Hey, it's Greg at Binny's. Thanks for listening to Barrel to Bottle, The Binny's Podcast. We're breaking into your timeline with a bonus episode this week. While we were recording our Islay two-parter, Brett Pontoni does what he does, he kind of wandered off. And when he wandered back into the room, he had news about the upcoming Game of Thrones scotches. Game of Thrones scotches are coming, and you won't have to pay the iron price. Oh, mic drop, scepter drop. I got some breaking news. I had to leave for a couple of seconds, and I came back, and I don't watch Game of Thrones, so you guys will be a lot more excited about this than me. But brace yourselves, Game of Thrones Scotch is coming. Okay, and this is Talisker? This is going to be one of them is Talisker. There are eight different ones coming. Pat, hum the theme, hum the theme. So I have no idea who these people are, so you're going to have to fill in, and Pat, maybe because you're a fan. I'm going to tell you. Do do do do do do do do do do do do. All right, sorry, back to the whiskey. So, so Pat, I'm going to tell you, I'm going to tell you what the whiskey is, and then I'm going to tell you what house it represents. And then you guys can all feel free to weigh in whether or not you think that the style is appropriate to the house. This is fun. I'm excited. I watch, I'm incredibly boring and watch like BBC and CNN. Oh, you're smart and good. Don't worry. So Cardew Gold Reserve, a non-age statement single mall from Space Side representing House Targaryen. Targaryen. Targaryen, yes. Representing House Targaryen. Targaryen. It's like, it's like Celtic, Celtic. Okay, representing House Targaryen and featuring its three-headed dragon on the label. So Cardew Gold Reserve. I think that's kind of a lame choice. Cardew is kind of just like boring, slightly sloppy single mall. But that's where you got to meet the Highland Coup. It's true. I mean, yes, I, yes, I hadn't, no, I never touched any livestock or was on a farm when I was overseas. I didn't say anything about touching. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's on you, pal. You inferred the touching part. Yeah. So if you had to pick from the Diageo Stable, what would you pick for House Targaryen? House Targaryen is a dragon, very powerful. They kind of take what they want. I would- Like a Vulen. Possibly like a Vulen, honestly. I don't know. I don't mind this choice. Can you just- I don't mind the choice. I would maybe- Cardew, the distillery is considered the home of Johnny Walker. And it is a very, very medium-bodied to fuller-bodied, sort of rich, chewy, butterscotch caramel, toffee, nice, darker fruit. I think they're going after the hair color here. And to be fair, it looks like a dragon could live at the distillery. And that might be something. I don't know. Next. We'll come back to that one. Kleinlish Reserve. And this one is bottled at full strength. The Cardew, by the way, is only going to be 40%, which seems odd. The Kleinlish Reserve, 51.2% ABV. A non-age statement Highland Single Mall, representing House Tyrell and displaying its roasts. Sigil. That's great because the one chick died in an explosion. So that works for me. Roasting. Yeah, no. I think Kleinlish is there. Kleinlish is always like a little bit smoky and a little bit sweet and fruity. So, you know, you have- It's the brother, it's the dead sister. You know, the queen. It's also in an area of the country that was very hard hit by the clearings. When the British, when the British did the clearings and they forced all the Scottish farmers off their land. That's what happened to that entire family. They're all dead now. Well, they're all dead. The matriarch was the queen of thorns and she was always kind of plotting in the background and stuff. So I like that she kind of presented. They always had this outwardly sweet and friendly exterior, but in the background, they were always kind of plotting and striking and stuff. So that kind of the smoke in the suite, I think, makes sense there. The scene where she dies, she is like the OG. I was just mad respect. Because she drinks this poison, these guys make her kill herself. She drinks this poison, then she goes, I killed your whole family. And then dies. And I was like, Mike, drop. That chick's the best. She was the best. Okay, so well done. So next is Bottle at 43% ABV, Dalwiny Winter's Frost. Once again, you see a theme here, a non-age statement, single malt from the Highlands representing House Stark and featuring a fearsome dire wolf on the label. I like it. Rich, warming, chewy, single malt. I think it makes sense. And Dalwiny is the, depending upon whether geologists have had recent arguments or cartographers, Dalwiny might or might not be the tallest distillery in Scotland. Along with Brave Hall, there is like literally a 40 foot dispute over which one is higher. Can't they just freaking measure? I can say with certainty. Well, they have, but they use different measurement standards. With certainty, for me, the view of Dalwiny as we head south from Speyside back towards Edinburgh and Falkland, that is always my favorite view in the entire world. It's a very picturesque distillery. Now, here's your disruptor. Lagavulin 9-year-old, which might be from a product from a geek perspective is the