A new segment for our "Extra! Extra!!" padcosts -- as part of the Single Cask Nation 15th anniversary, we're inviting in Nation members to join us in conversation to drink some SCN whisky, hear about their whisky journey, and sometimes they'll get sneak peek if upcoming whiskies (that last bit did not happen in this episode, mind you). 

Listen in as J&J talk with Founding Nation Member Michael Nolan. 

The Independent Spirits festival in Leith celebrated its 2nd year and the J-Team were there in full force to present and enjoy. Joshua wandered the festival floor to speak with a host of guests including David Stirk (show runner), Nate Barlow (producer of the latest Indy Spirits film), Johnnie Mundell (one of the Great Islay Swimmers), and more!

The team also chose the festival as the launching pad of the latest ROW # 12 Release of SCN whiskies! In this episode we share details of said release which includes some Pulteney, Auchroisk, Balmenach, and much more!

Joshua and Jason discuss the ins and outs of bourbon cask maturation while using Matt Strickland's book "Cask Maturation for Distillers" as well as their previous padcost conversation with him as a touchstone & jumping off point.

Add to this, the boys discuss 3 new US Online Exclusive bottlings being launched in April (all Bourbon Cask Matured Scotch whiskies, mind you)!

Strap in dear Padcost listeners as Jason and Joshua are going to get their geek on with Whisky Maker, Teacher, and Author of "Cask Management for Distillers" (amongst other titles) Matt Strickland. The trio discuss the science behind oak, entry proofs (or ABVs if you're like Joshua and prefer that term), and so much more.

There are few things the Joshua, Jason, and Jess love more than interaction with their listeners. Tom J. (aka "Tomnamurchan") is one of the more interactive listeners. He’s always sending questions, letting the team know when he’s enjoyed an episode or a new bottling. On top of that, he’s just a genuinely nice person.

A while back he sent over some samples to be tasted blindly, and while they were in Scotland, the J‑Team tasted those whiskies and recorded the blind tasting. Joshua also brought in an insanely special pour to blind-taste Jason and Jess.

Will the J‑Team get these whiskies right? Will they get them wrong? There’s only one way to find out. Thanks again to Tom for sending the samples. You are appreciated more than you know.

The J-Team find themselves together in Scotland once again and head on over to the Lochlea Distillery to meet with their Distillery Manager, Darren McCormick. Here's another chance to get a fly-on-the-wall experience touring one of Scotland's few Farm-to-Bottle Distilleries, Lochlea!

This is an audio-only episode so, unfortunately, you don't get to see our shining faces this go around!

A few weeks back Jess returned to The Village Whisky festival in Nuremberg Germany and, this time around, she had a wee chat with some of our fellow brand-mates within the Prineus portfolio. From friends at Lindores Abbey to Ballindalloch, Indri, and more, listen in as Jess and her compatriots talk whisky at one of the best whisky festivals in the world!

Joshua heads north to beautiful and snowy Canada to spend 5 days with the wonderful people at PWS Imports (Single Cask Nation's distributors within Canada) and, at the very end of a long whisky-filled trip, has a sit down with Travis Watt and Dave Robert to discuss: Canadian whisky clubs, distribution within Canada, Whisky Wonderland Festival, Canadian whisky, Pantera, and so much more!

Joshua, Jason, and Jess discuss what's to come in Seasoned Hen, I mean, Season Ten of One Nation Under Whisky Padcost.

There's lots of fun, approachable whisky geekery, interviews, belly laughs, and some new things coming your way!!

You guys! We did it! We've wrapped up another season of One Nation Under Whisky and did so in the traditional way: answering your questions! Our 2026 MailBag Episode is here. Not only did we receive a record number of questions (sorry, we could not get to ALL of your questions) we had a blast answering them and laughed our (sherry) butts off, too.

Join Joshua and Jason as they share the details of the latest SCN US Retail Release # 14. Not only are 8 new whiskies being unleashed onto store shelves, this is the reveal of new retail packaging, to boot!

The pair also share some serious belly laughs....

Jess takes a drive down the road to visit her local distillery -- not everyone can say that! -- Glasgow Distillery.

