Drams Less Travelled: Hamish Malcolm - The Dram Caddy

Golf and whisky. Two of Scotland's great exports.They've gone around the world. Now the world rounds on Scotland to experience them both.And Hamish Malcolm brings them together..Aka The Dram Caddy, Hamish combines his role as a golf caddy with that as a whisky guide, providing whisky tastings to golfing tourists. Usually matching five drams to five courses from Dornorch in the north to St Andrews in the east.But nothing obvious. So no Macallans."I'm looking maybe for the dram less travelled. Some of the more underdog group brands. Because there's no point giving the visitors what they can get back home or in Duty Free," Hamish saysBy his own admission Hamish is "a bit of a late developer into whisky."For 38 years he worked in banking. But he gave it up and became a caddy at Castle Stuart, a golf course east of Inverness on the Moray Firth, and for three days a week a sales assistant at the Highland Whisky Shop in Inverness."After a few weeks, I stumbled upon maybe I could be quite good at doing the tastings." So he put two and two together - golf and whisky - and started The Dram Caddy."I'll never get tired of seeing people either taste whisky for the first time," Hamish says, "or taste peated whisky for the first time."Join John as he chats to Hamish about his new career, the whiskies he loves, and how he connects whisky and golf for overseas tourists.Slàinte!-------Socials:@C2GWhisky@JohnRossBeattie Creator & producer: David HolmesArt work & design: Jess Robertson Music: Water of Life (Never Going Home)Vocals: Andrea CunninghamGuitars: John BeattieBass: Alasdair VannDrums: Alan HamiltonBagpipes: Calum McCollAccordion: Gary InnesMusic & Lyrics: Andrea Cunningham & John BeattieRecorded & mixed by Murray Collier at La Chunky Studios, Glasgow, ScotlandSpecial thanks: The Piper Whisky Bar, 57 Cochrane Street, Glasgow, ScotlandFollow The Piper on Facebook to keep up to date about tastings and other events Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.