one that excites me, not a television show geek, but a whiskey geek. Lagavulin 9-year-old, 46% ABV, an Islay single malt representing house Lannister and showcasing its lion sigil. Yeah, it's fair. I mean, Lannisters are a powerful, take everything they can by force type of house, a big forceful, you know, brooding single malt. They're just trying to rock the elves. I think you might be right. You might be on something there. Yeah, so let's... I'd like to go back to the Stark, though. The Stark should have gotten a dead distillery like Brora or Port Ellen. Oban Bay Reserve, which I wonder how related to Oban Little Bay Reserve this is. Another non-age stated Oban. Thanks, Diageo. Oban Bay Reserve, 43% ABV, a non-age statement Highland single malt, featuring an appropriately dark and simple label with the vow of the Night's Watch. Oh, that's kind of cool. I mean, Oban is, you know, again, kind of medium to medium-ish full body, very, very lightly peated. It's a quality whiskey. It's one of the reasons I love and got into single malts. And I think it's a fair one for the Night's Watch. Listen, I mean, if the Night's Watch is getting drunk on Oban, though, we're all screwed. All right, because Winter is here. We're all screwed anyway. You saw that dragon burn that damn wall down. Like, we're toast. Well, you know, drunk Night Watchmen aren't going to help. That's all I'm saying. And the Night Watchmen, are they like Barney Fife Night Watchmen? Or do they just have little flashlights and change the name? Some of them are. Oh yeah, some of them. So next, this is another exciting one. Royal Lachnagar, 12-year-old, 40% ABV, which is actually a normal release in Europe. Hailing from the Highlands and representing House Baratheon. Baratheon. Baratheon. Representing House Baratheon, the label shows a rampant stag. What's a rampant stag? Shows a rampant stag with a crown around its neck. Yeah, that's the Baratheon sigils, that stag. I think that's a good one. It's one of like what? The three royal distilleries or only two of them now or something? It is one of the, what was originally three royal warrants, and it's the one that exists on the back 40 basically of the Balmoral Castle. The Singleton of Glendolin select 40% ABV, a non-age statement space-side single mall representing House Tully and showcasing its leaping fish. Well, the Tullys are in the Riverlands, and I think that makes sense for Glendolin. Glendolin's always been kind of that low river valley, easy drinking, approachable, balanced single mall that has a fish on the label normally, right? So I think that one makes a lot of sense. Well, but I heard from when these guys were describing to me that the Tullys were posh. Why would you take? The Tullys aren't entirely posh. I mean, they're a longstanding powerful house, but like they fight when needed too. Okay, because I mean, Glenn Dullin is more of an entry level for the Diageo stable. It's more of an entry level, but it's a posh family. So last, and not certainly least, Talisker Select Reserve at the traditional 45.8% ABV that they battle everything at. A non-age statement, single mall from the Isle of Skye, representing House Greyjoy and featuring its Kraken. The Greyjoys are a bunch of doofuses, but that makes sense. They got a Kraken. They're on the Iron Islands. They're kind of out in the middle of the sea. They're really rough around the edges, but the dad, the patriarch of the clan, and the daughter are actually pretty damn smart. They just like suck to look at. You pay the iron price. Yeah. Hey, man. That's the way that they rule. No, that's pretty cool. That's a good one, I mean. They're no joy. The whole range is going to go from about 28 bucks on the shelf to about 60. That makes a lot of sense. It's a reasonably price. They could have got away with twice the price. 28? Who's going to be 28 bucks? That open? The Cardu. Huh. Wow. No, sorry, the Singleton. Singleton. Cool. Yeah, that makes sense. Are these going to be pretty widespread? Are we going to get enough that these things are going to be at every store type of thing? We are going to get anywhere from the smallest releases are the Lachnagar and the Klein Leash are going to be about 60 cases each for the chain. Everything else is going to be up to 200. Ooh, Talisker too, small. They did just buy themselves like a solid six foot feet of shelf space in some stores. Correct. And a floor display. Dude, I can't believe they're so reasonably priced. I'm going to buy a few of these. Surprised. I'm so surprised. Yeah, that's right. Hey, you know, I love Klein Leash and they're going to give me a cast-strength Klein Leash and I'm not going to buy it? I think if they were a hundred bucks, Pat was still going to be like, this is doable. A hundred bucks is too much. I can do this. A hundred bucks is too much. Exactly. It's only 125 bucks. You know what? I like The Grey Joyce. I think I'll get that now. There are other releases, but I don't think they qualify as breaking news. All right. So that's either an extra, a hidden scene, one for the clips show or a bonus episode. Yes. But that's all on tape. So way to go. Good game, guys. Way to go. So thanks for listening to that bonus episode of Barrel to Bottle, The Binny's Podcast. We'll be back with another full episode next week.