S2 E10 - Industry Insights: Crafting Spirits with Science with Abhi Banik- Copper Rivet Distillery

What actually happens to a cask before whisky ever goes into it? In this episode, host Alwynne Gwilt travels to Oakwood Cooperage near Glasgow to find out, sitting down with chairman Graham Hamilton t...

7 Jun 25min

What does the whisky cask market really look like in 2026? In this episode, Alwynne Gwilt sits down with Tommy Major, Head Cask Broker at VCL Vintners, for an honest conversation about the forces shap...

12 Mar 22min

Was 2025 really a bad year for whisky, or just a misunderstood one? In this episode of The Whisky Investment Podcast by VCL Vintners, whisky journalist Alwynne Gwilt sits down with VCL co-founder Benj...

30 Jan 19min

How do you actually taste whisky, beyond reading the notes on the label In this episode of The Whisky Investment Podcast by VCL Vintners, whisky journalist Alwynne Gwilt sits down with New York based ...

9 Jan 22min

In this episode of the Whisky Investment Podcast, whisky journalist Alwynne Gwilt is joined by Pete Allison, whisky maker at Woven, the Edinburgh based blending house that is quietly rewriting the rul...

5 Des 202527min

In this episode of the VCL Vintners Whisky Investment Podcast, whisky journalist Alwynne Gwilt visits Doghouse Distillery in Battersea, London, home to the city’s first bourbon style corn whisky. She...

6 Nov 202518min

With former trade adviser Alex Boyd We’re back with Season 3 of the Whisky Investment Podcast, and this year we’re kicking things off with a truly global perspective. In this first episode, whisky jo...

25 Sep 202521min