10 years of distillation -- what a milestone for Virginia Distillery Company and for American Single Malt writ large! Joshua and Jason discuss these 10 years but talk, too, about their relationship with the company that goes back 15+ years ago, before the distillery started producing their own spirits. The duo also taste through VDC's new Gingerbread Stout Cask Matured release.

Add to this, Joshua discovers that there's a difference between a "Snickerdoodle" cookie and a "Snickers" cookie, which he had been calling, in his head, a "Snickerdoodle" because it actually resembles a Snickers bar. It gets very controversial, people. The good news is, Joshua has shared his in-house "Hatton's-Snickers-Doodle" recipe below which is *delicious*. See below, and try it at home! We'd love to hear your thoughts!

Hatton's Snickers-Doodles:

• 1 cup Unsalted Butter (softened)
• 1 cup Brown Sugar (tightly packed)
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 2 large Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups Flour
• 3/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 2 cups Torrone Nougut (finely chopped)
• 1 cup Milk Chocolate Chips

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and sugar until light and fluffy and pale yellow in color.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. Fold in chocolate chips and Torrone Nougat.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges start to become a light golden color. Let cool for at least 10-15 minutes before removing from the baking sheet.
• Put a cookie in your mouth and eat it. Repeat.

...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!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Glasgow is home to many things whisky-related: Glasgow Distillery, Clydeside Distillery, The Bon Accord, The Pot Still, an SMWS Member's Room, and the home the one and only Jessica Rabbit Guillermo Lomas. The list could go on, really, but would surely be an "incomplete Joshua-Hatton-list" if we left off The Good Spirits Company; one of Glasgow's most respected and well curated whisky shops. Period.

Listen in Jess speaks with Co-owner, Matthew McFayden, about all things Good Spirits Co. It's a cracking conversation, to be sure!

What's more is Jess gives us a recap of her time at the 2025 Glasgow's Whisky Fest.

...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!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

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!)

...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!

Special thanks to:

- Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song

- Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo

- RØDE for making *really* great microphones

- Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers

- Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices

- Joshua Hatton for producing and editing