Episode 55: REV RICHARD COLES
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Episode 55: REV RICHARD COLES - summary
Join Olly for a glass with the Reverend Richard Coles as he talks about his love of whisky, raiding the cellars of his parish and the importance of dogs and disco, among many other topics.
Episode 55: REV RICHARD COLES - timeline
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02:49 - Richard is drinking Loch Wood, 12 year old Speyside
03:11 - Olly is drinking Tetramythos Muscat Blanc Sec Natur which costs around £18 per bottle
05:00 - Richard compares Islay whisky with Speyside, saying the latter is ‘more grown-up’
05:49 - Jim Murray is the author of The Whisky Bible
07:33 - Nikka Days is the Japanese blended whisky that Olly has been enjoying over the summer
08:10 - Whisky sours are the cocktails that Richard made while on holiday
13:15 - two of the songs Richard mentions are Love Will Tear Us Apart and Fernando
14:16 - The Sopranos and Gomorroah are two crime drama box-sets that Richard enjoys
15:00 - Follow Richard on Twitter here
17:01 - this episode is sponsored by Majestic
18:25 - Lives of the Improbable Saints and Legends of the Improbable Saints are two of the books Richard has written
20:37 - John Clare is the poet that Olly and Richard like
21:02 - some of the celebrity visitors to Finedon include Edward II, Benjamin Franklin, General De Gaulle and Rowan Atkinson
23:33 - two of the wines that Richard mentions are oloroso sherry and tokaji, as well as Riesling and Gewurztraminer
26:02 - Richard says that St Georges Goltho is one of his favourite churches
27:37 - One of Richard’s parishioners is Charles Spencer, who has a magnificent cellar including Château d’Yquem
30:20 - Lucca is the town that Olly visited with his daughters
34:31 - this episode is sponsored by Majestic
Episode 55: REV RICHARD COLES - production notes
Recorded on 02 September 2020 via CleanFeed Pro
Hosted by Olly Smith
Produced and edited by Richard Hemming MW
Software list: CleanFeed Pro, Audacity 2.2.2, Cubase Artist 9.5, Garageband 10.3.0