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Whisky Waffle
by Two Tassie boys having a tongue in cheek Waffle about the world of Whisky
Podcast by Two Tassie boys having a tongue in cheek Waffle about the world of Whisky
Episodes
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Whisky Waffle Episode 93 - Waffling With the entire Tas Whisky Industry
The episode title I wanted to go with was either 'The Tasmanian Whisky Industry talk about the Tasmanian Whisky Industry', or 'We built this city on collegiality'. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we incorporate audio responses to questions we asked at the Tas Whisky Showcase; - The...
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Whisky Waffle Episode 92 - Being Judgy About Whisky
Whisky judging is easy right? Rock up and give your opinion about a bunch of drams. Yeah, apparently there's a bit more to it than that... This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we discuss whisky judging with some specialist comments from Fred Siggins and Johnnie Edwards; - The Whisky, where…
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Whisky Waffle Episode 91 - How Lowlands Can You Go
This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we learn about the Lowland Whisky Region: is it really the poor cousin of the Scottish industry?; - The Whisky, where we review a cask strength release from up and coming lowland distillery Lindores Abbey; and - Fresh Meat, where Ted produces an impulse...
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Whisky Waffle Episode 90 - Bonnie Nant becomes Clyde Mill
I wanted to get Nantsformation in the title but thought it looked a bit too much of a mouthful. A mouthful of Clyde Mill whisky, however, is a very good thing. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we discuss the transition from Nant into Clyde Mill (Nantsition?) as well as an update about…
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Whisky Waffle Episode 89 - Sons of Chiefs & Breasts of Red
Whisky Waffle Episode 89 - Sons of Chiefs & Breasts of Red by Two Tassie boys having a tongue in cheek Waffle about the world of Whisky
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Whisky Waffle Episode 88 - Not Just A Pretty Box: what we really think of the new Lark releases
Whisky Waffle Episode 88 - Not Just A Pretty Box: what we really think of the new Lark releases by Two Tassie boys having a tongue in cheek Waffle about the world of Whisky
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Whisky Waffle Episode 87 - The Waffle Awards - our top whiskies of 2025
It's still March... a perfectly acceptable time to do our top whiskies of 2025, right? This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we announce the winners of our prestigious Waffle Awards; and - The Whisky, where we review a Japanese single malt from Mars... distillery; All this and much more...
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Whisky Waffle Episode 86 - Picks for 26
Tickets for the Thompson Brothers at Hellyers Road: https://hellyersroaddistillery.com.au/products/thompson-brothers-at-hellyers-road?srsltid=AfmBOoqUTEcpOco7AJPEE07cS3FJmd6zbW1ejLu62tVwuuAsHbXbtosv And the episode: Haven't we tried all the whisky yet? It seems not, so here are our top 5...
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Whisky Waffle Episode 85 - The Quest for the Holy Whale
Some say it's a mythic valinch that stirs your Old Fashioned for you. Others claim it's a leaky novelty sporran. Either way, the Holy Whale is out there, buried amongst a bunch of sections which didn't make it onto earlier episodes. This episode contains: - The Quest for the Holy Whale, where we...
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Whisky Waffle Episode 84 - $100 Tassie Drops
Cheap Tasmanian whisky? Is that even a thing? And if so, is it any good? These are the hard questions we answer for you this episode to demonstrate what a tough job Waffling really is! This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we pit six $100 Tassie drops head to head to see if any are worth…
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Whisky Waffle Episode 83 - The Offerman Effect: re-evaluating Lagavulin
Whisky Waffle Episode 83 - The Offerman Effect: re-evaluating Lagavulin by Two Tassie boys having a tongue in cheek Waffle about the world of Whisky
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Whisky Waffle Episode 82 - Good in the (Spirit) Sack
So. Much. To. Talk. About. So much so that we've made this a truly user-led episode, featuring our reaction to banter, debate and questions from the Spirit Sack. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we rebut rebuttal and answer your burning/trivial questions; and - The Whisky, where we...
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Whisky Waffle Episode 81 - The Unholy Trinity
This week you'll receive 50% extra value as we welcome Andrew onto The Waffle for a chat about the big three cask types. Holy or unholy? This episode contains: - A Tas Whisky Week round-up, featuring the voices of many of the wonderful folk at the Showcase; - The Waffle, where the three of us…
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Whisky Waffle Episode 80 - The Spotter's Guide to Whisky Festivals
Whisky festivals: unmissable tasting opportunity or big piss up? Why can't it be both? This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we both reminisce about past festival experiences and look forward to other ones (some more realistic than others); - The Whisky, where we review not one but TWO new...
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Whisky Waffle Episode 79 - Hips and Nips the glassware showdown
Glencairn, Savu, Denver & Liely... a novelty shot glass. Which will come out on top? This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we chat about the Savu glass and compare it to other famous whisky glasses; - The Whisky, where we review a bottle curiously titled 'Daddy Issues', made by a couple of...
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Whisky Waffle Episode 78 - It's not the (still) size that counts - it's what you do with it
Nick asks the big questions. And the little ones, too. But it's not the size that counts... it's what you do with it! This episode contains: - The Waffle, where Nick reveals all about (pot still) sizes around the world - who has the biggest? And who do we mockingly hold up our pinky finger at?; -...
