Cask to Glass

Bang for Buck Whiskies: 9 Value for Money Whiskies You Should be Drinking

“Whiskies are made to be opened; to be enjoyed; and to be shared about,” insists Hamish Malcolm, aka The Dram Caddy, who provides whisky and golfing tours across the east

The Science of the Cask: Master Distiller Billy Walker on What Makes Great Whisky

Up to 70% of a whisky’s flavour comes from the wood. But what actually happens inside the barrel to create world-class whisky? Legendary Master Distiller Billy Walker unp

The Tax Trap: Mark Kent on the "Unfair" Duty on Scotch Whisky

Is Scotch Whisky "unfairly" taxed in the UK compared to other drinks? Yes, says Mark Kent, CEO of the Scotch Whisky Association. "72% of the cost of an average bottle of

Inside the Cooperage with Ray Prosser from Oakwood Cooperage

"If you take away the cooper, you take away the cooperage, you take away the barrels, then you don't get whisky," says Ray Prosser, Sales & Operations Manager at Oakwood

Sun, Scotch & Coconut Water: Andre de Almeida on Cracking the Brazilian Whisky Market

How do you take your whisky? On a Brazilian beach, with coconut water obviously. Or better still coconut water ice. In 2025 Brazil was the joint-fifth largest market for

On the Nose: Richard Paterson on 60 Years in the Whisky Industry

Legendary master blender Richard Paterson OBE began his career in whisky on 5 September 1966. Sixty years on, he's still passionate about Scotland's national drink and th

GlenWyvis on the Brink: Why this community distillery could go bust without immediate investment

Can a community-owned distillery survive the current whisky market? GlenWyvis Distillery, founded in 2015 with 4,000 community investors, began production in 2018. Now it

The Sleeping Giant: Tomatin's Jamie Muir reveals Scotch Whisky's best kept secrets

“I really enjoy my whisky,” Jamie Muir says. He ought to. Raised on Jura, schooled on Islay and now Distillery Manager at Tomatin Distillery near Inverness, you’d say s

Indpendent Spirits: Fred & Cara Laing from Douglas Laing & Co.

Go behind the scenes of Douglas Laing & Co. with Fred and Cara Laing as they share 75 years of whisky history, blending secrets, and a few drams along the way. As third a

Making Whisky Fun: Dawn Davies on the "Smoky Cokey" & Other Geeky Secrets

Whisky should be fun, declares Dawn Davies, outgoing commercial buying director for global whisky retailer The Whisky Exchange. She wants to shatter many of the myths ar

DrinkAbility: Nicola McRedmond & the State of the Whisky Job Market

Ever wondered what it actually takes to break into the whisky industry? John sits down with recruitment specialist Nicola McRedmond, founder of DrinkAbility, to discover

Let Us Dram You: Susan Morrison & the Scotch Whisky Experience

Step into "Scotland's greatest story" and discover one of the 7 Wonders of the Scotch Whisky World - the Diageo Claive Vidiz Scotch Whisky Collection - curtesy of Susan M

Liquid on Lips: How to Market Whisky with Nick Morgan

How do you market whisky in the 21st century? Or as ex-Diageo marketing guru, Nick Morgan, puts it: How do you get "liquid on lips"? A Keeper of the Quaich and the 48th i

Mythical Beasts & Tangible Assets: Spiritfield's Ross Archer & Russell Spratley

Is whisky ownership the ultimate tangible asset? In this episode of Cask to Glass, we go behind the scenes of the whisky industry with Russell Spratley and Ross Archer f

The Swallows' Tale: John Johnstone & the Spirit of Glenkinchie

What does a 6,000-mile journey from Africa to a Scottish distillery have to do with a rare 30-year-old whisky? John Johnstone shares "The Swallows' Tale", a story of fami

The Dram Queen: Ann Miller & the Demysification of Enjoying Whisky

There are a lot of supposed "rules" when it comes to whisky. But for Ann Miller "rules are meant to be broken". AKA The Dram Queen, Ann's been demystifying the flavour an

The Art of the Dram: Tom Addy from the Fife Arms

Would you pay £9,000 for a single nip of whisky? Today, we’re inside the legendary Fife Arms Hotel in Braemar, home to one of the world's most exclusive whisky libraries

Hebridean Spirit: Angus MacMillan from Benbecula Distillery

“If you’re looking to get a quick return on your investment, you don’t do whisky,” chuckles Angus MacMillan founder of Benbecula Distillery. "You don’t do salmon farming

Whisky's for Stories; Tequila's for Jail: Chris Greta's Still Life Stories

"Whisky is for stories. Tequila is for jail,” jokes Chris Greta a Texan story hunter and advertising copywriter, who travels the world helping distilleries look past the

Painting the Spirit: On the Whisk(e)y Trail with Artist Ian Gray

Founding US President George Washington once said alcohol was a business for "scoundrels." So how'd he end up owning the largest whiskey distillery in the United States?