John McDougall ex-Balvenie, Laphroaig, Springbank & more: S14E9
October 11, 2022
We welcome to the podcast John McDougall, one of very few people who has made whisky in every one of Scotland’s distilling regions.
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We welcome to the podcast John McDougall, one of very few people who has made whisky in every one of Scotland’s distilling regions.
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Shaw + Smith joint CEO Adam Wadewitz joins us on the podcast to discuss the company’s continued expansion beyond Adelaide Hills to Tasmania and now McLaren Vale.
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This special podcast episode reports on the current state of affairs in Irish whiskey, along with the heritage and production quirks that make it unique.
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