
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
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 extremely popular amongst farmers in the UK, and how the Chairman bought Auchentoshan distillery at a party. We then hear about the stagnation of the industry in the mid 80s and the eventual sale of the business to Japanese firm Suntory, who are still in charge today.
If you have any feedback or questions you’d like featured in future series please leave them in the ratings or our YouTube or social channels which you can find below, you can also email us at whiskylegendspodcast@gmail.com.
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