Single Malt Matters Podcast
1) What's the best tool in your sensory arsenal? Glencairn's Marty Duffy
In a bit of a branch off the traditional approach of talking with distillers and whiskey makers, Matt takes a left turn and talks with Marty Duffy, U.S. Representative for Glencairn Crystal about one ...Show More
2) A Unique and IMPORTANT Perspective On Sensory - Phil Downer, Wanderback #2/2
Matt wraps up his conversation with Phil Downer of Wanderback in Hood River focusing almost exclusively on arguably the most critical aspect of making whiskey; sensory evaluation. And of COURSE,...Show More
A Unique and IMPORTANT Perspective On Sensory - Phil Downer, Wanderback #2/2
33:15 | Apr 29th, 2022
3) Wanderback Whiskey, Hood River, OR
In the first of two episodes, Matt gets together with Phil Downer, Founder and Chief Whiskey Maker of Wanderback in Hood River, Oregon. And it's impossible to talk about his latest release (release #5...Show More
4) How Does Milling Impact Flavor?
Making good on his promise from episode #34, Matt starts the deep dive down the whiskey rabbit hole to talk about milling with Matt Hofmann from Westland, and Murphy Quint from Cedar Ridge. This is so...Show More
5) What is The Judgement of Westland?
In this episode, Matt gets back together with Steve Hawley from Westland Distillery in Seattle to taste through (and talk about) The Judgement of Westland. The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, also known a...Show More
6) Can identical barrels maturing right next to each other really taste THAT different?
In the second episode with Adam and Nora from Lost Lantern and Stephen Paul, founder of Whiskey Del Bac, we really dig into some interesting flavor differences between three expressions - a coup...Show More
Can identical barrels maturing right next to each other really taste THAT different?
50:27 | Jan 26th, 2022
7) So . . . you turned furniture into whiskey? Whiskey Del Bac & Lost Lantern
In the first of two episodes with Stephen Paul of Whiskey Del Bac and Adam and Nora of Lost Lantern, we discuss the back story of Whiskey Del Bac, which was born out of a love of Scotch and a furnitur...Show More
8) They actually flushed their underwear? Joe O'Sullivan & Caitlin Bartlemay #2/2
The second and final episode with Caitlin and Joe starts off with a conversation around the strong sense of community in American Single Malt, as well as (to a greater degree) American craft distillin...Show More
They actually flushed their underwear? Joe O'Sullivan & Caitlin Bartlemay #2/2
47:45 | Sep 4th, 2021
9) Who Made the FIRST American Single Malt? Joe O'Sullivan & Caitlin Bartlemay, McCarthy's Single Malt #1/2
Episode 30, features Mr. Joe O’Sullivan, Master Distiller, and Ms. Caitlin Bartlemay, Head Distiller of Hood River Distillers/Clear Creek Distillery, makers of THE O.G. American Single Malt, McCarthy’...Show More
10) Andrew Webber & Murphy Quint
Episode 29 starts in Nashville with Anger Webber, CEO and co-founder of Corsair Distillery and creator of Triple Smoke. Some great ground was covered, most notably Andrew's approach to smoke and flavo...Show More