{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/621dee1b81750b001367a032/69a41b8347697ac803f56d09?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"SOMEHOW WE'VE DONE 200 EPISODES OF THESE!!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621dee1b81750b001367a032/1772363100912-eb1f2f27-f4bd-4fb3-bf7c-0b766543839e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Nicholas Pollacchi joins Mitch and Daz for the 200th episode of <strong>Not Another Whisky Podcast</strong> — which feels equal parts milestone and minor miracle.</p><p>We rewind to April 2021 when the audio was ropey, the format was loose, and Mitch decided he’d edit every episode himself (questionable life choice). From there, listener questions take over — which means things escalate quickly.</p><p><br></p><p>We relive:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>A VIP bourbon night in New York</li><li>Tequila egg-white cocktails (don’t ask)</li><li>A celebrity moment at The Edition</li><li>Car-crash tastings in Campbeltown and Las Vegas</li><li>Hecklers in Vegas</li><li>Festival highs in Chicago, Seattle, and Taiwan</li><li>And tastings in Moscow… and a Siberian banya</li></ul><p><br></p><p>There’s debate on single grain, whether Fife counts as a region, innovation vs regulation, collecting vs opening bottles, dream guests, dream casks, and the ultimate “last bottle” gift.</p><p>Mostly though, this one’s about the listeners. The people who’ve turned up, sent questions, bought tickets, and backed two Speyside lads talking whisky for far longer than anyone expected.</p><p>200 episodes down.</p><p> Still serious about whisky.</p><p> Still not taking ourselves too seriously.</p><p><br></p><h3>Timestamps</h3><p><br></p><p>00:00 Cold Open Bar Banter</p><p> 00:33 Episode 200 Kickoff</p><p> 01:37 Roasting the Fits</p><p> 03:29 How We Got Here</p><p> 04:15 New York VIP Night</p><p> 05:52 Tequila Egg White Cocktail</p><p> 08:21 Afterparty &amp; 30 Rock Cameo</p><p> 11:19 Catching Up With Mitch</p><p> 11:56 Early Podcast Days</p><p> 14:18 Fan Questions Begin</p><p> 17:58 Car Crash Tasting Stories</p><p> 20:35 Vegas Heckler Showdown</p><p> 24:42 Best Whisky Festivals</p><p> 30:31 Is Fife a Region?</p><p> 31:53 Rethinking Grain Categories</p><p> 33:10 Innovation vs Regulations</p><p> 35:22 Favourite Bottles</p><p> 37:01 Snow Phoenix Alcatraz Story</p><p> 39:54 Dream Distillery Manager Year</p><p> 42:43 Celebrity Dream Guests</p><p> 46:05 Last Dram Gift Picks</p><p> 49:03 Tariffs &amp; The US Market</p><p> 50:23 Weirdest Tasting Locations</p><p> 52:17 Siberia Banya Adventure</p><p> 56:17 Owning a Dream Cask</p><p> 01:00:49 Closing the 200th Episode</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"A Mitch & Daz Production"}