Whisky, Words and Wine

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Join Graham and Jack for an entertaining discussion between friends on things they have seen, read or heard that are funny, intriguing, or just plain weird. Join us with a glass of your favourite beverage, sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation and their recommendations. 

  1. 1d ago

    When is a walk a waste of time?

    Graham may (or may not) have been wrong about where Aran knitwear comes from, but Jack is certain that the whisky he is drinking this week is from Lochranza on The Isle of Arran. Jack has stopped taking his phone on walks - not because he forgets where he has put it but it is actually a life choice (Mennonites rejoice!).  As usual, each go down a couple of rabbit holes – Graham’s involves railway maps, Jack’s is curling…. Lots of music listening this week including a new (to us) Neo-Soul singer/songwriter from Melbourne - Felivand -  and some rock classics from wayyyyy too long ago.  Jack’s Dad joke involving The Vapors’ #1 hit from 1980 goes straight over Graham’s head, but both wet themselves laughing over a particular scene in BBC's music dramedy Riot Women. And in other-worldly news, both the Devil and Dracula get an airing, albeit in different media.  Email us: whiskywordswine@gmail.com  send us your comments, requests and recommendations Whisky: Arran 10YO Single Malt   Wine: Zema Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot, 2018 Reading: Dracula – Bram Stoker -The Meaning of Your Life – Albert Brooks -Norwegian Wood – Haruki Murakami -Any Ordinary Day – Leigh Sales Watching: Legends – Steve Coogan, Netflix Riot Women – BBC (SBS TV in Australia) The Devil Wears Prada 2 – Meryl Streep Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci Lance Armstrong Doco – ESPN Sports “How Melbourne Solved a Problem Britain STILL has”; YouTube – Gareth Dennis and Railway Maps Listening:  Felivand "Ties" (Album - 2022) Raye – “This may contain hope “ (album - 2026) Steve Miller Band – Book of Dreams (Album - 1976) Hotel California – The Eagles (Album - 1976) I Think I’m Turning Japanese – The Vapors (single - 1980) #felivand  #raye #whisky #isleofarrandistillery #zemaestate #leigh_ sales #legendsnetflix #riot_women @zemaestate #thedevilwearsprada2

    26 min

  2. May 29

    🎼What a way to make a living….🎶

    Graham and Jack are  in the same country again, and we cut through the whisky haze to round off Jack’s travels, while plutons and googlewhacking make an appearance. Graham is recovering for the devasting spygate scandal (only a true football fan will understand the depths of despair this creates). Jack is reading about London Falling, while for Graham it is Moscow. Graham has found a new favourite TV show – and its a riot - while also on a musical note Jack watches a  song sung blue. And the Isles of Arran/Aran are in dispute (a woolly issue). ------------- Wine: Henry Frost Sangiovese 202 Whisky: Bunnahabhain  (really!)   Reading: -Moscow X – David McKlosky London Falling Any Ordinary Day – Leigh Sales Watching:  -Riot Women (BBC/SBS) -Kylie (Netflix) -Jamie Vardy (Netflix) -Song Sung Blue Listening:  - Raye “And this may contain hope” Album -Adrift – Apple podcast

    29 min

  3. May 19

    Bungarunga Sumo and a cautionary wine tale

    Tonight is the second of this week’s podcasts featuring a cautionary tale about not drinking wine soon enough, childhood clothing trauma, and large sweaty men grappling with each other. Please listen to the Sumomainichi podcast – it is a blast - hosted by Dave and Amy, (and one episode this week by Graham), and go onto Youtube and watch some bouts – it is an awesome sport.     Send us feedback and recommendations to WhiskyWordsWine@gmail.com

    26 min

  4. May 15

    Why you should keep 6 year-olds in barrels....

    A special episode this week involving Jack's jaunt around Scotland and a really interesting chat with the head of one of Britains largest distilleries, Alan Kilpatrick.  Everything you wanted to know about Scotch but were afraid to ask. A quick quiz to answer at the end: How many barrels of Scotch are their per man, woman and child in Scotland? what qualifies as "Scotch"? Single Malt vs blends - what's the difference? What is the accepted date that modern single malt whiskys were first produced Is there really a Mr Johnny Walker? Is Jack still upright?

    23 min

  5. May 8

    What's worn under a Scotsman's kilt?

    “What’s worn under a Scotsman’s kilt? – Nothing! – it is all in perfect working order!” (Spike Milligan). Jack is back in the old country and living the life, planning a grand tour  of highland distilleries. Graham is jealous and resorts to arcane books on historical borders......say no more. Jack has finally got GoT, and delves Deep into Purple while meeting a famous photographer on a Dessert Island (disc). And Graham has the difficult conversation – if Jack is galivanting overseas, then he may just fill in time by committing Podultery next week…… Wine: Del Rios Shiraz, 2018, (Geelong, Australia) Whisky: Highland Park  Single Malt (Orkney) Word of the week: Munro – ( very high Scottish hill) Reading: - “7 Decades of Deep Purple” – Martin Popoff -London Falling – Patrick Radden Keefe (thanks for the recommendation Camilla) Watching: -Knights of the 7 Kingdoms; -House of Dragons -Billy Joel doco Listening: -Dessert Island Discs (Richard Young episode) -Adrift – Apple podcast -Daily Beast podcast Fryrsquared youtube/podcast (Prof. Hannah Fry)

    27 min

  6. May 1

    Art for Art's sake?