Listen in as Jess has a sit down with Libby Barmby & Niall Hall of Glasgow Distillery. The discuss the ins and outs of the distillery and the whiskies they make along with why they all feel Glasgow is the best city in Scotland. You'll not want to miss this.

Referencing anarticle in The Drinks Businesspenned by Jessica Mason, Joshua and Jason discuss some good news in the drinks industry -- Scotland's Whisky tourism is soaring!!

That's good reason to celebrate!!

Our 2026 Year in Preview episode is here! The agenda? Joshua, Jason, and Jess welcome back the preeminent whisky journalist, Susannah Skiver Barton to discuss:

• Bourbon -- are people not willing to pay top dollar for Pappy/BTAC/Blanton's anymore?
• Scotch whisky -- Are we going to see more tariffs if the US doesn't get Greenland?
• Premiumization of whisky -- is it a thing of the past?
• American Single Malt -- How's it doing?
• Distribution and retail -- How will debt affect these players if sales continue in this downward direction?
• plus more...

Thanks ever so much to Susannah for joining us once again to discuss what may come to be for the world of whisky in 2026 and beyond!

Joshua and Jason discuss something SCN don't do too often: run a promotion on singlecasknation.com. Tune in as the duo discuss their "Bundle Up with SCN" promotion which will run from Jan 26 through to Feb 6th.

Add to this, J&J taste through the new Bruichladdich Rye 7yo and discuss the growing number of Scottish distilleries dipping their toes into the world of Rye Whisky. It's an exciting time to be a lover of rye whisky.

What's more is Jason shares his Black Manhattan recipe using the Bruichladdich rye below:

Black Manhattan

2 Oz The Laddie Rye
1 Oz Amaro
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 dash Orange bitters

Method: Stir with ice, strain over ice cube, garnish with brandied cherry.

Happy New Year!! Our very own Jessica Rabbit-Rabbit Guillermo Lomas has a sit down with the wonderful Justine Hazlehurst discussing her book "Opening The Case" regarding the Pattison Whisky Crash. As you'll find out in the interview, this is one of many, many things that Justine does in the whisky world. This is such a great conversation and, dare we say, unmissable!

We highly recommend you get her book Opening The Case. You can get your copy here: https://bit.ly/4qa3fVD

Well, this is mighty peculiar! An Emmy Award winning actor, the one and onlyMatthew Rhys, on our cheeky wee whisky podcast? Oh yes! Listen in as Joshua and Jason talk with Matthew Rhys (did we mention he's an EMMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR?!) about whisky, acting, dad jokes, kill rooms, Wales,Penderyn single malt Welsh whisky, and also, the boys drink some fine and rare whiskies with Mr. Rhys. Super fun stuff.

Our 9th Annual Year in Review episode is here! The agenda? Joshua, Jason, and Jess discuss their favorite:

• One Nation Under Whisky episode/interview
• Event of the year
• Non-SCN whiskies of the year
• SCN whiskies of 2025 (all while drinking as much as was needed to ensure this episode was their best Year in Review episode to date!).

FYI: There is a YouTube version of this episode should you wish to listen with your eyeballs!

A couple weeks back our dear friend and listener of the padcost, Ollie Chilton of Elixir Distillers, told Joshua that he missed hearing good whisky news on our "Extra! Extra!!" episodes. Joshua gave him a challenge: "If you can bring us good whisky news, Ollie, we'll cover it on the padcost!"

Well, Ollie brought some good news and so we decided it was best to have Ollie on the pad to discuss his good news with us. 

FYI: There is a YouTube version of this episode should you wish to listen with your eyeballs!

Joshua and Jason announce the release of the final Online Exclusive bottling of 2025:

A 25 year old Laphroaig from a refill Bourbon Hogshead and the announcement is set to the backdrop of some history of production at the Laphroaig Distillery as well as close to 30 years of Laphroaig drinking experience. That and some serious belly laughs (rabbit, rabbit!).

This dreamboat of Laphroaig, distilled in 1999, that's somehow both fruity and mineral-y at once, launches on Tuesday, December 9 at Noon EST on singlecasknation.com. It's a special, special Laphroaig, nae doot!

FYI: There is a YouTube version of this episode should you wish to listen with your eyeballs!

