One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 38 -- Nov 5, 2025
Extra! Extra!! SCN Retrospective From 2011 to 2025 & beyond. How'd we get here? Where's it going?
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!)
FYI: There is a YouTube version of this episode should you wish to listen with your eyeballs!
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 37 -- Oct 29, 2025
One Nation Under Whisky J-Team Share their Favorite SCN whiskies of 2025 (so far)
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...
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 36 -- Oct 22, 2025
Extra! Extra!! Single Cask Nation launching new website combining Oct & Nov 2025 bottles for November!
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...
FYI: There is a YouTube version of this episode should you wish to listen with your eyeballs!
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 35 -- Oct 15, 2025
Shane Armstrong & Jason Moore discuss all details and news around Garryana 10 Year Old, which officially launches Oct 18, 2025
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.
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 34 -- Oct 8, 2025
Extra! Extra!! New Single Cask Nation Online Exclusive Packaging Unveiled (plus new October bottlings)
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 **UPDATE** rather than Oct 23rd, we'll have new bottlings released on November 6th at Noon EST **UPDATE** at singlecasknation.com . What are the casks? Again you've got to listen/watch to find out, so...
...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 33 -- Oct 1, 2025
Scott Harris of Catoctin Creek Talks Investment, Growth, the Industry, and makes him and Jason a Cocktail!
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.
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 32 -- Sept 24, 2025
Extra! Extra!! J&J Taste through Waiheke Distillery's new Range of whiskies from New Zealand
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!
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 31 -- Sept 17, 2025
Getting Über Geeky about Clynelish Distillery with Ewan Morgan of Diageo
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 30 -- Sept 10, 2025
Extra! Extra!! J&J Discuss September 2025 US Online Exclusive Bottlings
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.
FYI: There is a YouTube version of this episode should you wish to listen with your eyeballs!
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 29 -- Sept 3, 2025
Terence Reilly VP Sales & Marketing of Aganorsa Leaf & Yoni Miller discuss our next cigar project
A wonderfully geeky conversation is had between Joshua, Yoni Miller (SCN's in-house Cigar Czar/Tobacco Trouble-Maker/Meme-Meiser) and Terence Reilly of Aganorsa Leaf surrounding the ins and outs of cigar production, Aganorsa Leaf, and the next SCN cigar project with them using the Single Cask Nation ex-Balcones peated cask. Lots of fun conversation to be had!
NOTE: Sadly, the video file from the conversation was lost in transfer so you won't be able to see any of the beautiful faces for this episode. Apologies!
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 28 -- Aug 27, 2025
Extra! Extra!! J&J Taste Thru the Tormore Blueprint range
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!
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 27 -- Aug 20, 2025
Murphy Quint Master Distiller & Director of Operations at Cedar Ridge Distillery
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!)...
FYI: There is a YouTube version of this episode should you wish to listen with your eyeballs!
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 26 -- Aug 13, 2025
Extra! Extra!! J&J Discuss August 2025 Online Exclusives
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...
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 25 -- Aug 6, 2025
Pablo Goldbarg of Catador Itinerante, Independent Bottler of World Whiskies
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!
FYI: There is a YouTube version of this episode should you wish to listen with your eyeballs!
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 24 -- July 30, 2025
Extra! Extra!! J&J Discuss Indian Tariffs on Scotch Whisky Dropping from 150% to 75%
Joshua & Jason discuss the fact that India dropped its tariffs on Scotch whisky from 150% to 75% with the aim to drop them down to 40% over the next 10 years. This is a boon to the Scotch whisky industry especially during these slower times.
Also, the boys discuss a question that popped up on the internet: “What's the best age to bottle Scotch whisky at?” Sure, it’s a somewhat ridiculous, highly subjective, question but they tackle it nonetheless because not all heroes wear capes.
FYI: There is a YouTube version of this episode should you wish to listen with your eyeballs!
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 23 -- July 23, 2025
Christopher "Seabass" Sebastian of Blind Barrels (and beloved padcost listener)
Man-o-Manschewitz, such a brilliant conversation between Jason and Christopher "Seabass" Sebastian of Blind Barrels!