    This week Jack manages to throw the whisky down his mouth rather than all across his desk, and practices word of the week: “scambiari” – meaning sharing and exchanging. Graham sees Art in the theatre (not the gallery) - in a play which questions the value  of art and friendship - and also sees a bit too much of Elle Fanning in “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (not to be watched with children or parents, or on planes). We discuss reality but find that it isn't,  and that Claudia Winkleman isn’t Graham Norton. But watching people watching TV is strangely compelling (and hilarious). Jack does some research for his upcoming book titled “Doctors Who: Where Are They Now?” while Graham time travels back to ancient Egypt to satisfy his map fetish. Question of the week: will Jack be in Dire Straits and get arrested at the airport for carrying so much high-tech gear that he could be mistaken for a spy?   Wine: Brokenwood Shiraz 2022 – Hunter Valley Whisky: Loch Lomond 18YO Single Malt Word of the week: Scambiari:  sharing and exchanging information Reading: - -  The History of the World in 47 Borders - John Elledge  -All the Colours of the Dark (finished) Watching: -Criminal Record – Apple TV – Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo -Unchosen – Netflix – Christopher Eccleston, Asa Butterfield - Margo’s got Money Troubles – Apple TV - Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman  -The Claudia Winkelman Show (BBC/Channel 10) -GoggleBox (Channel 10) Listening: -“If Everyone Hates Meetings, Why do we have so many of them?” – No Stupid Questions podcast, Angela Duckworth, Stephen Dubner -Lulu – with Louis Theroux (Podcast) -Mark Knopfler music -Adrift – Apple podcast

    31 min

  7. Apr 24

    Cosplay and spilt Scotch

    Jack was so excited about telling us about his Scottish Cosplay weekend, that he spills his 18yo Scotch . Recovering, he discusses a great distillery in Kinglake, Victoria. While Graham thought Jack throwing his Scotch around was hilarious, he gives another curmudgeonly review of  a top-rating comedy format on TV, but he did manage a lot of laughter at a Melbourne Comedy Festival gig with up-and-coming comedian Rohan Arneil. Jack revisited Brigadoon, complete with Highland Games, kilts, and the aforementioned cosplay. Meanwhile Graham pretended to be a Bonsai expert and probably condemned numerous miniature trees to a slow death at the hands of the random members of the public he advised. There is talk of books (briefly – both are slow readers!) and Graham focuses on mushrooms as a murder weapon; as well as reality shows, Big Mistakes, Guests, and an unfinished series. Jack finds his perfect podcast episode which combines business and music and we find out why we are able to listen to music in the comfort of our own home without paying for it. Whisky:  Kinglake Distillery Double Wood Single Malt Wine: Leogate Estate Temrpanillo (Hunter Valley) Reading:  The Mushroom Tapes – Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper, Sarah Krasnostein - All the Colours of the Dark TV/Streaming:  The Guest -– Survivor (US and Aus)(Channel 10) -Master Chef Australia (Channel 10) -Race Across The World (BBC/Channel 10) -I, Jack Wright – Britbox -Big Mistake – Dan Levy, Netflix Listening – Business History, Pushkin Podcasts, Jacob Goldstein, Robert Smith – 18 March Ep : History of Song Copyright -Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band Comedy: Rohan Arneil, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

    32 min

  8. Apr 18

    Last One Not Laughing

    For the first time in three weeks there weren’t any issues with the production of last week’s podcast so no groveling apology required. This week however Graham had another senior moment and mentioned a Youtube video he had twice previously recommended (over to our editor to remove it). Graham goes all French on the wine, while Jack goes all Scotch on the Scotch. Both had great reasons to celebrate with their better halves this week and have another drink (or three). Both are happy to be able to claim they are neither Boomers nor Gen Xers, but “Cuspers” (though this probably doesn't add much to their collective street cred). Jack offers a range of Scottish altitude measurements (including a “Graham”) but settles on “Corbett” - a peak between 2500 and 3000 feet (remember that measurement? – in modern parlance it is between 750 and 900 metres) We held our breath as the Artemis astronauts returned from their jaunt around the moon, marveling at the high tech means of slowing down (bits of material on the end of ropes). Musically, Jack enjoyed a gig - Diesel and various members of the Barnes Family, while  his own band, Electric Avenue will be on the radio – JJJ’s “Unearthed” station. Meanwhile Graham revisits Soul Queen Renee Geyer’s back catalogue. Jack also watched the “Take That” doco. They both watched “Last One Laughing (well Graham did, - all 6 tedious hours of it) – while Jack cleverly just watched Youtube where the single laugh that was to be had in each episode was distilled down to a few seconds, - it seems funnier that way.  There is a British remake of a very funny French Series called “Ten Per Cent” about a bumbling talent agency  - the British one not as good as the French one but no subtitles needed. There was some cycling, with the Paris-Roubaix “Hell of the North” race, a spy series finishes, and a new series called “Fear” starts. Email: whiskywordswine@gmail.com Whisky: Loch Lomond 12yo single malt Wine: Chateau Palais Cardinal St Émilion Grand Cru 2019  (Bordeaux) Word of the Week : Cusper, - people born between 1956 and 1964 who are in denial about being either Boomers or Gen Xers. Books: All the Colours of the Dark – Chris Whittaker -What I Have Done – Ben Elton TV/streaming: Take That – Netflix Doco -Fear  -Amazon Prime limited series -Last One laughing – Jimmy Carr et al, Netflix -Paris-Roubaix cycling race – SBS TV -Ten Per Cent – Amazon Prime Music: Emma Louise “Sunshine for Happiness” Album – 1 May release “Electric Avenue” – hear them on “JJJ Unearthed” Diesel (guest stars VOH, Jimmy and Jane Barnes) Geelong Choral Festival Our theme tune is composed and played by Jack Crumlin  (he will think of a title soon)

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Join Graham and Jack for an entertaining discussion between friends on things they have seen, read or heard that are funny, intriguing, or just plain weird. Join us with a glass of your favourite beverage, sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation and their recommendations. 

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    gvfryer
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
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