A few episodes ago Jason asked Joshua if there were any distilleries of note in his home state of Connecticut (the pizza capitol of the world) and Joshua named just a few, one of them being Powdermen Spirits Co.

Located in Simsbury CT, Vince Lucca is producing delicious (and award winning) bourbon at Powdermen Spirits Co. and he's doing it in a way that's very unique; in a way that may have some hesitate or -- gasp -- say nay!

Listen up nay sayers (and neigh sayers!), you need to listen to Joshua's conversation with Vince and hear and learn about his process because it's unlike anything you may have heard of before, and while it may not be traditional, it's making some damn fine whisky.

10 years of distillation -- what a milestone for Virginia Distillery Company and for American Single Malt writ large! Joshua and Jason discuss these 10 years but talk, too, about their relationship with the company that goes back 15+ years ago, before the distillery started producing their own spirits. The duo also taste through VDC's new Gingerbread Stout Cask Matured release.

Add to this, Joshua discovers that there's a difference between a "Snickerdoodle" cookie and a "Snickers" cookie, which he had been calling, in his head, a "Snickerdoodle" because it actually resembles a Snickers bar. It gets very controversial, people. The good news is, Joshua has shared his in-house "Hatton's-Snickers-Doodle" recipe below which is *delicious*. See below, and try it at home! We'd love to hear your thoughts!

Hatton's Snickers-Doodles:

• 1 cup Unsalted Butter (softened)
• 1 cup Brown Sugar (tightly packed)
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 2 large Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups Flour
• 3/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 2 cups Torrone Nougut (finely chopped)
• 1 cup Milk Chocolate Chips

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and sugar until light and fluffy and pale yellow in color.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. Fold in chocolate chips and Torrone Nougat.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges start to become a light golden color. Let cool for at least 10-15 minutes before removing from the baking sheet.
• Put a cookie in your mouth and eat it. Repeat.

Glasgow is home to many things whisky-related: Glasgow Distillery, Clydeside Distillery, The Bon Accord, The Pot Still, an SMWS Member's Room, and the home the one and only Jessica Rabbit Guillermo Lomas.

The list could go on, really, but would surely be an "incomplete Joshua-Hatton-list" if we left off The Good Spirits Company; one of Glasgow's most respected and well curated whisky shops. Period. 

Listen in Jess speaks with Co-owner, Matthew McFadyen, about all things Good Spirits Co. It's a cracking conversation, to be sure! 

What's more is Jess gives us a recap of her time at the 2025 Glasgow's Whisky Fest.

Single Cask Nation -- America's Original Independent Bottler -- is nearing on 15 years as an independent bottling company. Catch up with the Joshua, Jason, and Jess as they recount their very beginnings and talking about the growth of the company through the lens whisky, packaging changes, the addition of a US retail range, Global growth, and now a pending brand refresh. Lot's of stories here to tell and things we discuss that some of us completely forgot about (looking at you, Hatton!)

If you’re long-time listeners (now viewers!) of One Nation Under Whisky then you know that, each October, the J-Team drop an episode highlighting their favorite SCN and non-SCN Whiskies of the Year. This year is a little different. Joshua, Jason, and Jess decided to move their favorite non-SCN Whiskies of the Year to their “Year in Review” episode (coming in December) and have focused today’s episode solely on their favorite SCN Whiskies of the Year: Online Exclusive, US Retail, and Rest of the World releases.

There are some surprises in here, for sure, and Joshua is convinced Jason may have cheated during the guessing game that is today's episode. Tune in, turn on, and dram along...

Not only are Single Cask Nation launching a new website on November 6th (which will include access to old accounts and purchasing data, if you're a long standing Nation member) the J-Team are adjusting their launch schedule! Put October 23rd far from your mind and and focus on November 6th @ Noon EST when Single Cask Nation will be releasing 6 new Online Exclusive bottlings.

While we mentioned three already in our last Extra Extra Episode (Season 9 Ep 34) today we're revealing the other three. Strap in because, holy cow...

Joshua and Jason welcome both Shane "Showtime" Armstrong (Master Blender, Westland Distillery) and Jason Moore (Managing Director, Westland Distillery) back to the podcast.