Seabass is a friend, a longtime padcost listener, the receiver of our very first listener nickname (wethinks??), a whisky curator for Blind Barrels, and a helluva good guy. The conversation, the history behind Blind Barrels, the fact that Seabass has 87 children, and the blind tasting between Jason and Seabass... It all makes for a wonderful episode.
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 22 -- July 16, 2025
Extra! Extra!! J&J discuss 2025 SCN US Retail Release #13 & August Online Exclusives
Joshua and Jason have a sit down to discuss the upcoming Retail Release # 13 for the US.
There are 8 bottlings all in all but, to give you and idea, they've bottled a 17yo Balblair in PX Sherry, a 10yo Ben Nevis in Spanish Oak, a 12yo Benrinnes in New Charred Oak... some real charmers to discuss and a lot of ground to cover.
Add to this, the boys share the details of the August 2025 US Online Exclusive bottlings. Three American whiskies sure to knock your socks off!
Somehow 35 minutes became 59 minutes. How did that happen (again)?
FYI: There is a YouTube version of this episode should you wish to listen with your eyeballs!
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 21 -- July 9, 2025
A Much Needed J&J Catch Up (Ketchup?)!
So far, 2025 has been a year of travel for both Joshua and Jason, and the type of travel that has had them separate from one another. For a couple of guys who tend to be tied to the hip, it's been a wee bit strange.
Now, we've been teasing the launch of a very big episode, a much anticipated episode, and we promise you, that will be coming soon (like, this season soon!), but for now the boys wanted to have a catch up, breathe a little, and just share some stories.
FYI: There is a YouTube version of this episode should you wish to listen with your eyeballs!
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 20 -- July 2, 2025
Extra! Extra!! Joshua & Jess discuss Ardgowan, Arran, Speyside Whisky School, and more!
Who says there's not a lot of whisky news happening in the summer time?! The Ardgowan Distillery in Scotland has finally started running spirit and the Lochranza Distillery on Arran (aka Isle of Arran Distillery) turned 30 years old on June 29th. Both of these items are quite news worthy if'n you ask us!
Add to this, Jess shares details of her time at the Speyside Whisky School and Crisp Maltings and Joshua shares details of his 11 day tour of Scotland with some dear friends who also happen to be Nation members.
Does 57 minutes count as 35 minutes if you're not counting? We think so...
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 19 -- June 25, 2025
Tatsuya Minagawa, Proprietor of The Highlander Inn, Craigellachie Scotland
Recorded in March 2025, Joshua and Jess visit The Highlander Inn located in Craigellachie, right in the heart of Speyside to meet with Tatsuya Minagawa, the inn's proprietor. Tatsuya is a legend. This is not hyperbole. This is fact. Once you're deep enough into Scotch and Japanese whisky Tatsuya Minagawa is a name you learn because it's a name that is synonymous with the spirit.
Listen in as the Jess and Joshua dig into a bit of Tatsuya's history, the history of The Highlander, what you can expect when you visit, and what's to come for the inn's future.
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 18 -- June 18, 2025
Extra! Extra!! Joshua & Jason discuss Retail Partner Exclusive Bottlings
It's one thing for Joshua and Jason to believe in a cask enough to bottle it but it's another thing entirely for a retailer to believe in what SCN does enough to not just agree that the whisky is great but to invest in the entire cask to sell to their customers. Today's episode highlights Single Cask Nation's US retail partners as well as a Canadian partner and the various casks released to these shops. The distilleries and cask types run the gamut. Spoiler alert: they're all delicious and priced as drinkers; these are SCN bottlings after all!
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 17 -- June 11, 2025
In the Rickhouse & Sensory room w/Shane "Showtime" Armstrong, Master Blender, Westland Distillery
Jason drives up to the Skagit Valley to meet up with Shane "Showtime" Armstrong, Master Blender at Westland Distillery. The two walk around the warehouse tasting from a number of single casks and then head down to the Westland distillery in Seattle to spend some time in the sensory/blending room to share some of that experience with you, the listeners.
This is an ultra geeky episode that gets into the nitty-gritty of what makes a single cask a single cask and what makes a cask of whisky better suited for a blending component.
