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Curated whisky tours of Scotland led by industry insiders. Join us on one of our WhiskyGeek Tours to experience 7 days of Scottish Distillery bliss!

Founded in 2011 by Joshua Hatton and Jason Johnstone-Yellin, WhiskyGeek Tours specializes in exactly what the name eludes to: WhiskyGeek Tours of Scotland. Forget castle and standing stones, forget national landmarks, too. Our tours focus on distilleries, pubs, and good food. Join us through the Lowlands, Speyside, Highlands, Campbeltown, and Islay as we take you on ultra-VIP tours of Scotland's wonderful distilleries. These are the types of tours that only industry insiders get to see...

28/06/2023

Jason travels to San Francisco to meet with Thad Vogler, owner of Bar Agricole, and author of By the Smoke & the Smell, and the two of them share a remarkable conversation that must not be missed! Add to that, Jessica "Rabbit" Lomas joins Joshua in hosting duties whilst Jason is away at the Selw...

21/06/2023

Joshua and Jason share the details of an article submitted to them by a listener entitled "An Unlikely Group of Ex-Roofers Is on a Mission to Save the Whiskey Industry Millions of Dollars By Conserving the ‘Angel’s Share’" As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're drivin...

14/06/2023

Straight and to the point here: Joshua and Jason catch up to further their discussion of terroir, June drinkers (ha!), and begin to taste through the Macbeth Series of whiskies from The Whisky Exchange. Huge thanks to Ollie Chilton for the samples! ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen i...

07/06/2023

Joshua and Jason discuss a whisky listical for June whisky drinking. It's an interesting list, to be sure! As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thanks to: - Weigh Down...

31/05/2023

In an effort to learn more -- because that's the point of life, no? To learn more? -- Jason and Joshua welcome Jeff Bloom from Murphy & Rude Malting to the podcast as well as a special co-host of sorts, Amanda Beckwith of Virginia Distillery Company. Together the team tackle some of the more difficu...

24/05/2023

Joshua and Jason welcome a story offered up by a listener entitled "Whisky Business: The 120 year old law sparking a war over the name "Single Malt" As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the con...

17/05/2023

Earlier this year Joshua & Jason's dear friend, Holly Seidewand, co-proprietor of of the whisky-centric shop: First Fill Spirits, wrote in off the back of our "Year in Preview" episode with Susannah Skiver Barton. The topic? DTC (direct to consumer) sales. Based on her thoughtful email we knew we ha...

10/05/2023

Joshua and Jason discuss viewer comments regarding Scotch whisky blends & blended malts as well as the regarding Matt Hofmann's departure from Westland, and, finally, some scientists at Washington State University (WSU) discuss how flavors in whisky are affected by water. As usual, have a seat, have...

03/05/2023

Joshua has often said our Jason's first interview with Bill Thomas was one of the best interviews he's ever heard from any interviewer. If we're being honest, this conversation was just as good. This is as fly-on-the-wall a conversation as you'll ever hear. We hope you enjoy! ...as usual, have a sea...

26/04/2023

Jason brings up a surprise topic for Joshua and by doing so the two delve deep into a subject seldom discussed in Single Malt circles. You don't want to miss this episode! As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure...

19/04/2023

Joshua and Jason welcome Kurt Maitland to One Nation Under Whisky Padcost. Kurt is a whisky writer, author, founder of Manhattan Whiskey Club, and, most importantly, a friend. Listen in as J&J talk with Kurt about cocktails, whisky, bottling, and so much more! ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour,....

12/04/2023

Joshua and Jason follow up on a story that broke in June of 2022 but is back in the spotlight again as the person this story focuses on, Casey Alexander, a predatory "Cask Investment" con artist, will be sentenced on July 11th to the tune of 20 years in prison and a pretty big fine. This is just you...

05/04/2023

Joshua and Jason welcome David Thompson of Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery to the podcast and get into the geekier side of farming for malting barley. They all discuss the ins and outs of Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery and how they produce their whiskies: Filey Bay. Strap in and get your Geek Hat on....

29/03/2023

"Ask and ye shall receive" - Rodney Dangerfield Thanks to your good suggestions and constant nudging Joshua and Jason finally understand that padcost listeners want padcosts and YouTubers want YouTubes. From here on out, if podcasts are your thing, you can listen in to both One Nation and Extra Extr...