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Whisky Waffle Episode 77 - Mastering Blending
Two Tassie boys talk whisky
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Whisky Waffle Episode 76 - The 2024 Waffle Awards
Forget about the World Whisky Awards, these ones are where it's at, coming to you in a special bumper-edition of the pod. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we reveal the winners of the 2024 Waffle Awards; - The Whisky, where we review the new 'River Mist' peated release from Larewnny…
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Whisky Waffle Episode 75 - Leftover Christmas Turkey
Greenbanks and Hunter Island and Overland and Battery Point and Drifters End and Sullivans Cove and Fannys Bay... OH MY! This episode contains: - Dram in a box, where we try rice whisky. That's right, rice whisky! From Dusty Barrel Distillery; - A summary of all we learned on our recent trip…
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Episode 74 - Our Top 5 Underrated Scottish Distilleries AKA less grunge, more farts
This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we countdown our personal top 5 most underrated Scottish distilleries; - The Whisky, where we review a Signatory Deanston, which we dub one of the 'fartiest' whiskies ever; and - Waffling With, where we converse with John Slattery, the head distiller at...
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Episode 73 - Ten Years of Waffling
Can you believe it? 10 years and still going strong. Well. Reasonably strong. Well. A bit strong. Well. We're not dead yet, at least. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we reflect on 10 years of Waffling: distillery visits, running events, riding in Teslas and occasional messiness; and -...
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Episode 72 - GlenDronach - the revival of the revival
Ah the irony. I asked for suggestions for bourbon-matured whisky... and then did an episode all about GlenDronach. Fascinating distillery, though! This episode contains: - The news: a new distillery in Latrobe! And an award for Overeem - but not one you'd expect; - The Waffle, where we dive deep...
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Episode 71 - Whiskies We've Grown Out Of
We say grown out of, but we really mean broken up with. We say whisky, we possibly mean ex-girlfriends. I'll leave it up to you to figure out the level of metaphor going on here... This episode contains: - A chat: Corio, Bellarine Distillery and Elysian: oh my! - The Waffle, where we talk about...
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Episode 70 - What Tasmanians Think of Victoria
The state that is. Not the former Queen of England. This episode contains: - The news: Tas Whisky Week, King Island Distillery and Section 44 politics; - The Waffle, where we chat about Victorian whisky, past present and future; - The Whisky, where we review a Kinglake matured in French oak; -...
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Episode 69 - The Top 5 Dirtiest Whiskies
This episode contains: - The news: Hellyers Road are loaded! Southern Wild have whisky!; - The Waffle, where we count down the top five whiskies that are grungy in flavour or racy in nature (or, preferably, both); - The Whisky, where we review the latest Launceston Distillery peated whisky…
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Episode 68 - Gummy Bears and Mushrooms: the taste of Westward
How else would you describe the distinct flavour of Westward? This episode contains: - The news, where we discuss Port Ellen and Hellyers Road; - The Waffle, where Ted tells us about his trip around America and we riff on the changing face of American whisk(e)y; - The Whisky, where we riff on the...
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Episode 67 - The 2023 Waffle Awards
The time has come for the most exciting (and drunken) awards show of the season: it's the Waffle Awards! This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we narrow down the winners of each of our categories, getting steadily drunker with each category; - The Whisky, where we review one of the bottles...
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Episode 66 - Age statements are the new non-age statements
Aaaaaand we're back! We're getting old but you know what else is? The Tasmanian whisky scene! But mostly us... This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we discuss the fact that several Tassie distilleries have recently released bottles with numbers on them; - The Whisky, where we review the new...
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Episode 65 - The Malty Carrier Pigeon AKA Christmas with Craig Spilsbury
It may be a bit late for a Christmas Special, but we're focusing on the 'Special' rather than the 'Christmas' here. And it's worth it for the content in this one! This episode contains: - Waffling With: the (very) edited highlights of our time hanging out with Iron House brand ambassador Craig...
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Episode 64 - Macallan Fine and Rare review (we wish)
We promise Macallan but talk about Belgrove for most of the episode. And fair enough, really. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we discuss the record-breaking Macallan bottle and come up with some spending alternatives; - The Whisky, where we review an Oat Whisky made by (who else!)...
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Episode 63 - Our Top 5 Overrated Whiskies
How overrated is this whisky from a scale of 1 to Macallan? This episode contains: - The Waffle, where the boys countdown their individual top 5 most overrated whiskies list and try and outdo each other with controversy; - The Whisky, where we review a recent Archie Rose release: one that may…
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Episode 62 - English Whisky Part 1
The English do whisky??? Yep! But is it any good? Your favourite undercover reporters are on the job. Or at least your favourite on the job reporters are under the covers... This episode contains: - The Waffle, where Nick teaches Ted about the English whisky industry while trying some Dartmore...