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 16 -- June 4, 2025
Extra! Extra!! Joshua & Jason Taste Thru Compass Box's Core Range & Hedonism 2025
Joshua & Jason sit down to taste through Compass Box's new core range as well as the new Hedonism 2025 Edition. Having a chance to taste through this new core range was a delight.
The boys not only share their tasting notes they also share which ones are their favorites. You might be surprised to find out which whiskies win out...
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 15 -- May 28, 2025
Erin Lee, Head Distiller, FEW Spirits, Getting Geeky About Whisky & Tea!
Joshua and Jason have a shared passion outside of Whisky, Mezcal, and Sherry and that passion is tea. What luck to find a fellow tea geek in Erin Lee, Head Distiller at FEW Spirits.
Listen in as the Jason and Erin dive into the wide world of tea. You may (or may not) be surprised to hear how similar the whisky and tea worlds are!
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 14 -- May 21, 2025
Extra Extra SCN Global Releases & May US Online Exclusives
Joshua, Jason, and Jess sit down to discuss and share the details of the 9th Global Release of Single Cask Nation bottlings as well as the two new bottlings for the US Online Exclusive Range.
Bottles for the Global market include a BenRiach, Glenallachie, Tormore, Arran, Ruadh Mhor, and Williamson whereas our US Online Exclusives include a "Blacksboat Bridge" (an unnamed Speysider from a family owned distillery) and a Glencadam.
Want to know ages, cask types, flavors? You will need to listen in!!
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One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 13 -- May 14, 2025
Touring Tormore Distillery with Polly Logan and Ollie Chilton
Joshua and Jess head up to the Speyside region of Scotland to visit a distillery few have had a chance to set foot in: Tormore. Much like the Wonka factory, few people have been seen entering and few people have been seen exiting. Well, now under the ownership of Elixir Distillers all that has changed a bit.
Listen in as the inimitable Polly Logan takes Joshua and Jess through the wondrous distillery that is Tormore. To get through the various parts of the distillery you go up and down stairs, through this room and that. It's a maze and it's amazing. Shortly there after Ollie takes over and the Gang of Four start tasting through the warehouse; delicious cask by delicious cask by delicious cask.
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 12 -- May 7, 2025
Extra! Extra! Joshua & Jason Taste Through Three Cracking McCarthy Single Malts
Hot off the heals of last weeks interview with Hood River's Master Distiller, Caitlin Bartlemay, Joshua and Jason taste through three single malts she's made for their McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt brand and, holy crap, they are fantastic. Listen in as the boys wax lyrical. Seriously excellent whiskies.
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 11 -- April 30, 2025
Jason at the ACSA with Caitlin Bartlemay, Master Distiller, Hood River Distillers
Another episode from Jason's time at the ACSA (American Craft Spirits Association) gathering. This time around he takes time to talk with Caitlin Bartlemay, Master Distiller at Hood River Distillers. A fascinating conversation is had and one you will not want to miss!
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 10 -- April 23, 2025
Extra! Extra! Euan Mitchell, MD, Isle of Arran Distillers Joins J&J plus SCN launches 2 new bottlings!
A dear friend of SCN and to Joshua and Jason, Euan Mitchell of Isle of Arran Distillers joins the duo to discuss the Lochranza distillery (formally known as the Arran Distillery) and it's newer sister, the Lagg Distillery. Huge thanks to Euan for popping on to the Padcost to give a bit of history and knowledge. Huge thanks, as always, for his belief in SCN from the very beginning. Arran will always be in our hearts and in the hearts of The Nation.
Also discussed are our two new bottlings: our Isle of Arran (distilled at the Lochranza distillery) 8yo and our Rosarie Burn (aka Glentauchers) 15yo as well as four new whisky bundles designed to save you a bit of casheesh!
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 9 -- April 16, 2025
Jason with Kelly Woodcock of Westward Distillery and ACSA
Jason hits the road to present at the ACSA (American Craft Spirits Association) and takes a little time to talk with a number of people. In today's episode Jason talks with Westward Distillery's very own Kelly Woodcock, who has recently been named the President of the ACSA (congrats, Kelly!). Listen in as the pair discuss American Single Malt, liquor laws, Direct to Consumer shipping, and a heck of a lot more.
