After covering off what's been in their glasses and up their arse, Mike and Duncan make their "Hot Pair Balloon" selections.

Travel with them across the globe in a hot air balloon as they discuss whisky, food and tales of previous travels!

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Mike and Duncan chat to drinks writer, photographer, TV star and a red chino ambassador, Colin Hampden-White.

We ask Colin about the use of Wine casks in the world of whisky, quiz him about his pudding island selections and delve into what he would change in the world of Whisky.

Obviously we cover off what's been annoying us and what has been in our glass with Colin, known from Amazon Prime's The Three Drinkers.

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Mike & Duncan discuss the how it's usually the hope that kills you, and when you don't even have that, what does that means for whisky retailers?

Drams tried include a 25 year old 1996 Ben Nevis, the new Ardnahoe Inaugural release, a whacky Adnams Sauternes, Rosebank new make.

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Mike and Duncan chat to Kieran Healey-Ryder, Head of Whisky Discovery at Whyte & Mackay. We talk about a whole host of topics from whisky to Taylor Swift... Mainly Whisky though. Kieran chats through what's new in the world of Whyte and Mackay, his pudding island drams and he recounts his travel disasters... the chaps also put him in the witness box about Jura! Mike and Duncan had a blast recording this one and the editing floor is laden with bants... they hope you enjoy what could make the final cut. Credit to EMI for the Spice Girls music sample... Yes that's not a typo. Shout out to Dave Broom who also got a techno mention!

After a two week "holiday" the chaps are back. Mike and Duncan chat about whether things were back in the 'Glory Days' or has modern technology created utopia?

Duncan covers off this years Summerton Whisky Festival and they cover off all the usual topics.

Snakes alive we've hit 55! Mike and Duncan chat about the possibility of setting up a local whisky club, they chat through the latest release from Harris, The Hearach release 2 and they have their usual rants and recollections of thier week.

Whisky clubs... is whisky better shared? I guess it depends if it's the Loch Lomond Spanish Oak from Episode 53.

Mike and Duncan ignored Bruce Lee and invited the last surviving Wizard in Wales for a chat. Sean Williams from the Whisgi Wales podcast and organiser of the first proper lush Welsh Whisky Festival, takes the boys on a journey through Welsh Whisky. We guarantee there will be some names you've never heard of before.

We also take Sean on a stepping stone path to Pudding Island, stopping in his local pub on the way to grab his speedo's!

Croeso y Gymru.

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Mike & Duncan host Gary Mills. Surprisingly, Mr Mills is not a famous DJ, but the global brand ambassador of Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond. We hear about some of the hottest special edition series in the whisky world right now; Campbeltown Festival Editions and LL Distillery Editions.

Plus, Gary chats about visiting Campbeltown, the yearly festival, his pudding island drams and love of a Hawaiian shirt. We also tried the latest Nc'nean Huntress Orchard Cobbler!

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Mike and Duncan chat to the King of whisky excel spreadsheets and the gaffer of Blind Drams, Brian aka, @MaltMusings.

The chaps discuss an Islay whisky distillery road trip, and Brian @MaltMusings gives some essential tips! You can also download his famous whisky spreadsheet from his blog.

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Mike and Duncan are joined by Brand Ambassador, legend and all around lovely bloke... "DJ Skip That Bit" aka Sorren Krebs of The English Whisky Distillery.

We explore how to organise a road trip to hit the best English Whisky Distilleries, before going through staple of the pod; pudding Island drams, whisky room 101 and three bar drams.

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Mike and Duncan celebrate hitting fifty episodes and discuss who they would love to share a dram with... Of course there will be some weirdness.

Plus we put the Springbank Local Barley 13 and 11 head to head. Which do we prefer? Plus a debrief on a most controversial Lagg handfill 3 year old Sauternes cask whisky.

Thanks to Cliff for the song at the end and thank you to everyone who sent in a celebratory message for our episode milestone!

Check out the original tune 50 Pence in Da Pub.

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Mike and Duncan touch upon the science behind the age old debate of open bottles and also discuss whisky watch lists.

