In this episode, we give a detailed history and the tour of Venture Whisky Ltd.’s Chichibu Distillery in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. We also review Ichiro’s Malt Double Distilleries blended malt whisky. This episode was actually recorded in the first half of May 2021. Sorry for the delay in uploading it.

It's been one month since the passing of Sir Sean Connery at the ripe age of 90. We honor him in this episode and discuss his association with various whisky brands all over the world, as well as discuss 007 and whisky, and James Bond's literary creator Ian Fleming's association with whisky. The Articles Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90 Obituary: Sir Sean Connery Sean Connery for Beam – Jim Beam (1966 & 1967) Sir Sean swaps his martini for Scotch The greatest whisky-drinking writers of all time

Spirits writer and editor Becky Paskin accused acclaimed whisky writer Jim Murray of being “sexist” and “objectifying.” Is it true? Not is all that it seems when London based newspaper accuses Becky of hypocrisy. Hear the full story plus my take on it.