pleasantly surprised at how much it has opened up in the bottle. Brad shares a Port Charlotte with Adrian and while it is always a crowd pleaser we find out it was Adrian's gateway into peat. Adrian has an indie Caol Ila that is significantly different to your standard Caol Ila. Lastly Vic has a Glenfiddich that has a nose and initial palate like a Brandy with loads of pea...
Feb 19, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 41
This week we pull out an episode that was recorded just before Christmas last year. We are joined by our special guest Matt Whisker AKA @whiskyuncovered on Instagram. there are some serious drams in this episode and we discuss them all. Matt takes us through his journey and especially through the special events that he does out of Sydney and even in some of the other Capital cities in Australia. We also discuss the pros and cons of in person events and virtual and the result is unanimous on the ...
Feb 13, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 40
This episode Vic, John and Brad take us through a simple banter episode. John is drinkiing a local distillery to him, Bakery Hill and in particular it is a cask strength Peated. Vic mixes it up with a cocktail, but don't worry it contains a particular Tennessee whisky. And then Brad is drinking a Ben Riach 21, just to make sure we cover off three different countries. All cracking drinks and well worth it if you can pick them up.. Of course this is probably best enjoyed in a comfy chair with a dr...
Feb 08, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 39
This episode we are joined by Dean Druce, the Managing Director at Corowa Distilling Co. Dean takes us through all things Corowa from the other ventures in the family and how they got into whisky. We hear about some of the special releases they have done including being selected to be one of only 2 distilleries for the late Queens Platinum Jubilee last year and something in the works involving Redbull. Dean also takes us through what's coming for Corowa and of course we go through a couple of ta...
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 38
This episode we do something a little bit different... but kind of the same. We were very keen to talk about the achievements of the Banter Podcast and thought theres no better way to do that then by having Past guests join us and talk it through. We have all the hosts on this episode, and joining us are Ray Daniels from Barrel and Batch, Crafty Field from Craft Works, Dean Druce from Corowa Distilling, Fiona Beasley from Coburn and Co Distilling, Simon Khoury from Simon's Cigars and Spirits And...
Dec 24, 2022•1 hr 17 min
This week we are privileged to have two special guests on Banter with Chantal from Kinglake Distillery and Justin from Whisky in Isolation. Chantal gives us a run down on everything to do with Kinglake from it's humble beginnings, to their mash bill, the barrels and the releases. We even get the story about the First release and the issues they faced getting it out to the market. Justin has released a Single malt from Kinglake and he gives us an insiders view of how it all works. This is one of ...
Dec 18, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Another shorter format Episode cause it's all about the content right? This episode we were treated by John to a sample each of Redbreast 21 year old. wow what a dram. we compare it to quite a few other Redbreast releases and of course other distilleries. We also can't let an episode go by without discussing an Australian distillery and tonight we chat about Starwards, Spring Bay and Wild River Mountain Distilleries Australian Whiskey Batch 4. All cracking drams and well worth it if you can pick...
Dec 12, 2022•34 min
On Episode 34 we go International with our guest and have Ed Dersch @bourbongeek on from Chicago in the states. For this reason we picked a time that worked for our guests which just happened to be at 10:00am on a Sunday Morning in Australia. Oh well you can't drink all day without starting in the morning... Ed is one of the co-hosts on Metal Rock Whiskey and of course we got a couple of tips off air, but he takes us through a wide range of topics like the podcast, music and of course whisk(e)y....
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 16 min
This week we thought we'd do something a little different, but kinda the same. As you listen you may guess this episode was recorded a couple of months ago. We sat down and had a couple of wee drams and talked about them as per usual. But this was at the time when we had just heard that Olivia Newton John had passed away. So we said cheers to Olivia as we all grew up with her songs on the radio. Wes also made a comeback to the podcast, he didn't go anywhere he has just been a busy man. And Wes u...
Nov 27, 2022•39 min
So being November, a time when men's health is a on top of everyone's mind we though it would be great to get someone on the podcast that not only knows something about men's health but also knows a thing or two about whisky. Sean Coffin from the Modern Bloke fits the bill perfectly with some experience in mental health and being a very big advocate for men's health, especially around starting and being able to maintain the conversation especially with friends and family. Sean steps us through t...
Nov 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Hey all welcome to Season 2! So we unplugged a little, let the podcast cool down and then wacked it on charge so that it was all set for season 2! So this podcast is a short one and we basically just go through a whats in your glass? But there are a few serious topics that we go through, like Blends and where we think they are placed in the industry. we also talk about Rye's and Australians distilleries performance on the world stage with them. and we also look at Overeem and what they are doing...
Nov 05, 2022•34 min
