Episode 58: SIR RANULPH FIENNES

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Episode 58: SIR RANULPH FIENNES - summary

Olly chats to Sir Ranulph Fiennes about his new rum, taking in Malbec, wolf spiders and a few mountains along the way. As you do.

Episode 58: SIR RANULPH FIENNES - timeline

• 01:51 - Buy our merchandise

• 03:11 - Sir Ranulph mentions the Argentinean region of Mendoza

• 03:15 - Olly is drinking Flint Vineyards, Pinot Noir Précoce 2019 England - it costs £20.99 per bottle

• 03:20 - Malbec is the grape that Sir Ranulph prefers

• 06:22 - The German drinking song which Sir Ranulph Fiennes learned in the army is Die Lorelei

• 08:04 - Dr John Waters is the distiller that makes the Sir Ran Rum

• 09:30 - Date palm, sequoia and Norwegian pine are three of the flavours used in Sir Ran’s rum

• 10:40 - Sir Ranulph has been on around 16 adventures since the 1960s

• 17:03 - The distillery is based in Great Yeldham, Essex

• 18:30 - When he was in the army, Sir Ran had to overcome his fear of camel spiders and wolf spiders. Yikes!

• 19:40 - Sir Ran conquered his vertigo by climbing the north face of the Eiger

• 20:05 - information on Sir Ran’s new books can be found on the Penguin website

• 22:45 - Olly gives Sir Ranulph a bottle of Mendel, Unus 2017 Mendoza - it costs £25 per bottle.

Episode 58: SIR RANULPH FIENNES - production notes

• Recorded on 2 October 2020 via CleanFeed Pro

• Hosted by Olly Smith

• Produced and edited by Richard Hemming MW

• Software list: CleanFeed Pro, Audacity 2.2.2, Garageband 10.3.0, Cubase 9.5.50