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Scotch N' Games

A podcast dedicated to the enjoyment of scotch and the discussion of video games.

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Scotch Grab Bag / Game Grab Bag

It's a late one but here's a bunch of scotch and a bunch of games! We chat Doom: The Dark Ages and Clare Obscure, also Silksong and Satisfactory!

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Captains Table / Steam Deck / Remnent II

The boys put on their wizard hats and chat some pirate whiskey, new timey steamdecks and the very fun video game soup of Remnant 2.

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Benromach 2013 / Tactical Breach Wizards

Will and Graham do the same thing they ever did and get into a classic scotch and talk Dave the Diver, Dad gaming on iPad and Tactical Breach Wizards

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Benraich 12 / Fallout / Blasphetro

Will and Graham dish on all the scotch and games that they could handle.

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Johnny Walker Black Label / Against the Spidermen

Join Will and Graham belatedly for their on again, off again Rabbie Burns special. We drink the classic Black Label, a solid normal whiskey. They talk most Spidermen 2's and the productive and fun Against the Storm.

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The Bad Na H-achlaise Collection / Baldur's Gate 3

Will and Graham get deep with a rare, unique offering deep from the land of scotch itself... Scotland! They pair it with Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 and finish it off with Baldur's Gate 3.

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Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength / Remakes and Mobile Madness

Will and Graham talk all things Tunic, the Dead Space and Resident Evil 4 remakes. They also pull from the deep well of mobile games including Marvel Snap, Vampire Survivors, Into the Breach and the indomitable Tacticus. They pair it all with the near death experience of drinking the spicy, spicy. Enjoy folks!

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Jura 12 yr / God of War Ragnarok

Join Will and Graham as they just get right back into it with God of War: Ragnarok. Is the world ending? Only you can find out! We pair it with the Jura 12 year, a competent middle shelfer that gets the job done.

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Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban / Elden Ring

Elden Ring may be the game of our time. Will and Graham pick it all apart while drinking the spicy and fun Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban.

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Glen Moray 15 yr / Inscryption

Will and Graham nearly drank an entire bottle in this episode, a feat paid for dearly the next day! They truly gave it their all for the 86th episode of the podcast. Featuring Halo Infinite, The Forgotten City and a classic SNG deep dive on Inscryption!

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Kilchoman / Halo Infinite

Will and Graham return to their respective hovels and dig real deep into Halo: Infinite! Will also gives us a taste of Wildermyth, a pioneering turn based RPG. We pair it with the disturbingly untasty, ghost like Kilchoman, but that's not a bad thing - just, different.

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Wee Beastie / Deathloop

We pair the dramatic 5 year Wee Beastie with the creative, fun but weird Deathloop.

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Loch Lomand 12 yr / It Takes Monster Psychonauts 2

We play every game ever to make up for all the games we weren't talking about. We wash it all down with the golfers choice Lock Lomand 12 yr, a competent mid range scotch that pairs well with any conversation about video games.

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Kilkerran 12 yr / Ori and the Blind Village

Will and Graham had remerged from quarantine better than ever, or maybe... a whole lot worse. In this episode we drink the Kilkerran 12 yr, a splendid Campbelton malt, talk Ori and the Blind Forest, and Resident Evil Village! Intrigue abounds.

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Scotch / Games

We finally take our own advice and drink more scotch and play more games! We drink the Tomatin 10 yr aged in Caribbean Rum casks, and the Bunnahabhain 12 yr, a nice swig of the Atlantic ocean. We talk Cyberpunk 2077, the full release of They are Billions and Loop Hero!

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Medium Dram / Hitman 3 + Griftlands

Graham talks Hitman 3 and Will talks Griftlands.

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Medium Dram / Deep Rock Galactic

We reach into the back of our Fraser stable and bring on a co-op buddy to talk about all things Deep Rock Galactic, the dwarven infused minecraft and left for dead mash up. Enjoy!

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Dalmore Port Wood / The Last of Us Part 2

Well it's been a while, hasn't it. Cozy up with a dram and listen to Graham and Will dissect, pick apart and generally try and understand the Last of Us Part 2. We pair it with the Dalmore Port Wood, a special release aged using Port containers. Enjoy folks!

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Medium Dram / Hades + Control

We do a quick update on the full release of Hades, and Graham tells Will all about Remedy's Control.

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Wee Dram / Halo MCC on PC

Graham tells Will about the banner year that Halo has had on PC.

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Laphroaig Select / FF7 Remake

Graham and Will welcome our resident Final Fantasy expert Fraser back onto the show to talk all things Final Fantasy 7 Remake! We pair it with the Laphroaig Select, a peaty non-age statement offering.

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Wee Dram / Thronebreaker

Graham tells Will about Gwent... again.

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Wee Dram / Monster Train

Will tells Graham all about Monster Train.

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Scotch Mix 2020 / Doom Eternal

Will and Graham rip and tear our way through the violent, frenetic romp that is Doom Eternal. We pair it with the scotch we had in the cupboard!

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Wee Dram / Ori and the Blind Forest

Graham regales Will with the tale of the splendid and pretty Ori and the Blind Forest.