22/03/2023

You know it's going to be a great episode when Westland Distillery's very own Matt Hofmann is a guest! What makes this episode even more greaterer is the boys get ultra geeky about barley, the grain commodity system, and, perhaps most importantly, Westland's "Solum" release -- their first ever whisk...

08/03/2023

Happy International Women's Day! On today's episode Joshua and Jason welcome Felicia and Stephanie Ohnmacht from Whiskey Sister Supply. Whiskey Sisters Supply is a Colorado grains brokerage firm who supply grains from Colorado farmers to Colorado distilleries and maltsters to craft top-notch spirits...

22/02/2023

We're kicking off Season 7 of One Nation Under Whisky with the one and only Victoria Eady Butler. Victoria is not only Whisky Magazine's 2021 & 2022's Master Blender of the year she's also the great-great grand daughter of Nathan "Nearest" Green, the father of the Lincoln County Process, a process i...

08/02/2023

The One Nation Under Whisky 6th annual Mailbag Episode is here! Thanks to all who sent questions in. We wish we could answer all your questions in this one episode but there are only so many hours in a day... Thanks again and see you in a couple weeks with our season 7 opener! ...as usual, have a se...

29/01/2023

The whisky scene from Down There™ (aka New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia) continues to grown in leaps and bounds. While Waiheke Whisky Distillery is not a new player in New Zealand whisky production they are new when to comes to the idea of a more broad release of their whiskies. Joshua and Jas...

29/01/2023

Yep, you read that correct, our bi-weekly Extra! Extra! podcast has moved to our YouTube channel. Please go and subscribe to our YouTube Channel today to watch Season 4 Episode 1 where Joshua and Jason discuss Dry January and marketing. As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you'r...

11/01/2023

Few people have their finger on the whisky pulse like Susannah Skiver Barton. Joshua and Jason welcome Susannah back to One Nation Under Whisky to discuss the future of whisky. Well, at least what it may look like in 2023. We also laugh along the way. Also shared are details of Single Cask Nation US...

28/12/2022

Our 6th Annual Year in Review episode is here! The agenda? Joshua and Jason discuss their favorite episode, SCN whiskies, and non-SCN whiskies of 2022 (all while drinking as much as was needed to ensure this episode was their best Year in Review episode to date!). What could be better? We'll tell yo...

21/12/2022

The Whisky Advocate released its Top Whiskies of 2022 list. Joshua and Jason discuss. As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thanks to: - Weigh Down for allowing us to u...

14/12/2022

Another great interview provided by the wonderful Jess Lomas. In today's episode Jess sits down with Mariella Romano, Global Brand Ambassador of Isle of Arran Distillers. The conversation is geeky, foodie, and fun. Joshua and Jason discuss the Single Cask ...

07/12/2022

The Spirits Business released an article penned by Georgie Collins entitled "Premiumisation shows signs of slowing". Joshua and Jason discuss. As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay so...

30/11/2022

It happened once before and it's now happened once more! Joshua's wife, Heide, and Jason's wife, Tamara have hijacked One Nation Under Whisky for another Thanksgiving Spousal Takeover Episode! However, little do they know, all the questions are for them! M...

23/11/2022

Dr. Jacopo Mazzeo penned an article for SevenFifty entitled "What Sherry’s New Regulations Mean for the Region". Joshua and Jason discuss this news and how it could *potentially* affect the whisky industry. As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in...

16/11/2022

Once, twice, three times, wait.. four times, my Davie! Dave Broom returns as One Nation Under Whisky's most returningest guest! This time around Joshua and Jason travel to Washington DC to visit the legendary Jack Rose Dining Saloon. Dave was in town to do...

09/11/2022

Campari buys Wilderness Trail and Diageo buys Balcones. Joshua and Jason discuss. As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special than...

02/11/2022

It's always great having Amanda Beckwith of Virginia Distillery on the Padcost. It was nice welcoming Brian Hersey to the pod, too. Both, along with Jason, have an in-depth conversation regarding all geeky things Virginia Distillery Co! ...as usual, have a...

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