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Mike and Duncan hand over control to Paul Main... whisky legend in his own right and brand ambassador for Hunter Laing and Ardnahoe.

We are putting a Whisky Geek Warning on this one. Paul guides the chaps through the new Ardnahoe Feis Ile botting and gives a sneak preview of the future releases.

There's a quiz on toast, much debate about how good surfing is the watch on the box and speculation that it might have been sunny in Glasgow.

Also, big shout out to Colin of Tipsy Midgie for his chocolate and whisky menu!

Have you got any of your own whisky and chocolate matches?

Is there another Distillery names after it's water source?

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Mike and Duncan chat about a whisky themed Easter and Mike recants his trip to Whisky Live London.

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Mike and Duncan chat to Stewart Dick, UK Brand Ambassador at Torabhaig Distillery & Mossburn Distillers.

We delve into Stew's Pudding Island Drams, Bingo and what he's been drinking, plus a whole host of our usual bants.

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In the second installment of celebrity top trumps, it's Sir Rod Stewart vs Matthew McConaughey, Wolfies vs Longbranch, whisky vs whiskey. Who will win this round and which whisky will come out top in our blind tasting?

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Mike and Duncan recant their recent separate trips to Edinburgh, chatting through top whisky bars, top eats, top people and trainspotting. Plus the guys try the last three Summerton Whisky Club bottles, giving tasting notes, and Duncan Donuts chats with Dan, the Summerton Whisky Club founder, about their latest 10 year old release from Adnams Distillery. Please check out @GrandadSteve61 on Instagram for the charity post mentioned at the end of the pod. Steve is collecting bottles for auction to raise funds for the Glasgow Childrens Hospital. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whisky T-Shirt Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with #TumblerClub tees and ones featuring our favourite episode artwork. New whisky t-shirt designs are being added regularly. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a dram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you love the content. Honest to a Malt ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & blog. Email us on: ⁠⁠HonestToAMalt@protonmail.com⁠

Mike and Duncan have been chatting to Iain Allan, Global Brand Ambassador for Glen Moray. Whisky inventions are pitched. Are they any good? We find out about Iain's ideal Pudding Island stay, what he would banish to whisky room 101, buried bones and a Japanese Glen Moray bar! Iain has crowned The Drouth Cobbler in Elgin as the producer of the best ????? ?????? ???????(Dessert). https://thedrouthycobbler.com/ Instagram: thedrouthycobblerBar Moray, Tokyo https://www.barmoray.com/ Instagram: love_moray

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*Geeky Whisky Episode Alert* Mike and Duncan discuss their whisky collections... What's open, how many whiskies do they have in each category and what they have closed/tucked away.

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Mike & Duncan fancied making whisky shakes so they gave it a crack, trying out different recipes to see which ones they liked the best. Plus the embargo is over... who broke first? Duncan tries a 2014 Ben Nevis 10 year old and harps on about it.

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Mike & Duncan evaluate Tesco Whisky online and in-store selections, recant a Lindores flight and the Bimber Santa's Edition 2023. Oh and Duncan is back on the sauce, much to Two Puds delight. 

Thanks to Tweet Tastings, Lindores Distillery and Bimber Distillery,

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We've made it to the big four 'O'! Mike & Duncan ponder what super powers would give them the edge in the world of whisky, and generally too, because you would if you could. It's still DryJanuary versus JanuMerry and the buying embargo is causing muchos problemo.

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Mike & Duncan are joined by Ben (@whiskywithmolly) to chat about being noob dads, fitting in dramming and finding calm in the chaos. Dogs get less of a look in than expected and someone vetoed this episode being called 'Dogging, dadding and dramming' - which is s shame!

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Mike and Duncan are joined by Seb and Libby from the Glasgow Distillery. Seb is a HTaM virgin however Libby is a second time podder. In her honour we have crated a new feature "Hot Pair Balloon"... Listen to find out more. Seb gets to take a trip to Pudding Island and we all talk about the two new releases from Glasgow, the Tokaji and Cognac finishes(Extra maturations).

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Mike and Duncan see what they can remember from the HTAM Christmas bash and recap the best bottles and bargains had in 2023. Is it even a party if it's just two people?

