Episode 13 - Richard Patterson of Whyte & Mackay

Unlucky for some - not for lovers of the good things in life, Pod 13 features a Scotsman who’s spent a lifetime in the chilly, cold, mould-tinged warehouses of that country’s greatest distilleries. In a fascinating in-depth chat with Nick Hammond, Richard ‘The Nose’ Patterson tells of earliest memories of his father’s instructions on nosing and tasting the water of life; the beginnings of a famous nickname; insuring one’s nose for three million quid; whisky showmanship; the poignancy of opening and tasting a whisky that had lain for 100 year’s under Shackleton’s polar hut; an obsession with exact historical dates; a love of cigars; lining up a triumvirate visit to Havana; and a final, favourite, desert island distillery. Happy Friday, folks!