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Episode 61 - Cask Strength Carnage
Nick is in France! But he's learned how to use the schedule uploads function. So have an episode recorded in July! If the whisky world has blown up in the last 3 weeks then we apologise for not covering it. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we drunkenly define Cask Strength for an…
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Episode 60 - Glen Moray Eels
You may be skeptical about our choice of distillery. But hear us out. I mean, literally, it's a podcast after all... This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we discuss Glen Moray or Murray to it's friends; - The Whisky, where we review the Glen Moray Peated Cask; - Waffling With: where we chat...
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Episode 59 - Hellyers Road: a doggone rebrand
So Hellyers Road looks a bit different these days. We found ourselves up there the other day and ended up doing a whole podcast about it! And we discovered that it's an exciting time to consider jumping back on the Hellyers train... This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we discuss Hellyers...
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Episode 58 - Artificial Stupidity
We've had the month off. Advanced AI Nick and Ted bots have thrown this one together for you... This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we discuss the advances in AI and what it means for whisky-media! - The Whisky, where we taste a Mackmyra intriguely named AI-01; - Waffling With, where we…
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Episode 57 - Falling Out of Love with Lark
Ok, the title sounds clickbaity, but wait until you hear us Waffle... This episode contains: - The Whisky, where we taste and discuss the new Lark Signature range; - The Waffle, where we review the bourbon with the Horsey on the top: Blantons; and - well that's it really, we just had a lot of...
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Episode 56 - Ireland: the Northern Hemishphere Tasmania
Ok, maybe we're the Southern Hemisphere Ireland... This episode contains: - The Whisky, where we look at the vast and varied history of Irish Whiskey; - The Waffle, where we review a single grain from Teeling matured in Bordeaux casks; and - Dram in the Box, where we check out a new Irish brand…
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Episode 55 - The 2022 Waffle Awards
It's time for a very Waffly awards ceremony! This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we reveal the winners of our 2022 Waffle Awards! - The Whisky, where we review a heart Speyside number from Craigellachie; and - A look back on the last 12 months of 'The Whisky Club' and our thoughts on those...
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Episode 54 - 2022 Christmas Special
Merry Christmas to all! Here is our gift to you: a collection of segments, skits and songs in true waffly style! This episode contains (among other things): - Fresh Meat, where we dive into a (very) unique Japanese whisky; - Whisky Would You Rather: where the northern hemisphere competes with the...
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Episode 53 - KVLAAAN (aka Kavalan)
Has anyone else read the Kavalan logo downwards rather than across? No? No one? Oh! One person up the back! You'll understand what I mean by this episode title then! This episode contains: - The Whisky, where we talk about Kavalan Distillery: it's history and it's drams; - The Waffle, where we...
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Episode 52 - Go East
This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we recount our recent adventures down the East Coast of Tasmania as well as the central north!; - The Whisky, where we review a new Indian whisky: the Indri; - Smash, Session or Savour, where we whine about wine cask decisions; and - Waffling With, where...
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Episode 51 - Grumpy Old Man Pants
Back in my day, you could get a decent bottle of whisky for under a hundred bucks. But these days... well. Listen to find out. This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we complain bitterly about whisky inflation (whisk-flastion?) and whether it is justified, as well as looking online to…
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Episode 50 - Up All Night to get (Bill) Larky
Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you, the Godfather of Tasmanian whisky: Bill Lark. Our bumper 50th episode is a double celebration: 30 years of Lark (by extension 30 years of the modern Aussie distilling scene) and 50 episodes of Whisky Waffle. I'll let you decide which is most significant....
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Episode 49 - We're All Going On A Virtual Holiday
This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we plan the ultimate (indulgent) Tassie whisky trip; - The Whisky, where we review a Woodfords Reserve which will now forever be known to us as 'bourbon squared'; and - plenty of news, fresh whisky takes and banter! Please support us on Patreon and get...
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Episode 48 - FINISH HIM
This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we skip straight to the end of the podcast as we discuss (cask) finishing; - The Whisky, where we review the recent release of an Aussie cult classic: the Starward Ginger Beer Cask (version 7); and - Mystery Whisky, where Ted throws Nick something that…
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Episode 47 - To Infinity and Beyond
Or rather... to Infinity Bottles and beyond! This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we go to infinity and beyond tasting our Infinity Bottles; - The Whisky, where we review the Ardbeg 8: For Duscussion - and you bet we discussed it; and - Waffling With, where we chat with Robbie Gilligan, one...
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Episode 46 - Drinking With Your Eyes
For the record, we don't recommend actually drinking with your eyes. At least, not with both at once... This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we discuss our favourite - and least favourite - bottle appearances; - The Whisky, where we review The Six Isles, a blend containing spirit from, you...
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Episode 45 - Two Speysides to Every Story
This one's a Speysode! That's right, we're covering all things Speyside this month with a tribute to Scotland's most productive whisky region! This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we drill down into what Speyside really is; - The Whisky, where we review a Speyside malt: the Longmorn 16 Year...
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Episode 44 - Lost Distilleries
We're leaning into true crime this month and solving some cold cases - distillery style! Maybe inspired by a recent trip down south... This episode contains: - The Waffle, where we go on for a while about legendary Scottish distilleries who have temporarily or permanently closed their doors…
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