Another embargo has got underway. It turns out Duncan is trying to do Dry January, while Mike is on JanuMerry, and the Twitter bots are getting drunk on folks whisky posts.

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Mike and Duncan discuss what you need to do in order to get into whisky heaven, who might be guarding those pearly gates and they reveal their very own whisky sins.

The chaps discuss their thoughts on some Glen Moray whisky live during the recording and Duncan gives Mike a quiz on the oldest Scottish whisky distilleries. Thanks to Steve Rush from Whisky Wire and Glen Moray for the samples.

New blog! How to pronounce Scottish whisky distillery names -cheat sheet.

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Duncan relays the (new) annual trip up North to Kendal Whisky Festival to Mike, including the lovely people met, bottles tried and 'the dad and his mate in tow'. Mike & Duncan chat about opening your bottles before you get offed by a Toaster, or Hippo. Plus, what what's in our glasses and Mike revels in some first class high jinks with whisky scammers.

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Mike and Duncan chat to Graham Coull, Master Distiller, at Dingle Distillery in Ireland.

Join us as we chat internet polls, a love of condiments and of course whisky, and whiskey from both sides of the Irish sea.

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Mike & Duncan chat about the top 10 most expensive whisky bottles ever sold at auction, shipwrecked bottles and ones found in folks' house walls in America. Plus, Mike catches up on the Cu Bocan 15 and (stupidly) calls out Michael Bisping - very daft according to Duncan (who has actually watched UFC). Duncan discusses Talisker X Parley Wilder Seas.

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Mike & Duncan are fresh off a Torabhaig and Mossburn whisky tasting courtesy of Tweettastings. The guys recap their thoughts before getting stuck into a big topic - "Is possible to have categories in whisky that help people pick 'one they like' without having to know regions or distillery profiles?" We shall see.

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Mike & Duncan host Paul Main and Libby Barmby to see what's been in their glasses and up their ars*s. We have a chat and our lovely guests run us through their ideal pudding island trip. Plus in a new and spectacularly bizarre segment we attempt 'Blind Date Drams', where Mike fills in for Cilla!About our guests.

Paul Main is a whisky tasting host and ambassador for Hunter Laing and runs Whisky Toasts. Libby Barmby works in marketing for The Glasgow Distillery Company.

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Mike & Duncan get stuck into discussing brand merchandise and look at what items they love, things they don't need or want, and see what daft or possibly brilliant ideas they can muster up. Plus a listener poses a bold statement to mull over, Cliff has a (another) moan, and the guys discuss what's been in their glass and up their ars*s this week.

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Do ghosts exist? Mike thinks so and he even has a story to back it up. Duncan, well, he needs some convincing.

The guys sip a 30 year old Islay single malt from The Wine Society and have a guess at it's origins. Plus, movies that are actually scary for Halloween, explosive dad moments and how autumn is changing what we drink.

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*Warning* This bonus episode may contain fairly intense whisky discussion. Mike & Duncan do a rundown on the Online Scotch Whisky Awards reviewing the nine categories and picking out two favourites in each. This is ahead of the award ceremony on the 4 November 2023 which you can watch here. We will be watching!

Note that voting is closed now. You can vote next year if you missed this one when hopefully Roy and Ralfy keep this going for the community.

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Mike and Duncan chat with Claire Vokins, a whisky brand ambassador, horticulturalist(posh for gardener) and someone who puts her money where her mouth is.

Join the lads as they whisk Claire away to Pudding Island and stop off at a crap local boozer in order for Claire to re-arrange the whisky shelf.

Then we get into rants...

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Mike is on podcast paternity leave being a new dad and Ben (aka @whiskywithmolly) has been drafted in to fill some big boots. Duncan & Ben rifle through whisky festival tips (and fails). Plus, the guys discuss 'top value' independent bottler picks, overly friendly barbers, rip off budget airlines and what's been in their glasses.

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Mike & Duncan talk about the imminent arrival of someone more important than whisky & perform a 'science' experiment to see if spicy food affects their nosing or tasting experience. Two puds rants about Wales again and apparently his enjoyment of a korma, although maybe he said karma... it's hard to tell. It's possible he dips garlic naan in karma.