In this episode we find our very own Jason visiting with Shane at the Westland "Sensory Lab" going through the design, make-up, and flavors of Garryana 10yo, and then our time with Jason Moore was a chat over Zoom with us discussing the theft of over 12,000 bottles of Westland's whisky which included Garryana 10yo, as well as their "Flagship" and "Watchpost" bottlings. Add to this, and perhaps most importantly, we discuss the historic nature of this Garryana release which is Westland's first age stated whisky!

Finally, Joshua and Jason take you through their tasting notes of this seriously epic dram. Spoiler alert: Hot shit, this is good whisky.

This is history people; this is not just the announcement of new Single Cask Nation packaging, this is Single Cask Nation putting The Nation front and center because, truly, it's always been about The Nation. It's always been you.

What does this all mean? Well, you'll have to listen (or watch) to find out!

Also, three new, exciting, and totally different Online Exclusive bottlings are being released Oct 23rd @ 12noon EST at singlecasknation.com . What are the casks? Again you've got to listen/watch to find out, so...

It's always lovely having Scott Harris of Catoctin Creek Distilling Company return to the podcast. In today's episode he and Jason discuss the state of the whisky industry writ large (and the fact that Scott feels we're coming out of some difficult times), an investment opportunity in the distillery, potential expansion of the distillery, and just for funsies, Scott makes them both a couple of Toronto cocktails using the newest Catoctin Creek Maple Cask Rye.

The lovely team at Waiheke Island Distillery in New Zealand were kind enough to send Joshua and Jason their latest range of whiskies including a cask sample that shows the direction their spirit is going with some new stills the Distillery has installed. Along with the whisky samples came full information including: Barley types, Yeast types, Fermentation times, Fermentation ABV, Spirit cut points, Cask type, ...and more!

A true whisky geeks delight! Listen in as J&J taste through three cracking Single Malts from New Zealand's Waiheke Distillery as well as some of their 14 month old peated spirit!

Ok, whisky geeks, this is why you subscribe the OneNation Under Whisky Padcost. It's in depth whisky conversation like this. Jason and Ewan Morgan of Diageo go so far down the Clynelish rabbit hole, discussing science, flavor, and even mythology, that as they venture down the rabbit hole they bypass Alice and all the inhabitants of Wonderland. It's wonderful.

Note: This episode is on YouTube and there's a powerpoint presentation in there that is SO INCREDIBLY worth seeing. Ewan has only ever shown this powerpoint once before and it's the most amazing, in depth thing you'll ever see.

If you love Clynelish get ready to understand why you love it so much (and then start to love it even more). All Hail the Duke of Sutherland, Ewan Morgan!

Joshua & Jason discuss some very special Scotch whiskies being released on singlecasknation.com on Thursday, September 18: a 14yo BenRiach, 12yo Clynelish, and 8yo "Cawdor Springs". They also read some listener mail and drink a little whisky together. All in all, they had a heck of a time together.

Joshua and Jason have a proper sit down with the Tormore Blueprint range of whiskies.

Listen as the pair break down the whiskies from nose, to palate, to finish. An uber geeky tasting, to be sure!

Joshua and Jason have a sit down with Murphy Quint, Master Distiller and Director of Operations at Cedar Ridge Distillery.

If you're new to One Nation Under Whisky, get ready for a super fun, super in-depth geeky whisky conversation.

If you're a long-time padcost listener, you know why you're here (and thanks, as always, for listening!)...

Joshua and Jason discuss the details of Single Cask Nation's August 2025 US Online Exclusive Releases along with the various whisky bundles coming with them.

They also swear quite a lot at one another. Is it more so than usual? There's only one way to find out...

Independent Bottling tends to have a sharp focus on Scotch whiskies, specifically single malt. There are a few notable bottlers that focus solely on American Spirits (Lost Lantern and Crowded Barrel come to mind here) but there's no independent bottler that focuses solely on World Whiskies. Well, not until now.

Meet Pablo Goldbarg of Catador Itinerante, an independent bottler who does just that. He's also a long time friend of Joshua and Jason. Here's to a great conversation and a lot of laughs*

*apologies to the Spanish speaking community for Joshua's terrible attempts at speaking your language. He will get a branch to the back!