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Whisky, Words and WineA whisky drinker’s guide to coffee….The unusual tilt in the Earth’s axis is corrected this week when Jack gets back to whisky and Graham to wine. And like a latter day Joe Cocker, Jack goes full Rock God by imbibing whisky before, during and after his gig (although where Joe measured it in bottles per performance, Jack takes delicate sips from a hip flask). The morning after, he is reading “How to make a good coffee”.
Graham goes deep into nouns for rooms, and ends up in a sluttery having first visited a boudoir and a growlery (its not what you think…...
2026-02-2631 minWhisky, Words and WineDrookit in MilanoJack gently steers Graham through this episode as he finishes his Aussie Whisky odyssey - it's a big one – 64% proof.
Word of the week is from Jack (or more specifically his Mum) – after rattling through a few Scottish descriptions for a no-hoper, he finally settled on the “drookit”…….
What is white, spectacular, and completely nuts? Discuss.
And something else that is white is a ping pong ball (well they were in the 1950’s) - Marty Supreme is….well….hectic. But a great watch. Others on the watchlist include “Kangaroo Island” (film) - brooding family drama set on the g...
2026-02-2141 minWhisky, Words and WineHas Wuthering Heights been Slade?Lots of music listening this week, although Graham doesn't Shut Up and Listen.
Jack finally finishes Traitors but has a different response to the finale to Graham (who has largely forgotten it given how long Jack has taken to catch up). Meanwhile Jack tries to inveigle Graham into watching yet another Scottish crime drama, this time on a remote Scottish island (there’s a surprise!) . This is on a recommendation from “Sue from Next Door “(Thanks Sue!). Despite the scepticism it does actually sound interesting, despite Jack’s attempts at Gaelic. While on the subject of Scotland, we note th...
2026-02-1535 minWhisky, Words and WineWe're not Vibecoding here......Graham can't tell his Freds from his Keiths but still loves his Playlunch. Jack is gasping for a Scotch, but enjoyed a great Einaudi gig at the Opera House. Graham has been spending too much time watching various things including Marty Supreme, (at the cinema) and a lot of streaming such as the return of Shrinking (had to press pause before he wet himself) and a new thriller starring Sophie Turner - “Steal”. Jack braves the Sydney Harbour sharks and dives into Desert Island discs, and also Strangers on a Bench (tissues required). And both recall various random facts (and...
2026-02-0532 minWhisky, Words and WineYou've gotta be ballkidding me.......……… Jack still hasn't finished Traitors UK and Graham can barely contain himself. Retreating to less emotional ground Graham and Jack discuss the various dictionaries’ “Word of the Year” – some land well, but “Vibe Coding” (which is two words) is ridiculous (….Collins Dictionary I am looking at you!), and not being 15years old, both are baffled by Dictionary.com’s choice of “Six/Seven”.
Meanwhile Jack is reading McCartney (post Beatles) (a gentler time when none of the 2025 words of the year had been invented). Jack dives into The Bay – another crime drama (in which no Scotsman are harmed), but not much else bec...
2026-01-2931 minWhisky, Words and WineMixtapes and lightning, very very frighteningLightning has taken out Graham’s internet and TV; Jack goes back to the future with vinyl and cassette tapes (remember those?) - who knew how much friction is involved?. Graham gets Traitorous, and both discuss “What You Can Know – Ian McEwan’s new book on a near-future partial apocalypse caused by …. you and I (and don't they hate us for it in the future!). Jack does some Crime (in Scotland of course), Graham gets excited about barely-clad large men (ie its Sumo before you jump to any conclusions). We avoid a debate about which is the best city in the ent...
2026-01-2334 minWhisky, Words and WineNew Year not resolvedWhy is Jan 1st the start of the year? Why wasn't Xmas Day a holiday in Scotland? Why is Graham drinking whisky? Jack has his band (Electric Avenue) but why should everyone also see "My Brothers Band"? Why did the bus get lost? What is so exciting about books about maps? What were Jack and Graham's New Year resolutions? These and many more questions will probably not be satisfactorily answered but we had fun trying......
Films: "Lost Bus", "Breakdown 1975", "Nuremberg", "My Brother's Band", "Now You See Me"
Books: "What we can know" Ian McEwan; "The P...
