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In P2 of this Scotch Story with Ronnie Cox, Kate and Ronnie think more about Berry Bros & Rudd and their relationship with whisky.

Music Matters on Whisky FM - Tom Russell catches up with Scott from Alter Bridge - talking music, touring and whisky!Photo Credit Alter Bridge

M U S I C M A T T E R S ON W H I S K Y FMTonight we've got Shinedown on Whiskyfm. Tom catches up with Murray from Shinedown as they touch down in Glasgow! 8pm GMT tonight.

We’ve got our last Balvenie week podcast tonight at 8pm GMT. Episode 3 of the Balvenie Stories sees Gemma hearing the magic behind A Day of Dark Barley. It’s well worth a listen as @balveniegem catches up with David Stewart, MBE and MB (master blender) - a total whisky legend. We’ve absolutely loved Balvenie Week - hope you have too!! There are loads of podcasts to catch up on this weekend if you’ve not had a chance to yet 🤩🥳'Standing in Balvenie distillery courtyard on a dreich day Maltman Robbie Gormley and Mashman Brian Webster take us back to a wet summer’s day in 1992 when the infamous delivery of dark barley caught the pair off guard. Recounting their years of friendship and night shifts at The Balvenie, Brian and Robbie give us a glimpse through decades spent at the distillery. Gemma is joined by David Stewart and Distillery Ambassador David Mair in the lounge at the Balvenie Visitor Centre to see how the original 14-year-old Roasted Malt has matured further into this new 26-year-old release.' Photo and Copy Credit The Balvenie

In this week’s Scotch Story, Kate talks to Gemma Paterson, Balvenie’s Global Brand Ambassador. In this second episode Gemma discusses all things Balvenie and sheds some light on the distillery’s newest range. Photo Cred @balveniegem

'Opening at the very meeting table where the seed of the idea for this whisky was born former Distillery Manager, Ian Millar, goes for a spin with Gemma around The Balvenie and recounts tales from the distillery’s first ever Week of Peat in 2002. After visiting the original field where our farmer grew the first batch of barley that was peated in the malting kiln, Gemma along with Maltman Robbie Gormley and Mashman Brian Webster discuss what it was like to handle the peated malt at the distillery, which was filled with an intense peat reek that drew a crowd like never before! Malt Master David Stewart and Warehouse Coordinator George Paterson then guide us through a warehouse tasting like no other.'

In this week’s Scotch Story, Kate talks to Gemma Paterson, Balvenie’s Global Brand Ambassador. Across the world Gemma brings to life the stories that help make Balvenie’s beautiful whisky. In Part One Gemma and Kate discuss whisky travel and reminisce on some of Gemma’s favourite distillery anecdotes. Photo Cred @balveniegem

Want to play our amazing Balvenie competition? Here’s how to:1.      Tune into WhiskyFM tonight at 8pm (or listen afterwards on catch-up to ‘The Sweet Toast of American Oak’). 2.      Answer the following question on Instagram/Facebook post and tag a friend you would like to share a dram with. Tip – answer can be found within the podcast!What would Kelsey McKechnie pair The Sweet Toast of American Oak with? Couldn’t be easier!! Competition open until tomorrow at 2pm (28.01.20). 'Our story begins in conversation with Ian McDonald at The Balvenie Cooperage, who celebrates his fiftieth year at The Balvenie this year and talks about the unique toasting process that created this whisky and what it is like to mentor generations of apprentices.From Dufftown, Gemma retraces the journey of our American Oak casks to Kentucky with Apprentice Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie, who chats about her Apprenticeship and what it’s like to learn from one of the most respected Malt Masters in the industry!'