Whisky Legends
Welcome to the whisky legends podcast, where I’ll be speaking to one legend in particular, my Grandad Tim Morrison, whose been working in whisky for over 60 years helping to develop the industry, following his Grandad in the early 1900s.
Throughout this series we hear about how things have evolved from someone with unique first-hand experience, from cleaning the Kiln and malting Barley in the 60s, buying Islay’s Bowmore distillery and pioneering the Single malt whisky category with his brother in the 70s, to building the Clydeside distillery in Glasgow with his son and my Uncle only a few years ago.
We’ll hear some incredible stories on how business has been done and how brands have grown, both at home and abroad over the last hundred years, so if you’re someone that enjoys hearing about the history, magic and lasting relationships behind the liquid you love, then this is the podcast for you.
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Whisky Legends
Latest Episodes
The Whisky Industry today and into the future - Episode 9
In this episode we hear about my Grandad’s thoughts on the whisky industry today, some of the difficulties for newer distilleries and other barriers that are present for everyone. We’ll also hear about the importance of the visitor centre, some...
Building Glasgow's Clydeside Distillery and developing whisky brands today - Episode 8
In this episode we hear about the next boom in the industry at the start of the 2000s and how this could be taken advantage of as an independent whisky bottler, primarily with single cask whisky and bringing an ancient distillery Stronachie bac...
Selling Bowmore, Auchentoshan & Glen Garioch to Suntory in the 1980s - Episode 7
In this episode we learn about the new brands coming to the forefront of the single malt category who are very much still there today, about the Queen visit to Bowmore and may have got her first liking to whisky, about why Glen Garioch became e...
Taking Bowmore single malt whisky global in the 1970s - Episode 6
In this episode we hear about my Grandad’s trip to the Remy Martin owners Chateaux where he secured a partnership that was to make Bowmore a global consumer brand with further investment going into the single malt programme. We’ll hear about so...
The pioneers of single malt whisky in the 1960s and 1970s - Episode 5
In this episode we hear about the companies, people and brands that pioneered the single malt whisky category and the education needed amongst both consumers and those within the trade. We’ll also hear about how marketing and PR was done in the...