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Yaas! Duncan & Mike have an actual bona fide leg end on the podski. Well known in the football and entertainment worlds, Paul Hawksbee is a daily host on Talksport and a comedy writer. The guys explore four simple elements to choosing whisky with Paul: cask type, age, abv and peat or no peat - all whilst sampling on topic drams and nattering away.

Paul's pudding island dram album is Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout.

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Mike & Duncan have been out out! Cutty Sark whisky celebrates turning 100 in style at the historic and iconic Cutty Sark tea clipper in Greenwich. The guys recant their nights japes and chat about Cutty Sark and Turntable blends.

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Mike & Duncan catch up after a horrendous 'laptop plugging in incident' rendered Mike as useful as a potato. He will never get those 10 days of his life back. Duncan talks whisky bargains and tries blind samples Mike sent him. The guys share two new listener stories and discuss how letting dice make decisions for you, doesn't mean you have to be a psycho.

We reference the book The Dice Man in this pod.

Brian (Malt Musings) blog with 18 year old whisky price changes in last year.

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Mike & Duncan host special guest Michael Henry, Master Blender, of Glen Scotia, Loch Lomond and Littlemill to explore why grain is misunderstood, the perfect Irish whiskey flight and the get the inside goss on The Sassenach. Plus the usual daft antics and some garage rap. 

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Mike and Duncan discuss the end of the World, which will obviously start on a Tuesday! From Molatov's to Macallan, sit back and listen whilst co-ordinating your own survival plan and deciding what on earth you will do about the booze you have hoarded.

#TheCaskStrengthBoyz #DoomsdayPreppers #RacingSnake #TheProspectOfShitby

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Duncan wants to talk about the calories in whisky (and booze in general). Mike isn't too sure he wants to. The concern is real - Christmas is looming and trouser sizes will need to go up unless something changes. Plus bona fide antenatal tips (erm), Mike's advice on baths (double erm) and a listeners smuggling story recanted. Oh and the usual what's been in our glasses.

Mike raves above a beer and in particular one stout after his trip to the New Forest.

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Mike and Duncan host a Springbank therapy session (sort of) whilst sipping local barley (preach!). Discover why it's so dang hard to find bottles of the holy Springeth of Banketh. Plus the guys table alternatives for 'when you see the light'. And, something about coping with Keith.

You can also read about Why Springbank is so hard to find on our blog.

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Mike & Duncan kick off celebrity top trumps with Sam vs Jenson and thus, Sassenach vs Coachbuilt. Two blends and two gents. Actor vs driver. Celeb vs Celeb. Who will win this round and which whisky will come out top in our blind tasting?

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Mike and Duncan chat with repeat visitor Ben, also known as Whisky With Molly and Ryan McCleave.

The chaps cover off what's been buggin them and what they have been drinking this week. After that Ben and Ryan take the chaps take it to Pudding Island before diving into the murky world of Fugazi/fake Whisky.

Link to the related article by Kit Chapman below:

https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/the-wonder-of-whisky/4019735.article

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Mike and Duncan take a trip to Pudding Island where we are stranded for one month. We can only choose one pudding, one whisky (or whiskey), one album and one person to pick us up! Duncan shares some tasting notes on a few Canmore whiskies, and is very fond of the Bunnahabhain 12yo sherry cask and Ardmore 10yo ex-bourbon 10. Plus, a run down of the most 'popular whisky distilleries' in the UK and Ireland.

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Mike & Duncan try to persuade each other of things in the whisky world that should be banished to room 101 forever! Will they succeed? Plus, Canmore single malt explored, a heart warming moment provided by Glen Scotia in blinddrams and folk that surprise charge people for drams round their house... What on earth is going on people?

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Mike & Duncan experiment making The Godfather Cocktail. The guys re-purpose movie quotes for dramming and ponder whether value should be baked into whisky review scores. Three of the Murray McDavid Benchmark single malt range are tried and discussed. Plus, Mike lays into Elon Musk's Twitter 'revolution'.

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Mike & Duncan have a proper pub chat with Dan Humphrey, founder of Summerton Club, over a few drams.

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