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 8 -- April 9, 2025
Extra! Extra! "Suddenly, Rye Makers in Europe Are Not Allowed to Call it Rye" w/Heather Storgaard
Another episode of Extra! Extra! our Industry Insiders Edition -- Joshua and Jess welcome Heather Storgaard to the Padcost to discuss Rye whisky or, better yet, the fact that "Suddenly, Rye Makers in Europe Are Not Allowed to Call it Rye" which is also the title to Heather's article in Whisky Advocate.
And, no, this was not some crazy April Fool's Joke. Listen in and learn from an industry expert!
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 7 -- April 2, 2025
Live interviews from the Independent Spirits Festival
Jason, Joshua and Jess kick off the episode with a wee bit of a catch up but then we kick into Joshua interviewing directors, bottlers, show runners, and punters (oh my!) live at the Independent Spirits Festival in Leith, Scotland.
Huge thanks to all who joined in on the conversation. It was great seeing so many old friends, meeting some new ones, and seeing certain friends for the very first time. You make it all worth it. Cheers!
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 6 -- March 26, 2025
Extra! Extra! Recapping Independent Spirits TV show and festival and discussing new SCN bottlings
Somehow, in some way, all in a very tight 35 minutes, Joshua and Jason manage to discuss: new SCN bottlings for US Online, new SCN bottlings for their global markets, they recap their experience of both the Independent Spirits TV Series and the Independent Spirits whisky festival, and name check friends and industry friends along the way. This is a jam packed episode filled with laughs and some great news!
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 5 -- March 19, 2025
Getting Geeky w/Dave Withers & Dave Fisher of Archie Rose Distilling Co.
We know we always tell you to strap in when we're releasing a very geeky episode of the padcost but, my gosh, get your whisky geek head gear on because you're going to learn of distillation and blending practices in a way you never have before. Huge thanks to Dave Withers and Dave Fisher for joining Joshua and Jason on the padcost!
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 4 -- March 12, 2025
Extra! Extra! It's All about Tariffs, 2025 edition!!
As Jason says, we'd rather have a root canal than discuss whisky tariffs again but, here we are, talking about them because the recent bout of proposed tariffs on Canadian products is directly affecting American whisky producers and people to the tune of just about a billion dollars in lost export revenue, annually.
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 3 -- March 5, 2025
Jess in Germany speaking with Gerd Schmerschneider of Prineus GmbH
Jess flies solo this time, off to beautiful Germany, to present at "The Village" (which is Nuremberg's largest whisky fair) and to speak with Gerd Schmerschneider of Prineus GmbH, the importer and distributor of Single Cask Nation within the country. The pair discuss whisky, the Germany market, independent bottlers, music, you name it!
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 2 -- Feb 26, 2025
Extra! Extra! It's All About SIngle Cask Nation!!
In the first episode dedicated to all-new-things "Single Cask Nation" Joshua and Jason discuss the newest range of US Retail Bottlings -- Retail Release # 12 which is just starting to hit store shelves -- as well as taste through the first 3 whiskies to launch for the Nation in the US on the Single Cask Nation website in March.
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Ep 1 -- Feb 19, 2025
Onsite at Potter Jane Distillery w/Jane Bowie
Season 9 has officially begun! Joshua and Jason fly out to Kentucky to meet with Potter Jane Distillery's Co-Founder, Jane Bowie.
This was a rare opportunity to walk through the distillery, which is still in construction, to discuss the plans and dreams both Jane Bowie and Denny Potter have while watching these dreams being built in real time.
Also in discussion is the state of the whisky industry writ large. It's not as bad as you think it is! We hope you enjoy being a fly on the wall at our Potter Jane distillery tour.
One Nation Under Whisky
Season 9 Primer -- Feb 12, 2025
What's to come with Season 9 and beyond!
Joshua, Jason, and Jess are changing things up a bit for Season 9 and beyond. Listen in as Steve Hawley interviews the 3 J's regarding what's coming!
At around 52 minutes, this is a tight 35min episode (that's how math work, right?)!
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