2026-01-0729 minWhisky, Words and WineOur best of (almost) everything seen, read, heard in 2025Following their resoundingly successful "Top 3 Xmas Songs" list, Jack and Graham are emboldened to name this year's top 3 podcasts heard, films and TV seen, books read, live performances seen, and places visited.
Graham hasn't quite recovered from forgetting "Adolescence" and leaving it off his "Top 3" altogether, and the only thing they agreed on was "All Her Fault" (Starring Sarah Snook) at #3 on their lists of Streaming/TV shows. Except for that, it is clear they have absolutely nothing in common......
Jack's Whisky of the year was Glenkinchie Single Malt, Lowland Scotch, while Graham's best wine w...
2025-12-2832 minWhisky, Words and WineBananas, Venn Diagrams and the end of the world (perhaps)Graham goes bananas with the Venn diagrams of life, Jack relives the past with an old friend, gives feint praise to the streaming series Hostage, and wonders if the characters in Down Cemetery Road were just "too too much". Graham and Jack pull back from the brink of getting too serious when discussing House of Dynamite and moral dilemmas. New podcasts listened to - "What Went Wrong" - a pod about movie disasters (not all were disaster movies), and Desert Island Discs (a venerable radio program now in the world of Pods - only 2000 episodes to binge........). Finally we a...
2025-12-2232 minWhisky, Words and WineThis week's oxymoron: "the best Xmas songs"It turns out Graham is a bit of a Xmas Grinch, not helped by the fact that Jack sings Xmas songs and sends the audio to friends, so the anticipation is terrible. Top 3 Xmas songs from Jack (actually 4, you'd never guess he was once an accountant...) - (approved by Carol) included Xmas Song - Nat King Cole, Driving Home for Xmas - Chris Rea, Come Home for Xmas - The Eagles, and Its Xmas Time - Status Quo...... while Graham struggled to find 3 but ultimately came through with #3 White Xmas (Irving Berlin/ Bing Crosby), #2 White Wine in the Sun (T...
2025-12-1333 minWhisky, Words and WineNuremberg, a new drinking game, and the Electric Avenue SessionsJack and Graham discuss Jack's band recording the eponymous "Electric Avenue Sessions". Films include Nuremberg (in cinemas now starring Rusty Crowe and Rami Malik), House of Dynamite (Netflix - starring Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba) and Wicked (Disney: which includes an actor who Graham doesn't rate as great although does indeed grate). Podcasts include Graham's new favourite "Illadvised" by Bill Nighy; and "The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs" by Andrew Hickey, and "Stranger on a Bench" (not to be confused with "Stranger Things" which Jack also mentions, which is .......strange). Graham is reading "The Bookshop" by Penelope Fitzgerald. Dr...
2025-12-0434 minWhisky, Words and WineIt’s never about the golfMore than just golf, Traitors deliver, and The Church go to the Pub.
Recommendations:
Books: Jane Harper Last One Out
Streaming/TV: Celebrity Traitors UK (Channel 10, Australia, BBC UK)
All her fault - starring Sarah Snook (Foxtel Australia);
Karen Pirie (Scottish crime drama)
2025-11-2329 minWhisky, Words and WineMelb Cup Slow HorsesWe have both been to see Bruce Springsteen the Movie and ponder on the state of both recorded music and movie theatres, have watched Slow Horses, and remember fast horses when we first met (is there a more flimsy excuse for a public holiday....?). And of course we review our current whisky and wine indulgences.
2025-11-1837 minWhisky, Words and WineAll for a good causeGraham and Jack cover a wide range of topics in this week’s podcast from Scottish pubs with no whisky to celebrity traitors !
2025-11-1232 minWhisky, Words and WineGraham Commits PodulteryMore observations from Graham and Jack over wine and whisky. Graham admits to cheating on Jack but gives him some tax advice, and this week they also cover spies, murder mystery and tipping points !
2025-11-0331 minWhisky, Words and WineWhisky, Words, and Wine (Pilot)The Venn diagrams of life, Graham is so-so about Anora, Jack is effusive about Shetland (the TV show and the actual place), both revisit last week's recommendations and have some great new podcast recommendations.
2025-10-2432 min