Whisky Journeys, Global Drams & Magazine Life – with Christopher Coates

In this week’s episode, we were joined by Christopher Coates, Editor at Large for Whisky Magazine, along with returning guest and co-host Hazel MacLeod (aka Hazy Drams) from Woven Whisky.

Christopher took us through his incredible journey into the world of whisky—from an impromptu student tasting led by a German roommate, to working in the shop at the Scotch Whisky Experience, and eventually hitting the road (and the skies) as a full-time whisky writer, editor, and content creator.

From being handed the keys to a car and told to go find whisky stories in the Scottish Highlands, to producing world-class whisky content across print, video, and events, Christopher’s stories are as insightful as they are entertaining.

And, being the gent that he is, he brought along three brilliant whiskies for his What3Drams picks:

🥃 Dram 1: Hellyers Road ‘The Iberian’ – A Tasmanian single malt finished in sherry and port casks

🥃 Dram 2: Fuji Gotemba Single Blended – A beautiful expression from Japan

🥃 Dram 3: Tamdhu 21 – Sherried elegance from Speyside

We also caught up with Hazel on what’s new at Woven, and—of course—got stuck into plenty of top-quality Scotch whisky chat, drams, and storytelling.

It’s a longer episode this week, but trust us—it’s well worth pouring yourself a big one and settling in.

Enjoy

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