{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-speakeasy.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fbarley-and-botanicals-ejUPrjKC","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Barley and Botanicals","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b7145f8c-161e-4425-a032-e1d7ad264925/ca094243-5f16-4fea-a11c-707de96f6e36/new-speakeasy-hrn-logo-2024.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"What’s a Scotch distillery doing making gin? For that matter, what’s a Scotch distillery doing making an unbelievably peated single malt in packaging so dark you can barely read it? Douglas Taylor of Bruichladdich and The Botanist sits down with the band to discuss the iconoclastic whisky distillery, their philosophy behind pushing the envelope with locally sourced barley, how they wound up making a London Dry Gin, and how that story involves punching a hole in a building with a wrecking ball.\n\nPlus, it was Grand Army’s birthday! Damon recaps the party (many Hard Starts were involved) and talks about what it means to have lasted ten years in one of the hardest industries on Earth\n\nFollow Bruichladdich at @bruichladdich\n\nFollow the The Botanist at @thebotanistgin_us\n\nThe Speakeasy is now on YouTube! Tune in to “see” what we’re talking about at youtube.com/@Speakeasy_Podcast\n\nLove The Speakeasy but wish there was more? Check out Bottled in Bond, our new Patreon podcast exclusively for you, our best regulars! Join now for sponsor-free listening, drink recipes from all our guests, and free kits every month from our friends at Shaker & Spoon. Higher proof and aged to perfection, check it out now at patreon.com/BottledinBond\n\nCheck out Quiote Imports at quioteimports.com and use promo code “Speakeasy” to get free shipping at checkout.\n\nGet your hands on some Buddha’s Hand Bitters at kingfloyds.com"}