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AnCnoc 16 yr / Disco Elysium

Will and Graham drink the AnCnoc 16 year, a fire-y, loud scotch that will surely get you out on the disco dance floor. We pair it with a deep talk about all the zany, amazing, and crazy parts of Disco Elysium, a PC adventure game where you play as a cop who has lost their memory. It's hard to describe this game in words. Thanks podcasts! Cozy up at home and enjoy!

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Coffee / Jedi Fallen Order

We battle illness to bring you a classic deep dive into Respawn's Jedi Fallen Order. No scotch on this episode, so we can get back to our fightin' selves.

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Wee Dram / Children of Morta

Will does a quick dip into the dungeon crawling, family sprawling rogue-like, Children of Morta.

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Games of the Decade

Will and Graham sum up the decade in the only way they know how, drink scotch and talk games! We ruthlessly digested a list of our top games of 2010-2019 into 4 ridiculous categories and see who comes out on top! We pair it all with the Tandhu 18, a spicy, mysterious scotch bottled by Old Particular.

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Kirkwall Bay / The Outer Worlds

Will and Graham get into all the space skipping, space piracy, space commerce and space relationship RPG that is The Outer Worlds. We have so many feelings about this game we just had to make an episode about it! We pair with the surprise find Kirkwall Bay, a wide but not quite deep scotch we found at the store but had never heard of! Enjoy folks!

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Wee Dram / Apple Arcade

Will and Graham talk the ins and outs of Apple Arcade, the new mobile game subscription service for Apple devices.

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Glenlivet 15 / Outer Wilds

We go deep on Mobius Digital's space exploration rogue like. Does Will even like it? Tune in to find out! We pair it with the ever dependable Glenlivet 15.

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Wee Dram / Blizzcon 2019

Will jams on his weekend away at Blizzcon 2019! Overwatch 2, Diablo 4 and more!

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Wee Dram / Untitled Goose Game

Graham and Will talk the cultural touchstone of the moment from developers House House, Untitled Goose Game.

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Wee Dram / Slay the Spire

Will details all the deets, cheats and bleeps about MegaCrit's roguelike card battler, Slay the Spire.

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Seed Lip / JRPGs

A special guest you say? In celebration of the release of the maybe-bad remaster of Final Fantasy 8, Fraser Lockerbie joins the SNG crew as our resident JRPG expert. We drink a non-alcoholic spirit called 'Seed Lip', which goes well with a fancy tonic! Enjoy folks!

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Glenfarclas 21 / Why Is It Called Celeste?

Scotch n' Games survived the summer! Graham and Will are back with a classic episode on Matt Makes Games' Celeste! They drink the rather fancy Glenfarclas 21yr, talk about what they played, ramble about mobile game monetization, and somehow - five years in - still manage to bring up The Witcher 3.

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Wee Dram / Hades

Will goes deep down into the bowels of the earth to talk about Hades, the new game from Supergiant Games, now available on the EPIC GAMES STORE.

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Caol Ila 12 / Resident Apex

Will and Graham get old school Scotch N' Games with a weird combo of games! Will gets royally into Apex Legends and Graham gets spooky with Resident Evil 2 Remake! They pair it with the smoky, but surprisingly smooth Caol Ila 12 year. It's a fresh one!

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Tomatin 14 / Return of the Obra Dinn

Will and Graham get lost in the story of Return of the Obra Dinn, the fantastic new insurance claimant simulator from the maker of Papers Please, Lucas Pope. We pair the investigation with the Tomatin 14 year, a scotch aged in wine barrels.

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Wee Dram / Red Dead 2 Epilogue

We're sorry. It had to be done. Will and Graham finalize their thoughts of RDR2 with their own epilogue.

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Wee Dram / GOTY 2018

Will and Graham discuss their stand out faves of 2018!

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Woodford Reserve Bourbon / Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a vast bandit / hunting / gambling / sims.. like, kinda game. It is a lot to take it in and it is a lot of video game. Will and Graham try to get into most of it nooks and crannies with the help of the Woodford Reserve Bourbon - a fittingly American whiskey we thought would pair well with Red Dead Redemption.

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Wee Dram / Red Dead Redemption 2 First Impressions

This here Wee Dram is about a gang o rootin tootin cowboys and cowgirls.

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Wee Dram / Spiderman

Graham regales Will with tales about Marvel's Spiderman 2018 on Sony's Playstation 4.

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Wee Dram / Moonlighter

Will tells a tale about Moonlighter from Digital Sun.

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Lagavulin 8 / Banner Saga 3

After a harrowing, bone shattering summer, the boys are back in town with a near and dear episode all about Banner Saga 3; the concluding chapter of the Banner Saga Trilogy from Stoic. We get into the Lagavulin 8 year, an unorthodox aged scotch that packs a punch. We're on the mend folks!

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Springbank 15 / God of War

Boy! We kick off Norse Month at SnG headquarters with a big episode devoted to the reboot of God of War. We loved this game and paired it with the sweet and peppery Springbank 15. Also in this episode, we forget how to count! Enjoy folks!

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Amrut / Summer Games Done Slow

After drinking the elixir of life that is Amrut, (the first Indian whisky on the show), the gents talk Magic: Arena and Pixel Junk Monsters 2! Edit: At the time of recording, MTG: Arena did not have a tutorial. The game was updated in mid-July with a New Player Experience package, including a tutorial and challenges to unlock intro decks for new players.

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Wee Dram / Reigns: Her Majesty

Graham and Will talk Reigns: Her Majesty

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